1980 African Cup of Nations squads

1980 African Cup of Nations squads
1978
1982

Below is a list of squads used in the 1980 African Cup of Nations.

Group A

Ivory Coast

Coach: Gérard Gabo and José D'Amico

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Daniel Ettoukan
16 1GK Seydou Konaté
4 2DF Philibert Dié Foneye
13 2DF Paul Bouabré
2 2DF Narcisse Kuyo
3 2DF Gaston Adjoukoua (1958-02-14)14 February 1958 (aged 22) Africa Sports
4 2DF Laurent Zahui (1960-08-10)10 August 1960 (aged 19) Stade d'Abidjan
5 3MF Kouman Kobinam Africa Sports
8 3MF Pascal Miézan (1959-04-03)3 April 1959 (aged 20) Africa Sports
10 3MF Ani Gomé
9 4FW Laurent Pokou (1947-10-08)8 October 1947 (aged 32) ASEC Mimosas
11 4FW Maxime Lacina Traoré
12 3MF François Bohé
15 2DF Séverin Tapé Zogbo ASEC Mimosas
19 4FW Djibril Cissé
14 4FW Jérôme Lebry Manahou
21 2DF Emile Gnahoré
17 4FW Michel Goba (1961-08-08)8 August 1961 (aged 18) Africa Sports

Egypt

Coach: Abdel Monem El-Hajj

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
16 1GK Thabet El-Batal (1953-09-16)16 September 1953 (aged 26) Al Ahly
1 1GK Ekramy El-Shahat (1955-10-26)26 October 1955 (aged 24) Al-Ahly
22 1GK Adel El-Maamour (1955-11-11)11 November 1955 (aged 24) Zamalek SC
4 2DF Mohamed Omar (1958-09-03)3 September 1958 (aged 21) Al-Ittihad Alexandria
6 2DF Mohamed Bedeir (1958-10-03)3 October 1958 (aged 21) El Mansoura SC
3 2DF Mahmoud Saad (1952-03-03)3 March 1952 (aged 28) Zamalek SC
15 2DF Maher Hammam (1956-10-03)3 October 1956 (aged 23) Al-Ahly
18 2DF Fathi Mabrouk (1951-07-05)5 July 1951 (aged 28) Al-Ahly
2 2DF Samy Mansour (1949-10-17)17 October 1949 (aged 30) Zamalek SC
8 2DF Mohamed Salah (1956-03-29)29 March 1956 (aged 23) Zamalek SC
14 2DF Mostafa Younis (1953-12-25)25 December 1953 (aged 26) Al-Ahly
5 3MF Ramadan El-Sayed (1957-03-20)20 March 1957 (aged 22) Factory 36 Club
19 3MF Shawky Gharib (1959-02-26)26 February 1959 (aged 21) Ghazl El-Mehalla
21 3MF Mohamed Amer (1954-04-23)23 April 1954 (aged 25) Al-Ahly
20 3MF Ahmed Abdel Halim (1956-01-12)12 January 1956 (aged 24) Zamalek SC
10 3MF Mokhtar Mokhtar (1954-08-17)17 August 1954 (aged 25) Al-Ahly
17 3MF Saad Soleit (1958-05-12)12 May 1958 (aged 21) El Mansoura SC
7 4FW Mostafa Abdou (1953-06-10)10 June 1953 (aged 26) Al-Ahly
9 4FW Mahmoud El Khatib (1954-10-30)30 October 1954 (aged 25) Al-Ahly
11 4FW Yasser El-Mohamady Esco SC
13 4FW Mussad Nur (1951-04-24)24 April 1951 (aged 28) Al-Masry Club
12 4FW Hassan Shehata (1947-06-19)19 June 1947 (aged 32) Zamalek SC

