View source for 1978 African Cup of Nations squads

{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name   = African Cup of Nations squads
| year           = 1978
| prevseason     = [[1976 African Cup of Nations squads|1976]]
| nextseason     = [[1980 African Cup of Nations squads|1980]]
}}

Below is a list of squads used in the '''[[1978 African Cup of Nations]]'''.

==Group A==

===Ghana===
Coach: [[Fred Osam-Duodu]]
{{nat fs start}}
{{nat fs player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Joe Carr (Ghanaian footballer)|Joseph Carr]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club={{flagicon|GHA}}&nbsp;[[Hasaacas]]|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[P.S.K. Paha]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club={{flagicon|GHA}}&nbsp;[[Sekondi Wise Fighters|Sekondi Eleven Wise]]|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Emmanuel Ofei Ansah]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club={{flagicon|GHA}}&nbsp;[[Accra Hearts of Oak SC|Hearts of Oak]]|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs player|no=4|pos=MF|name=[[Awuley Quaye]]&nbsp;([[Captain (association football)|c]])|age=|caps=|goals=|club={{flagicon|GHA}}&nbsp;[[Great Olympics]]|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[James Kuuku Dadzie]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club={{flagicon|GHA}}&nbsp;[[Hasaacas]]|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs player|no=6|pos=FW|name=[[Adolf Armah]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club={{flagicon|GHA}}&nbsp;[[Accra Hearts of Oak SC|Hearts of Oak]]|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs player|no=7|pos=MF|name=[[John Nketia Yawson]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club={{flagicon|GHA}}&nbsp;[[Eleven Wise]]|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs player|no=8|pos=FW|name=[[George Alhassan]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club={{flagicon|GHA}}&nbsp;[[Great Olympics]]|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Opoku Afriyie]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club={{flagicon|GHA}}&nbsp;[[Asante Kotoko]]|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs player|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[Karim Abdul Razak]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club={{flagicon|GHA}}&nbsp;[[Asante Kotoko]]|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs player|no=11|pos=MF|name=[[Mohammed Polo]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club={{flagicon|GHA}}&nbsp;[[Accra Hearts of Oak SC|Hearts of Oak]]|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs player|no=12|pos=GK|name=[[Fuseini Salifu]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club={{flagicon|GHA}}&nbsp;[[Asante Kotoko]]|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs player|no=13|pos=DF|name=[[Haruna Yusif]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club={{flagicon|GHA}}&nbsp;[[Corners Babies|Corners]]|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs player|no=14|pos=DF|name=[[Isaac Acquaye]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club={{flagicon|GHA}}&nbsp;[[Dumas FC|Dumas]]|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs player|no=15|pos=FW|name=[[Dan Kayede]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club={{flagicon|GHA}}&nbsp;[[Great Olympics]]|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs player|no=16|pos=GK|name=[[Abdulai Chesco]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club={{flagicon|GHA}}&nbsp;[[SS 1974]]|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs player|no=17|pos=FW|name=[[Emmanuel Quarshie]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club={{flagicon|GHA}}&nbsp;[[Hasaacas]]|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs player|no=18|pos=MF|name=[[Addae Kyenkyehene]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club={{flagicon|GHA}}&nbsp;[[Asante Kotoko]]|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs player|no=19|pos=FW|name=[[Anas Seidu]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club={{flagicon|GHA}}&nbsp;[[Accra Hearts of Oak SC|Hearts of Oak]]|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs player|no=20|pos=FW|name=[[Willie Klutse]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club={{flagicon|GHA}}&nbsp;[[Dumas FC|Dumas]]|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs player|no=21|pos=FW|name=[[Kuntu Blankson]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club={{flagicon|GHA}}&nbsp;[[SS 1974]]|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs player|no=22|pos=DF|name=[[Justice Moore (footballer)|Justice Moore]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club={{flagicon|GHA}}&nbsp;[[Eleven Wise]]|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs end}}

