2017 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations squads

Main article: 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations

The squads for the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations were announced on 24 February 2017.^[1]

Players marked in bold have been capped at full International level.

Cameroon

Head coach: Cyprien Asshu Bessong

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Junior Dande	(1998-02-22)22 February 1998 (aged 19)	APEJES Academy
2	2DF	Duplexe Tchamba	(1998-07-10)10 July 1998 (aged 18)	TAD Sport FC
3	2DF	Karl Junior Ndedi Kegne	(1999-12-25)25 December 1999 (aged 17)	New Star de Douala
4	2DF	Serge Ngono	(1998-04-04)4 April 1998 (aged 18)	Eding Sport FC
5	2DF	Nouhou Tolo	(1997-06-23)23 June 1997 (aged 19)	Seattle Sounders FC
6	3MF	Samuel Gouet	(1997-12-14)14 December 1997 (aged 19)	APEJES Academy
7	4FW	Kalvin Ketu Jih [es]	(1997-06-06)6 June 1997 (aged 19)	Alcobendas CF
8	3MF	Hervé Bodiong	(1997-06-17)17 June 1997 (aged 19)	Akritas Chlorakas
9	4FW	Felix Chenkam	(1998-12-28)28 December 1998 (aged 18)	Seattle Sounders FC 2
10	3MF	Victor Mpindi	(1997-02-27)27 February 1997 (aged 19)	AS Fortuna de Yaounde
11	4FW	Eric Ayuk	(1997-02-17)17 February 1997 (aged 20)	Philadelphia Union
12	2DF	Fabrice Gael Ngah	(1997-10-16)16 October 1997 (aged 19)	UMS de Loum
13	2DF	Rodrigue Ele	(1998-03-02)2 March 1998 (aged 18)	AS Fortuna de Yaounde
14	3MF	Joss Didiba	(1997-11-07)7 November 1997 (aged 19)	Perugia
15	2DF	Olivier Mbaizo	(1997-08-15)15 August 1997 (aged 19)	Union Sportive de Douala
16	1GK	Amido Yindui	(1999-10-01)1 October 1999 (aged 17)	Best Stars de Limbe
17	3MF	Felix Djoubairou	(1998-03-10)10 March 1998 (aged 18)	Coton Sport FC de Garoua
18	4FW	Beligine Ngeh	(1999-10-10)10 October 1999 (aged 17)	Eding Sport FC
19	4FW	Preston Tabortetaka Obiarrah	(1998-06-10)10 June 1998 (aged 18)	New Star de Douala
20	3MF	Kévin Soni	(1998-04-17)17 April 1998 (aged 18)	Pau FC (on loan from Bordeaux)
21	1GK	Simon Omossola	(1998-05-05)5 May 1998 (aged 18)	Coton Sport FC de Garoua

