With the countdown to the 2026 FIFA World Cup entering its final days, Africa’s representatives have officially unveiled their final squads for football’s biggest spectacle.
The expanded 48-team tournament, which kicks off on June 11 across the United States, Canada and Mexico, will see the continent’s biggest football stars attempt to make history on the global stage.
From Mohamed Salah’s Egypt and Achraf Hakimi’s Morocco to Sadio Mané’s Senegal and Riyad Mahrez’s Algeria, African nations are bringing a blend of experienced veterans and exciting young talents as they prepare to challenge the world’s elite.
What About Nigeria?
Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The Super Eagles reached the CAF playoffs but were ultimately eliminated, meaning they will miss a second consecutive World Cup finals.
2026 FIFA World Cup: Africa’s Confirmed Representatives
Africa will have a record 10 teams at the expanded 48-team FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Nine qualified directly through CAF qualifying groups, while one secured a place through the intercontinental playoffs.
Africa’s Confirmed World Cup Teams
- Morocco
- Senegal
- Algeria
- Tunisia
- Egypt
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Ghana
- Cape Verde
- South Africa
- DR Congo national football team (qualified via the intercontinental playoff route)
Have the Final Squads Been Announced?
Yes. FIFA required all participating nations to submit their final 26-man squads by June 1, 2026, and official squad lists have now been released.
Below is a breakdown of every African nation that has announced its final 26-man squad for the tournament.
SOUTH AFRICA
Manager: Hugo Broos
Goalkeepers
- Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Ricardo Goss (Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Sipho Chaine (Orlando Pirates)
Defenders
- Khuliso Mudau (Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Nkosinathi Sibisi (Orlando Pirates)
- Ime Okon (Hannover 96)
- Khulumani Ndamane (Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Aubrey Modiba (Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Samukelo Kabini (Molde)
- Thabang Matuludi (Polokwane City)
- Olwethu Makhanya (Philadelphia Union)
- Kamogelo Sebelebele (Orlando Pirates)
- Bradley Cross (Kaizer Chiefs)
- Mbekezeli Mbokazi (Chicago Fire)
Midfielders
- Teboho Mokoena (Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Thalente Mbatha (Orlando Pirates)
- Yaya Sithole (Tondela)
- Jayden Adams (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Forwards
- Oswin Appollis (Orlando Pirates)
- Iqraam Rayners (Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Tshepang Moremi (Orlando Pirates)
- Relebohile Mofokeng (Orlando Pirates)
- Evidence Makgopa (Orlando Pirates)
- Themba Zwane (Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Lyle Foster (Burnley)
- Thapelo Maseko (AEL Limassol)
MOROCCO
Manager: Mohamed Ouahbi
Goalkeepers
- Yassine Bounou (Al Hilal)
- Munir El Kajoui (RS Berkane)
- Reda Tagnaouti (AS FAR)
Defenders
- Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United)
- Anass Salah-Eddine (PSV Eindhoven)
- Youssef Belammari (Al Ahly)
- Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain)
- Zakaria El Ouahdi (Racing Genk)
- Chadi Riad (Crystal Palace)
- Nayef Aguerd (Marseille)
- Redouane Halhal (KV Mechelen)
- Issa Diop (Fulham)
Midfielders
- Samir El Mourabet (Strasbourg)
- Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille)
- Neil El Aynaoui (AS Roma)
- Sofyan Amrabat (Real Betis)
- Azzedine Ounahi (Girona)
- Bilal El Khannouss (Stuttgart)
- Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven)
Forwards
- Abde Ezzalzouli (Real Betis)
- Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland)
- Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain)
- Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos)
- Brahim Diaz (Real Madrid)
- Gessime Yassine (Strasbourg)
- Ayoube Amaimouni (Eintracht Frankfurt)
IVORY COAST
Manager: Emerse Faé
Goalkeepers
- Yahia Fofana (Rizespor)
- Mohamed Koné (Charleroi)
- Alban Lafont (Panathinaikos)
Defenders
- Emmanuel Agbadou (Beşiktaş)
- Clément Akpa (AJ Auxerre)
