Below is a list of squads used in the 1968 African Cup of Nations.
Group A
Algeria
Coach: 
Lucien Leduc
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mohamed Abrouk | 30 November 1945 (aged 22) |  CR Belcourt | |||
| GK | Abdelkrim Laribi | 25 December 1943 (aged 24) | IRB Sougueur | |||
| DF | Ali Attoui | 21 January 1942 (aged 25) | Hamra Annaba | |||
| DF | Boubekeur Belbekri (c) | 7 January 1942 (aged 26) | USM Alger | |||
| DF | Ahmed Bouden | 4 December 1938 (aged 29) | Hamra Annaba | |||
| DF | Messaoud Belloucif | 30 November 1940 (aged 27) | AS Khroub | |||
| DF | Lakhdar Bouyahi | 21 January 1946 (aged 21) | NA Hussein Dey | |||
| DF | Kamel Lemoui | 10 July 1939 (aged 28) | CR Belcourt | |||
| MF | Djilali Abdi | 25 November 1943 (aged 24) | USM Bel Abbès | |||
| MF | Hacène Djemaâ | 6 January 1942 (aged 26) | CR Belcourt | |||
| MF | Abdellah Kechra | 31 January 1945 (aged 22) | ASM Oran | |||
| MF | Djilali Selmi | 4 September 1946 (aged 21) | CR Belcourt | |||
| MF | Mustapha Seridi | 18 April 1941 (aged 26) | ES Guelma | |||
| MF | Hacène Lalmas | 12 March 1943 (aged 24) | CR Belcourt | |||
| FW | Boualem Amirouche | 1 October 1942 (aged 25) | RC Kouba | |||
| FW | Kamel Beroudji | 9 September 1945 (aged 22) | OM Ruisseau | |||
| FW | Achour Louahdi | 14 March 1938 (aged 29) | CR Belcourt | |||
| FW | Noureddine Hachouf | 10 May 1940 (aged 27) | ES Guelma | |||
| FW | Mokhtar Kalem | 10 October 1944 (aged 23) | CR Belcourt | |||
| FW | Hamid Belabbes | 16 July 1942 (aged 25) | MC Oran |
Ethiopia
Coach: 
Ferenc Szűcs
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Getachew "Dula" Abebe | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Saint George SC | ||||
| GK | Amdemichael Gebreselassie | EEPCO FC | ||||
| DF | Abraha Araya | Embasoira FC | ||||
| DF | Wolde-Manuel Fesseha | Saint George SC | ||||
| DF | Bekure-Tsion Gebrehiwot | Hamasien FC | ||||
| DF | Berhe Goitom | EEPCO FC | ||||
| DF | Awad Mohammed (c) | Saint George SC | ||||
| MF | Luciano Vassallo | 15 August 1935 (aged 32) | Cotton Factory Club | |||
| MF | Girma Asmerom | Dagnew | ||||
| MF | Mengistu Worku | 1 January 1940 (aged 28) | Saint George SC | |||
| MF | Kiflom Araya | Ethiopian Airlines FC | ||||
| FW | Shewangizaw Agonafer | Saint George SC | ||||
| FW | Getachew Wolde | Cotton Factory Club | ||||
| FW | Abdulrahman Abdalla | Hamasien FC | ||||
| MF | Haile Tesfa-Gabre | Tele SC | ||||
| DF | Bereket Amdemichael | Hamasien FC | ||||
| MF | Tekeda Alemu | Saint George SC | ||||
| DF | Getachew Gelashe | Ethio-Cement | ||||
| FW | Haile Abebe Woldegiorgis | Mekuria | ||||
| DF | Eshetu -Tsion Gebrehiwot | Saint George SC | ||||
| MF | Getachew Abdo | Saint George SC | ||||
| FW | Gebre-Medhin Tesfaye | Tele SC |
Ivory Coast
Coach: Paul Gévaudan
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jean Keita |  ASEC Mimosas | ||||
| DF | Joseph Niankoury | Africa Sports | ||||
| MF | François Zady | Stade d'Abijjan | ||||
| DF | Henri Konan | Stade d'Abidjan | ||||
| MF | Mathias Diagou | Stade d'Abidjan | ||||
