2017 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations squads
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 | GK | Junior Dande | 22 February 1998 (aged 19) |  APEJES Academy
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| 2 | DF | Duplexe Tchamba | 10 July 1998 (aged 18) | TAD Sport FC
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| 3 | DF | Karl Junior Ndedi Kegne | 25 December 1999 (aged 17) | New Star de Douala
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| 4 | DF | Serge Ngono | 4 April 1998 (aged 18) | Eding Sport FC
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| 5 | DF | Nouhou Tolo | 23 June 1997 (aged 19) |  Seattle Sounders FC
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| 6 | MF | Samuel Gouet | 14 December 1997 (aged 19) | APEJES Academy
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| 7 | FW | Kalvin Ketu Jih | 6 June 1997 (aged 19) |  Alcobendas CF
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| 8 | MF | Hervé Bodiong | 17 June 1997 (aged 19) |  Akritas Chlorakas
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| 9 | FW | Felix Chenkam | 28 December 1998 (aged 18) | Seattle Sounders FC 2
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| 10 | MF | Victor Mpindi | 27 February 1997 (aged 19) | AS Fortuna de Yaounde
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| 11 | FW | Eric Ayuk | 17 February 1997 (aged 20) | Philadelphia Union
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| 12 | DF | Fabrice Gael Ngah | 16 October 1997 (aged 19) | UMS de Loum
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| 13 | DF | Rodrigue Ele | 2 March 1998 (aged 18) | AS Fortuna de Yaounde
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| 14 | MF | Joss Didiba | 7 November 1997 (aged 19) |  Perugia
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| 15 | DF | Olivier Mbaizo | 15 August 1997 (aged 19) | Union Sportive de Douala
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| 16 | GK | Amido Yindui | 1 October 1999 (aged 17) | Best Stars de Limbe
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| 17 | MF | Felix Djoubairou | 10 March 1998 (aged 18) | Coton Sport FC de Garoua
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| 18 | FW | Beligine Ngeh | 10 October 1999 (aged 17) | Eding Sport FC
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| 19 | FW | Preston Tabortetaka Obiarrah | 10 June 1998 (aged 18) | New Star de Douala
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| 20 | MF | Kévin Soni | 17 April 1998 (aged 18) |  Pau FC (on loan from Bordeaux)
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| 21 | GK | Simon Omossola | 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 | GK | Omar Wael Abdelsamie Abdelhamed | 31 July 1997 (aged 19) |  El Sharkia SC
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| 2 | DF | Ahmed Hany | 19 May 1997 (aged 19) | Ismaily SC
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| 3 | DF | Amr Ismail | 12 February 1997 (aged 20) | Tanta SC
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| 4 | DF | Osama Galal | 17 September 1997 (aged 19) | Petrojet FC
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| 5 | DF | Mohamed Abdelsalam | 1 October 1997 (aged 19) | Petrojet FC
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| 6 | DF | Mahmoud Marei | 24 April 1998 (aged 18) | Wadi Degla
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| 7 | FW | Karim Walid | 8 August 1997 (aged 19) | Al Ahly
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| 8 | MF | Nasser Maher | 8 February 1997 (aged 20) | Petrojet FC
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| 9 | MF | Taher Mohamed | 7 March 1997 (aged 19) | Le Havre AC
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| 10 | MF | Khalia Haggagy | 26 April 1998 (aged 18) |  FC Zurich
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| 11 | FW | Mostafa Mohamed | 28 November 1997 (aged 19) | El Dakhleya SC
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| 12 | MF | Akram Tawfik | 8 November 1997 (aged 19) | Al Ahly
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| 13 | DF | Mostafa Faramawy Salaheldin | 10 January 1997 (aged 20) | Tanta SC
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| 14 | MF | Ahmed Hamdy | 10 February 1998 (aged 19) | Al Ahly
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| 15 | FW | Omar Marmoush | 7 February 1999 (aged 18) | Wadi Degla
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| 16 | GK | Mostafa Mahmoud Mohamed | 7 July 1997 (aged 19) | Tala'ea El-Gaish SC
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| 17 | MF | Ahmed Ramadan | 23 March 1997 (aged 19) | Al Ahly
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| 18 | MF | Mahmoud Samy | 20 July 1997 (aged 19) | El Dakhleya SC
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| 19 | MF | Ahmed Mostafa Elsayed Taher | 21 October 1997 (aged 19) | Petrojet FC
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| 20 | DF | Ahmed Aboul-Fotouh | 22 March 1998 (aged 18) | Zamalek SC
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| 21 | GK | Mohamed Essam Mostafa Mohamed | 1 August 1997 (aged 19) | Al Ahly
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Guinea
Head coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Sékouba Camara | 22 January 1997 (aged 20) |  Atlético Coleah
