2021 Africa Cup of Nations squads

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Squad list of 2021 Africa Cup of Nations national teams

The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations was an international football tournament that was held in Cameroon from 9 January to 6 February 2022. The 24 national teams involved in the tournament were allowed to register a squad of up to 28 players, including a minimum of three goalkeepers, to allow teams to deal with any COVID-19 cases. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.[1]

The position and date of birth listed for each player is per the official squad list published by CAF. The age listed for each player is on 9 January 2022, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to 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 that are of a different nationality than their own national team.

Group A[edit]

Burkina Faso[edit]

Coach: Kamou Malo

A 29-man provisional squad was announced on 24 December 2021.[2] The final 28-man squad was named on 4 January 2022.[3][4]

Cameroon[edit]

Coach: Portugal Toni Conceição

A 40-man provisional squad was announced on 10 December 2021.[5] A 28-man final squad was announced on 22 December 2021.[6]

Cape Verde[edit]

Coach: Bubista

A 26-man final squad was announced on 23 December 2021.[7] On 3 January 2022, Delmiro and Elber Evora were added to the squad to reach the maximum of 28 players.[8] On 7 January 2022, Djaniny withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Vagner Gonçalves.[9]

Ethiopia[edit]

Coach: Wubetu Abate

A 25-man final squad was announced on 24 December 2021.[10]

Group B[edit]

Guinea[edit]

Coach: Kaba Diawara

A 27-man final squad was announced on 22 December 2021.[11] On 26 December 2021, Antoine Conte and Florentin Pogba withdrew due to injury and were replaced by Fodé Camara and Gaoussou Youssouf Siby.[12]

Malawi[edit]

Coach: Romania Mario Marinică

A 43-man provisional squad, including 13 standby players, was announced on 22 December 2021.[13] A 23-man final squad was announced on 1 January 2022.[14] Additionally to the squad named for the tournament, 5 players (Stain Davie, Paul Ndhlovu, Gerald Phiri Jr., Brighton Munthali, and Daniel Austin Chimbalanga) were named as reserves and will be available in case of eventualities.[15]

Senegal[edit]

Coach: Aliou Cissé

A 27-man final squad was announced on 25 December 2021.[16]Alioune Badara Faty was later added to the squad to reach the maximum of 28 players.[17]

Zimbabwe[edit]

Coach: Norman Mapeza

A 30-man provisional squad was announced on 21 December 2021.[18] A 23-man final squad was announced on 29 December 2021.[19]Panashe Mutimbanyoka, Bill Antonio and Temptation Chiwunga were also registered for the tournament but did not travel to Cameroon.[20]

Group C[edit]

Comoros[edit]

Coach: France Amir Abdou

A 26-man final squad was announced on 23 December 2021.[21] Following the squad announcement, Alexis Souahy and Ibroihim Djoudja were added to the squad to reach the maximum of 28 players.[22]

Gabon[edit]

Coach: France Patrice Neveu

A 30-man provisional squad was announced on 18 December 2021.[23]

Ghana[edit]

Coach: Serbia Milovan Rajevac

A 30-man provisional squad was announced on 21 December 2021.[24] A 28-man final squad was named on 3 January 2022.[25]

Morocco[edit]

Coach: Bosnia and Herzegovina Vahid Halilhodžić

A 25-man final squad was announced on 23 December 2021.[26] On 28 December 2021, Badr Benoun, Mohamed Chibi, and Soufiane Rahimi were added to the squad to reach the maximum of 28 players.[27] On 30 December 2021, Anas Zniti withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti.[28] On 10 January 2022, Badr Benoun withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Achraf Bencharki.[29]

Group D[edit]

Egypt[edit]

Coach: Portugal Carlos Queiroz

A 40-man provisional squad was announced on 19 December 2021.[30] A 25-man final squad was announced on 29 December 2021.[31] On the next day, Ibrahim Adel, Marwan Hamdy and Mohamed Hamdy were added to the squad to reach the maximum of 28 players.[32] On 7 January 2022, Mohamed Hamdy withdrew from the squad due to a knee injury and was replaced by Marwan Dawoud.[33]

Guinea-Bissau[edit]

Coach: Baciro Candé

A 24-man final squad was announced on 30 December 2021.[34]

Nigeria[edit]

Interim coach: Augustine Eguavoen

A 28-man final squad was announced on 25 December 2021.[35] On 31 December 2021, Emmanuel Dennis, Victor Osimhen, Leon Balogun, and Shehu Abdullahi withdrew from the squad and were replaced by Semi Ajayi, Tyronne Ebuehi, Peter Olayinka, and Henry Onyekuru.[36] On 6 January 2022, Odion Ighalo withdrawn from the squad, thus reducing the squad to 27 players.[37] Newly appointed coach José Peseiro joined the team as an observer, while interim coach Eguavoen led the team.[38]