Egypt

Head coach: Moatamed Gamal Abdelaziz^[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Omar Wael Abdelsamie Abdelhamed	(1997-07-31)31 July 1997 (aged 19)	El Sharkia SC
2	2DF	Ahmed Hany	(1997-05-19)19 May 1997 (aged 19)	Ismaily SC
3	2DF	Amr Ismail	(1997-02-12)12 February 1997 (aged 20)	Tanta SC
4	2DF	Osama Galal	(1997-09-17)17 September 1997 (aged 19)	Petrojet FC
5	2DF	Mohamed Abdelsalam	(1997-10-01)1 October 1997 (aged 19)	Petrojet FC
6	2DF	Mahmoud Marei	(1998-04-24)24 April 1998 (aged 18)	Wadi Degla
7	4FW	Karim Walid	(1997-08-08)8 August 1997 (aged 19)	Al Ahly
8	3MF	Nasser Maher	(1997-02-08)8 February 1997 (aged 20)	Petrojet FC
9	3MF	Taher Mohamed	(1997-03-07)7 March 1997 (aged 19)	Le Havre AC
10	3MF	Khalia Haggagy	(1998-04-26)26 April 1998 (aged 18)	FC Zurich
11	4FW	Mostafa Mohamed	(1997-11-28)28 November 1997 (aged 19)	El Dakhleya SC
12	3MF	Akram Tawfik	(1997-11-08)8 November 1997 (aged 19)	Al Ahly
13	2DF	Mostafa Faramawy Salaheldin	(1997-01-10)10 January 1997 (aged 20)	Tanta SC
14	3MF	Ahmed Hamdy	(1998-02-10)10 February 1998 (aged 19)	Al Ahly
15	4FW	Omar Marmoush	(1999-02-07)7 February 1999 (aged 18)	Wadi Degla
16	1GK	Mostafa Mahmoud Mohamed	(1997-07-07)7 July 1997 (aged 19)	Tala'ea El-Gaish SC
17	3MF	Ahmed Ramadan	(1997-03-23)23 March 1997 (aged 19)	Al Ahly
18	3MF	Mahmoud Samy	(1997-07-20)20 July 1997 (aged 19)	El Dakhleya SC
19	3MF	Ahmed Mostafa Elsayed Taher	(1997-10-21)21 October 1997 (aged 19)	Petrojet FC
20	2DF	Ahmed Aboul-Fotouh	(1998-03-22)22 March 1998 (aged 18)	Zamalek SC
21	1GK	Mohamed Essam Mostafa Mohamed	(1997-08-01)1 August 1997 (aged 19)	Al Ahly

Guinea

Head coach:

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Sékouba Camara	(1997-01-22)22 January 1997 (aged 20)	Atlético Coleah
2	2DF	Salif Sylla	(1998-12-05)5 December 1998 (aged 18)	AS Kaloum
3	2DF	Mamadouba Diaby	(1997-02-16)16 February 1997 (aged 20)	AS Kaloum
4	2DF	Mohamed Lamine Sylla	(1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 20)	Hafia FC
5	2DF	Mohamed Camara	(1998-11-01)1 November 1998 (aged 18)	Fello Star
6	2DF	Mohamed Didé Fofana	(1998-04-08)8 April 1998 (aged 18)	Hafia FC
7	3MF	Daouda Camara	(1997-08-20)20 August 1997 (aged 19)	Horoya AC
8	3MF	Ibrahima Sory Soumah	(1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 19)	Fello Star
9	4FW	Momo Yansané	(1997-07-29)29 July 1997 (aged 19)	Hafia FC
10	3MF	Morlaye Sylla	(1998-07-27)27 July 1998 (aged 18)	FC Arouca
11	4FW	Ibrahima Sylla	(1997-05-14)14 May 1997 (aged 19)	Hafia FC
12	3MF	Mohamed Coumbassa	(1999-06-05)5 June 1999 (aged 17)	Wakriya AC
13	2DF	Mohamed Ali Camara	(1997-08-28)28 August 1997 (aged 19)	Hafia FC
14	4FW	Yamodou Touré	(1998-08-05)5 August 1998 (aged 18)	Horoya AC
15	3MF	Mamadou Kane	(1997-01-22)22 January 1997 (aged 20)	AS Kaloum
16	1GK	Moussa Camara	(1998-11-27)27 November 1998 (aged 18)	Horoya AC
17	4FW	Barry Mamady	(1997-11-22)22 November 1997 (aged 19)	Soumba FC
18	3MF	Alseny Soumah	(1998-05-16)16 May 1998 (aged 18)	FC Arouca
19	3MF	Naby Bangoura	(1998-03-29)29 March 1998 (aged 18)	FC Vizela
20	4FW	Facinet Soumah	(1998-03-18)18 March 1998 (aged 18)	Fello Star
21	1GK	Fodé David Kaba	(1998-08-15)15 August 1998 (aged 18)	Hafia FC

