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

Group A

Ghana

Coach: Fred Osam-Duodu

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Joseph Carr			Hasaacas
2	2DF	P.S.K. Paha			Sekondi Eleven Wise
3	2DF	Emmanuel Ofei Ansah			Hearts of Oak
4	3MF	Awuley Quaye (c)			Great Olympics
5	2DF	James Kuuku Dadzie			Hasaacas
6	4FW	Adolf Armah			Hearts of Oak
7	3MF	John Nketia Yawson			Eleven Wise
8	4FW	George Alhassan			Great Olympics
9	4FW	Opoku Afriyie			Asante Kotoko
10	3MF	Karim Abdul Razak			Asante Kotoko
11	3MF	Mohammed Polo			Hearts of Oak
12	1GK	Fuseini Salifu			Asante Kotoko
13	2DF	Haruna Yusif			Corners
14	2DF	Isaac Acquaye			Dumas
15	4FW	Dan Kayede			Great Olympics
16	1GK	Abdulai Chesco			SS 1974
17	4FW	Emmanuel Quarshie			Hasaacas
18	3MF	Addae Kyenkyehene			Asante Kotoko
19	4FW	Anas Seidu			Hearts of Oak
20	4FW	Willie Klutse			Dumas
21	4FW	Kuntu Blankson			SS 1974
22	2DF	Justice Moore			Eleven Wise

Nigeria

Coach: Tihomir Jelisavčić

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Emmanuel Okala			Enugu Rangers
4	3MF	Muda Lawal			Shooting Stars of Ibadan
5	2DF	Christian Chukwu			Enugu Rangers
6	2DF	Godwin Odiye			Nigeria National Bank of Lagos
7	4FW	Segun Odegbami			Shooting Stars of Ibadan
8	3MF	Aloysius Atuegbu			Enugu Rangers
9	4FW	Martins Eyo			Julius Berger of Lagos
10	4FW	Godwin Iwelumo			ACB Lagos
11	4FW	Adokiye Amiesimaka			ACB Lagos and UNILAG
	2DF	Annas Ahmed			Raccah Rovers of Kano
	2DF	Patrick Ekeji			P&T Vasco Da Gama of Enugu
	3MF	Felix Owolabi			Raccah Rovers of Kano
	4FW	Baba Otu Mohammed			Raccah Rovers of Kano
	2DF	Nnamdi Anyafo			Enugu Rangers
	3MF	Segun Adeleke			NEPA Lagos
	2DF	Kadiri Ikhana			Bendel Insurance Benin
	2DF	Ignatius Ilechukwu			Enugu Rangers
	4FW	Godwin Efejukwu			Lagos Police Machine
	4FW	Christopher Ogu			Bendel Insurance of Benin
	3MF	Jide Dina			Mighty Jets of Jos
	2DF	Tunde Bamidele			Taraba United of Yola
	1GK	Rufus Ejele			Bendel Insurance of Benin
	4FW	Eugene Ohuabuwa			Spartans of Owerri

Upper Volta

Coach: Otto Pfister

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Sidiki Diarra				US FRAN
	2DF	Modeste Dah				Etoile Filante
	2DF	Dominique Sanou				US FRAN
	2DF	Célestin Nikiema				Etoile Filante
	2DF	Laurent Banady				US FRAN
	2DF	Alphonse Bado				ASFB
	4FW	Téwindé Compaoré				ASFA Yannenga
	3MF	Hubert Hien				ASFA Yennenga
	3MF	Mamadou Koita				Etoile Filante
		Antoine Ouédraogo
	4FW	Tasséré Ouédraogo				USFA
	4FW	Ibrahim Cissé				Etoile Filante
	4FW	Abdoulaye Compaoré				ASFB
	4FW	Nignan Corneille

Zambia

Coach: Brian Tiler^[1]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Vincent Chileshe				Roan United
	2DF	Kaiser Kalambo	(1953-06-06)June 6, 1953 (aged 24)			Ndola United
	2DF	Robert Lutoba				Green Buffaloes Lusaka
	2DF	Ackim Musenge (c)	1949			Mufulira Wanderers
	2DF	Bernard Mutale
	2DF	Bizwell Phiri
	2DF	Fabiano Mwaba
	4FW	Alexander Chola	(1956-06-06)June 6, 1956 (aged 22)			Mulfulira Blackpool
	3MF	Evans Katebe
	3MF	Patrick Phiri	(1956-05-03)May 3, 1956 (aged 21)			Red Arrows
	3MF	Willie Phiri	(1953-06-03)June 3, 1953 (aged 24)			Nchanga Rangers
	3MF	Moses Simwala				Nkana
	2DF	Jani Simulambo			(({goals))}	Green Buffaloes
	4FW	Godfrey Chitalu	(1947-10-22)October 22, 1947 (aged 30)			Kabwe Warriors
	4FW	Obby Kapita
	4FW	Brighton Sinyangwe

Group B

Congo

Coach: Maurice Ondzola

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Jean-Jacques Maboundou				Diables Noirs
	1GK	Maxime Matsima	(1940-11-18)November 18, 1940 (aged 37)			Diables Noirs
	1GK	Fidèle Nkoumbou
	2DF	Martial Lassy				CARA Brazzaville
	2DF	Gaston N'Ganga-Muivi				People¨s Republic of the Congo
	2DF	Pierre Dimonékéné
	2DF	Joseph Mounoundzi (Captain)
	3MF	Jean-Luc Tsélantsiéné
	3MF	Christian Mbama	(1954-10-03)October 3, 1954 (aged 23)
	3MF	Jonas Bahamboula	(1949-02-02)February 2, 1949 (aged 29)			Diables Noirs
	3MF	Jean-Jacques N'Domba	(1960-01-12)January 12, 1960 (aged 18)			Étoile du Congo
	4FW	Paul Moukila	(1950-06-06)June 6, 1950 (aged 27)			CARA Brazzaville
	4FW	François M'Pelé	(1947-07-13)July 13, 1947 (aged 30)			Paris SG
	4FW	Sébastien Lakou
	4FW	Daniel Ebomoua	1950 (aged 27 or 28)
	4FW	Jacques Mamounoubala	(1953-04-02)April 2, 1953 (aged 24)			CARA Brazzaville
	2DF	Henri Endzanga
	4FW	Albert Poaty-Bouanga

