2017 Africa Cup of Nations squads

2017 Africa Cup of Nations squads
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The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations was an international football tournament hosted by Gabon from 14 January to 5 February 2017.

Group A

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Gabon

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Coach: Spain José Antonio Camacho

The final squad was announced on 27 December 2016, with Axel Méyé, Johann Lengoualama and Donald Nzé being called as standby players.[1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Didier Ovono (1983-01-23)23 January 1983 (aged 33) 97 Belgium Oostende
2 2DF Aaron Appindangoyé (1992-02-20)20 February 1992 (aged 24) 35 France Laval
3 2DF Franck Obambou (1987-06-26)26 June 1987 (aged 29) 6 Gabon Stade Mandji
4 3MF Merlin Tandjigora (1990-04-06)6 April 1990 (aged 26) 24 China Meizhou Hakka
5 2DF Bruno Ecuele Manga (1988-07-16)16 July 1988 (aged 28) 64 Wales Cardiff City
6 2DF Johann Obiang (1993-07-05)5 July 1993 (aged 23) 20 France Troyes
7 4FW Malick Evouna (1992-11-28)28 November 1992 (aged 24) 27 China Tianjin Teda
8 2DF Lloyd Palun (1988-11-28)28 November 1988 (aged 28) 39 France Red Star
9 4FW Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (captain) (1989-06-18)18 June 1989 (aged 27) 52 Germany Borussia Dortmund
10 3MF Mario Lemina (1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 23) 8 Italy Juventus
11 3MF Lévy Madinda (1992-06-11)11 June 1992 (aged 24) 44 Spain Gimnàstic de Tarragona
12 3MF Guélor Kanga (1990-09-01)1 September 1990 (aged 26) 27 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
13 3MF Samson Mbingui (1992-02-09)9 February 1992 (aged 24) 32 Morocco Raja Casablanca
14 4FW Serge Kevyn (1994-08-03)3 August 1994 (aged 22) 4 Portugal União de Leiria
15 3MF Cédric Ondo Biyoghé (1994-08-17)17 August 1994 (aged 22) 5 Gabon CF Mounana
16 1GK Anthony Mfa Mezui (1991-03-07)7 March 1991 (aged 25) 8 Unattached
17 3MF André Biyogo Poko (1993-03-07)7 March 1993 (aged 23) 45 Turkey Kardemir Karabükspor
18 3MF Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali (1992-01-23)23 January 1992 (aged 24) 0 Sweden IF Brommapojkarna
19 2DF Benjamin Zé Ondo (1987-06-18)18 June 1987 (aged 29) 20 Malta Mosta
20 3MF Denis Bouanga (1994-11-11)11 November 1994 (aged 22) 0 France Tours
21 2DF Yoann Wachter (1992-04-07)7 April 1992 (aged 24) 1 France Sedan
22 3MF Didier Ibrahim N'Dong (1994-06-17)17 June 1994 (aged 22) 22 England Sunderland
23 1GK Yves Bitséki Moto (1983-04-23)23 April 1983 (aged 33) 20 Gabon CF Mounana

Burkina Faso

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Coach: Portugal Paulo Duarte

A 24-man provisional squad was announced on 15 December 2016.[2] Souleymane Koanda was added to the provisional squad on 21 December.[3] The final squad was announced on 6 January 2017, with Ernest Congo and Issoumaila Lingane being left out of the team.[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Aboubacar Sawadogo (1989-08-10)10 August 1989 (aged 27) 0 Burkina Faso RC Kadiogo
2 2DF Steeve Yago (1992-12-16)16 December 1992 (aged 24) 29 France Toulouse
3 2DF Issouf Paro (1994-10-16)16 October 1994 (aged 22) 2 South Africa Santos
4 2DF Bakary Koné (1988-04-27)27 April 1988 (aged 28) 66 Spain Málaga
5 2DF Patrick Malo (1992-02-18)18 February 1992 (aged 24) 6 Egypt Smouha
6 3MF Bakary Saré (1990-05-05)5 May 1990 (aged 26) 2 Portugal Moreirense
7 3MF Préjuce Nakoulma (1987-04-21)21 April 1987 (aged 29) 37 Turkey Kayserispor
8 4FW Abdou Razack Traoré (1988-12-28)28 December 1988 (aged 28) 30 Turkey Kardemir Karabükspor
9 4FW Banou Diawara (1992-02-13)13 February 1992 (aged 24) 6 Egypt Smouha
10 3MF Alain Traoré (1988-01-01)1 January 1988 (aged 29) 43 Turkey Kayserispor
11 3MF Jonathan Pitroipa (1986-04-12)12 April 1986 (aged 30) 68 United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr
12 3MF Adama Guira (1988-04-24)24 April 1988 (aged 28) 15 France Lens
13 2DF Souleymane Koanda (1992-09-21)21 September 1992 (aged 24) 2 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
14 2DF Issoufou Dayo (1991-08-06)6 August 1991 (aged 25) 18 Morocco RS Berkane
15 4FW Aristide Bancé (1984-09-19)19 September 1984 (aged 32) 60 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
16 1GK Kouakou Hervé Koffi (1996-10-16)16 October 1996 (aged 20) 3 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
17 3MF Jonathan Zongo (1989-04-06)6 April 1989 (aged 27) 21 Spain Almería
18 3MF Charles Kaboré (captain) (1988-02-09)9 February 1988 (aged 28) 74 Russia Krasnodar
19 3MF Bertrand Traoré (1995-09-06)6 September 1995 (aged 21) 31 Netherlands Ajax
20 2DF Yacouba Coulibaly (1994-10-02)2 October 1994 (aged 22) 3 Burkina Faso RC Bobo Dioulasso
21 4FW Cyrille Bayala (1996-05-24)24 May 1996 (aged 20) 5 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
22 3MF Blati Touré (1994-08-04)4 August 1994 (aged 22) 0 Cyprus Omonia Nicosia
23 1GK Germain Sanou (1992-05-26)26 May 1992 (aged 24) 23 France Beauvais