| MF | Jean-Louis Bozon | Stella Club | ||||
| MF | Christophe Bazo | ASEC Mimosas | ||||
| DF | Séry Wawa | Africa Sports | ||||
| DF | Yapobi | | ||||
| MF | Joseph Bléziri | Stade d'Abidjan | ||||
| FW | Eustache Manglé | ASEC Mimosas | ||||
| FW | François Tahi | Stade d'Abidjan | ||||
| FW | Laurent Pokou | ASEC Mimosas | ||||
| FW | Dominique Yovan | | ||||
| MF | Ernest Kallet Bialy | Africa Sports | ||||
| FW | Maurice Déhi | Stade d'Abidjan | ||||
| FW | Apollinaire N'Zi | Stella Club |
Uganda
Coach: Robert Kiberu
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Joseph Masajjage |  Express | ||||
| GK | George Bukenya | Coffee | ||||
| DF | James Lukwago | | ||||
| DF | Ibrahim Dafala | Express | ||||
| DF | David Otti | Coffee | ||||
| DF | Ben Ezaga | Prisons | ||||
| MF | Steven Baraza | Prisons | ||||
| MF | Parry Oketch (C) | Prisons | ||||
| MF | John Ddibya | Army | ||||
| FW | Philip Polly Ouma | Army | ||||
| FW | Swalleh Wasswa | Army | ||||
| FW | Denis Obua | Police | ||||
| MF | Kefa Lori | | ||||
| MF | Peter Okee | Prisons | ||||
| DF | Benjamin Ashe Mukasa | Coffee | ||||
| MF | Francis Kulabigwo | Coffee |
Group B
Congo-Brazzaville
Coach: 
Paul Ebondzibato
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Maxime Matsima | Diables Noirs | ||||
| GK | Joseph Ngassaki | CARA Brazzaville | ||||
| GK | Paul Tandou | Diables Noirs | ||||
| DF | Louis Akouala | Étoile du Congo | ||||
| DF | Adolphe "Amoyen" Bibandzoulou | Diables Noirs | ||||
| DF | Serge-Samuel Boukaka | Étoile du Congo | ||||
| DF | Alphonse Niangou | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Standard Liège | ||||
| MF | Maurice "Fontaine" Ondzola | Abeilles FC | ||||
| MF | Germain "Jadot" Dzabana | Diables Noirs | ||||
| MF | Marcel Koko | Étoile du Congo | ||||
| MF | Michel "Chine" Miéré | Patronage Sainte-Anne | ||||
| FW | Emile Batoukeba | Étoile du Congo | ||||
| FW | Jean-Chrysostome Bikouri | Diables Noirs | ||||
| FW | Jean-Bernard Foundoux | Patronage Sainte-Anne | ||||
| FW | Jean "Jeannot" Foutika | CARA Brazzaville | ||||
| FW | Jean-Michel M'Bono | 27 January 1946 (aged 21) | Étoile du Congo | |||
| FW | Michel Ongagna | Étoile du Congo | ||||
| MF | Maurice Filankembo | Patronage Sainte-Anne | ||||
| DF | Christophe Ombelle | Patronage Sainte-Anne | ||||
| DF | François Poaty | Vita Club Mokanda | ||||
| MF | Léon Tchikaya | Étoile du Congo |
Congo-Kinshasa
Coach: Ferenc Csanádi
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Kazadi Mwamba | 6 March 1947 (aged 20) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} TP Englebert | |||
| GK | Bernard Matumona | FC Himalaya | ||||
| GK | Augustin Ebengo | CS Imana | ||||
| DF | Salomon Mange | AS Vita Club | ||||
| DF | Elias Tshimanga | US Kipushi | ||||
| DF | Pierre Katumba | TP Englebert | ||||
| DF | Mwanza Mukombo | 17 December 1945 (aged 22) | TP Englebert | |||
| MF | Kembo Uba Kembo | 27 December 1947 (aged 20) | AS Vita Club | |||
| MF | Kidumu Mantantu | 17 November 1946 (aged 21) | Diables Rouges de Thysville | |||