Mali

Head coach: Baye Ba

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Samuel Diarra	(1998-08-11)11 August 1998 (aged 18)	Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa
2	2DF	Abdoul Karim Danté	(1998-10-29)29 October 1998 (aged 18)	RSC Anderlecht
3	2DF	Siaka Bagayoko	(1998-07-04)4 July 1998 (aged 18)	Djoliba AC
4	2DF	Dramane Simpara	(1998-05-05)5 May 1998 (aged 18)	CS Duguwolofila
5	2DF	Mamadou Koné	(1997-08-22)22 August 1997 (aged 19)	AS Onze Créateurs de Niaréla
6	3MF	Ousmane Diakité	(2000-07-25)25 July 2000 (aged 16)	FC Red Bull Salzburg
7	4FW	Sidiki Maiga	(1998-12-28)28 December 1998 (aged 18)	AD Alcorcón
8	3MF	Moussa Diakité	(1998-12-17)17 December 1998 (aged 18)	AS Korofina
9	3MF	Amadou Diarra	(1999-06-08)8 June 1999 (aged 17)	Lafia Club de Bamako
10	4FW	Ibrahima Kone	(1999-06-16)16 June 1999 (aged 17)	CO de Bamako
11	4FW	Boubacar Traoré	(1998-05-24)24 May 1998 (aged 18)	Jeanne d'Arc FC
12	4FW	Moussa Djenepo	(1998-06-15)15 June 1998 (aged 18)	Standard de Liege
13	4FW	Ismaila Coulibaly	(2000-12-25)25 December 2000 (aged 16)	CS Duguwolofila
14	3MF	Mohamed Sangare	(1998-08-04)4 August 1998 (aged 18)	AS Real Bamako
15	2DF	Mamadou Fofana	(1998-01-21)21 January 1998 (aged 19)	Alanyaspor
16	1GK	Drissa Kouyate	(1998-12-17)17 December 1998 (aged 18)	AS Real Bamako
17	2DF	Babou Fofana	(1999-04-10)10 April 1999 (aged 17)	Stade Malien
18	3MF	Amadou Haidara	(1998-01-31)31 January 1998 (aged 19)	FC Red Bull Salzburg
19	4FW	Zoumana Simpara	(1998-02-22)22 February 1998 (aged 19)	AS Bakaridjan
20	3MF	Sékou Koïta	(1999-11-28)28 November 1999 (aged 17)	FC Red Bull Salzburg
21	1GK	Modibo Traore	(1999-04-13)13 April 1999 (aged 17)	FC Diarra

Senegal

Head coach: Joseph Koto

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Mamadou Moustapha Seck	(1997-03-05)5 March 1997 (aged 19)	Mbour Petite-Côte FC
2	2DF	Waly Diouf	(1997-05-05)5 May 1997 (aged 19)	Valenciennes FC
3	2DF	Jean Jacques Idrissa Ndecky	(1997-01-10)10 January 1997 (aged 20)	Casa Sports
4	2DF	Souleymane Aw	(1999-04-05)5 April 1999 (aged 17)	Excellence Foot de Dakar
5	3MF	Ousseynou Diagne	(1999-06-05)5 June 1999 (aged 17)	Académie Foot Darou Salam
6	2DF	Mamadou Diarra	(1997-12-20)20 December 1997 (aged 19)	Boluspor
7	4FW	Ibrahima Niane	(1999-03-11)11 March 1999 (aged 17)	Génération Foot
8	2DF	Moussa Ba	(1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 19)	Excellence Foot de Dakar
9	4FW	Mouhamed Pouye	(1997-12-26)26 December 1997 (aged 19)	Mbour Petite-Côte FC
10	4FW	Aliou Badji	(1997-10-10)10 October 1997 (aged 19)	Djurgårdens IF
11	4FW	Ibrahima Ndiaye	(1998-07-06)6 July 1998 (aged 18)	Wadi Degla
12	4FW	Pape Habib Guèye	(1999-09-20)20 September 1999 (aged 17)	Académie Foot Darou Salam
13	2DF	Alioune Badara Guèye	(1998-08-20)20 August 1998 (aged 18)	ASC Niarry Tally
14	4FW	Mor Nguer	(1997-10-09)9 October 1997 (aged 19)	Gorée
15	2DF	Momo Mbaye	(1998-06-28)28 June 1998 (aged 18)	AS Dakar Sacré-Cœur
16	1GK	Lamine Sarr	(1998-06-18)18 June 1998 (aged 18)	AS Dakar Sacré-Cœur
17	3MF	Krépin Diatta	(1999-02-25)25 February 1999 (aged 18)	Oslo Football Academy in Senegal
18	3MF	Soulèye Sarr	(1997-07-29)29 July 1997 (aged 19)	Mbour Petite-Côte FC
19	3MF	Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Kane	(1997-01-04)4 January 1997 (aged 20)	Diambars FC
20	4FW	Dominique Édouard Miquilan	(1997-05-17)17 May 1997 (aged 19)	SM Caen
21	1GK	Idrissa Ndiaye	(1998-03-14)14 March 1998 (aged 18)	Diambars FC