Cameroon

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Coach: Belgium Hugo Broos

A 35-man provisional squad was announced on 12 December 2016.[5] On 20 December, it was announced that Guy N'dy Assembé, André Onana, Joël Matip, Allan Nyom, Maxime Poundjé, Ibrahim Amadou and André-Frank Zambo Anguissa decided to not take part in the competition.[6] Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting also decided to withdraw from the tournament on 3 January 2017.[7] The final squad was announced on 4 January 2017, with Anatole Abang, Henri Bedimo, Aurélien Chedjou and Franck Kom being left out of the team.[8]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Fabrice Ondoa (1995-12-24)24 December 1995 (aged 21) 22 Spain Sevilla Atlético
2 2DF Ernest Mabouka (1988-06-16)16 June 1988 (aged 28) 0 Slovakia MŠK Žilina
3 2DF Nicolas Nkoulou (1990-03-27)27 March 1990 (aged 26) 71 France Lyon
4 2DF Adolphe Teikeu (1990-06-23)23 June 1990 (aged 26) 4 France Sochaux
5 2DF Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui (1990-11-23)23 November 1990 (aged 26) 4 Czech Republic Slavia Prague
6 2DF Ambroise Oyongo (1991-06-22)22 June 1991 (aged 25) 20 Canada Montreal Impact
7 3MF Clinton N'Jie (1993-08-15)15 August 1993 (aged 23) 16 France Marseille
8 4FW Benjamin Moukandjo (captain) (1988-11-12)12 November 1988 (aged 28) 40 France Lorient
9 4FW Jacques Zoua (1991-09-06)6 September 1991 (aged 25) 14 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
10 4FW Vincent Aboubakar (1992-01-22)22 January 1992 (aged 24) 48 Turkey Beşiktaş
11 3MF Edgar Salli (1992-08-17)17 August 1992 (aged 24) 33 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
12 3MF Frank Boya (1996-07-01)1 July 1996 (aged 20) 1 Cameroon APEJES Academy
13 3MF Christian Bassogog (1995-10-18)18 October 1995 (aged 21) 1 Denmark AaB
14 3MF Georges Mandjeck (1988-12-09)9 December 1988 (aged 28) 29 France Metz
15 3MF Sébastien Siani (1986-12-21)21 December 1986 (aged 30) 10 Belgium Oostende
16 1GK Jules Goda (1989-05-30)30 May 1989 (aged 27) 1 France Ajaccio
17 3MF Arnaud Djoum (1989-05-02)2 May 1989 (aged 27) 3 Scotland Heart of Midlothian
18 4FW Robert Ndip Tambe (1994-02-22)22 February 1994 (aged 22) 2 Slovakia Spartak Trnava
19 2DF Collins Fai (1992-08-13)13 August 1992 (aged 24) 2 Belgium Standard Liège
20 4FW Karl Toko Ekambi (1992-09-14)14 September 1992 (aged 24) 7 France Angers
21 2DF Mohammed Djetei (1994-08-18)18 August 1994 (aged 22) 3 Spain Gimnàstic de Tarragona
22 2DF Jonathan Ngwem (1991-07-20)20 July 1991 (aged 25) 2 Angola Progresso
23 1GK Georges Bokwé (1989-07-14)14 July 1989 (aged 27) 0 Cameroon Coton Sport

Guinea-Bissau

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Coach: Baciro Candé

A 35-man provisional squad was announced on 18 December 2016.[9] Eliseu Cassamá and Yazalde rejected the call.[10][11] The final squad was announced on 4 January 2017, with Abudu, Guti Almada, Mama Samba Baldé, Edelino Ié, Édouard Mendy, Formose Mendy, Mesca, Pelé, Bruno Pereira, Jean-Paul Mendy, Cícero Semedo and Zé Turbo being left out of the team. Though not part of the preliminary squad, Rui Dabó was added to the squad.[12]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Jonas Mendes (1989-11-20)20 November 1989 (aged 27) 20 Portugal Salgueiros
2 2DF Emmanuel Mendy (1990-03-30)30 March 1990 (aged 26) 4 Spain Pulpileño
3 3MF Lassana Camará (1991-12-29)29 December 1991 (aged 25) 1 Portugal Académico de Viseu
4 2DF Tomás Dabó (1993-10-20)20 October 1993 (aged 23) 0 Portugal Arouca
5 2DF Rudinilson Silva (1994-08-20)20 August 1994 (aged 22) 5 Unattached
6 2DF Eridson (1990-06-25)25 June 1990 (aged 26) 16 Portugal Freamunde
7 3MF Zezinho (1992-09-23)23 September 1992 (aged 24) 20 Greece Levadiakos
8 3MF Francisco Júnior (1992-01-18)18 January 1992 (aged 24) 0 Norway Strømsgodset
9 4FW Abel Camará (1990-01-06)6 January 1990 (aged 27) 1 Portugal Belenenses
10 3MF Bocundji Cá (captain) (1986-12-28)28 December 1986 (aged 30) 20 Unattached
11 3MF Nani Soares (1991-09-17)17 September 1991 (aged 25) 4 Portugal Felgueiras 1932
12 1GK Papa Fall (1985-12-11)11 December 1985 (aged 31) 1 Spain CD Orellana
13 4FW Frédéric Mendy (1988-11-18)18 November 1988 (aged 28) 2 South Korea Jeju United
14 2DF Juary Soares (1992-02-20)20 February 1992 (aged 24) 5 Portugal Mafra
15 3MF Toni Silva (1993-09-15)15 September 1993 (aged 23) 2 Greece Levadiakos
16 2DF Agostinho Soares (1990-01-27)27 January 1990 (aged 26) 5 Portugal Sporting da Covilhã
17 3MF Leocísio Sami (1988-12-18)18 December 1988 (aged 28) 10 Turkey Akhisar Belediyespor
18 3MF Piqueti (1993-02-12)12 February 1993 (aged 23) 5 Portugal Braga
19 3MF João Mário (1993-10-11)11 October 1993 (aged 23) 3 Portugal Chaves
20 3MF Idrissa Camará (1992-10-30)30 October 1992 (aged 24) 5 Italy Avellino
21 3MF Aldair Baldé (1992-01-31)31 January 1992 (aged 24) 0 Portugal Olhanense
22 2DF Mamadu Candé (1990-08-29)29 August 1990 (aged 26) 12 Portugal Tondela
23 1GK Rui Dabó (1994-10-05)5 October 1994 (aged 22) 0 Portugal Cova da Piedade

Group B

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Algeria

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Coach: Belgium Georges Leekens

