Full squads of African countries at 2026 World Cup

The FIFA World Cup Trophy is displayed during the Los Angeles stop of The FIFA World Cup 26 Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola at LA Live in Los Angeles on March 24, 2026. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP)

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association on Tuesday released the final squad lists for the 2026 World Cup, confirming the full player selections for all 48 participating nations ahead of the tournament. The tournament, which will be hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States, kicks off on June 11, 2026. According to FIFA, a total of 1,248 players have been named, with 891 players making their World Cup debut, while 357 players are returning after previous appearances. From Africa, ten countries have confirmed their final squads including Algeria, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia. Algeria squad GK — Melvin Mastil; Oussama Benbot; Luca Zidane DF — Aïssa Mandi; Achraf Abada; Mohamed Amine Tougai; Zineddine Belaïd; Jaouen Hadjam; Rayan Aït-Nouri; Raki Belghali; Ramy Bensebaini; Samir Chergui MF — Ramiz Zerrouki; Houssem Aouar; Fares Chaïbi; Hicham Boudaoui; Nabil Bentaleb; Ibrahim Maza; Yassine Titraoui FW — Riyad Mahrez; Amine Gouiri; Anis Hadj Moussa; Nadhir Benbouali; Mohamed Amoura; Adil Boulbina; Fares Ghedjemis Cabo Verde squad GK — Vozinha; Márcio Rosa; C.J. dos Santos DF — Stopira; Diney Borges; Pico Lopes; Logan Costa; Sidny Lopes Cabral; Steven Moreira; Wagner Pina; Kelvin Pires MF — Kevin Pina; Jovane Cabral; João Paulo; Jamiro Monteiro; Garry Rodrigues; Deroy Duarte; Laros Duarte; Yannick Semedo; Willy Semedo; Telmo Arcanjo; Nuno da Costa; Hélder Varela FW — Gilson Benchimol; Dailon Livramento; Ryan Mendes DR Congo squad GK — Lionel Mpasi; Timothy Fayulu; Matthieu Epolo DF — Aaron Wan-Bissaka; Steve Kapuadi; Axel Tuanzebe; Dylan Batubinsika; Joris Kayembe; Chancel Mbemba; Gédéon Kalulu; Arthur Masuaku MF — Ngalayel Mukau; Samuel Moutoussamy; Noah Sadiki; Aaron Tshibola; Charles Pickel; Edo Kayembe FW — Brian Cipenga; Theo Bongonda; Gaël Kakuta; Meschack Elia; Cédric Bakambu; Fiston Mayele; Yoane Wissa; Simon Banza Related News FULL LIST: FIFA new rules ahead of 2026 World Cup Norwegian football federation asks FIFA to probe Trump peace prize Visa issue prevents Switzerland’s Embolo from boarding World Cup flight Côte d’Ivoire squad GK — Yahia Fofana; Mohamed Koné; Alban Lafont DF — Ousmane Diomande; Ghislain Konan; Wilfried Singo; Odilon Kossounou; Christopher Operi; Emmanuel Agbadou; Evan Ndicka; Guéla Doué MF — Jean Michaël Seri; Seko Fofana; Franck Kessié; Ibrahim Sangaré; Parfait G