1970 African Cup of Nations squads
# 1970 African Cup of Nations squads

This is a list of the squads which took part at the 1970 African Cup of Nations. The Sudan national football team won the 1970 tournament.

## Cameroon

Coach: Raymond Fobété

| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1GK | Jean Atangana Ottou | (1941-11-21)21 November 1941 (aged 28) | Prisons Buea |
| 2DF | Gustave Evou | | Dragon Yaoundé |
| 2DF | Paul N'Lend | | Canon Yaoundé |
| 2DF | Pascal Baylon Owona (C) | | Tonnerre Yaoundé |
| 2DF | Samuel Essomba | | Oryx Douala |
| 3MF | Jean Moukoko | | Oryx Douala |
| 3MF | Jean-Marie Tsébo | | Aigle Royale Nkongsamba |
| 3MF | Jean Moutassié | | Dragon Yaoundé |
| 3MF | Gabriel Abossolo | | RFC Paris-Neuilly |
| 4FW | Emmanuel Koum | (1946-01-05)5 January 1946 (aged 24) | Grenoble FC 38 |
| 4FW | Jean-Baptiste Ndoga | | Diamant Yaoundé |
| 4FW | Dieudonné Bassanguen | | Dragon Yaoundé |
| 4FW | Jean Manga Onguéné | | Canon Yaoundé |
| 3MF | Paul-Gaston Ndongo | | Canon Yaoundé |
| 3MF | Isaac Mbétté | | Caïman Douala |
| 3MF | Priso Dotélé Kuntz | | Oryx Douala |
| 3MF | Emmanuel Mvé | | Canon Yaoundé |
| 3MF | Samuel Mbappé Léppé | | Oryx Douala |
| 3MF | Walter Embellé | | Oryx Douala |
| 4FW | Philippe Michel Mouthé | | Bafia |
| 1GK | Joseph Ayissi | | Epervier d'Ebolowa |
| 3MF | Georges Ndo Nna | | Canon Yaoundé |

* some modern sources report that Dominique Colonna was the head coach but Fobété was given this role in July 1969.

Cameroon also attempted to call up Joseph Yegba Maya of Olympique Marseille to the squad, but Marseille's demands for financial compensation were too high.

## Congo DR

Coach: André Mori

| Pos. | Player | Club |
| - | - | - |
| 1GK | Robert Mwamba | TP Englebert |
| 2DF | Salomon Mange | AS Vita Club |
| 2DF | Pierre Katumba | TP Englebert |
| 2DF | Albert Mukombo | TP Englebert |
| 2DF | Raymond Bwanga | TP Englebert |
| 3MF | Léonard Saidi | TP Englebert |
| 3MF | Jean Kembo | As Vita Club |
| 3MF | Ernest Mokili | AS Dragons |
| 3MF | Joseph Kibongé Mafu (C) | AS Vita Club |
| 3MF | Raoul Albert Mantantu | Diables Rouges de Thysville |
| 3MF | Martin Tshinabu | TP Englebert |
| 3MF | Zacharie Tshibangu | Union Saint-Gilloise de Kananga |
| 4FW | André Kalonzo | Diables Rouges de Thysville |
| 4FW | Adelard Mayanga Maku | AS Vita Club |
| 4FW | Emmanuel Kakoko | CS Imana |
| 4FW | Léon Mungamuni | CS Imana |
| 2DF | Alphonse Likimba | CS Imana |
| 2DF | Philippe Mampuya | |

## Egypt

Coach:Saleh El Wahsh

| Pos. | Player | Club |
| - | - | - |
| 1GK | Hassan Mokhtar | Ismaily |
| 1GK | Hassan Orabi | Al-Ittihad Alexandria |
| 2DF | Abdelkarim El-Gohary | Zamalek |
| 2DF | Mohammed El-Seyagui | Ghazl El-Mehalla |
| 2DF | Mohamed Abu ElEzz | Tersana |
| 2DF | Mohammed Ibrahim El-Mazati "Bobbo" | Al-Ittihad Alexandria |
| 2DF | Mimi Darwish | Ismaily |
| 2DF | Hany Moustafa | Al-Ahly |
| 3MF | Mansour Hamid El-Bouri | Olympic |
| 4FW | Ibrahim Abdel Samad | Al-Ahly |
| 3MF | Salah Hosni | Al-Ahly |
| 2DF | Shawki Hussein | Zamalek |
| 3MF | Hassan El-Shazly | Tersana |
| 3MF | Taha Basry | Zamalek |
| 3MF | Sayed Abdelrazek | Ismaily |
| 4FW | Ali Abo Gresha | Ismaily |
| 3MF | Shehta El Iskandarani | Al-Ittihad Alexandria |
| 3MF | Farouk Mahmoud | El Olympi |
| 4FW | Moustafa Reyadh | Tersana |
| 2DF | Yaken Zaki | Zamalek |
| 2DF | Aboubakr El Sayed Hassan | Al Ittihad Alexandria |
| 2DF | Mohamed Abdel Atif El-Sherbini | Plastic |