A 32-man provisional squad was announced on 22 December 2016.[13][14] The final squad was announced on 31 December 2016, with Ayoub Azzi, Ishak Belfodil, Ismaël Bennacer, Yassine Benzia, Sofiane Feghouli, Houari Ferhani, Carl Medjani, Adam Ounas and Idriss Saadi being left out of the team.[15] On January 11, 2017, Ismaël Bennacer was called up to replace Saphir Taïder, who suffered an injury in training.[16]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Chamseddine Rahmani (1990-09-15)15 September 1990 (aged 26) 0 Algeria MO Béjaïa
2 2DF Aïssa Mandi (captain) (1991-10-22)22 October 1991 (aged 25) 27 Spain Real Betis
3 2DF Faouzi Ghoulam (1991-02-01)1 February 1991 (aged 25) 30 Italy Napoli
4 2DF Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba (1988-03-05)5 March 1988 (aged 28) 11 Switzerland Servette
5 2DF Hicham Belkaroui (1990-08-24)24 August 1990 (aged 26) 9 Tunisia ES Tunis
6 2DF Djamel Mesbah (1984-10-09)9 October 1984 (aged 32) 35 Italy Crotone
7 3MF Riyad Mahrez (1991-02-21)21 February 1991 (aged 25) 27 England Leicester City
8 3MF Ismaël Bennacer (1997-12-01)1 December 1997 (aged 19) 1 England Arsenal
9 3MF Sofiane Hanni (1990-12-29)29 December 1990 (aged 26) 2 Belgium Anderlecht
10 3MF Nabil Bentaleb (1994-11-24)24 November 1994 (aged 22) 22 Germany Schalke 04
11 3MF Yacine Brahimi (1990-02-08)8 February 1990 (aged 26) 31 Portugal Porto
12 2DF Mohamed Benyahia (1992-06-30)30 June 1992 (aged 24) 0 Algeria USM Alger
13 4FW Islam Slimani (1988-06-18)18 June 1988 (aged 28) 46 England Leicester City
14 4FW Baghdad Bounedjah (1991-11-30)30 November 1991 (aged 25) 7 Qatar Al-Sadd
15 4FW Hillal Soudani (1987-11-25)25 November 1987 (aged 29) 39 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
16 1GK Malik Asselah (1986-07-08)8 July 1986 (aged 30) 1 Algeria JS Kabylie
17 3MF Adlène Guedioura (1985-11-12)12 November 1985 (aged 31) 35 England Watford
18 3MF Rachid Ghezzal (1992-05-09)9 May 1992 (aged 24) 8 France Lyon
19 3MF Mehdi Abeid (1992-08-06)6 August 1992 (aged 24) 4 France Dijon
20 2DF Mokhtar Belkhiter (1992-01-15)15 January 1992 (aged 24) 1 Tunisia Club Africain
21 2DF Ramy Bensebaini (1995-04-16)16 April 1995 (aged 21) 1 France Rennes
22 2DF Mohamed Rabie Meftah (1985-05-05)5 May 1985 (aged 31) 8 Algeria USM Alger
23 1GK Raïs M'Bolhi (1986-04-25)25 April 1986 (aged 30) 48 Turkey Antalyaspor

Tunisia

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Coach: Poland Henryk Kasperczak

A 41-man provisional squad was announced on 20 December 2016.[17] The final squad was announced on 4 January 2017, with Ghazi Abderrazzak, Khaled Ayari, Änis Ben-Hatira, Issam Ben Khémis, Farouk Ben Mustapha, Saad Bguir, Nejmeddin Daghfous, Oussama Haddadi, Hamdi Harbaoui, Bilel Ifa, Issam Jebali, Ali Machani, Iheb Mbarki, Yassine Meriah, Idriss Mhirsi, Iheb Msakni, Abdelkader Oueslati and Yoann Touzghar being left out of the team.[18]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Rami Jridi (1985-04-25)25 April 1985 (aged 31) 14 Tunisia CS Sfaxien
2 2DF Syam Ben Youssef (1989-03-21)21 March 1989 (aged 27) 27 France Caen
3 2DF Aymen Abdennour (1989-08-06)6 August 1989 (aged 27) 51 Spain Valencia
4 2DF Zied Boughattas (1990-12-25)25 December 1990 (aged 26) 7 Tunisia ES Sahel
5 2DF Sliman Kchouk (1994-05-07)7 May 1994 (aged 22) 0 Tunisia CA Bizertin
6 2DF Chamseddine Dhaouadi (1987-01-16)16 January 1987 (aged 29) 9 Tunisia ES Tunis
7 3MF Youssef Msakni (1990-10-28)28 October 1990 (aged 26) 36 Qatar Lekhwiya
8 3MF Hamza Lahmar (1990-05-28)28 May 1990 (aged 26) 7 Tunisia ES Sahel
9 4FW Ahmed Akaïchi (1989-02-23)23 February 1989 (aged 27) 21 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
10 3MF Wahbi Khazri (1991-02-08)8 February 1991 (aged 25) 27 England Sunderland
11 4FW Taha Yassine Khenissi (1992-01-06)6 January 1992 (aged 25) 12 Tunisia ES Tunis
12 2DF Ali Maâloul (1990-01-01)1 January 1990 (aged 27) 31 Egypt Al-Ahly
13 3MF Ferjani Sassi (1992-03-18)18 March 1992 (aged 24) 25 Tunisia ES Tunis
14 3MF Mohamed Amine Ben Amor (1992-05-03)3 May 1992 (aged 24) 13 Tunisia ES Sahel
15 3MF Larry Azouni (1994-03-23)23 March 1994 (aged 22) 3 France Nîmes
16 1GK Aymen Mathlouthi (captain) (1984-09-14)14 September 1984 (aged 32) 59 Tunisia ES Sahel
17 2DF Hamza Mathlouthi (1992-07-25)25 July 1992 (aged 24) 25 Tunisia CS Sfaxien
18 3MF Ahmed Khalil (1994-12-21)21 December 1994 (aged 22) 2 Tunisia Club Africain
19 4FW Saber Khalifa (1986-10-14)14 October 1986 (aged 30) 38 Tunisia Club Africain
20 2DF Mohamed Ali Yacoubi (1990-10-05)5 October 1990 (aged 26) 11 Turkey Çaykur Rizespor
21 2DF Hamdi Nagguez (1992-10-28)28 October 1992 (aged 24) 6 Tunisia ES Sahel
22 1GK Moez Ben Cherifia (1991-06-24)24 June 1991 (aged 25) 17 Tunisia ES Tunis
23 3MF Naïm Sliti (1992-07-27)27 July 1992 (aged 24) 3 France Lille

