Below is a list of squads used in the 1965 African Cup of Nations.
Group A edit
Ethiopia edit
Coach: Tessema Wolde
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
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| GK | Getachew Abebe |  Saint George
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| DF | Bekuretsion Gebrehiwot |  Asmara Hamassien
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| DF | Wolde Emmanuel Fisseha | Saint George
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| DF | Negasi Gebreselassie |  Ethio-Cement
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| DF | Awad Mohammed | Saint George
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| DF | Yehdego Wolde | Cotton FC
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| MF | Mengistu Worku | 1940 | Saint George
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| MF | Luciano Vassallo (captain) | 15 August 1935 (aged 30) | Cotton FC
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| MF | Kiflom Araya | Tele SC
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| MF | Ismael Gerile | Ethio Cement
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| FW | Italo Vassallo | 1940 | Cotton FC
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| FW | Shewangizaw Agonafir | Saint George
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| FW | Nure Mohammed |
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Senegal edit
Coach: Habib Bâ and Libasse Diop
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
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| GK | Massata Diallo | 1938 (aged 27) |  US Gorée
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| GK | Toumani Diallo | Foyer France Sénégal
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| DF | Yérim Diagne | 1943 (aged 22) | Réveil de Saint-Louis
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| DF | Abdoulaye Diallo | ASC Jeanne d'Arc
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| DF | Moustapha Dieng (captain) | 9 April 1942 (aged 23) | ASC Jeanne d'Arc
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| DF | Issa M'Baye | Foyer France Sénégal
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| MF | Ousmane Camara |
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| MF | Louis Gomis | 25 May 1945 (aged 20) | Foyer France Sénégal
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| MF | Louis Camara | Espoir de Saint-Louis
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| MF | Oumar Samb Guèye | Foyer France Sénégal
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| FW | Matar Niang | Espoir de Saint-Louis
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| FW | Baye Moussé Paye | US Gorée
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| FW | Abdoulaye Diop | Foyer France Sénégal
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| FW | Demba Thioye | US Gorée
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| FW | Mohamed Fadel Fall | Olympique Thiès
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Tunisia edit
Coach: Mokhtar Ben Nacef
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
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| GK | Ferjani Derouiche | 7 February 1945 (aged 20) |  AS Marsa
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| GK | Sadok "Attouga" Sassi | 15 November 1945 (aged 19) | Club Africain
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| DF | Mohsen Habacha | 25 January 1942 (aged 23) | ES Sahel
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| DF | Mahfoudh Benzarti | 22 January 1942 (aged 23) | US Monastirienne
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| DF | Hédi Douiri | AS Marsa
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| MF | Ahmed Lamine | ES Sahel
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| MF | Abdelmajid Chetali (captain) | 4 July 1939 (aged 26) | ES Sahel
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| MF | Chedly Laaouini | 16 November 1939 (aged 25) | ES Tunis
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| MF | Tahar Chaïbi | 17 February 1946 (aged 19) | Club Africain
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| FW | Driss Haddad | CA Bizertin
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| FW | Mohamed Salah Jedidi | 17 March 1938 (aged 27) | Club Africain
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| FW | Mongi Dalhoum | 13 January 1945 (aged 20) | CS Sfaxien
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| FW | Abdelwahab Lahmar | 27 March 1944 (aged 21) | Stade Tunisien
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| FW | Aleya Sassi | 5 January 1942 (aged 23) | CS Sfaxien
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| FW | Rachid Gribaâ | ES Sahel
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| MF | Moncef Ajel | Stade Tunisien
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| MF | Hédi Sahli | ES Sahel
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| MF | Mouldi Mezghouni | AS Marsa
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| MF | Ali Graja | CS Sfaxien
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| MF | Hmida Sallem | CS Sfaxien
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Group B edit
Congo-Léopoldville edit
Coach: Léon Mokuna
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
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| GK | Makiadi Castello |  CS Imana
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| GK | Paul Ngoie | 13 April 1943 (aged 22) | CS Don Bosco
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| DF | Pierre Katumba | TP Englebert
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| DF | Antoine Lessa | 1933 | AS Dragons
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| DF | Mabela "Patron" Routier (captain) | Léo Sports
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| MF | Kibonge Mafu | 12 February 1945 (aged 20) | AS Vita Club
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| MF | Kafula Ngoie | 11 November 1945 (aged 20) | TP Englebert
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| MF | Ernest "Saïo" Mokili | AS Dragons
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| MF | Paul Mbuli | Himalaya Club
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| MF | Augustin Diantela | AS Vita Club
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| MF | Pierre Kalala Mukendi | 22 November 1939 (aged 25) | TP Englebert
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| MF | Mbula |
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| FW | Kabala |
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| FW | Albert Mwila | AS Dragons
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| FW | Kabeya Tshotsho | TP Englebert
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Ghana edit
Coach: Charles Gyamfi
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
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| GK | Nii Dodoo Ankrah | 8 March 1934 (aged 31) |  Real Republicans
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| GK | Jon Bortey Noawy | 13 June 1939 (aged 26) | Great Olympics
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| DF | Charles Addo Odametey (captain) | 23 February 1937 (aged 28) | Hearts of Oak
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| DF | Agyemang Gyau | 3 June 1939 (aged 26) | Real Republicans
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| DF | Sam Acquah | 10 July 1943 (aged 22) | Great Olympics
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| DF | Willie Evans | 21 November 1939 (aged 25) | Hearts of Oak
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| DF | Ben Kusi | 1 June 1939 (aged 26) | Asante Kotoko
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| MF | Paa Nii Lutterodt | Great Olympics
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| MF | Kofi Pare | 28 November 1938 (aged 26) | Real Republicans
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| MF | Frank Odoi | 23 February 1943 (aged 22) | Great Olympics
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| MF | Ben Acheampong | 2 February 1939 (aged 26) | Asante Kotoko
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| MF | Kwame Nti | Asante Kotoko
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| MF | Oman Mensah | Great Olympics
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| FW | Cecil Jones Attuquayefio | 18 October 1944 (aged 21) | Real Republicans
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| FW | Abdul Ganiyu Salami | 5 October 1942 (aged 23) | Hearts of Oak
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| FW | Osei Kofi | 3 June 1940 (aged 25) | Asante Kotoko
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| FW | Amosa Gbadamosi | 15 April 1942 (aged 23) | Cornerstone
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Ivory Coast edit
Coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |
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| GK | Jean Keita |  ASEC Mimosas
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| GK | Théo Dossou | ASEC Mimosas
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| DF | Joseph Niankoury | Africa Sports
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| DF | Séry Wawa | 1943 | Africa Sports
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| DF | Henri Konan | 1937 | Stade d'Abidjan
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| MF | Mathias Diagou | Stade d'Abidjan
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| MF | François Zadi | Stade d'Abidjan
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| MF | Christophe Bazo | ASEC Mimosas
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| MF | Bernard Gnahoré | Africa Sports
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| MF | Yoboué Konan | 11 August 1942 (aged 23) |  ÉDS Montluçon
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| MF | Joseph Bléziri | Stade d'Abidjan
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| FW | Ernest Kallet Bially | Africa Sports
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| FW | Eustache Manglé | ASEC Mimosas
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| FW | Mamadou Sylla |
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| FW | François Tahi | Stade d'Abidjan
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