===Nigeria===
Coach: {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Tihomir Jelisavčić]]
{{nat fs start}}
{{nat fs player|no= 1|pos= GK|name=[[Emmanuel Okala]] |age= |caps= |club={{flagicon|NGA}}&nbsp;[[Enugu Rangers]] }}
{{nat fs player|no= 4|pos= MF|name=[[Muda Lawal]] |age= |caps= |club={{flagicon|NGA}}&nbsp;[[Shooting Stars of Ibadan]] }}
{{nat fs player|no= 5|pos= DF|name=[[Christian Chukwu]] |age= |caps= |club={{flagicon|NGA}}&nbsp;[[Enugu Rangers]] }}
{{nat fs player|no= 6|pos= DF|name=[[Godwin Odiye]] |age= |caps= |club={{flagicon|NGA}}&nbsp;[[Nigeria National Bank of Lagos]] }}
{{nat fs player|no= 7|pos= FW|name=[[Segun Odegbami]] |age= |caps= |club={{flagicon|NGA}}&nbsp;[[Shooting Stars of Ibadan]] }}
{{nat fs player|no= 8|pos= MF|name=[[Aloysius Atuegbu]] |age= |caps= |club={{flagicon|NGA}}&nbsp;[[Enugu Rangers]] }}
{{nat fs player|no= 9|pos= FW|name=[[Martins Eyo]] |age= |caps= |club={{flagicon|NGA}}&nbsp;[[Julius Berger of Lagos]]}}
{{nat fs player|no=10|pos= FW|name=[[Godwin Iwelumo]] |age= |caps= |club={{flagicon|NGA}}&nbsp;[[ACB Lagos]] }}
{{nat fs player|no= 11|pos= FW|name=[[Adokiye Amiesimaka]] |age= |caps= |club={{flagicon|NGA}}&nbsp;[[ACB Lagos]] and [[University of Lagos|UNILAG]] }}
{{nat fs player|no= |pos= DF|name=[[Annas Ahmed]] |age= |caps= |club={{flagicon|NGA}}&nbsp;[[Raccah Rovers of Kano]] }}
{{nat fs player|no= |pos= DF|name=[[Patrick Ekeji]] |age= |caps= |club={{flagicon|NGA}}&nbsp;[[Enugu Vasco da Gama|P&T Vasco Da Gama of Enugu]] }}
{{nat fs player|no= |pos= MF|name=[[Felix Owolabi]] |age= |caps= |club={{flagicon|NGA}}&nbsp;[[Raccah Rovers of Kano]] }}
{{nat fs player|no= |pos= FW|name=[[Baba Otu Mohammed]] |age= |caps= |club={{flagicon|NGA}}&nbsp;[[Raccah Rovers of Kano]] }}
{{nat fs player|no= |pos= DF|name=[[Nnamdi Anyafo]] |age= |caps= |club={{flagicon|NGA}}&nbsp;[[Enugu Rangers]] }}
{{nat fs player|no= |pos= MF|name=[[Segun Adeleke]] |age= |caps= |club={{flagicon|NGA}}&nbsp;[[NEPA Lagos]] }}
{{nat fs player|no= |pos= DF|name=[[Kadiri Ikhana]] |age= |caps= |club={{flagicon|NGA}}&nbsp;[[Bendel Insurance Benin]] }}
{{nat fs player|no= |pos= DF|name=[[Ignatius Ilechukwu]] |age= |caps= |club={{flagicon|NGA}}&nbsp;[[Enugu Rangers]] }}
{{nat fs player|no= |pos= FW|name=[[Godwin Efejukwu]] |age= |caps= |club={{flagicon|NGA}}&nbsp;[[Lagos Police Machine]] }}
{{nat fs player|no= |pos= FW|name=[[Christopher Ogu]] |age= |caps= |club={{flagicon|NGA}}&nbsp;[[Bendel Insurance of Benin]] }}
{{nat fs player|no= |pos= MF|name=[[Jide Dina]] |age= |caps= |club={{flagicon|NGA}}&nbsp;[[Mighty Jets of Jos]] }}
{{nat fs player|no= |pos= DF|name=[[Tunde Bamidele]] |age= |caps= |club={{flagicon|NGA}}&nbsp;[[Taraba United of Yola]] }}
{{nat fs player|no= |pos= GK|name=[[Rufus Ejele]] |age= |caps= |club={{flagicon|NGA}}&nbsp;[[Bendel Insurance of Benin]] }}
{{nat fs player|no= |pos= FW|name=[[Eugene Ohuabuwa]] |age= |caps= |club={{flagicon|NGA}}&nbsp;[[Heartland FC|Spartans of Owerri]] }}
{{nat fs end}}

