2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations squads

The following is a list of squads for each national team competing at the 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations. The tournament took place in Morocco from 24 June to 8 July 2023. It was the fourth U-23 age group competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

The 8 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of maximum 26 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 2001 were eligible to compete in the tournament.^[1]

The full squad listings are below. The age listed for each player is on 24 June 2023, the first day of the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality than their own national team.

Players marked in boldface have been capped at full international level.

Group A[edit]

Congo[edit]

Head coach: Cyril Ndonga

Ghana[edit]

Head coach: Ibrahim Tanko^[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Ibrahim Danlad	(2002-12-02)2 December 2002 (aged 20)	Asante Kotoko
2	2DF	Godfred Poku Wakii	(2003-10-16)16 October 2003 (aged 19)	Aduana Stars
3	4FW	Ernest Nuamah	(2003-11-01)1 November 2003 (aged 19)	Nordsjælland
4	2DF	Samuel Abbey-Ashie Quaye	(2001-04-14)14 April 2001 (aged 22)	Accra Great Olympics
5	2DF	Nathaniel Adjei	(2002-08-21)21 August 2002 (aged 20)	Hammarby
6	3MF	Emmanuel Essiam	(2003-12-19)19 December 2003 (aged 19)	Basel
7	2DF	Terry Yegbe	(2001-01-25)25 January 2001 (aged 22)	SJK
8	3MF	Dominic Nsobila	(2002-12-19)19 December 2002 (aged 20)	Accra Lions
9	4FW	Godwin Bentil	(2001-01-30)30 January 2001 (aged 22)	Niort
10	4FW	Issahaku Fatawu	(2004-03-08)8 March 2004 (aged 19)	Sporting CP
11	4FW	Emmanuel Yeboah	(2003-02-25)25 February 2003 (aged 20)	Cluj
12	4FW	Zubairu Ibrahim	(2004-06-02)2 June 2004 (aged 19)	Jedinstvo
13	1GK	Jordan Amissah	(2001-08-02)2 August 2001 (aged 21)	Sheffield United
14	2DF	Aaron Essel	(2005-07-30)30 July 2005 (aged 17)	Bechem United
15	2DF	David Oppong Afrane	(2002-12-03)3 December 2002 (aged 20)	King Faisal Babes
16	1GK	Haruna Aziz Dari	(2001-05-23)23 May 2001 (aged 22)	Bechem United
17	3MF	Sylvester Simba	(2001-07-29)29 July 2001 (aged 21)	Dreams
18	4FW	Daniel Afriyie	(2001-06-26)26 June 2001 (aged 21)	Zürich
19	3MF	Hafiz Ibrahim	(2002-05-10)10 May 2002 (aged 21)	Attram de Visser
20	3MF	Salim Adams	(2002-10-11)11 October 2002 (aged 20)	Cincinnati
21	3MF	Abass Samari Salifu	(2004-07-02)2 July 2004 (aged 18)	Accra Lions
22	2DF	Augustine Randolf	(2001-03-26)26 March 2001 (aged 22)	Karela United
23	2DF	Ebenezer Adade	(2002-05-26)26 May 2002 (aged 21)	Dreams
24	2DF	Edmund Arko-Mensah	(2001-09-09)9 September 2001 (aged 21)	Honka
25	4FW	Emmanuel Appau	(2002-05-04)4 May 2002 (aged 21)	Bibiani Gold Stars

Guinea[edit]