- Ousmane Diomande (Sporting CP)
- Guela Doué (Strasbourg)
- Ghislain Konan (Gil Vicente)
- Odilon Kossounou (Atalanta)
- Evan Ndicka (AS Roma)
- Wilfried Singo (Galatasaray)
Midfielders
- Seko Fofana (Porto)
- Parfait Guiagon (Charleroi)
- Franck Kessié (Al Ahli)
- Christ Inao Oulaï (Trabzonspor)
- Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest)
- Jean Michaël Seri (NK Maribor)
Forwards
- Simon Adingra (AS Monaco)
- Ange-Yoan Bonny (Internazionale)
- Amad Diallo (Manchester United)
- Oumar Diakité (Cercle Brugge)
- Yan Diomande (RB Leipzig)
- Evann Guessand (Aston Villa)
- Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal)
- Bazoumana Touré (Hoffenheim)
- Elye Wahi (Nice)
EGYPT
Manager: Hossam Hassan
Goalkeepers
- Mohamed El Shenawy (Al Ahly)
- Mostafa Shobeir (Al Ahly)
- El Mahdy Soliman (Zamalek)
- Mohamed Alaa (El Gouna)
Defenders
- Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly)
- Tarek Alaa (Zamalek)
- Hamdy Fathy (Al Wakrah)
- Ramy Rabia (Al Ain)
- Yasser Ibrahim (Al Ahly)
- Hossam Abdelmaguid (Zamalek)
- Mohamed Abdelmonem (Nice)
- Ahmed Fatouh (Zamalek)
- Karim Hafez (Pyramids)
Midfielders
- Marwan Attia (Al Ahly)
- Mohanad Lasheen (Pyramids)
- Nabil Emad (Al Najma)
- Mahmoud Saber (Zed)
- Ahmed Zizo (Al Ahly)
- Emam Ashour (Al Ahly)
- Mostafa Ziko (Pyramids)
- Mahmoud Trezeguet (Al Ahly)
- Ibrahim Adel (Nordsjaelland)
- Haissem Hassan (Real Oviedo)
Forwards
- Omar Marmoush (Manchester City)
- Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
- Hamza Abdelkarim (Barcelona B)
CAPE VERDE
Manager: Bubista
Goalkeepers
- Vozinha (Chaves)
- Marcio Rosa (Montana)
- CJ dos Santos (San Diego FC)
Defenders
- Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew)
- Wagner Pina (Trabzonspor)
- Joao Paulo (FCSB)
- Sidny Lopes Cabral (Benfica)
- Logan Costa (Villarreal)
- Pico (Shamrock Rovers)
- Kelvin Pires (SJK)
- Stopira (Torreense)
- Diney (Al Bataeh)
Midfielders
- Jamiro Monteiro (PEC Zwolle)
- Telmo Arcanjo (Vitoria Guimaraes)
- Yannick Semedo (Farense)
- Laros Duarte (Puskas Akademia)
- Deroy Duarte (Ludogorets Razgrad)
- Kevin Pina (Krasnodar)
Forwards
- Ryan Mendes (Igdir)
- Willy Semedo (Omonia)
- Garry Rodrigues (Apollon Limassol)
- Jovane Cabral (Estrela Amadora)
- Nuno da Costa (Istanbul Basaksehir)
- Dailon Livramento (Casa Pia)
- Gilson Benchimol (Akron Tolyatti)
- Helio Varela (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
SENEGAL
Manager: Pape Thiaw
Goalkeepers
- Édouard Mendy (Al Ahli)
- Mory Diaw (Le Havre)
- Yehvann Diouf (Nice)
Defenders
- Krépin Diatta (AS Monaco)
- Antoine Mendy (Nice)
- Kalidou Koulibaly (Al Hilal)
- El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham United)
- Mamadou Sarr (Chelsea)
- Moussa Niakhaté (Lyon)
- Abdoulaye Seck (Maccabi Haifa)
- Ismail Jakobs (Galatasaray)
Midfielders
- Idrissa Gana Gueye (Everton)
- Pape Gueye (Villarreal)
- Lamine Camara (AS Monaco)
- Habib Diarra (Sunderland)
- Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano)
- Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur)
- Bara Sapoko Ndiaye (Bayern Munich)
Forwards
- Sadio Mané (Al Nassr)
- Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace)
- Iliman Ndiaye (Everton)
- Assane Diao (Como)
- Ibrahim Mbaye (Paris Saint-Germain)
- Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea)
- Bamba Dieng (Lorient)
- Cherif Ndiaye (Samsunspor)
DR CONGO
Manager: Sebastien Desabre
Goalkeepers
- Lionel Mpasi (Le Havre)
- Timothy Fayulu (FC Noah)
- Matthieu Epolo (Standard Liege)
Defenders
- Chancel Mbemba (Lille)
- Axel Tuanzebe (Burnley)
- Arthur Masuaku (Lens)
- Gedeon Kalulu (Aris Limassol)
- Joris Kayembe (Genk)
- Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United)
- Aaron Tshibola (Kilmarnock)
- Steve Kapuadi (Widzew Łódź)
- Dylan Batubinsika (AEL)
Midfielders
- Noah Sadiki (Sunderland)
- Charles Pickel (Espanyol)
- Edo Kayembe (Watford)
- Samuel Moutoussamy (Atromitos)
- Ngal’ayel Mukau (Lille)
- Nathanaël Mbuku (Montpellier)
- Meschak Elia (Alanyaspor)
- Brian Cipenga (Castellón)
- Gaël Kakuta (AEL)
- Théo Bongonda (Spartak Moscow)
Forwards
- Simon Banza (Al Jazira)
- Yoane Wissa (Newcastle United)
- Fiston Mayele (Pyramids)