Senegal

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Coach: Aliou Cissé

The final squad was announced on 30 December 2016.[19]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Abdoulaye Diallo (1992-03-30)30 March 1992 (aged 24) 9 Turkey Çaykur Rizespor
2 2DF Kara Mbodji (1989-11-11)11 November 1989 (aged 27) 33 Belgium Anderlecht
3 2DF Kalidou Koulibaly (1991-06-20)20 June 1991 (aged 25) 12 Italy Napoli
4 2DF Cheikh M'Bengue (1988-07-23)23 July 1988 (aged 28) 27 France Saint-Étienne
5 3MF Idrissa Gueye (1989-09-26)26 September 1989 (aged 27) 40 England Everton
6 4FW Famara Diédhiou (1992-12-15)15 December 1992 (aged 24) 2 France Angers
7 4FW Moussa Sow (1986-01-19)19 January 1986 (aged 30) 38 Turkey Fenerbahçe
8 2DF Cheikhou Kouyaté (captain) (1989-12-21)21 December 1989 (aged 27) 32 England West Ham United
9 4FW Mame Biram Diouf (1987-12-16)16 December 1987 (aged 29) 38 England Stoke City
10 3MF Sadio Mané (1992-04-10)10 April 1992 (aged 24) 39 England Liverpool
11 3MF Cheikh N'Doye (1986-03-29)29 March 1986 (aged 30) 12 France Angers
12 3MF Mohamed Diamé (1987-06-14)14 June 1987 (aged 29) 34 England Newcastle United
13 4FW Moussa Konaté (1993-04-03)3 April 1993 (aged 23) 21 Switzerland Sion
14 2DF Zargo Touré (1989-11-11)11 November 1989 (aged 27) 14 France Lorient
15 3MF Papakouli Diop (1986-03-19)19 March 1986 (aged 30) 17 Spain Espanyol
16 1GK Khadim N'Diaye (1985-04-05)5 April 1985 (aged 31) 15 Guinea Horoya
17 3MF Badou Ndiaye (1990-10-27)27 October 1990 (aged 26) 4 Turkey Osmanlıspor
18 3MF Ismaïla Sarr (1998-02-25)25 February 1998 (aged 18) 1 France Metz
19 2DF Saliou Ciss (1989-09-15)15 September 1989 (aged 27) 8 France Valenciennes
20 3MF Keita Baldé (1995-03-08)8 March 1995 (aged 21) 6 Italy Lazio
21 2DF Lamine Gassama (1989-10-20)20 October 1989 (aged 27) 24 Turkey Alanyaspor
22 3MF Henri Saivet (1990-10-26)26 October 1990 (aged 26) 14 France Saint-Étienne
23 1GK Pape Seydou N'Diaye (1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 23) 0 Senegal Niarry Tally

Zimbabwe

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Coach: Callisto Pasuwa

A 31-man provisional squad was announced on 19 December 2016.[20] The final squad was announced on 4 January 2017, with Nelson Chadya, Liberty Chakoroma, Talent Chawapiwa, Ronald Chitiyo, Tafadzwa Kutinyu, Blessing Moyo, Marshal Mudehwe and Tendai Ndlovu being left out of the team.[21]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Bernard Donovan (1995-07-12)12 July 1995 (aged 21) 9 Zimbabwe How Mine
2 2DF Costa Nhamoinesu (1986-01-06)6 January 1986 (aged 31) 7 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
3 3MF Danny Phiri (1989-07-25)25 July 1989 (aged 27) 30 South Africa Golden Arrows
4 2DF Hardlife Zvirekwi (1987-05-05)5 May 1987 (aged 29) 36 Zimbabwe CAPS United
5 2DF Elisha Muroiwa (1989-01-28)28 January 1989 (aged 27) 7 Zimbabwe Dynamos
6 2DF Onismor Bhasera (1986-01-07)7 January 1986 (aged 31) 29 South Africa SuperSport United
7 4FW Matthew Rusike (1990-06-28)28 June 1990 (aged 26) 5 Sweden Helsingborgs IF
8 4FW Evans Rusike (1990-06-13)13 June 1990 (aged 26) 8 South Africa Maritzburg United
9 4FW Nyasha Mushekwi (1987-08-21)21 August 1987 (aged 29) 14 China Dalian Yifang
10 3MF Kudakwashe Mahachi (1993-09-29)29 September 1993 (aged 23) 17 South Africa Golden Arrows
11 4FW Tendai Ndoro (1985-05-15)15 May 1985 (aged 31) 8 South Africa Orlando Pirates
12 2DF Bruce Kangwa (1988-07-24)24 July 1988 (aged 28) 11 Tanzania Azam
13 4FW Cuthbert Malajila (1985-10-03)3 October 1985 (aged 31) 28 South Africa Bidvest Wits
14 3MF Willard Katsande (captain) (1986-01-15)15 January 1986 (aged 30) 22 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
15 2DF Teenage Hadebe (1995-09-17)17 September 1995 (aged 21) 10 Zimbabwe Chicken Inn
16 1GK Tatenda Mkuruva (1996-01-04)4 January 1996 (aged 21) 13 Zimbabwe Dynamos
17 4FW Knowledge Musona (1990-06-21)21 June 1990 (aged 26) 26 Belgium Oostende
18 3MF Marvelous Nakamba (1994-01-19)19 January 1994 (aged 22) 5 Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem
19 2DF Lawrence Mhlanga (1993-12-20)20 December 1993 (aged 23) 9 Zimbabwe Chicken Inn
20 3MF Khama Billiat (1990-08-19)19 August 1990 (aged 26) 22 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
21 4FW Tino Kadewere (1996-01-05)5 January 1996 (aged 21) 3 Sweden Djurgårdens IF
22 2DF Oscar Machapa (1987-06-01)1 June 1987 (aged 29) 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
23 1GK Takabva Mawaya (1993-03-02)2 March 1993 (aged 23) 0 Zimbabwe Hwange

Group C

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Ivory Coast

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Coach: France Michel Dussuyer