Head coach: Morlaye Cissé^[3]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Lassana Diakhaby	(2004-05-01) 1 May 2004 (age 20)	Valenciennes
2	2DF	Chérif Camara	(2002-10-21)21 October 2002 (aged 20)	Hafia
3	3MF	Seydouba Cissé	(2001-03-10)10 March 2001 (aged 22)	Leganés
4	3MF	Mohamed Lamine Soumah	(2002-07-07)7 July 2002 (aged 20)	Chartres
5	2DF	Bangaly Cissé	(2002-12-28)28 December 2002 (aged 20)	SOAR
6	3MF	Fodé Camara	(2002-06-23)23 June 2002 (aged 21)	Horoya
7	4FW	Alseny Soumah	(2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 22)	Horoya
8	3MF	Ibrahima Breze Fofana	(2002-08-15)15 August 2002 (aged 20)	Hammarby
9	4FW	Saran Mamoudou Kanté	(2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 22)	Fello Star
10	4FW	Momo Cissé	(2002-10-17)17 October 2002 (aged 20)	Stuttgart
11	4FW	Ousmane Camara	(2001-11-03)3 November 2001 (aged 21)	Auxerre
12	4FW	Algassime Bah	(2002-11-12)12 November 2002 (aged 20)	Olympiakos
13	2DF	Naby Oularé	(2002-08-06)6 August 2002 (aged 20)	Boluspor
14	3MF	Ousmane Coumbassa	(2001-07-27)27 July 2001 (aged 21)	Olympique Béja
15	2DF	Mohamed Soumah	(2003-03-13)13 March 2003 (aged 20)	Kaloum
16	1GK	Sékou Camara	(2002-05-25)25 May 2002 (aged 21)	Renaissance
17	4FW	Salifou Soumah	(2003-10-03)3 October 2003 (aged 19)	Le Havre
18	4FW	Sékou Tidiany Bangoura	(2002-04-05)5 April 2002 (aged 21)	Istanbul Basaksehir
19	3MF	Cheick Thiam	(2003-09-27)27 September 2003 (aged 19)	Zulte Waregem
20	2DF	Naby Camara	(2001-12-03)3 December 2001 (aged 21)	Sfaxien
21	2DF	Madiou Keita	(2004-08-29)29 August 2004 (aged 18)	Auxerre
22	1GK	Mory Keita	(2005-07-13)13 July 2005 (aged 17)	Fello Star
23	3MF	Aguibou Camara	(2001-05-20)20 May 2001 (aged 22)	Olympiakos

Morocco[edit]

Head coach: Issame Charaï^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Alaa Bellaarouch	(2002-02-01)1 February 2002 (aged 21)	Strasbourg
2	2DF	Omar El Hilali	(2003-09-12)12 September 2003 (aged 19)	Espanyol
3	2DF	Chadi Riad	(2003-06-17)17 June 2003 (aged 20)	Barcelona
4	2DF	Redouane Halhal	(2003-03-05)5 March 2003 (aged 20)	Montpellier
5	2DF	Ayman El Wafi	(2004-05-11)11 May 2004 (aged 19)	Lugano
6	3MF	Benjamin Bouchouari	(2001-11-13)13 November 2001 (aged 21)	Saint-Étienne
7	4FW	Couhaib Driouech	(2002-04-17)17 April 2002 (aged 21)	Excelsior
8	3MF	Ismael Saibari	(2001-01-28)28 January 2001 (aged 22)	PSV
9	4FW	Amine El Ouazzani	(2001-07-15)15 July 2001 (aged 21)	Guingamp
10	4FW	Ibrahim Salah	(2001-08-30)30 August 2001 (aged 21)	Rennes
11	2DF	Zakaria El Ouahdi	(2001-12-31)31 December 2001 (aged 21)	Molenbeek
12	1GK	Elias Mago	(2004-03-23)23 March 2004 (aged 19)	Standard Liège
13	4FW	Yanis Begraoui	(2001-07-04)4 July 2001 (aged 21)	Pau
14	3MF	Oussama Targhalline	(2002-05-20)20 May 2002 (aged 21)	Le Havre
15	2DF	Mehdi Boukamir	(2004-01-26)26 January 2004 (aged 19)	Charleroi
16	4FW	Abde Ezzalzouli (captain)	(2001-12-25)25 December 2001 (aged 21)	Osasuna
17	3MF	Oussama El Azzouzi	(2001-05-29)29 May 2001 (aged 22)	Union SG
18	2DF	Ayoub Amraoui	(2004-05-14)14 May 2004 (aged 19)	Nice
19	2DF	Zakaria Labib	(2003-02-28)28 February 2003 (aged 20)	Raja Casablanca
20	4FW	Hamza Igamane	(2002-11-02)2 November 2002 (aged 20)	AS FAR
21	4FW	Abde Raihani	(2004-02-03)3 February 2004 (aged 19)	Atlético Madrid
22	1GK	Rachid Ghanimi	(2001-04-25)25 April 2001 (aged 22)	Rapide Oued Zem
23	3MF	Bilal El Khannouss	(2004-05-10)10 May 2004 (aged 19)	Genk
24	3MF	Amir Richardson	(2002-01-24)24 January 2002 (aged 21)	Le Havre
25	4FW	Younes Taha	(2002-11-27)27 November 2002 (aged 20)	Twente
26	2DF	Akram Nakach	(2002-04-07)7 April 2002 (aged 21)	Union Touarga