Nigeria

Coach: Otto Glória[1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Best Ogedegbe (1954-09-03)3 September 1954 (aged 25) Shooting Stars
2 2DF David Adiele (1955-02-05)5 February 1955 (aged 25) Bendel Insurance
3 2DF Okey Isima (1956-08-24)24 August 1956 (aged 23) Plateau United F.C.
4 3MF Muda Lawal (1954-06-08)8 June 1954 (aged 25) Shooting Stars
5 2DF Christian Chukwu (1951-01-04)4 January 1951 (aged 29) Enugu Rangers
6 2DF Tunde Bamidele (1953-05-13)13 May 1953 (aged 26) Taraba United
7 3MF Segun Odegbami (1952-08-27)27 August 1952 (aged 27) Shooting Stars
8 4FW Aloysius Atuegbu (1953-04-29)29 April 1953 (aged 26) Enugu Rangers
9 3MF Felix Owolabi (1956-01-24)24 January 1956 (aged 24) Shooting Stars
10 3MF Godwin Odiye (1956-04-17)17 April 1956 (aged 23) San Francisco Dons
11 4FW Adokiye Amiesimaka (1956-11-23)23 November 1956 (aged 23) Enugu Rangers
12 1GK Moses Effiong (1959-10-04)4 October 1959 (aged 20) Shooting Stars F.C.
13 1GK Emmanuel Okala (1951-05-17)17 May 1951 (aged 28) Enugu Rangers
14 2DF Sylvanus Okpala (1961-09-05)5 September 1961 (aged 18) Enugu Rangers
15 3MF Ifeanyi Onyedika Enugu Rangers
16 4FW Martins Eyo (1956-01-04)4 January 1956 (aged 24) Julius Berger FC
17 2DF John Orlando (1960-10-15)15 October 1960 (aged 19) Shooting Stars F.C.
18 4FW Shefiu Mohamed (1956-05-20)20 May 1956 (aged 23) Racca Rovers
19 4FW Charles Bassey Calabar Rovers
20 3MF Henry Nwosu (1963-06-14)14 June 1963 (aged 16) New Nigeria Bank
21 4FW Franck Onwuachi (1955-11-10)10 November 1955 (aged 24) ACB Lagos
22 2DF Kadiri Ikhana (1951-12-31)31 December 1951 (aged 28) Bendel Insurance

Tanzania

Coach: Sławomir Wolk

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Athumani Mambosasa Simba S.C.
22 1GK Juma Pondamali (1962-10-09)9 October 1962 (aged 17) Pan African FC
12 2DF Tasso Mukebezi (1953-10-01)1 October 1953 (aged 26) Balimi Kagera
4 2DF Leodgar Tenga (1955-09-23)23 September 1955 (aged 24) Pan African FC
3 2DF Jella Mtagwa Young Africans S.C.
2 2DF Mohamed Kajole 1951 Simba S.C.
14 3MF Hussein Ngulungu Moro United F.C.
16 3MF Mtemi Ramadhan Waziri Mkuu
18 3MF Juma Mkambi 1955 Young Africans S.C.
20 3MF Omar Hussein Young Africans S.C.
15 4FW Mohamed Massewa
17 4FW Thuwein Waziri Simba S.C.
13 4FW Peter Tino 1956 Pan African FC
11 3MF Ahmed Thabit Young Africans S.C.
23 3MF Charles Boniface (1955-04-10)10 April 1955 (aged 24) Young Africans S.C.
6 2DF Salim Amir Coastal Union F.C.

Group B

Algeria

Coach: Zdravko Rajkov and Mahieddine Khalef

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mehdi Cerbah (1953-04-03)3 April 1953 (aged 26) JE Tizi Ouzou
2 2DF Mahmoud Guendouz (1953-02-04)4 February 1953 (aged 27) MA Hussein Dey
3 2DF Mustapha Kouici (1954-04-16)16 April 1954 (aged 25) CM Belcourt
4 2DF Mohamed Khedis (1952-02-21)21 February 1952 (aged 28) MA Hussein Dey
5 2DF Chaabane Merzekane (1959-03-18)18 March 1959 (aged 20) MA Hussein Dey
6 3MF Bouzid Mahyouz (1952-01-13)13 January 1952 (aged 28) MP Alger
7 4FW Rabah Madjer (1958-12-15)15 December 1958 (aged 21) MA Hussein Dey
8 3MF Ali Fergani (c) (1952-09-21)21 September 1952 (aged 27) JE Tizi Ouzou
9 4FW Tedj Bensaoula (1954-12-01)1 December 1954 (aged 25) MP Oran
10 3MF Lakhdar Belloumi (1958-12-29)29 December 1958 (aged 21) MP Alger
11 4FW Salah Assad (1958-03-13)13 March 1958 (aged 21) RS Kouba
12 2DF Salah Larbès (1952-09-16)16 September 1952 (aged 27) JE Tizi Ouzou
13 3MF Mohamed Ouamar Ghrib (1960-01-24)24 January 1960 (aged 20) DNC Alger
15 4FW Redouane Guemri (1956-11-30)30 November 1956 (aged 23) ASC Oran
16 4FW Hocine Benmiloudi (1955-01-31)31 January 1955 (aged 25) CM Belcourt
18 3MF Smaïl Slimani (1956-12-31)31 December 1956 (aged 23) USK Alger
19 2DF Abdelkader Horr (1953-11-10)10 November 1953 (aged 26) DNC Alger
20 2DF Abderrahmane Derouaz (1955-12-12)12 December 1955 (aged 24) USK Alger
21 1GK Abderrazak Harb (1950-03-11)11 March 1950 (aged 29) DNC Alger

