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

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

^ "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.

[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.

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