===Upper Volta===
Coach: {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Otto Pfister]]
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Sidiki Diarra]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[US FRAN]]|clubnat=Upper Volta}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Modeste Dah]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Étoile Filante (Ouagadougou)|Etoile Filante]]|clubnat=Upper Volta}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Dominique Sanou]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[US FRAN]]|clubnat=Upper Volta}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Célestin Nikiema]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Étoile Filante (Ouagadougou)|Etoile Filante]]|clubnat=Upper Volta}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Laurent Banady]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[US FRAN]]|clubnat=Upper Volta}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Alphonse Bado]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[ASF Bobo Dioulasso|ASFB]]|clubnat=Upper Volta}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Téwindé Compaoré]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[ASFA Yannenga]]|clubnat=Upper Volta}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Hubert Hien]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[ASFA Yennenga]]|clubnat=Upper Volta}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Mamadou Koita]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Étoile Filante (Ouagadougou)|Etoile Filante]]|clubnat=Upper Volta}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=|name=[[Antoine Ouédraogo]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Tasséré Ouédraogo]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[US des Forces Armées|USFA]]|clubnat=Upper Volta}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Ibrahim Cissé (Upper Volta footballer)|Ibrahim Cissé]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Étoile Filante (Ouagadougou)|Etoile Filante]]|clubnat=Upper Volta}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Abdoulaye Compaoré]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[ASF Bobo Dioulasso|ASFB]]|clubnat=Upper Volta}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Nignan Corneille]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs end}}

===Zambia===
Coach: {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Tiler]]<ref>{{cite book|publisher=iUniverse|title=Zambia Sporting Score: A Period of Hits and Misses|author=Sayela Walubita, Moses|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bVbs86NdLSEC&pg=PA5|isbn=978-1-4502-7911-6|page=5|date=2011}}</ref>
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Vincent Chileshe]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club=Roan United|clubnat=Zambia|natvar=1964}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Kaiser Kalambo]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1953|6|6|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Ndola United|clubnat=Zambia|natvar=1964}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Robert Lutoba]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club=Green Buffaloes Lusaka|clubnat=Zambia|natvar=1964}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Ackim Musenge]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]]) |age=1949|caps=|goals=|club=[[Mufulira Wanderers F.C.|Mufulira Wanderers]]|clubnat=Zambia|natvar=1964}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Bernard Mutale]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Bizwell Phiri]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=DF|name=[[Fabiano Mwaba]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Alexander Chola]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|6|6|1956|6|6|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Mulfulira Blackpool]]|clubnat=Zambia|natvar=1964}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Evans Katebe]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Patrick Phiri]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1956|5|3|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Red Arrows FC]]|clubnat=Zambia|natvar=1964}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Willie Phiri]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1953|6|3|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Nchanga Rangers F.C.|Nchanga Rangers]]|clubnat=Zambia|natvar=1964}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Moses Simwala]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club=[[Nkana]]|clubnat=Zambia|natvar=1964}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Jani Simulambo]]|age= |caps=|{{Birth date and age2|1978|11|9|1953|mf=y}}goals=|club=[[Green Buffaloes]]|clubnat=Zambia|natvar=1964}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Godfrey Chitalu]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1947|10|22|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Kabwe Warriors F.C.|Kabwe Warriors]]|clubnat=Zambia|natvar=1964}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Obby Kapita]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Brighton Sinyangwe]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs end}}