A 24-man provisional squad was announced on 28 December 2016.[22] The final squad was announced on 4 January 2017, with Ousmane Viera being left out of the team.[23]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Sayouba Mandé (1993-06-15)15 June 1993 (aged 23) 4 Norway Stabæk
2 3MF Nicolas Pépé (1995-05-29)29 May 1995 (aged 21) 3 France Angers
3 3MF Serge N'Guessan (1994-07-31)31 July 1994 (aged 22) 7 France Nancy
4 2DF Lamine Koné (1989-02-01)1 February 1989 (aged 27) 9 England Sunderland
5 2DF Wilfried Kanon (1993-07-06)6 July 1993 (aged 23) 17 Netherlands ADO Den Haag
6 3MF Jean Michael Seri (1991-07-19)19 July 1991 (aged 25) 11 France Nice
7 3MF Victorien Angban (1996-09-29)29 September 1996 (aged 20) 5 Spain Granada
8 4FW Salomon Kalou (1985-08-05)5 August 1985 (aged 31) 90 Germany Hertha BSC
9 3MF Wilfried Zaha (1992-11-10)10 November 1992 (aged 24) 2 England Crystal Palace
10 3MF Cheick Doukouré (1992-09-11)11 September 1992 (aged 24) 13 France Metz
11 3MF Franck Kessié (1996-12-19)19 December 1996 (aged 20) 11 Italy Atalanta
12 4FW Wilfried Bony (1988-12-10)10 December 1988 (aged 28) 49 Wales Swansea City
13 4FW Giovanni Sio (1989-03-31)31 March 1989 (aged 27) 21 France Rennes
14 4FW Jonathan Kodjia (1989-10-22)22 October 1989 (aged 27) 7 England Aston Villa
15 3MF Max-Alain Gradel (1987-11-30)30 November 1987 (aged 29) 52 England Bournemouth
16 1GK Sylvain Gbohouo (1988-10-29)29 October 1988 (aged 28) 23 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
17 2DF Serge Aurier (1992-12-24)24 December 1992 (aged 24) 36 France Paris Saint-Germain
18 2DF Adama Traoré (1990-02-03)3 February 1990 (aged 26) 7 Switzerland Basel
19 2DF Simon Deli (1991-10-27)27 October 1991 (aged 25) 6 Czech Republic Slavia Prague
20 3MF Serey Dié (captain) (1984-11-07)7 November 1984 (aged 32) 33 Switzerland Basel
21 2DF Eric Bailly (1994-04-12)12 April 1994 (aged 22) 18 England Manchester United
22 2DF Mamadou Bagayoko (1989-12-31)31 December 1989 (aged 27) 6 Belgium Sint-Truiden
23 1GK Badra Ali Sangaré (1986-05-30)30 May 1986 (aged 30) 3 Ivory Coast AS Tanda

DR Congo

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Coach: Florent Ibengé

A 31-man provisional squad was announced on 23 December 2016.[24] Benik Afobe rejected the call.[25] The final squad was announced on 6 January 2017, with Jonathan Bijimine, Junior Kabananga, Wilson Kamavuaka, Christian Luyindama, Elia Meschak, Vital N'Simba and Ricky Tulengi being left out of the team.[26] Although he was initially announced as part of the final squad, Hervé Kage was later dropped from the team and replaced by Junior Kabananga.[27]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Ley Matampi (1989-04-18)18 April 1989 (aged 27) 21 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
2 2DF Issama Mpeko (1986-03-03)3 March 1986 (aged 30) 46 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
3 2DF Fabrice N'Sakala (1990-07-21)21 July 1990 (aged 26) 7 Turkey Alanyaspor
4 2DF Jordan Ikoko (1994-02-03)3 February 1994 (aged 22) 0 France Guingamp
5 2DF Marcel Tisserand (1993-01-10)10 January 1993 (aged 24) 4 Germany FC Ingolstadt
6 4FW Junior Kabananga (1989-04-04)4 April 1989 (aged 27) 11 Kazakhstan Astana
7 3MF Youssouf Mulumbu (captain) (1987-01-25)25 January 1987 (aged 29) 36 England Norwich City
8 3MF Paul-José M'Poku (1992-04-19)19 April 1992 (aged 24) 6 Greece Panathinaikos
9 4FW Dieumerci Mbokani (1985-11-22)22 November 1985 (aged 31) 37 England Hull City
10 3MF Neeskens Kebano (1992-03-10)10 March 1992 (aged 24) 13 England Fulham
11 3MF Jordan Botaka (1993-06-24)24 June 1993 (aged 23) 11 England Charlton Athletic
12 4FW Jonathan Bolingi (1994-06-30)30 June 1994 (aged 22) 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
13 2DF Joyce Lomalisa (1993-06-18)18 June 1993 (aged 23) 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
14 2DF Gabriel Zakuani (1986-05-31)31 May 1986 (aged 30) 26 England Northampton Town
15 3MF Rémi Mulumba (1992-11-02)2 November 1992 (aged 24) 5 France Gazélec Ajaccio
16 1GK Mulopo Kudimbana (1987-01-21)21 January 1987 (aged 29) 8 Belgium Antwerp
17 4FW Cédric Bakambu (1991-04-11)11 April 1991 (aged 25) 9 Spain Villarreal
18 2DF Merveille Bokadi (1992-05-21)21 May 1992 (aged 24) 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
19 4FW Jeremy Bokila (1988-11-14)14 November 1988 (aged 28) 16 Qatar Al-Kharaitiyat
20 3MF Jacques Maghoma (1987-10-23)23 October 1987 (aged 29) 12 England Birmingham City
21 3MF Firmin Ndombe Mubele (1992-04-17)17 April 1992 (aged 24) 33 Qatar Al-Ahli
22 2DF Chancel Mbemba (1994-08-08)8 August 1994 (aged 22) 29 England Newcastle United
23 1GK Joël Kiassumbua (1992-04-06)6 April 1992 (aged 24) 3 Switzerland Wohlen