Morocco

Coach: Gheorghe Mărdărescu

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Mohammed Hazzaz	(1944-11-30)November 30, 1944 (aged 33)			MAS Fez
	2DF	Jawad El Andaloussi				Raja Casablanca
	2DF	Abdallah Semmat				US Sidi Kacem
	2DF	Larbi Aherdane	(1954-06-06)June 6, 1954 (aged 23)			Wydad Casablanca
	2DF	Mustapha Yaghcha	(1952-11-07)November 7, 1952 (aged 25)			CS Chênois
	3MF	Abdelmajid Dolmy	(1953-04-19)April 19, 1953 (aged 24)			Raja Casablanca
	3MF	Chérif Fetoui	(1945-01-01)January 1, 1945 (aged 33)			Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi
	3MF	Ahmed "Baba" Makrouh	(1953-09-17)September 17, 1953 (aged 24)			Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi
	3MF	Abdallah Tazi				MAS Fez
	4FW	Hassan "Acila" Amcharrat				SCC Mohammédia
	4FW	Houcine Anafal	(1952-09-15)September 15, 1952 (aged 25)			KAC Kenitra
	4FW	Mohamed Boussati				Kenitra AC
	4FW	Ahmed Faras	(1946-12-07)December 7, 1946 (aged 31)			SCC Mohammédia
	4FW	Abdelmajid Shaita	(1954-01-19)January 19, 1954 (aged 24)			Wydad Casablanca

Tunisia

Coach: Abdelmajid Chetali

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
21	1GK	Lamine Ben Aziza	(1951-11-10)November 10, 1951 (aged 26)			Étoile Sportive du Sahel
1	1GK	Sadok "Attouga" Sassi	(1945-11-15)November 15, 1945 (aged 32)			Club Africain
22	1GK	Mokhtar Naili	(1953-11-03)November 3, 1953 (aged 24)			Club Africain
8	2DF	Kamel Chebli	(1954-03-09)March 9, 1954 (aged 23)			Club Africain
2	2DF	Mokhtar Dhouieb	(1952-03-23)March 23, 1952 (aged 25)			CS Sfaxien
18	2DF	Ridha El Louze	(1953-04-27)April 27, 1953 (aged 24)			Sfax Railways Sports
3	2DF	Ali Kaabi	(1953-11-15)November 15, 1953 (aged 24)			COT Tunis
14	2DF	Mohsen "Jendoubi" Labidi	(1954-01-15)January 15, 1954 (aged 24)			Stade Tunisien
5	2DF	Habib Majeri	(1951-12-14)December 14, 1951 (aged 26)			Club Africain
10	3MF	Tarak Dhiab	(1954-07-15)July 15, 1954 (aged 23)			Espérance Sportive de Tunis
6	3MF	Néjib Ghommidh	(1953-03-12)March 12, 1953 (aged 24)			Club Africain
12	3MF	Khemais Labidi	(1950-08-30)August 30, 1950 (aged 27)			JS Kairouan
9	4FW	Mohamed Akid	(1949-07-05)July 5, 1949 (aged 28)			CS Sfaxien
21	4FW	Abderraouf Ben Aziza	(1953-09-23)September 23, 1953 (aged 24)			Étoile Sportive du Sahel
16	4FW	Ohman Chehaibi	(1954-12-23)December 23, 1954 (aged 23)			JS Kairouan
7	4FW	Témime Lahzami	(1949-01-01)January 1, 1949 (aged 29)			Espérance Sportive de Tunis
13	4FW	Néjib Limam	(1953-06-12)June 12, 1953 (aged 24)			Stade Tunisien
4	2DF	Khaled Gasmi	(1953-04-08)April 8, 1953 (aged 24)			Bizertin
20	2DF	Amor Jebali	(1953-12-24)December 24, 1953 (aged 24)			La Marsa

Uganda

Coach: Peter Okee

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Paul Ssali	1955			Simba FC
	1GK	Jamil Kasirye				KCC
	1GK	Hussein Matovu				KCC
	2DF	Mike Diku
	2DF	Jimmy Kirunda (c)	1950			KCC
	4FW	Meddie Lubega
	2DF	Tom Lwanga				KCC
	2DF	Rashid Mudin				KCC
	3MF	Jimmy Muguwa
	2DF	Ashe Mukasa				KCC
	2DF	Sam Musenze				KCC
	2DF	Eddie Ssemwanga
	3MF	Timothy Ayiekoh				KCC
	3MF	Mike Kiganda
	3MF	Godfrey Kisitu				Simba FC
	4FW	Barnabas Mwesiga	1947			Nsambya Kampala
	3MF	Ahmed Abdulla Nasur
	3MF	Moses Nsereko				KCC
	3MF	Edward Semwanga				(({club))}
	4FW	Fred Isabirye
	4FW	Phillip Omondi	1957			KCC
	4FW	Polly Ouma				Simba FC
	4FW	Moses Sentamu				KCC

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