==Group B==

===Congo===
Coach: {{flagicon|CGO|1970}} [[Maurice Ondzola]]
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Jean-Jacques Maboundou]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Diables Noirs]]|clubnat=Congo|natvar=1970}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Maxime Matsima]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1940|11|18|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Diables Noirs]]|clubnat=Congo|natvar=1970}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Fidèle Nkoumbou]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Martial Lassy]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=CARA Brazzaville|clubnat=Congo|natvar=1970}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Gaston N'Ganga-Muivi]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=People¨s Republic of the Congo|clubnat=Congo|natvar=1970}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Pierre Dimonékéné]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Joseph Mounoundzi]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|Captain]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Jean-Luc Tsélantsiéné]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Christian Mbama]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1954|10|3|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Jonas Bahamboula]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1949|2|2|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Diables Noirs]]|clubnat=Congo|natvar=1970}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Jean-Jacques N'Domba]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1960|1|12|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Étoile du Congo]]|clubnat=Congo|natvar=1970}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Paul Moukila]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1950|6|6|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[CARA Brazzaville]]|clubnat=Congo|natvar=1970}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[François M'Pelé]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1947|7|13|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Paris SG]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Sébastien Lakou]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Daniel Ebomoua]]|age=1950 (aged 27 or 28)|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Jacques Mamounoubala]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1953|4|2|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[CARA Brazzaville]]|clubnat=Congo|natvar=1970}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Henri Endzanga]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Albert Poaty-Bouanga]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs end}}

===Morocco===
Coach: {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} [[Virgil Mărdărescu|Gheorghe Mărdărescu]]
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Mohammed Hazzaz]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1944|11|30|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[MAS Fez]]|clubnat=MAR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Jawad El Andaloussi]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Raja Casablanca]]|clubnat=MAR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Abdallah Semmat]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Union de Sidi Kacem|US Sidi Kacem]]|clubnat=MAR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Larbi Aherdane]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1954|6|6|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Wydad Casablanca]]|clubnat=MAR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Mustapha Yaghcha]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1952|11|7|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[CS Chênois]]|clubnat=SWI}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Abdelmajid Dolmy]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1953|4|19|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Raja Casablanca]]|clubnat=MAR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Chérif Fetoui]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1945|1|1|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi]]|clubnat=MAR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Ahmed Makrouh|Ahmed "Baba" Makrouh]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1953|9|17|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi]]|clubnat=MAR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Abdallah Tazi]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[MAS Fez]]|clubnat=MAR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Hassan Amcharrat|Hassan "Acila" Amcharrat]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[SCC Mohammédia]]|clubnat=MAR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Houcine Anafal]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1952|9|15|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[KAC Kenitra]]|clubnat=MAR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Mohamed Boussati]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Kenitra AC]]|clubnat=MAR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Ahmed Faras]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1946|12|7|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[SCC Mohammédia]]|clubnat=MAR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Abdelmajid Shaita]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1954|1|19|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Wydad Casablanca]]|clubnat=MAR}}
{{nat fs end}}

===Tunisia===
Coach: [[Abdelmajid Chetali]]
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=GK|name=[[Lamine Ben Aziza]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1951|11|10|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Étoile Sportive du Sahel]]|clubnat=TUN|natvar=1959}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Sadok Sassi|Sadok "Attouga" Sassi]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1945|11|15|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Club Africain]]|clubnat=TUN|natvar=1959}}
{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=GK|name=[[Mokhtar Naili]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1953|11|3|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Club Africain]]|clubnat=TUN|natvar=1959}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=DF|name=[[Kamel Chebli]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1954|3|9|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Club Africain]]|clubnat=TUN|natvar=1959}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Mokhtar Dhouieb]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1952|3|23|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[CS Sfaxien]]|clubnat=TUN|natvar=1959}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=DF|name=[[Ridha El Louze]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1953|4|27|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Sfax Railways Sports]]|clubnat=TUN|natvar=1959}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Ali Kaabi]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1953|11|15|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[COT Tunis]]|clubnat=TUN|natvar=1959}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=DF|name=[[Mohsen Labidi|Mohsen "Jendoubi" Labidi]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1954|1|15|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Stade Tunisien]]|clubnat=TUN|natvar=1959}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Habib Majeri]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1951|12|14|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Club Africain]]|clubnat=TUN|natvar=1959}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[Tarak Dhiab]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1954|7|15|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Espérance Sportive de Tunis]]|clubnat=TUN|natvar=1959}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=MF|name=[[Néjib Ghommidh]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1953|3|12|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Club Africain]]|clubnat=TUN|natvar=1959}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=MF|name=[[Khemais Labidi]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1950|8|30|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[JS Kairouan]]|clubnat=TUN|natvar=1959}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Mohamed Akid]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1949|7|5|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[CS Sfaxien]]|clubnat=TUN|natvar=1959}}
{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=FW|name=[[Abderraouf Ben Aziza]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1953|9|23|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Étoile Sportive du Sahel]]|clubnat=TUN|natvar=1959}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=FW|name=[[Ohman Chehaibi]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1954|12|23|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[JS Kairouan]]|clubnat=TUN|natvar=1959}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=FW|name=[[Témime Lahzami]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1949|1|1|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Espérance Sportive de Tunis]]|clubnat=TUN|natvar=1959}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=FW|name=[[Néjib Limam]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1953|6|12|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Stade Tunisien]]|clubnat=TUN|natvar=1959}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Khaled Gasmi]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1953|04|08|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Club Athlétique Bizertin|Bizertin]]|clubnat=TUN|natvar=1959}}
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=DF|name=[[Amor Jebali]]|age={{Birth date and age2|1978|3|5|1953|12|24|mf=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Avenir Sportif de La Marsa|La Marsa]]|clubnat=TUN|natvar=1959}}
{{nat fs end}}