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| 2 | DF | Salif Sylla | 5 December 1998 (aged 18) | AS Kaloum
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| 3 | DF | Mamadouba Diaby | 16 February 1997 (aged 20) | AS Kaloum
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| 4 | DF | Mohamed Lamine Sylla | 2 February 1997 (aged 20) | Hafia FC
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| 5 | DF | Mohamed Camara | 1 November 1998 (aged 18) | Fello Star
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| 6 | DF | Mohamed Didé Fofana | 8 April 1998 (aged 18) | Hafia FC
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| 7 | MF | Daouda Camara | 20 August 1997 (aged 19) | Horoya AC
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| 8 | MF | Ibrahima Sory Soumah | 1 January 1998 (aged 19) | Fello Star
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| 9 | FW | Momo Yansané | 29 July 1997 (aged 19) | Hafia FC
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| 10 | MF | Morlaye Sylla | 27 July 1998 (aged 18) |  FC Arouca
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| 11 | FW | Ibrahima Sylla | 14 May 1997 (aged 19) | Hafia FC
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| 12 | MF | Mohamed Coumbassa | 5 June 1999 (aged 17) | Wakriya AC
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| 13 | DF | Mohamed Ali Camara | 28 August 1997 (aged 19) | Hafia FC
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| 14 | FW | Yamodou Touré | 5 August 1998 (aged 18) | Horoya AC
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| 15 | MF | Mamadou Kane | 22 January 1997 (aged 20) | AS Kaloum
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| 16 | GK | Moussa Camara | 27 November 1998 (aged 18) | Horoya AC
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| 17 | FW | Barry Mamady | 22 November 1997 (aged 19) | Soumba FC
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| 18 | MF | Alseny Soumah | 16 May 1998 (aged 18) | FC Arouca
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| 19 | MF | Naby Bangoura | 29 March 1998 (aged 18) | FC Vizela
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| 20 | FW | Facinet Soumah | 18 March 1998 (aged 18) | Fello Star
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| 21 | GK | Fodé David Kaba | 15 August 1998 (aged 18) | Hafia FC
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Mali
Head coach: Baye Ba
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Samuel Diarra | 11 August 1998 (aged 18) | Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa
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| 2 | DF | Abdoul Karim Danté | 29 October 1998 (aged 18) |  RSC Anderlecht
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| 3 | DF | Siaka Bagayoko | 4 July 1998 (aged 18) |  Djoliba AC
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| 4 | DF | Dramane Simpara | 5 May 1998 (aged 18) | CS Duguwolofila
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| 5 | DF | Mamadou Koné | 22 August 1997 (aged 19) | AS Onze Créateurs de Niaréla
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| 6 | MF | Ousmane Diakité | 25 July 2000 (aged 16) |  FC Red Bull Salzburg
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| 7 | FW | Sidiki Maiga | 28 December 1998 (aged 18) | AD Alcorcón
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| 8 | MF | Moussa Diakité | 17 December 1998 (aged 18) | AS Korofina
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| 9 | MF | Amadou Diarra | 8 June 1999 (aged 17) | Lafia Club de Bamako
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| 10 | FW | Ibrahima Kone | 16 June 1999 (aged 17) | CO de Bamako
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| 11 | FW | Boubacar Traoré | 24 May 1998 (aged 18) | Jeanne d'Arc FC
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| 12 | FW | Moussa Djenepo | 15 June 1998 (aged 18) | Standard de Liege
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| 13 | FW | Ismaila Coulibaly | 25 December 2000 (aged 16) | CS Duguwolofila
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| 14 | MF | Mohamed Sangare | 4 August 1998 (aged 18) | AS Real Bamako
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| 15 | DF | Mamadou Fofana | 21 January 1998 (aged 19) |  Alanyaspor
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| 16 | GK | Drissa Kouyate | 17 December 1998 (aged 18) | AS Real Bamako
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| 17 | DF | Babou Fofana | 10 April 1999 (aged 17) | Stade Malien
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| 18 | MF | Amadou Haidara | 31 January 1998 (aged 19) | FC Red Bull Salzburg
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| 19 | FW | Zoumana Simpara | 22 February 1998 (aged 19) | AS Bakaridjan
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| 20 | MF | Sékou Koïta | 28 November 1999 (aged 17) | FC Red Bull Salzburg
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| 21 | GK | Modibo Traore | 13 April 1999 (aged 17) | FC Diarra
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Senegal
Head coach: Joseph Koto
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mamadou Moustapha Seck | 5 March 1997 (aged 19) |  Mbour Petite-Côte FC
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| 2 | DF | Waly Diouf | 5 May 1997 (aged 19) | Valenciennes FC