Morocco

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Coach: France Hervé Renard

A 26-man provisional squad was announced on 22 December 2016.[28] Aziz Bouhaddouz was added to the squad on 2 January 2017 after the injuries of Younès Belhanda and Oussama Tannane.[29] The final squad was announced on 4 January 2017, with Ismail Haddad and Mohamed Nahiri being left out of the team.[30] On 5 January, it was announced that Omar El Kaddouri would join the team in fear of an injury of Nordin Amrabat (which was later confirmed) while Faycal Rherras was called to replace Sofiane Boufal on 13 January.[31][32]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Yassine Bounou (1991-04-05)5 April 1991 (aged 25) 7 Spain Girona
2 2DF Hamza Mendyl (1997-10-21)21 October 1997 (aged 19) 5 France Lille B
3 2DF Fouad Chafik (1986-10-16)16 October 1986 (aged 30) 8 France Dijon
4 2DF Manuel da Costa (1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (aged 30) 17 Greece Olympiacos
5 2DF Medhi Benatia (captain) (1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 29) 44 Italy Juventus
6 2DF Romain Saïss (1990-03-26)26 March 1990 (aged 26) 8 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
7 4FW Youssef En-Nesyri (1997-06-01)1 June 1997 (aged 19) 6 Spain Málaga
8 3MF Karim El Ahmadi (1985-01-27)27 January 1985 (aged 31) 35 Netherlands Feyenoord
9 4FW Youssef El-Arabi (1987-02-03)3 February 1987 (aged 29) 39 Qatar Lekhwiya
10 2DF Faycal Rherras (1993-04-07)7 April 1993 (aged 23) 1 Scotland Heart of Midlothian
11 3MF Fayçal Fajr (1988-08-01)1 August 1988 (aged 28) 7 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
12 1GK Munir Mohand Mohamedi (1989-05-10)10 May 1989 (aged 27) 11 Spain Numancia
13 4FW Khalid Boutaïb (1987-04-24)24 April 1987 (aged 29) 5 France Strasbourg
14 3MF Mbark Boussoufa (1984-08-15)15 August 1984 (aged 32) 42 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
15 3MF Youssef Aït Bennasser (1996-07-07)7 July 1996 (aged 20) 5 France Nancy
16 3MF Omar El Kaddouri (1990-08-21)21 August 1990 (aged 26) 20 Italy Napoli
17 3MF Nabil Dirar (1986-02-25)25 February 1986 (aged 30) 20 France Monaco
18 2DF Amine Atouchi (1992-07-01)1 July 1992 (aged 24) 1 Morocco Wydad Casablanca
19 3MF Mounir Obbadi (1983-04-04)4 April 1983 (aged 33) 21 France Lille
20 4FW Aziz Bouhaddouz (1987-03-30)30 March 1987 (aged 29) 3 Germany FC St. Pauli
21 3MF Mehdi Carcela (1989-07-01)1 July 1989 (aged 27) 14 Spain Granada
22 1GK Yassine El Kharroubi (1990-03-29)29 March 1990 (aged 26) 3 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv
23 4FW Rachid Alioui (1992-06-18)18 June 1992 (aged 24) 5 France Nîmes

Togo

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Coach: France Claude Le Roy

A 25-man provisional squad was announced on 21 December 2016.[33] The final squad was announced on 4 January 2017, with Joseph Douhadji and Victor Nukafu being left out of the team.[34]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Cédric Mensah (1989-03-06)6 March 1989 (aged 27) 15 France Le Mans
2 3MF Franco Atchou (1995-12-03)3 December 1995 (aged 21) 4 Togo Dynamic Togolais
3 2DF Hakim Ouro-Sama (1997-12-28)28 December 1997 (aged 19) 3 Togo AS Togo-Port
4 4FW Emmanuel Adebayor (captain) (1984-02-26)26 February 1984 (aged 32) 72 Unattached
5 2DF Serge Akakpo (1987-10-15)15 October 1987 (aged 29) 59 Turkey Trabzonspor
6 2DF Abdoul-Gafar Mamah (1985-08-24)24 August 1985 (aged 31) 84 Moldova Dacia Chișinău
7 3MF Mathieu Dossevi (1988-02-12)12 February 1988 (aged 28) 14 Belgium Standard Liège
8 4FW Komlan Agbégniadan (1991-03-26)26 March 1991 (aged 25) 6 Ghana West African FA
9 2DF Vincent Bossou (1986-02-07)7 February 1986 (aged 30) 27 Tanzania Young Africans
10 3MF Floyd Ayité (1988-12-15)15 December 1988 (aged 28) 31 England Fulham
11 2DF Maklibè Kouloum (1987-10-05)5 October 1987 (aged 29) 6 Togo Dynamic Togolais
12 3MF Razak Boukari (1987-04-25)25 April 1987 (aged 29) 15 France Châteauroux
13 2DF Sadat Ouro-Akoriko (1988-02-01)1 February 1988 (aged 28) 35 Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej
14 3MF Prince Segbefia (1991-03-11)11 March 1991 (aged 25) 26 Turkey Göztepe Izmir
15 3MF Alaixys Romao (1984-01-18)18 January 1984 (aged 32) 64 Greece Olympiacos
16 1GK Kossi Agassa (1978-07-02)2 July 1978 (aged 38) 66 Unattached
17 3MF Serge Gakpé (1987-05-07)7 May 1987 (aged 29) 43 Italy Genoa
18 3MF Lalawélé Atakora (1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 26) 25 Sweden Helsingborgs IF
19 4FW Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba (1992-01-27)27 January 1992 (aged 24) 6 Morocco RS Berkane
20 3MF Henri Eninful (1992-07-21)21 July 1992 (aged 24) 9 Cyprus Doxa Katokopias
21 2DF Djené Dakonam (1991-12-31)31 December 1991 (aged 25) 30 Belgium Sint-Truiden
22 3MF Ihlas Bebou (1994-04-23)23 April 1994 (aged 22) 5 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf
23 1GK Baba Tchagouni (1990-12-31)31 December 1990 (aged 26) 21 France FC Marmande 47

Group D

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Ghana

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Coach: Israel Avram Grant

A 26-man provisional squad was announced on 2 January 2017.[35] The final squad was announced on 4 January 2017, with Fatau Dauda replacing an injured Adam Kwarasey, while Raphael Dwamena, Joseph Larweh Attamah and Abdul Majeed Waris were being left out of the team.[36]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Brimah Razak (1987-06-22)22 June 1987 (aged 29) 23 Spain Córdoba
2 2DF Andy Yiadom (1991-12-02)2 December 1991 (aged 25) 0 England Barnsley
3 4FW Asamoah Gyan (captain) (1985-11-22)22 November 1985 (aged 31) 97 United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli
4 2DF Jonathan Mensah (1990-07-13)13 July 1990 (aged 26) 55 United States Columbus Crew
5 3MF Thomas Partey (1993-06-13)13 June 1993 (aged 23) 5 Spain Atlético Madrid
6 3MF Afriyie Acquah (1992-01-05)5 January 1992 (aged 25) 25 Italy Torino
7 3MF Christian Atsu (1992-06-10)10 June 1992 (aged 24) 49 England Newcastle United
8 3MF Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (1990-12-02)2 December 1990 (aged 26) 73 Italy Udinese
9 4FW Jordan Ayew (1991-09-11)11 September 1991 (aged 25) 42 England Aston Villa
10 3MF André Ayew (1989-12-17)17 December 1989 (aged 27) 71 England West Ham United
11 3MF Mubarak Wakaso (1990-07-25)25 July 1990 (aged 26) 45 Greece Panathinaikos
12 1GK Richard Ofori (1993-11-01)1 November 1993 (aged 23) 2 Ghana Wa All Stars
13 4FW Ebenezer Assifuah (1993-07-03)3 July 1993 (aged 23) 1 Switzerland Sion
14 3MF Bernard Tekpetey (1997-09-03)3 September 1997 (aged 19) 0 Germany Schalke 04
15 3MF Ebenezer Ofori (1995-07-01)1 July 1995 (aged 21) 0 Sweden AIK
16 1GK Fatau Dauda (1985-04-06)6 April 1985 (aged 31) 25 Nigeria Enyimba
17 2DF Baba Rahman (1994-07-02)2 July 1994 (aged 22) 25 Germany Schalke 04
18 3MF Daniel Amartey (1994-12-21)21 December 1994 (aged 22) 13 England Leicester City
19 2DF Edwin Gyimah (1991-03-09)9 March 1991 (aged 25) 10 South Africa Orlando Pirates
20 4FW Samuel Tetteh (1996-07-28)28 July 1996 (aged 20) 5 Austria FC Liefering
21 2DF John Boye (1987-04-23)23 April 1987 (aged 29) 54 Turkey Sivasspor
22 2DF Frank Acheampong (1993-10-16)16 October 1993 (aged 23) 14 Belgium Anderlecht
23 2DF Harrison Afful (1986-07-24)24 July 1986 (aged 30) 71 United States Columbus Crew