## Ethiopia

Coach:Adam Alemu and Tsehaye Bahre

| Pos. | Player | Club |
| - | - | - |
| 1GK | Getachew Abebe | Saint George SA |
| 1GK | Yohannes Kidane | |
| 1GK | Amde Michael Gebre-Selassie | EEPCO |
| 2DF | Bekuretsion Gebrehiwot | |
| 3MF | Abraha Gobezayehu | |
| 2DF | Afework Tsegaye | Tele SC |
| 2DF | Gezahegn Manyazewal | |
| 2DF | Berhe Goitom | EEPCO |
| 2DF | Abraha Araya | Embassoria Mereb Mirah |
| 4FW | Getachew Wolde Abdo | Cotton Factory SA |
| 3MF | Jemil Hassen | |
| 4FW | Tekeste Gebremedhin | Embrassoria Mereb Mirah |
| 3MF | Mengistu Worku | Saint George SA |
| 3MF | Geremew Zergaw | |
| 3MF | Luciano Vassalo | Saint George SA |
| 2DF | Wolde-Emmanuel Fesseha | UCLA Bruins |
| 2DF | Asefaw Tewolde | |
| 3MF | Haile Tesfa - Gabre | TELE SC |
| 4FW | Shewangizaw Agonafer | UCLA Bruins |
| 4FW | Engdawork Tariku | Saint George SA |
| 4FW | Italo Vassalo | |

## Ghana

Coach: Karl-Heinz Marotzke

| Pos. | Player |
| - | - |
| 1GK | Robert Mensah |
| 1GK | Jon Bortey Noawy |
| 2DF | Edward Boye |
| 2DF | Armah Akuetteh |
| 2DF | John Eshun (C) |
| 2DF | Oliver Acquah |
| 3MF | Robert Foley |
| 4FW | Joseph Ghartey |
| 2DF | Alex Mingle |
| 3MF | Ibrahim Sunday |
| 4FW | Osmanu Orlando |
| 4FW | Kwasi Owusu |
| 4FW | Malik Jabir |
| 3MF | Cecil Jones Attuquayefio |
| 4FW | Abubakari Gariba |
| 2DF | Abeka Ankrah |

## Guinea

Coach: Naby Camara

| Pos. | Player | Club |
| - | - | - |
| 1GK | Mamady Sano | Prisons Buea |
| 1GK | Morlaye Camara | |
| 2DF | Sékou Condé | |
| 2DF | Arsène Campbell | |
| 4FW | Ibrahima Aly Badara Keita | |
| 2DF | Pierre Bangoura(C) | |
| 3MF | Jacob Bangoura | |
| 3MF | Mamadouba Camara | |
| 3MF | Ousmane Thiam Tollo | |
| 3MF | Ibrahima Kandia Diallo | |
| 3MF | Chérif Souleymane | |
| 4FW | Sény Soumah | |
| 3MF | Soriba Soumah | |
| 4FW | Ibrahima Sory Keita | |
| 4FW | Mamadouba N'Dongo Camara | |

## Côte d'Ivoire

Coach:Peter Schnittger

| Pos. | Player | Club |
| - | - | - |
| 1GK | Ibrahima Fanny | Stella Club |
| 1GK | Jean Keita | |
| 2DF | Séry Wawa(C) | |
| 2DF | Denis Gnégnéry | |
| 2DF | André Obrou | |
| 2DF | Jean-Baptiste Akassou Akran | |
| 2DF | Joseph Niankouri | |
| 3MF | Alphonse Yoro | |
| 3MF | Bernard Gnahoré | |
| 3MF | Mathias Diagou | |
| 3MF | Christophe Bazo | |
| 4FW | François Tahi | |
| 4FW | Diomandé Losséni | |
| 4FW | Honoré Djiké | |
| 4FW | Laurent Pokou | |
| 2DF | Mangué Cissé Djibrila | |
| 4FW | Clément Lorougnon | |
| 3MF | Ernest Kallet Bialy | |

## Sudan

Coach: Abdel-Fattah Hamad Abu-Zeid (1933)

| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1GK | Abdelaziz Abdallah Abdelrahman | 1947 | Al-Merrikh SC |
| 1GK | Mohamed "Zughbir" Abdel-Fatah | 1949 | Al-Hilal Club |
| 2DF | Samir Salih | | Al-Nil SC (Wad Madani) |
| 2DF | Negm El-Din Hassan | 1945 | Al-Nile SC (Khartoum) |
| 2DF | Awad Koka | 1947 | Al-Hilal Club |
| 2DF | Suliman Abdelgadir | | Al-Merrikh SC |
| 2DF | Mahmoud "James" Said Salim | 1947 | Al-Tahrir SC (Bahri) |
| 2DF | Amin Zaki (c) | | Al-Hilal Club |
| 2DF | El-Sir Kaunda | 1949 | Al-Merrikh SC |
| 3MF | Bushara Abdel-Nadief | 1947 | Al-Merrikh SC |
| 3MF | Nasr Eddin "Jaksa" Abbas | (1944-08-13)13 August 1944 (aged 25) | Al-Hilal Club |
| 4FW | Ahmed Mohamed El-Bashir | | Al-Ahli SC (Wad Madani) |
| 4FW | Hasabu El-Sagheer | 1945 | Burri SC |
| 4FW | Ali Gagarin | 1 April 1949 (aged 20) | Al-Hilal Club |
| 4FW | Ezzeldin Osman | 1948 | Al-Hilal Club |
| 3MF | Ahmed Bushara Wahba | (1943-01-01)1 January 1943 (aged 27) | Al-Merrikh SC |
| 3MF | Ahmed Bashir Abbas | | |
| 2DF | Abdelkafi Abu El-Qasm | | Burri SC |
| 4FW | Babiker Santo | | Al-Ahli SC (Wad Madani) |
| 3MF | Awad Abdel Ghani | | |