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| 3 | DF | Jean Jacques Idrissa Ndecky | 10 January 1997 (aged 20) | Casa Sports
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| 4 | DF | Souleymane Aw | 5 April 1999 (aged 17) | Excellence Foot de Dakar
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| 5 | MF | Ousseynou Diagne | 5 June 1999 (aged 17) | Académie Foot Darou Salam
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| 6 | DF | Mamadou Diarra | 20 December 1997 (aged 19) | Boluspor
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| 7 | FW | Ibrahima Niane | 11 March 1999 (aged 17) | Génération Foot
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| 8 | DF | Moussa Ba | 1 January 1998 (aged 19) | Excellence Foot de Dakar
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| 9 | FW | Mouhamed Pouye | 26 December 1997 (aged 19) | Mbour Petite-Côte FC
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| 10 | FW | Aliou Badji | 10 October 1997 (aged 19) |  Djurgårdens IF
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| 11 | FW | Ibrahima Ndiaye | 6 July 1998 (aged 18) | Wadi Degla
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| 12 | FW | Pape Habib Guèye | 20 September 1999 (aged 17) | Académie Foot Darou Salam
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| 13 | DF | Alioune Badara Guèye | 20 August 1998 (aged 18) | ASC Niarry Tally
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| 14 | FW | Mor Nguer | 9 October 1997 (aged 19) | Gorée
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| 15 | DF | Momo Mbaye | 28 June 1998 (aged 18) | AS Dakar Sacré-Cœur
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| 16 | GK | Lamine Sarr | 18 June 1998 (aged 18) | AS Dakar Sacré-Cœur
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| 17 | MF | Krépin Diatta | 25 February 1999 (aged 18) | Oslo Football Academy in Senegal
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| 18 | MF | Soulèye Sarr | 29 July 1997 (aged 19) | Mbour Petite-Côte FC
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| 19 | MF | Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Kane | 4 January 1997 (aged 20) | Diambars FC
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| 20 | FW | Dominique Édouard Miquilan | 17 May 1997 (aged 19) | SM Caen
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| 21 | GK | Idrissa Ndiaye | 14 March 1998 (aged 18) | Diambars FC
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South Africa
Head coach: 
Thabo Senong
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Sanele Tshabalala | 12 May 1998 (aged 18) | Bidvest Wits
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| 2 | DF | Notha Nature Nature Ngcobo | 10 January 1999 (aged 18) | Mamelodi Sundowns
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| 3 | DF | Aghmat Ceres | 28 January 1997 (aged 20) | Ajax Cape Town
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| 4 | DF | Katlego Mohamme | 10 March 1998 (aged 18) | SuperSport United
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| 5 | DF | Sandile Mthethwa | 14 April 1997 (aged 19) | Orlando Pirates
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| 6 | MF | Wiseman Meyiwa | 27 December 1999 (aged 17) | Kaizer Chiefs
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| 7 | MF | Grant Margeman | 3 June 1998 (aged 18) | Ajax Cape Town
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| 8 | MF | Sibongakonke Mbatha | 1 January 1998 (aged 19) | Bidvest Wits
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| 9 | FW | Itumeleng Shopane | 16 June 1997 (aged 19) | Kaizer Chiefs
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| 10 | FW | Luther Singh | 5 August 1997 (aged 19) | Sporting Braga
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| 11 | MF | Phakamani Mahlambi | 12 September 1997 (aged 19) | Bidvest Wits
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| 12 | MF | Sipho Mbule | 22 March 1998 (aged 18) | SuperSport United
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| 13 | DF | Thendo Mukumela | 30 January 1998 (aged 19) | Mamelodi Sundowns
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| 14 | DF | Siyabonga Ngezana | 15 July 1997 (aged 19) | Kaizer Chiefs
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| 15 | DF | Tercious Malepe | 18 February 1997 (aged 20) | Orlando Pirates
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| 16 | GK | Mondli Mpoto | 24 July 1998 (aged 18) | SuperSport United
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| 17 | FW | Khanyiso Eric Mayo | 27 August 1998 (aged 18) | SuperSport United
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| 18 | MF | Teboho Mokoena | 24 January 1997 (aged 20) | SuperSport United
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| 19 | MF | Kobamelo Kodisang | 28 August 1999 (aged 17) | Platinum Stars
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| 20 | GK | Khulekani Kubheka | 7 January 1999 (aged 18) | Mamelodi Sundowns
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| 21 | FW | Liam Jordan | 30 July 1998 (aged 18) | Sporting Lisbon
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Sudan
Head coach: Mubark Suliman Mohamed Slaih
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ishag Adam | 1 January 1999 (aged 18) |  Osood Darfur
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| 2 | DF | Baghdad Hamad | 1 January 1998 (aged 19) | Al-Merrikh SC
