Below is a list of squads used in the 1957 African Cup of Nations.

Egypt

Coach: Mourad Fahmy

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Ali Bakr				Zamalek
	1GK	Brascos	(1931-01-10)10 January 1931 (aged 26)			El-Qanah
	1GK	Abdel Galil Hemaida	(1923-12-28)28 December 1923 (aged 33)			Al-Ahly
	2DF	Mosaad Daoud				El-Olympi
	2DF	El-Sayed El-Arabi				Tram SC
	2DF	Abdou-Wahab Selim	(1936-01-01)1 January 1936 (aged 21)			Al-Ahly Ahly
	2DF	Mohammed El-Zangiri				El-Sekka El-Hadid
	2DF	Tariq Selim	(1937-07-15)15 July 1937 (aged 19)			Al-Ahly
	2DF	Hanafy Bastan (captain)	(1923-12-06)6 December 1923 (aged 33)			Zamalek
	2DF	Awad Abdel-Rahman	(1920-05-28)28 May 1920 (aged 36)			Ismaily
	3MF	Bidho				Ismaily
	3MF	Ibrahim Tawfik				Tanta SC
	3MF	Samir Qotb	(1938-03-16)16 March 1938 (aged 18)			Zamalek
	3MF	Rifaat El-Fanagily	(1936-05-01)1 May 1936 (aged 20)			Al-Ahly
	3MF	Nour El-Dali	(1928-10-24)24 October 1928 (aged 28)			Zamalek
	3MF	Hamza Abdel-Moula				Tersana
	3MF	Helmi Abou El-Maati				Al-Ahly
	3MF	Daoud Soliman
	3MF	Hassan Adam
	4FW	Hamdi Abdel-Fattah				Tersana
	4FW	Alaa El-Hamouly	(1930-07-04)4 July 1930 (aged 26)			Zamalek
	4FW	Ad-Diba	(1927-11-17)17 November 1927 (aged 29)			Al-Ittihad Alexandria
	4FW	Raafat Attia	(1934-02-06)6 February 1934 (aged 23)			Zamalek

Ethiopia

Coach: Moustafa Zewde

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Gilamichael Teklemariam				Adulis Club
	1GK	Wendimu Feyessa				Mechal SC
	2DF	Adale Tekleselassie				Saint George SC
	2DF	Adamu Alemu				Mechal SC
	2DF	Ayele Tessema				Mechal SC
	2DF	Girmay Fikremariam				GS Hamasien
	2DF	Amanuel Kidanemariam				GS Hamasien
	2DF	Mohammed Ibrahim				GS Hamasien
	2DF	Mekouria Kebede Asfaw
	3MF	Samuel Zewde				Saint George SC
	3MF	Kebede Metaferia				Mechal SC
	3MF	Yonas Berhane				Mechal SC
	4FW	Netsere Woldeselassie				Saint George SC
	4FW	Asefaw Berhane				GS Hamasien
	4FW	Tekeste Goitom				GS Hamasien
	4FW	Abraha Bayrou				Omedla SC

Sudan

Coach: József Háda

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Faisal El-Sayed	1931 (aged 26)			Al-Merrikh
	1GK	Osman El-Wathiq				Al Neel Al-Khartoum
	2DF	Osman Dim				Al-Hilal
	2DF	Boraî Selim				Al Neel Al-Khartoum
	2DF	Ibrahim El-Kabir				Al Ahli Khartoum
	2DF	El-Jak Agab (captain)	1927 (aged 30)			Al-Ittihad Bahri
	3MF	Mansour Ramadan				Al-Merreikh
	3MF	El-Hadi Abbas Seyam				Al-Hilal
	3MF	Sayed Mustafa Hassan				Al-Ahli Wad Madani
	3MF	Sirry				Al-Merreikh
	3MF	Abdullah Jumaa Zarkan				Al-Mourada
	4FW	Boraî Bashir	1932 (aged 24)			Al-Merreikh
	4FW	Hassan Abu Al-Aila				Al-Merreikh
	4FW	Siddiq Manzul	1929 (aged 28)			Al-Hilal
	4FW	Omar Osman				Al-Mourada