Group B[edit]

Egypt[edit]

Head coach: Rogério Micale^[5]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Hamza Alaa	(2001-03-01)1 March 2001 (aged 22)	Al Ahly
2	2DF	Omar Fayed	(2003-07-04)4 July 2003 (aged 19)	Novi Pazar
3	2DF	Mohamed El Maghrabi	(2001-04-28)28 April 2001 (aged 22)	Smouha
4	2DF	Ahmed Eid	(2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 22)	ENPPI
5	2DF	Hossam Abdelmaguid	(2001-04-30)30 April 2001 (aged 22)	Zamalek
6	3MF	Mahmoud Gehad	(2001-08-20)20 August 2001 (aged 21)	Pharco
7	3MF	Mahmoud Saber	(2001-07-30)30 July 2001 (aged 21)	Pyramids
8	3MF	Ahmed Fawzi	(2002-05-23)23 May 2002 (aged 21)	Al Mokawloon Al Arab
9	4FW	Osama Faisal	(2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 22)	National Bank of Egypt
10	4FW	Ibrahim Adel	(2001-04-23)23 April 2001 (aged 22)	Pyramids
11	4FW	Emad Mayhoub	(2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 22)	ENPPI
12	3MF	Ahmed Koka	(2001-07-04)4 July 2001 (aged 21)	Al Ahly
13	1GK	Mohamed Seha	(2001-05-01)1 May 2001 (aged 22)	Al Mokawloon Al Arab
14	4FW	Ahmed Atef	(2002-12-19)19 December 2002 (aged 20)	Al Mokawloon Al Arab
15	2DF	Mohamed Tarek	(2002-04-20)20 April 2002 (aged 21)	Zamalek
16	1GK	Ali El Gabry	(2001-02-14)14 February 2001 (aged 22)	Ceramica Cleopatra
17	3MF	Mohamed Shehata	(2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 22)	Tala'ea El Gaish
18	4FW	Mostafa Saad	(2001-08-22)22 August 2001 (aged 21)	Smouha
19	3MF	Ali Zazaa	(2001-06-23)23 June 2001 (aged 22)	Future
20	2DF	Mohamed Samir	(2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 22)	Tala'ea El Gaish
21	2DF	Mohamed Ashraf	(2001-10-01)1 October 2001 (aged 21)	Al Ahly
22	2DF	Hatem Mohamed	(2001-10-26)26 October 2001 (aged 21)	Zamalek
23	4FW	Abdelrahman Atef	(2001-06-04)4 June 2001 (aged 22)	Ghazl El Mahalla
26	2DF	Mohamed Hamdy	(2003-02-26)26 February 2003 (aged 20)	ENPPI

Gabon[edit]

Head coach: Saturnin Ibela

Mali[edit]