Mali

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Coach: France Alain Giresse

A 26-man provisional squad was announced on 30 December 2016.[37] The final squad was announced on 4 January 2017, with Souleymane Diarra, Falaye Sacko and Adama Traoré being left out of the team.[38]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Oumar Sissoko (1987-09-13)13 September 1987 (aged 29) 24 France Orléans
2 2DF Hamari Traoré (1992-01-27)27 January 1992 (aged 24) 7 France Reims
3 2DF Youssouf Koné (1995-07-05)5 July 1995 (aged 21) 7 France Lille B
4 2DF Salif Coulibaly (1988-05-13)13 May 1988 (aged 28) 24 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
5 2DF Charles Traoré (1992-01-01)1 January 1992 (aged 25) 2 France Troyes
6 3MF Lassana Coulibaly (1996-04-10)10 April 1996 (aged 20) 4 France Bastia
7 4FW Mustapha Yatabaré (1986-01-26)26 January 1986 (aged 30) 33 Turkey Kardemir Karabükspor
8 3MF Yacouba Sylla (captain) (1990-11-29)29 November 1990 (aged 26) 28 France Montpellier
9 4FW Moussa Marega (1991-04-14)14 April 1991 (aged 25) 10 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães
10 4FW Kalifa Coulibaly (1991-08-21)21 August 1991 (aged 25) 7 Belgium Gent
11 3MF Bakary Sako (1988-04-26)26 April 1988 (aged 28) 19 England Crystal Palace
12 3MF Moussa Doumbia (1994-08-15)15 August 1994 (aged 22) 7 Russia Rostov
13 2DF Molla Wagué (1991-02-21)21 February 1991 (aged 25) 22 Italy Udinese
14 3MF Sambou Yatabaré (1989-03-02)2 March 1989 (aged 27) 30 Germany Werder Bremen
15 2DF Mohamed Konate (1992-10-20)20 October 1992 (aged 24) 10 Morocco RS Berkane
16 1GK Soumbeïla Diakité (1984-08-25)25 August 1984 (aged 32) 50 Mali Stade Malien
17 3MF Mamoutou N'Diaye (1990-03-15)15 March 1990 (aged 26) 15 Belgium Antwerp
18 3MF Samba Sow (1989-04-29)29 April 1989 (aged 27) 37 Turkey Kayserispor
19 3MF Adama Traoré (1995-06-28)28 June 1995 (aged 21) 4 France Monaco
20 3MF Yves Bissouma (1996-08-30)30 August 1996 (aged 20) 7 France Lille
21 2DF Mahamadou N'Diaye (1990-06-21)21 June 1990 (aged 26) 19 France Troyes
22 1GK Djigui Diarra (1995-02-27)27 February 1995 (aged 21) 4 Mali Stade Malien
23 2DF Ousmane Coulibaly (1989-07-09)9 July 1989 (aged 27) 23 Greece Panathinaikos

Egypt

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Coach: Argentina Héctor Cúper

A 27-man provisional squad was announced on 29 December 2016.[39] The final squad was announced on 4 January 2017, with Mohamed Awad, Ahmed Gomaa, Mohamed Ibrahim and Hamada Tolba being left out of the team.[40]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Essam El-Hadary (captain) (1973-01-15)15 January 1973 (aged 43) 147 Egypt Wadi Degla
2 2DF Ali Gabr (1989-01-01)1 January 1989 (aged 28) 10 Egypt Zamalek
3 2DF Ahmed El-Mohamady (1987-09-09)9 September 1987 (aged 29) 69 England Hull City
4 2DF Omar Gaber (1992-01-30)30 January 1992 (aged 24) 21 Switzerland Basel
5 3MF Ibrahim Salah (1987-04-01)1 April 1987 (aged 29) 33 Egypt Zamalek
6 2DF Ahmed Hegazy (1991-01-25)25 January 1991 (aged 25) 29 Egypt Al-Ahly
7 2DF Ahmed Fathy (1984-11-10)10 November 1984 (aged 32) 114 Egypt Al-Ahly
8 3MF Tarek Hamed (1988-10-24)24 October 1988 (aged 28) 8 Egypt Zamalek
9 4FW Kouka (1993-03-05)5 March 1993 (aged 23) 11 Portugal Braga
10 4FW Mohamed Salah (1992-06-15)15 June 1992 (aged 24) 46 Italy Roma
11 3MF Mahmoud Kahraba (1994-04-13)13 April 1994 (aged 22) 9 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
12 2DF Ahmed Dowidar (1987-10-29)29 October 1987 (aged 29) 9 Egypt Zamalek
13 2DF Mohamed Abdel Shafy (1985-07-01)1 July 1985 (aged 31) 42 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
14 3MF Ramadan Sobhi (1997-01-23)23 January 1997 (aged 19) 11 England Stoke City
15 2DF Karim Hafez (1996-03-12)12 March 1996 (aged 20) 2 France Lens
16 1GK Sherif Ekramy (1983-07-10)10 July 1983 (aged 33) 19 Egypt Al-Ahly
17 3MF Mohamed El-Neny (1992-07-11)11 July 1992 (aged 24) 47 England Arsenal
18 4FW Marwan Mohsen (1989-02-26)26 February 1989 (aged 27) 16 Egypt Al-Ahly
19 3MF Abdallah Said (1985-06-13)13 June 1985 (aged 31) 22 Egypt Al-Ahly
20 2DF Saad Samir (1989-04-01)1 April 1989 (aged 27) 6 Egypt Al-Ahly
21 3MF Mahmoud Trézéguet (1994-10-01)1 October 1994 (aged 22) 12 Belgium Mouscron
22 3MF Amr Warda (1993-09-17)17 September 1993 (aged 23) 6 Greece Panetolikos
23 1GK Ahmed El Shenawy (1991-05-14)14 May 1991 (aged 25) 28 Egypt Zamalek

