The

2019 Africa Cup of Nations The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2019 or CAN 2019), known as the Total 2019 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football champion ...

was an international

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tournament that was held in Egypt from 21 June to 19 July 2019. The 24 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. The position and date of birth listed for each player is per the official squad list published by CAF. The age listed for each player is on 21 June 2019, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team.

Group A

Egypt

Coach: Javier Aguirre Egypt's 25-man preliminary squad was announced on 21 May 2019. The final squad was announced on 11 June.

Amr Warda Amr Medhat Mohsen Warda ( arz, عمرو مدحت محسن وردة; born 17 September 1993) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder. Club career Panetolikos On 22 August 2015, Warda signed a three-y ...

was excluded from the squad for disciplinary reasons on 26 June. However, the

Egyptian Football Association The Egyptian Football Association ( ar, الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Egypt. A member of FIFA since 1923 and a founding member of CAF, the EFA has jurisdiction for the Egyptian football lea ...

recalled him to the national team on 28 June after the player posted an apology video on his official account on Facebook.

DR Congo

Coach:

Florent Ibengé Jean-Florent Ikwange Ibengé (born 4 December 1961) is a Congolese football coach and former player who manages Sudanese club Al-Hilal Club. Early and personal life He was born in Léopoldville on 4 December 1961. Playing career Ibengé playe ...

DR Congo's 32-man preliminary squad was announced on 22 May 2019. The final squad was announced on 11 June.

Uganda

Coach:

Sébastien Desabre Sébastien Serge Louis Desabre (born 2 August 1976) is a French professional football manager, who is the current manager of DR Congo. Nicknamed ''The Florist'' he served as manager of the Uganda national team from 28 December 2017 until 7 July ...

Uganda's 29-man preliminary squad was announced on 22 May 2019. The final squad was announced on 11 June.

Zimbabwe

Coach:

Sunday Chidzambwa Sunday Marimo Chidzambwa is a Zimbabwean association football coach and former player. Early and personal life He was born in Enkeldoorn. He is nicknamed "Mhofu" in Zimbabwe. His younger brother Misheck was also a Zimbabwean international pl ...

Zimbabwe's 34-man preliminary squad was announced on 14 May 2019. The final squad was announced on 10 June. Tafadzwa Kutinyu withdrew injured and was replaced by

Lawrence Mhlanga Lawrence Mhlanga (born 20 December 1993), is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays for Platinum Zvishavane of the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League and the Zimbabwe national football team as a defender. Club career Mhlanga started his career with B ...

on 19 June.

Group B

Nigeria

Coach: Gernot Rohr Nigeria's 31-man preliminary squad was announced on 14 May 2019. The final squad was announced on 10 June.

Guinea

Coach:

Paul Put Paul Put (born 26 May 1956) is a Belgian football coach who manages Congo. Career Put was manager of the Gambian national team between 2008 and 2011, before being appointed as manager of Burkina Faso in March 2012. He had previously managed Be ...

Guinea's 25-man preliminary squad was announced on 27 May 2019. The final squad was announced on 13 June.

Baïssama Sankoh Baïssama Mohamed Sankoh (born 20 March 1992) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club Nea Salamina and the Guinea national team. Club career Born in Nogent-sur-Marne, France, Sankoh made his Ligue 2 debut during the 2 ...

withdrew injured and was replaced by Lass Bangoura on 19 June.

Madagascar

Coach:

Nicolas Dupuis Nicolas Dupuis (born 6 January 1968) is a French football manager and former player who currently manages the Madagascar national team. He is also the technical director of FC Fleury 91. Club career Dupuis played amateur football in Auvergne- ...

Madagascar's 26-man preliminary squad was announced on 16 May 2019. The final squad was announced on 12 June.

Burundi

Coach: Olivier Niyungeko Burundi's 26-man preliminary squad was announced on 14 May 2019. The final squad was announced on 12 June.

Group C

Senegal

Coach:

Aliou Cissé Aliou Cissé (born 24 March 1976) is a Senegalese Association football, football coach and former player who is the manager of the Senegal national football team, Senegal national team. Cissé is best known for captaining the Senegal team which ...

Senegal's 25-man preliminary squad was announced on 31 May 2019. The final squad was announced on 13 June.

Algeria

Coach:

Djamel Belmadi Djamel Belmadi ( ar, جمال بلماضي; born 25 March 1976) is a professional football coach and former player who manages the Algeria national team. As a player he was midfielder who had spells in Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain, Marse ...

Algeria's final squad was announced on 30 May 2019, with no preliminary squad released prior to it.

Haris Belkebla Haris Belkebla (; born 28 January 1994) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Brest and Algeria national football team. Club career Born in La Courneuve, Belkebla began his career in the youth ranks of ...

was excluded from the squad for disciplinary reasons and was replaced by Andy Delort on 13 June.