Head coach: Fanyeri Diarra^[6]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Lassine Diarra	(2002-11-11)11 November 2002 (aged 20)	Châteauroux
2	2DF	Fodé Doucouré	(2001-02-03)3 February 2001 (aged 22)	Red Star
3	2DF	Hamidou Diallo	(2002-01-26)26 January 2002 (aged 21)	Farense
4	2DF	Lassine Soumaoro	(2002-12-19)19 December 2002 (aged 20)	Troyes
5	2DF	Ibrahima Cissé	(2001-02-15)15 February 2001 (aged 22)	Schalke 04
6	3MF	Mamady Diambou	(2002-11-11)11 November 2002 (aged 20)	Salzburg
8	3MF	Boubacar Traoré	(2001-08-20)20 August 2001 (aged 21)	Wolverhampton
9	4FW	Cheickna Doumbia	(2003-06-14)14 June 2003 (aged 20)	Shabab Al-Ahli
10	3MF	Mamadou Sangare	(2002-06-26)26 June 2002 (aged 20)	Hartberg
11	4FW	Issoufi Maïga	(2002-02-12)12 February 2002 (aged 21)	Trofense
12	3MF	Abdoulaye Bathily	(2002-08-07)7 August 2002 (aged 20)	Sète
13	3MF	Brahima Diarra	(2003-07-05)5 July 2003 (aged 19)	Huddersfield
14	4FW	Ladji Mallé	(2001-11-12)12 November 2001 (aged 21)	Los Angeles FC
16	1GK	Alkalifa Coulibaly	(2001-12-03)3 December 2001 (aged 21)	Onze Créateurs
17	2DF	Hamed Diomandé	(2002-12-15)15 December 2002 (aged 20)	Afrique Football Élite
18	4FW	Cheickna Diakité	(2004-12-25)25 December 2004 (aged 18)	Real Bamako
19	3MF	Mohamadou Lamine Bah	(2001-10-23)23 October 2001 (aged 21)	Olympique Béja
20	4FW	Alhassane Tamboura	(2001-06-29)29 June 2001 (aged 21)	Al-Dhaid
21	3MF	Coli Saco	(2002-05-15)15 May 2002 (aged 21)	Pro Vercelli
22	1GK	Madou Diakité	(2004-07-22)22 July 2004 (aged 18)	Terracina
24	4FW	Mohamed Guindo	(2003-08-01)1 August 2003 (aged 19)	Pro Vercelli
25	2DF	Koly Soumare	(2001-02-22)22 February 2001 (aged 22)	Valenciennes
26	2DF	Zoumana Coulibaly	(2001-09-04)4 September 2001 (aged 21)	Afrique Football Élite

Niger[edit]

Head coach: Zakariaou Ibrahim Yahaya

References[edit]

^ "Regulations of the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
^ "U-23 AFCON: Ghana officially announces squad for tournament". Citi Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
^ "CAN U23 : voici la liste définitive du Syli Espoir" (in French). Guinée 360. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
^ "Maroc : la liste pour la CAN U23 avec 2 Mondialistes et un ancien joueur de l'OM" (in French). Afrik Foot. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
^ "روجيرو ميكالي يعلن قائمة منتخب مصر الأولمبي لكأس الأمم الأفريقية تحت 23 عاما المؤهلة لأولمبياد "باريس 2024" 🇪🇬". Instagram (in Arabic). Egyptian Football Association. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
^ "CAN U23 : la liste du Mali avec un talent de Premier League et 3 nouveaux !" (in French). Afrik Foot. Retrieved 12 May 2024.

[1] "Regulations of the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

[2] "U-23 AFCON: Ghana officially announces squad for tournament". Citi Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

[3] "CAN U23 : voici la liste définitive du Syli Espoir" (in French). Guinée 360. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

[4] "Maroc : la liste pour la CAN U23 avec 2 Mondialistes et un ancien joueur de l'OM" (in French). Afrik Foot. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

[5] "روجيرو ميكالي يعلن قائمة منتخب مصر الأولمبي لكأس الأمم الأفريقية تحت 23 عاما المؤهلة لأولمبياد "باريس 2024" 🇪🇬". Instagram (in Arabic). Egyptian Football Association. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

[6] "CAN U23 : la liste du Mali avec un talent de Premier League et 3 nouveaux !" (in French). Afrik Foot. Retrieved 12 May 2024.

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