Uganda

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Coach: Serbia Milutin Sredojević

A 26-man provisional squad was announced on 30 December 2016.[41] The final squad was announced on 4 January 2017, with Edrisa Lubega, Muzamir Mutyaba & Benjamin Ochan being left out of the team.[42]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Robert Odongkara (1989-09-02)2 September 1989 (aged 27) 26 Ethiopia Saint George
2 2DF Joseph Ochaya (1993-12-14)14 December 1993 (aged 23) 36 Uganda KCCA
3 3MF Geoffrey Kizito (1993-02-02)2 February 1993 (aged 23) 34 Vietnam Than Quảng Ninh
4 2DF Murushid Juuko (1994-04-14)14 April 1994 (aged 22) 19 Tanzania Simba
5 2DF Isaac Isinde (1991-04-16)16 April 1991 (aged 25) 52 Ethiopia Saint George
6 3MF Tony Mawejje (1987-12-15)15 December 1987 (aged 29) 76 Iceland Þróttur Reykjavík
7 4FW Yunus Sentamu (1994-08-13)13 August 1994 (aged 22) 16 Finland Ilves Tampere
8 3MF Khalid Aucho (1993-08-08)8 August 1993 (aged 23) 28 South Africa Baroka
9 4FW Geoffrey Sserunkuma (1983-06-07)7 June 1983 (aged 33) 37 Uganda Lweza
10 3MF Luwagga Kizito (1993-12-20)20 December 1993 (aged 23) 29 Portugal Rio Ave
11 4FW Geofrey Massa (captain) (1986-02-19)19 February 1986 (aged 30) 63 South Africa Baroka
12 2DF Denis Iguma (1994-02-10)10 February 1994 (aged 22) 46 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
13 3MF Moses Oloya (1992-10-22)22 October 1992 (aged 24) 45 Vietnam Hà Nội
14 2DF Nicholas Wadada (1994-07-27)27 July 1994 (aged 22) 23 Uganda Vipers
15 2DF Godfrey Walusimbi (1989-07-03)3 July 1989 (aged 27) 75 Kenya Gor Mahia
16 3MF Hassan Wasswa (1988-02-14)14 February 1988 (aged 28) 50 Lebanon Al-Nejmeh
17 3MF Farouk Miya (1995-11-26)26 November 1995 (aged 21) 37 Belgium Standard Liège
18 1GK Denis Onyango (1987-05-15)15 May 1987 (aged 29) 54 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
19 1GK Jamal Salim (1995-05-27)27 May 1995 (aged 21) 4 Sudan Al-Merrikh
20 2DF Timothy Awany (1996-08-06)6 August 1996 (aged 20) 4 Uganda KCCA
21 4FW Muhammad Shaban (1998-01-11)11 January 1998 (aged 19) 1 Uganda Onduparaka
22 3MF Shafik Batambuze (1994-06-14)14 June 1994 (aged 22) 1 Kenya Tusker
23 3MF Micheal Azira (1987-08-22)22 August 1987 (aged 29) 1 United States Colorado Rapids

Player representation

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By club

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Clubs with 3 or more players represented are listed.

Players Club
7 Egypt Al-Ahly
6 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
5 Egypt Zamalek, France Lille, Tunisia ES Sahel, Tunisia ES Tunis
4 France Angers
3 Belgium Anderlecht, Belgium Oostende, Belgium Standard Liège, England Leicester City, England Newcastle United, England Sunderland, France Metz, France Troyes, Germany Schalke 04, Greece Panathinaikos, Italy Napoli, Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas, Morocco RS Berkane, Switzerland Basel, Tunisia Club Africain, Turkey Kardemir Karabükspor, Turkey Kayserispor

By club nationality

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Players CAF clubs
16 Tunisia Tunisia
15 Egypt Egypt
13 South Africa South Africa
8 Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo
7 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
5 Morocco Morocco, Uganda Uganda
4 Algeria Algeria, Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
3 Gabon Gabon, Togo Togo, Tanzania Tanzania
2 Burkina Faso Burkina Faso, Cameroon Cameroon, Ethiopia Ethiopia, Ghana Ghana, Kenya Kenya, Mali Mali
1 Angola Angola, Guinea Guinea, Nigeria Nigeria, Senegal Senegal, Sudan Sudan
Players Clubs outside CAF
55 France France
35 England England
19 Portugal Portugal, Spain Spain
18 Turkey Turkey
15 Belgium Belgium
14 Italy Italy
11 Germany Germany
8 Greece Greece
7 Switzerland Switzerland
5 Qatar Qatar, Sweden Sweden
4 Netherlands Netherlands, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
3 China China, Czech Republic Czech Republic, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates, United States United States
2 Cyprus Cyprus, Moldova Moldova, Norway Norway, Russia Russia, Scotland Scotland, Slovakia Slovakia, Vietnam Vietnam, Wales Wales
1 Austria Austria, Bulgaria Bulgaria, Canada Canada, Croatia Croatia, Denmark Denmark, Finland Finland, Iceland Iceland, Iraq Iraq, Lebanon Lebanon, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, Malta Malta, Serbia Serbia, South Korea South Korea

By club federation

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Players Federation
236 UEFA
103 CAF
20 AFC
4 CONCACAF

By representatives of domestic league

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National squad Players
 Tunisia 14
 Egypt 12
 Zimbabwe 7
 DR Congo 5
 Uganda 5
 Algeria 4
 Gabon 3
 Togo 3
 Burkina Faso 2
 Cameroon 2
 Mali 2
 Ghana 1
 Ivory Coast 1
 Morocco 1
 Senegal 1
 Guinea-Bissau 0

References

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  2. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations: Injury concerns for Burkina Faso". bbc.com. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Burkina Faso : Koanda dernier appelé pour la CAN" (in French). afrik-foot.com. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Afcon 2017: Burkina Faso finally name 23-man squad". bbc.com. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
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