| MF | Kibonge Mafu | 12 February 1945 (aged 22) | AS Vita Club | |||
| FW | Pierre Kalala Mukendi | 22 November 1939 (aged 28) | TP Englebert | |||
| FW | Mwana Kasongo | 10 October 1938 (aged 29) | CS Imana | |||
| FW | Léon Mungamuni | FC Nomades | ||||
| DF | Albert Bilengi |  | ||||
| MF | Ignace Muwawa | CS Imana | ||||
| MF | Nicodème Kabamba (c) | CS Imana | ||||
| MF | Yenga Mokili | AS Dragons | ||||
| DF | Paul Mbuli | FC Himalaya | ||||
| FW | Albert Mwila | AS Dragons | ||||
| MF | Emmanuel Ngenyibungi | Union St-Gilloise | ||||
| FW | Philippe Mvukani | AS Dragons | ||||
| FW | Freddy Mulongo | CS Imana | ||||
| DF | Simon Lembi | FC Mikado |
Ghana
Coach: 
Carlos Alberto Parreira
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jon Bortey Noawy | 13 June 1939 (aged 28) |  Great Olympics | ||
| GK | Robert Mensah | 12 June 1939 (aged 28) | Asante Kotoko | ||
| GK | Emmanuel Anue Kofie | 10 February 1941 (aged 26) | Asante Kotoko | ||
| DF | Charles Addo Odametey | 23 February 1937 (aged 30) | Hearts of Oak | ||
| DF | Tetteh Bukey | Great Olympics | |||
| DF | Franklin Crentsil | Real Republicans Accra | |||
| DF | John Eshun | 17 July 1942 (aged 25) | Sekondi Hasaacas | ||
| DF | Ben Kusi | 1 June 1939 (aged 28) | Asante Kotoko | ||
| MF | Oliver Acquah | 22 March 1946 (aged 21) | Asante Kotoko | ||
| MF | Edward Boye | Great Olympics | |||
| MF | Joseph Ghartey | Hearts of Oak | |||
| MF | Osei Kofi | 3 June 1940 (aged 27) | Asante Kotoko | ||
| MF | Frank Odoi | 23 February 1943 (aged 24) | Great Olympics | ||
| MF | Ibrahim Sunday | 22 July 1944 (aged 23) | Asante Kotoko | ||
| MF | Joseph Wilson | 2 December 1939 (aged 28) | Asante Kotoko | ||
| FW | Robert Foley | 16 October 1943 (aged 24) | Hearts of Oak | ||
| FW | Amusa Gbadamosi | 15 April 1942 (aged 25) | Hearts of Oak | ||
| FW | Malik Jabir | 8 December 1944 (aged 23) | Asante Kotoko | ||
| FW | Cecil Jones Attuquayefio | 18 October 1944 (aged 23) | Great Olympics | ||
| FW | Wilberforce Mfum | 28 August 1936 (aged 31) | Asante Kotoko | ||
| FW | Sammy Sampene | 18 December 1942 (aged 25) | Asante Kotoko |
Senegal
Coach:Lamine Diack
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Amady Thiam |  Jeanne d'Arc | ||||
| GK | Toumani Diallo* | Foyer France Sénégal | ||||
| DF | Amadou Moustapha Dieng | Jeanne d'Arc | ||||
| DF | Issa Mbaye | Foyer France Sénégal | ||||
| DF | Djibril Alioune Guèye | Réveil de Saint-Louis | ||||
| MF | Louis Camara | Espoirs de Dakar | ||||
| MF | Louis Gomis | Foyer France Sénégal | ||||
| FW | Baye Moussé Paye | US Gorée | ||||
| FW | Yatma Diouck | Réveil de Saint-Louis | ||||
| DF | Yérim Diagne | {{{age}}} | {{{caps}}} | Réveil de Saint-Louis | ||
| FW | Mohamed "Doudou" Diongue | Espoir de Dakar | ||||
| MF | Abdoulaye NDiaye | | ||||
| FW | Moustapha Diop | SC Amiens | ||||
| MF | Insa Diagne | |
- Toumani Diallo was injured shortly before the tournament, and perhaps didn't travel with the squad.
External links
- 1968 African Cup of Nations details - rsssf.com
- Afcon 1968 - footballzz
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