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| 3 | FW | Eid Mugadam | 17 September 1999 (aged 17) | Al-Ahly Shendi
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| 4 | DF | Mohamed Habba | 5 August 2000 (aged 16) | Al Khartoum SC
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| 5 | DF | Mazin Mustafa | 24 August 1999 (aged 17) | Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)
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| 6 | MF | Ammar Taifour | 12 April 1997 (aged 19) | Unattached |
| 7 | FW | Fathelaleem Kondees | 1 January 1999 (aged 18) | Al-Hilal ESC (Al-Fasher)
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| 8 | FW | Khaled Nassan | 2 May 1998 (aged 18) | Al-Merrikh SC
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| 9 | FW | Walaa Eldin Yaqoub | 1 January 2000 (aged 17) | Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)
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| 10 | MF | Hassan Mutwakil | 1 January 1997 (aged 20) | Al-Ahly Shendi
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| 11 | DF | Ramadan Elfaki Kabo Suliman | 1 January 1998 (aged 19) | Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)
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| 12 | MF | Mohamed Hamatto | 1 January 1998 (aged 19) | Wadi Elneel
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| 13 | MF | Musab Kurdman | 4 April 2000 (aged 16) | Al-Ahly Shendi
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| 14 | DF | Mazin Mohamed | 2 May 2000 (aged 16) | Ombada
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| 15 | GK | Abdalla Yagoub Adam | 3 January 2000 (aged 17) | Al Ameer Khartoum
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| 16 | GK | Mohamed Alnour Adam Saeed | 1 January 2000 (aged 17) | Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)
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| 17 | FW | Mohamed Abbas Gumaa | 17 June 2000 (aged 16) | Ombada
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| 18 | MF | Moumen Esam | 23 November 2000 (aged 16) | Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)
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| 19 | DF | Mohaid Waheed | 23 September 1999 (aged 17) | Al Ahli SC (Khartoum)
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| 20 | MF | Mustafa Elfadni | 24 October 1999 (aged 17) | Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)
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| 21 | DF | Ibrahim Mohamed Sulieman Mohamed | 1 January 1999 (aged 18) | Al Ahli SC (Khartoum)
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Zambia
Head coach: Bestone Chambeshi
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mangani Banda | 13 July 1997 (aged 19) |  Zanaco
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| 2 | DF | Moses Nyondo | 5 July 1997 (aged 19) | Nkana
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| 3 | DF | Prosper Chiluya | 2 April 1998 (aged 18) | Kafue Celtic
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| 4 | DF | Benson Chali | 2 December 1997 (aged 19) | Forrest Rangers
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| 5 | DF | Solomon Sakala | 28 April 1997 (aged 19) | Kabwe Warriors
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| 6 | MF | Sydney Phiri | 12 June 1997 (aged 19) | Gomes
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| 7 | MF | Chrispine Sakulanda | 27 June 1997 (aged 19) | Mufulira Wanderers
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| 8 | MF | Harrison Musonda Chisala | 4 August 1997 (aged 19) | Nkana
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| 9 | FW | Conlyde Luchanga | 11 March 1997 (aged 19) | Lusaka Dynamos
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| 10 | FW | Fashion Sakala | 14 March 1997 (aged 19) |  Rangers
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| 11 | MF | Enock Mwepu | 1 January 1998 (aged 19) |  Brighton
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| 12 | FW | Emmanuel Banda | 29 September 1997 (aged 19) | S.C. Esmoriz
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| 13 | DF | Shemmy Mayembe | 22 November 1997 (aged 19) | ZESCO United
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| 14 | FW | Edward Chilufya | 17 September 1999 (aged 17) | Mpande Youth Academy
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| 15 | DF | Edward Tembo | 26 March 1997 (aged 19) | Gomes
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| 16 | GK | Samson Banda | 1 May 1997 (aged 19) | ZESCO United
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| 17 | MF | Kenneth Kalunga | 18 January 1997 (aged 20) |  Ikast FS
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| 18 | GK | Jim James Phiri | 7 September 1998 (aged 18) | Circuit City
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| 19 | MF | Mumba Mwape | 26 April 1998 (aged 18) | Getafe
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| 20 | FW | Patson Daka | 9 October 1998 (aged 18) | Liefering
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| 21 | MF | Boyd Siame Musonda | 12 May 1997 (aged 19) | Zanaco
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References
- ^ "SQUAD LISTS ANNOUNCED". Confederation of African Football. 24 February 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "CAFOnline.com". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2021-10-28.