Kenya

Coach:

Sébastien Migné Sébastien Bernard Henri Clément Migné (born 30 November 1972) is French football coach and former player. He is currently managing Cameroon Men's National Football Team as assistant coach. Career Migné was previously coach of the DR Congo ...

Kenya's 30-man preliminary squad was announced on 14 May 2019. The final squad was announced on 11 June.

Tanzania

Coach: Emmanuel Amunike Tanzania's 39-man preliminary squad was announced on 2 May 2019. The final squad was announced on 13 June.

Group D

Morocco

Coach:

Hervé Renard Hervé Jean-Marie Roger Renard (born 30 September 1968) is a French professional football coach and former player who is the manager of the Saudi Arabia national team. Renard has previously been the manager of Zambia national team, with whom ...

A 27-man provisional squad was announced on 27 May 2019.

Anas Zniti Anas Zniti ( ar, أنس الزنيتي; born 28 October 1988) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper and captain for Botola side Raja CA and the Morocco national team. He previously played for Maghreb Fez and AS FAR. ...

replaced

Abdelali Mhamdi Abdelali Gluja Mhamdi ( ar, عبدالعالي محمدي; born 29 November 1991) is a Moroccan professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Honours Club ;Nahdat Berkane *Morocco ...

on 5 June due to injury. The final squad was announced on 11 June 2019. On 19 June 2019, it was announced that

Abdelkrim Baadi Abdelkrim Baadi ( ar, عبد الكريم باعدي; born 14 April 1996) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a leftback for RS Berkane and the Morocco national football team. Club career Baadi started his career playing for HUSA. ...

will officially replace the injured Abderrazak Hamdallah.

Ivory Coast

Coach: Ibrahim Kamara

South Africa

Coach:

Stuart Baxter Stuart William Baxter (born 16 August 1953) is a British football manager and former player who most recently managed South African Premier Soccer League side Kaizer Chiefs. Born in England of Scottish parentage, and brought up in both countr ...

A 23-man final squad was announced on 9 June 2019.

Namibia

Coach:

Ricardo Mannetti Ricardo Mannetti (born 24 April 1975) is a Namibian retired footballer who now works as a coach. He has managed coached the Namibia national team. Playing career Club Nicknamed ''Bucksy'', Mannetti grew up in the Windhoek's Bethlehem township ...

A 23-man final squad was announced on 10 June 2019.

Group E

Tunisia

Coach: Alain Giresse The following players were called up for the

Mali

Coach:

Mohamed Magassouba Mohamed Magassouba (born 12 February 1958) is a Malian association football, football coach. Magassouba coached in Zaïre, later the Democratic Republic of the Congo, during the 1990s, with the teams Style du Congo, FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo, AS Vit ...

The final squad was announced on 15 June 2019. Two players named Adama Traoré were selected; to avoid confusion, the older player from US Orléans was widely known as Adama Traoré I and the younger of

Cercle Brugge Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging () is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges. Cercle have played in the Belgian Pro League since the 2003–04 season, having previously spent several years in the Belgian Second Divisio ...

as Adama Traoré II.

Mauritania

Coach: Corentin Martins

Angola

Coach:

Srđan Vasiljević Srđan Vasiljević (; born 1 April 1973) is a Serbian football manager and former player. Playing career Vasiljević came through the youth system of Red Star Belgrade. He went on to play for Radnički Beograd, Borac Čačak (twice), Obilić, ...

A 23-man final squad was announced on 12 June 2019.

Group F

Cameroon

Coach:

Clarence Seedorf Clarence Clyde Seedorf (; born 1 April 1976) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is regarded by many to be one of the best midfielders of his generation. Seedorf is considered one of the most successful players in UEF ...

A 34-man provisional squad was announced on 10 May 2019. On 15 May, Jean-Charles Castelletto, Tristan Dingomé, Stève Mvoué were added to the provisional squad. The list was reduced to 29 names on 10 June 2019. The final squad was announced on 11 June 2019.

Ghana

Coach: James Kwesi Appiah The final squad was announced on 10 June 2019.

Benin

Coach:

Michel Dussuyer Michel Dussuyer (born 28 May 1959) is a French football coach and former professional player. Playing career Dussuyer played club football as a goalkeeper for Cannes, Nice and Alès. Coaching career Dussuyer was an assistant coach at Cannes bet ...

On 22 May 2019, Benin announced their final 23-man squad.

Guinea-Bissau

Coach:

Baciro Candé Baciro Candé (born 18 March 1948 in Catió) is a Bissau-Guinean professional football player and manager. Career Candé played professional football in Portugal's Segunda Liga as a defender with Estrela da Amadora and Amora. After he retire ...

Guinea-Bissau's 29-man preliminary squad was announced on 3 June 2019. The final squad was announced on 12 June.

Player representation

Player representation by league system

By club

Clubs with 5 or more players represented are listed.

Player representation by club

By club nationality

By club confederation

Nations in bold are represented by their national teams in the tournament.

By representatives of domestic league

References

External links

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