===Uganda===
Coach: [[Peter Okee]]
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=GK|name=[[Paul Ssali]]|age=1955|caps=|goals=|club=[[Simba FC]]|clubnat=Uganda}}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=GK|name=[[Jamil Kasirye]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club=[[Kampala City Council FC|KCC]]|clubnat=Uganda}}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=GK|name=[[Hussein Matovu]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club=[[Kampala City Council FC|KCC]]|clubnat=Uganda}}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=DF|name=[[Mike Diku]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club= }}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=DF|name=[[Jimmy Kirunda]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])|age=1950|caps=|goals=|club=[[Kampala City Council FC|KCC]]|clubnat=Uganda}}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=FW|name=[[Meddie Lubega]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club= }}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=DF|name=[[Tom Lwanga]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club=[[Kampala City Council FC|KCC]]|clubnat=Uganda}}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=DF|name=[[Rashid Mudin]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club=[[Kampala City Council FC|KCC]]|clubnat=Uganda}}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=MF|name=[[Jimmy Muguwa]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club= }}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=DF|name=[[Ashe Mukasa]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club=[[Kampala City Council FC|KCC]]|clubnat=Uganda}}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=DF|name=[[Sam Musenze]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club=[[Kampala City Council FC|KCC]]|clubnat=Uganda}}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=DF|name=[[Eddie Ssemwanga]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club= }}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=MF|name=[[Timothy Ayiekoh]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club=[[Kampala City Council FC|KCC]]|clubnat=Uganda}}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=MF|name=[[Mike Kiganda]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club= }}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=MF|name=[[Godfrey Kisitu]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club=[[Simba FC]]|clubnat=Uganda}}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=FW|name=[[Barnabas Mwesiga]]|age=1947|caps=|goals=|club=[[Nsambya Kampala]]|clubnat=Uganda}}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=MF|name=[[Ahmed Abdulla Nasur]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club= }}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=MF|name=[[Moses Nsereko]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club=[[Kampala City Council FC|KCC]]|clubnat=Uganda}}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=MF|name=[[Edward Semwanga]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club= }}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=FW|name=[[Fred Isabirye]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club= }}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=FW|name=[[Phillip Omondi]]|age=1957|caps=|goals=|club=[[Kampala City Council FC|KCC]]|clubnat=Uganda}}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=FW|name=[[Polly Ouma]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club=[[Simba FC]]|clubnat=Uganda}}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=FW|name=[[Moses Sentamu]]|age= |caps=|goals=|club=[[Kampala City Council FC|KCC]]|clubnat=Uganda}}
{{nat fs end}}

Henry Matte was part of that squad. from Express team.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://footballmundial.tripod.com/caf/caf_1976_78.htm#1978 football mundial]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070214001524/http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/soccer/can_record.php Ghana squad on Ghana Home Page]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110811051728/http://africanfootball.fifa.com/ FIFA]
{{Africa Cup of Nations}}

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