- Cédric Bakambu (Real Betis)
GHANA
Manager: Carlos Queiroz
Goalkeepers
- Benjamin Asare (Hearts of Oak)
- Lawrence Ati-Zigi (St Gallen)
- Joseph Anang (St Patrick’s Athletic)
Defenders
- Baba Abdul Rahman (PAOK)
- Gideon Mensah (AJ Auxerre)
- Marvin Senaya (AJ Auxerre)
- Alidu Seidu (Rennes)
- Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano)
- Jerome Opoku (Istanbul Basaksehir)
- Jonas Adjetey (VfL Wolfsburg)
- Kojo Oppong Peprah (Nice)
- Derrick Luckassen (Pafos)
Midfielders
- Elisha Owusu (AJ Auxerre)
- Thomas Partey (Villarreal)
- Kwasi Sibo (Real Oviedo)
- Augustine Boakye (Saint-Étienne)
- Caleb Yirenkyi (FC Nordsjælland)
- Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester City)
Forwards
- Kamal Deen Sulemana (Atalanta)
- Christopher Bonsu Baah (Al Qadsiah)
- Ernest Nuamah (Lyon)
- Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City)
- Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City)
- Prince Kwabena Adu (Viktoria Plzen)
- Inaki Williams (Athletic Club)
- Jordan Ayew (Leicester City)
ALGERIA
Manager: Vladimir Petkovic
Goalkeepers
- Oussama Benbot (USM Alger)
- Melvin Masstil (Stade Nyonnaise)
- Luca Zidane (Granada)
Defenders
- Achraf Abada (USM Alger)
- Rayan Ait Nouri (Manchester City)
- Zinedine Belaid (JS Kabylie)
- Rafik Belghali (Verona)
- Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund)
- Samir Chergui (Paris FC)
- Jaouen Hadjam (Young Boys)
- Aissa Mandi (Lille)
- Mohamed Amine Tougai (Esperance)
Midfielders
- Houssem Aouar (Al Ittihad)
- Nabil Bentaleb (Lille)
- Hicham Boudaoui (Nice)
- Fares Chaibi (Eintracht Frankfurt)
- Ibrahim Maza (Bayer Leverkusen)
- Yassine Titraoui (Charleroi)
- Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente)
Forwards
- Mohamed Amine Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg)
- Nadir Benbouali (Győri ETO)
- Adil Boulbina (Al Duhail)
- Fares Ghedjemis (Frosinone)
- Amine Gouiri (Marseille)
- Riyad Mahrez (Al Ahli)
- Anis Hadj Moussa (Feyenoord)
TUNISIA
Manager: Sabri Lamouchi
Goalkeepers
- Aymen Dahmen (CS Sfaxien)
- Sabri Ben Hessen (Étoile du Sahel)
- Abdelmouhib Chamakh (Club Africain)
Defenders
- Montassar Talbi (Lorient)
- Dylan Bronn (Servette)
- Omar Rekik (Maribor)
- Yan Valery (Young Boys)
- Ali Abdi (Nice)
- Moutaz Neffati (IFK Norrköping)
- Raed Chikhaoui (US Monastir)
- Adam Arous (Kasımpaşa)
- Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida (Espérance de Tunis)
Midfielders
- Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt)
- Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley)
- Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City)
- Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano)
- Rani Khedira (Union Berlin)
- Mortadha Ben Ouanes (Kasımpaşa)
Forwards
- Elias Achouri (Copenhagen)
- Ismaël Gharbi (Augsburg)
- Elias Saad (Hannover 96)
- Sebastian Tounekti (Celtic)
- Firas Chaouat (Club Africain)
- Khalil Ayari (Paris Saint-Germain)
- Hazem Mastouri (Dynamo Makhachkala)
- Rayan Elloumi (Vancouver Whitecaps)
African Teams by Group
According to the final World Cup draw:
- Group C: Morocco national football team
- Group E: Côte d’Ivoire national football team
- Group F: Tunisia national football team
- Group G: Egypt national football team
- Group H: Cape Verde national football team
- Group I: Senegal national football team
- Group J: Algeria national football team
- Group K: DR Congo national football team
- Group L: Ghana national football team
- Group A: South Africa national football team
Africa Ready To Challenge The World
Africa heads into the 2026 FIFA World Cup with ten representatives and a galaxy of stars spread across Europe’s biggest leagues and top clubs around the globe.
Morocco arrive as one of the tournament’s dark horses after their historic 2022 World Cup run, while Senegal, Egypt, Algeria, Ivory Coast and Ghana boast squads capable of causing major upsets.
With big talents including Mohamed Salah, Achraf Hakimi, Sadio Mané, Riyad Mahrez, Omar Marmoush, Thomas Partey, Franck Kessié, Nicolas Jackson and others all set to take centre stage, African football will once again be aiming to make history on the world’s biggest stage.