Ghana

Coach: Fred Osam-Duodu

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
16 1GK Mohammad Ayomo
22 1GK Joseph Carr Asante Kotoko
1 1GK Samuel Suppey Hearts of Oak
4 2DF Isaac Acquaye Dumas Boys
6 2DF Emmanuel Ofei Ansah (1953-06-06)6 June 1953 (aged 26) Hearts of Oak
3 2DF James Kuuku Dadzie Sekondi Hasaacas
2 2DF Joe Gyekye
15 2DF Justice Moore
19 2DF Hesse Odamtten (1959-02-05)5 February 1959 (aged 21) Hearts of Oak
21 2DF Charles Oppong Asante Kotoko
12 2DF Haruna Yusif Asante Kotoko
15 3MF Adolf Armah Hearts of Oak
13 3MF Kingston Asabir Hearts of Oak
10 3MF Kuntu Blankson SS-1974
17 3MF Francis Kumi 1959 Asante Kotoko
23 3MF Emmanuel Quarshie (1953-05-06)6 May 1953 (aged 26) Sekondi Hasaacas
8 3MF Anas Seydou Hearts of Oak
18 3MF John Nketia Yawson Hearts of Oak
7 4FW Papa Arko (1960-06-02)2 June 1960 (aged 19) Asante Kotoko
9 4FW Opoku Afriyie (1945-01-29)29 January 1945 (aged 35) Asante Kotoko
11 4FW Dan Kayede Great Olympics
20 4FW Willie Klutse (1955-05-17)17 May 1955 (aged 24) Dumas Boys

Guinea

Coach: Diélimory Diabaté [[]]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Abdoulaye Keita (1954-09-28)28 September 1954 (aged 25) Hafia
19 4FW Fodé Ba Fofana (1961-12-14)14 December 1961 (aged 18) Hafia
23 2DF Alseny Diaby Hafia
2 2DF Ibrahima Sory Touré
5 2DF Moussa Camara Hafia
7 4FW Papa Camara 1951 Hafia
15 3MF Ibrahima Diawara
8 3MF Mohammed Cheikh Keita
22 4FW Mory Koné
11 3MF Amara Touré
9 4FW Seydouba Bangoura Hafia
14 4FW Sekouba Touré
13 4FW Bengally Sylla 1951 Hafia
4 2DF Djibril Diarra
20 3MF Sekou Sylla
21 3MF Salifou Keita (1959-10-08)8 October 1959 (aged 20) Hafia

Morocco

Coach: Mohamed Hamidouche and Mohamed Jabrane

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Badou Ezzaki (1959-04-02)2 April 1959 (aged 20) Wydad AC
12 1GK Abdellatif Laalou (1952-02-20)20 February 1952 (aged 28) AS Salé
21 1GK Ejjilali Rounaq (1958-03-20)20 March 1958 (aged 21) RS Settat
2 2DF Houssine Bouchkhachekh MC Oujda
3 2DF Mbarek El Filali (1955-05-12)12 May 1955 (aged 24) MC Oujda
14 2DF Essedik Hannoun RS Settat
16 2DF Ahmed Limane (c) 1951 MAS Fes
19 2DF Mustapha Tahiri (1953-07-08)8 July 1953 (aged 26) MC Oujda
20 2DF Abdelillah Marzak (1957-05-02)2 May 1957 (aged 22)
5 3MF Saïd Benzemouri Wydad AC
11 3MF Aziz Bouderbala (1960-12-26)26 December 1960 (aged 19) Wydad AC
8 3MF Abdelaziz Daidi CODM Meknes
18 3MF Abdellatif Houmama (1956-12-01)1 December 1956 (aged 23) Kénitra AC
10 3MF Mohamed Timoumi (1960-01-15)15 January 1960 (aged 20) Union de Touarga
22 3MF Mohamed Mouhou (1955-09-18)18 September 1955 (aged 24) AS Salé
7 4FW Khalid Labied (1955-08-24)24 August 1955 (aged 24) Fath US
9 4FW Jamal Jebrane (1957-08-20)20 August 1957 (aged 22) Kénitra AC
17 4FW Abdelmajid Shaita (1955-01-19)19 January 1955 (aged 25) Wydad AC
13 4FW Mohamed Bentaibi
15 4FW Mohamed Loukhaili

References

  1. ^ "African Nations Cup - Winning Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 November 2025.