South Africa

Head coach: Thabo Senong

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Sanele Tshabalala	(1998-05-12)12 May 1998 (aged 18)	Bidvest Wits
2	2DF	Notha Nature Nature Ngcobo	(1999-01-10)10 January 1999 (aged 18)	Mamelodi Sundowns
3	2DF	Aghmat Ceres	(1997-01-28)28 January 1997 (aged 20)	Ajax Cape Town
4	2DF	Katlego Mohamme	(1998-03-10)10 March 1998 (aged 18)	SuperSport United
5	2DF	Sandile Mthethwa	(1997-04-14)14 April 1997 (aged 19)	Orlando Pirates
6	3MF	Wiseman Meyiwa	(1999-12-27)27 December 1999 (aged 17)	Kaizer Chiefs
7	3MF	Grant Margeman	(1998-06-03)3 June 1998 (aged 18)	Ajax Cape Town
8	3MF	Sibongakonke Mbatha	(1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 19)	Bidvest Wits
9	4FW	Itumeleng Shopane	(1997-06-16)16 June 1997 (aged 19)	Kaizer Chiefs
10	4FW	Luther Singh	(1997-08-05)5 August 1997 (aged 19)	Sporting Braga
11	3MF	Phakamani Mahlambi	(1997-09-12)12 September 1997 (aged 19)	Bidvest Wits
12	3MF	Sipho Mbule	(1998-03-22)22 March 1998 (aged 18)	SuperSport United
13	2DF	Thendo Mukumela	(1998-01-30)30 January 1998 (aged 19)	Mamelodi Sundowns
14	2DF	Siyabonga Ngezana	(1997-07-15)15 July 1997 (aged 19)	Kaizer Chiefs
15	2DF	Tercious Malepe	(1997-02-18)18 February 1997 (aged 20)	Orlando Pirates
16	1GK	Mondli Mpoto	(1998-07-24)24 July 1998 (aged 18)	SuperSport United
17	4FW	Khanyiso Eric Mayo	(1998-08-27)27 August 1998 (aged 18)	SuperSport United
18	3MF	Teboho Mokoena	(1997-01-24)24 January 1997 (aged 20)	SuperSport United
19	3MF	Kobamelo Kodisang	(1999-08-28)28 August 1999 (aged 17)	Platinum Stars
20	1GK	Khulekani Kubheka	(1999-01-07)7 January 1999 (aged 18)	Mamelodi Sundowns
21	4FW	Liam Jordan	(1998-07-30)30 July 1998 (aged 18)	Sporting CP