Sudan[edit]

Coach: Burhan Tia

A 34-man provisional squad was announced on 27 December 2021.[39] A 28-man final squad was announced on 5 January 2022.[40]

Group E[edit]

Algeria[edit]

Coach: Djamel Belmadi

A 28-man final squad was announced on 24 December 2021.[41][42]

Equatorial Guinea[edit]

Coach: Juan Micha

A 28-man final squad was announced on 27 December 2021.[43] On 4 January 2022, Aitor Embela withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Felipe Ovono.[44]

Ivory Coast[edit]

Coach: France Patrice Beaumelle

A 28-man final squad was announced on 23 December 2021.[45] On 31 December 2021, Sylvain Gbohouo was temporarily banned by FIFA, due to being found guilty of taking the prohibited substance trimetazidine and could not participate.[46] A few days later, N’Drin Ulrich Edan was called up to replace him.[47]

Sierra Leone[edit]

Coach: John Keister

A 40-man provisional squad was announced on 21 December 2021.[48] A 28-man final squad was announced on 31 December 2021.[49] On 8 January 2022, Alhassan Koroma withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Augustus Kargbo.[50]

Group F[edit]

Gambia[edit]

Coach: Belgium Tom Saintfiet

A 40-man provisional squad was announced on 11 December 2021.[51] A 28-man final squad was announced on 21 December 2021.[52]

Mali[edit]

Coach: Mohamed Magassouba

A 28-man final squad was announced on 27 December 2021.[53]

Mauritania[edit]

Coach: France Didier Gomes Da Rosa

A 30-man provisional squad was announced on 23 December 2021.[54] A 28-man final squad was announced on 31 December 2021.[55]

Tunisia[edit]

Coach: Mondher Kebaier

A 28-man final squad was announced on 30 December 2021.[56] On 4 January 2022, it was announced that Youssef Msakni and Seifeddine Jaziri tested positive for COVID-19, but the Tunisian Football Federation were not allowed to replace them ahead of the tournament.[57] On 5 January 2022, Firas Ben Larbi withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Issam Jebali.[58]

Player representation[edit]

By age[edit]

Goalkeepers
Captains

By club[edit]

Clubs with 5 or more players represented are listed.

Players Club
9 Egypt Zamalek
8 Egypt Al Ahly, Sudan Al-Hilal Omdurman
7 France Metz, Sudan Al-Merrikh, Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
6 Ethiopia Fasil Kenema, Guinea Horoya
5 Belgium Standard Liège, Egypt Pyramids, England Arsenal, Ethiopia Saint George, France Nantes, France Saint-Étienne, Greece Olympiacos, Malawi Silver Strikers, Mauritania Nouadhibou, Sierra Leone Bo Rangers

By club nationality[edit]

Players CAF clubs
31 Egypt Egypt
27 Sudan Sudan
27 Ethiopia Ethiopia
17 Malawi Malawi, South Africa South Africa
12 Tunisia Tunisia
10 Morocco Morocco
9 Mauritania Mauritania, Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
7 Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Guinea
6 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
5 Ghana Ghana, Tanzania Tanzania
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo, Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
3 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso, Libya Libya
2 Nigeria Nigeria, Zambia Zambia
1 Algeria Algeria, Cape Verde Cape Verde, The Gambia Gambia, Mozambique Mozambique, Senegal Senegal
Players Clubs outside CAF
105 France France
52 England England
29 Spain Spain
27 Belgium Belgium
25 Italy Italy
21 Portugal Portugal
20 Turkey Turkey
16 Germany Germany
15 Netherlands Netherlands
13 Switzerland Switzerland
10 Greece Greece, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
9 Cyprus Cyprus
8 Qatar Qatar
7 Sweden Sweden
6 Hungary Hungary, United States United States
5 Denmark Denmark, Norway Norway
4 Bulgaria Bulgaria, China China, Russia Russia
3 Croatia Croatia, Moldova Moldova, Scotland Scotland, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
2 Austria Austria, Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, Georgia (country) Georgia, Iceland Iceland, Israel Israel, Serbia Serbia
1 Armenia Armenia, Belarus Belarus, Czech Republic Czech Republic, Finland Finland, India India, Iraq Iraq, Republic of Ireland Ireland, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, Kuwait Kuwait, Luxembourg Luxembourg, Malta Malta, Poland Poland, Slovenia Slovenia, South Korea South Korea

By club confederation[edit]

By representatives of domestic league[edit]

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