Sudan

Head coach: Mubark Suliman Mohamed Slaih

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Ishag Adam	(1999-01-01)1 January 1999 (aged 18)	Osood Darfur
2	2DF	Baghdad Hamad	(1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 19)	Al-Merrikh SC
3	4FW	Eid Mugadam	(1999-09-17)17 September 1999 (aged 17)	Al-Ahly Shendi
4	2DF	Mohamed Habba	(2000-08-05)5 August 2000 (aged 16)	Al Khartoum SC
5	2DF	Mazin Mustafa	(1999-08-24)24 August 1999 (aged 17)	Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)
6	3MF	Ammar Taifour	(1997-04-12)12 April 1997 (aged 19)	Unattached
7	4FW	Fathelaleem Kondees	(1999-01-01)1 January 1999 (aged 18)	Al-Hilal ESC (Al-Fasher)
8	4FW	Khaled Nassan	(1998-05-02)2 May 1998 (aged 18)	Al-Merrikh SC
9	4FW	Walaa Eldin Yaqoub	(2000-01-01)1 January 2000 (aged 17)	Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)
10	3MF	Hassan Mutwakil	(1997-01-01)1 January 1997 (aged 20)	Al-Ahly Shendi
11	2DF	Ramadan Elfaki Kabo Suliman	(1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 19)	Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)
12	3MF	Mohamed Hamatto	(1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 19)	Wadi Elneel
13	3MF	Musab Kurdman	(2000-04-04)4 April 2000 (aged 16)	Al-Ahly Shendi
14	2DF	Mazin Mohamed	(2000-05-02)2 May 2000 (aged 16)	Ombada
15	1GK	Abdalla Yagoub Adam	(2000-01-03)3 January 2000 (aged 17)	Al Ameer Khartoum
16	1GK	Mohamed Alnour Adam Saeed	(2000-01-01)1 January 2000 (aged 17)	Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)
17	4FW	Mohamed Abbas Gumaa	(2000-06-17)17 June 2000 (aged 16)	Ombada
18	3MF	Moumen Esam	(2000-11-23)23 November 2000 (aged 16)	Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)
19	2DF	Mohaid Waheed	(1999-09-23)23 September 1999 (aged 17)	Al Ahli SC (Khartoum)
20	3MF	Mustafa Elfadni	(1999-10-24)24 October 1999 (aged 17)	Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)
21	2DF	Ibrahim Mohamed Sulieman Mohamed	(1999-01-01)1 January 1999 (aged 18)	Al Ahli SC (Khartoum)

Zambia

Head coach: Bestone Chambeshi

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Mangani Banda	(1997-07-13)13 July 1997 (aged 19)	Zanaco
2	2DF	Moses Nyondo	(1997-07-05)5 July 1997 (aged 19)	Nkana
3	2DF	Prosper Chiluya	(1998-04-02)2 April 1998 (aged 18)	Kafue Celtic
4	2DF	Benson Chali	(1997-12-02)2 December 1997 (aged 19)	Forrest Rangers
5	2DF	Solomon Sakala	(1997-04-28)28 April 1997 (aged 19)	Kabwe Warriors
6	3MF	Sydney Phiri	(1997-06-12)12 June 1997 (aged 19)	Gomes
7	3MF	Chrispine Sakulanda	(1997-06-27)27 June 1997 (aged 19)	Mufulira Wanderers
8	3MF	Harrison Musonda Chisala	(1997-08-04)4 August 1997 (aged 19)	Nkana
9	4FW	Conlyde Luchanga	(1997-03-11)11 March 1997 (aged 19)	Lusaka Dynamos
10	4FW	Fashion Sakala	(1997-03-14)14 March 1997 (aged 19)	Rangers
11	3MF	Enock Mwepu	(1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 19)	Brighton
12	4FW	Emmanuel Banda	(1997-09-29)29 September 1997 (aged 19)	S.C. Esmoriz
13	2DF	Shemmy Mayembe	(1997-11-22)22 November 1997 (aged 19)	ZESCO United
14	4FW	Edward Chilufya	(1999-09-17)17 September 1999 (aged 17)	Mpande Youth Academy
15	2DF	Edward Tembo	(1997-03-26)26 March 1997 (aged 19)	Gomes
16	1GK	Samson Banda	(1997-05-01)1 May 1997 (aged 19)	ZESCO United
17	3MF	Kenneth Kalunga	(1997-01-18)18 January 1997 (aged 20)	Ikast FS
18	1GK	Jim James Phiri	(1998-09-07)7 September 1998 (aged 18)	Circuit City
19	3MF	Mumba Mwape	(1998-04-26)26 April 1998 (aged 18)	Getafe
20	4FW	Patson Daka	(1998-10-09)9 October 1998 (aged 18)	Liefering
21	3MF	Boyd Siame Musonda	(1997-05-12)12 May 1997 (aged 19)	Zanaco

References

1. "SQUAD LISTS ANNOUNCED". Confederation of African Football. 24 February 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
2. Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "CAFOnline.com". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2021-10-28.