With the 2026 World Cup right around the corner, coaches have begun the process of naming their squads for the tournament. Our squad tracker keeps you up to date on each team as they announce their squads.
Algeria
Goalkeepers: Luca Zidane (Granada), Oussama Benbot (USM Alger), Melvin Mastil (Stade Nyonnais)
Defenders: Rafik Belghali (Hellas Verona), Samir Chergui (Red Star FC), Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City), Jaouen Hadjam (BSC Young Boys), Aïssa Mandi (LOSC Lille), Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund), Zineddine Belaïd (JS Kabylie), Achref Abada (USM Alger), Mohamed Amine Tougaï (Espérance de Tunis)
Midfielders: Nabil Bentaleb (LOSC Lille), Hicham Boudaoui (Nice), Houssem Aouar (Al-Ittihad), Farès Chaïbi (Eintracht Frankfurt), Ibrahim Maza (Bayer Leverkusen), Yacine Titraoui (Charleroi), Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente)
Forwards: Mohamed Amine Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg), Nadhir Benbouali (Győr), Adil Boulbina (Al-Duhail), Farès Ghedjemis (Frosinone), Amine Gouiri (Olympique de Marseille), Anis Hadj Moussa (Feyenoord), Riyad Mahrez (Al-Ahli)
Manager: Vladimir Petković
Cape Verde
Goalkeepers: Carlos dos Santos (San Diego), Marcio Rosa (Montana 1921), Vozinha (Chaves).
Defenders: Sidny Cabral (Benfica), Diney Borges (Al Bataeh), Logan Costa (Villarreal), Roberto Lopes (Shamrock Rovers), Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew), Wagner Pina (Trabzonspor), Kelvin Pires (SJK Seinajoki), Stopira (Torreense).
Midfielders: Telmo Arcanjo (Vitoria Guimaraes), Deroy Duarte (Ludogorets), Laros Duarte (Puskas Akademia), Joao Paulo Fernandes (Otelul Galati), Jamiro Monteiro (PEC Zwolle), Kevin Pina (FK Krasnodar), Yannick Semedo (Farense).
Forwards: Gilson Benchimol (Akron Tolyatti), Jovane Cabral (Estrela da Amadora), Dailon Livramento (Casa Pia), Ryan Mendes (Igdir), Nuno da Costa (Istanbul Basaksehir), Garry Rodrigues (Apollon Limassol), Willy Semedo (Omonia Nicosia), Helio Varela (Maccabi Tel Aviv).
Manager: Bubista
Congo
Goalkeepers: Lionel Mpasi (Le Havre), Matthieu Epolo (Standard Liège), Timothy Fayulu (FC Noah)
Defenders: Chancel Mbemba (Lille), Axel Tuanzebe (Burnley), Arthur Masuaku (Lens), Gédéon Kalulu (Aris Limassol), Joris Kayembe (Genk), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United), Rocky Bushiri (Hibernian), 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 FC), Cédric Bakambu (Real Betis)
Manager: Sebastien Desabre
Egypt
Goalkeepers: Mohamed El Shenawy (Al-Ahly), Moustafa Shobeir (Al-Ahly), El Mahdy Soliman (Al-Zamalek), Mohamed Alaa (El Gouna)
Defenders: Mohamed Hany (Al-Ahly), Tarek Alaa (ZED FC), Hamdy Fathy (Al-Wakrah), Ramy Rabia (Al Ain), Yasser Ibrahim (Al-Ahly), Hossam Abdelmaguid (Al-Zamalek), Mohamed Abdelmonem (OGC Nice), Ahmed El Fotouh (Al-Zamalek), Karim Hafez (Pyramids)
Midfielders: Marwan Attia (Al-Ahly), Mohanad Lasheen (Pyramids), Donga (Al Najma), Mahmoud Saber (ZED FC), Zizo (Al-Ahly), Trézéguet (Al-Ahly), Emam Ashour (Al-Ahly), Mostafa Ziko (Pyramids), Ibrahim Adel (Nordsjaelland), Haissem Hassan (Real Oviedo), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
Forwards: Omar Marmoush (Manchester City), Hamza Abdelkarim (Barcelona B)
Manager: Hossam Hassan
Ghana
Goalkeepers: Benjamin Asare (Accra Hearts of Oak), Lawrence Ati-Zigi (St. Gallen), Joseph Anang (St. Patrick’s Athletic)
Defenders: Baba Abdul Rahman (PAOK), Derrick Luckassen (Pafos), Gideon Mensah (Auxerre), Marvin Senaya (Auxerre), Alidu Seidu (Rennes), Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano), Jerome Opoku (Istanbul Basaksehir), Jonas Adjetey (VfL Wolfsburg), Kojo Oppong Peprah (OGC Nice)
Midfielders: Thomas Partey (Villarreal), Kamaldeen Sulemana (Atlanta BC), Kwasi Sibo (Real Oviedo), Augustine Boakye (Saint-Etienne), Caleb Yirenkyi (FC Nordsjaelland), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester City), Elisha Owusu (Auxerre)
Forwards: Christopher Bonsu Baah (Al Qadsiah), Ernest Nuamah (Lyon), Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City), Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City), Prince Kwabena Adu (Viktoria Plzen), Iñaki Williams (Athlétic Club), Jordan Ayew (Leicester City)
Manager: Carlos Queiroz
Ivory Coast
Goalkeepers: Yahia Fofana (Çaykur 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 BC), Evan Ndicka (AS Roma), Wilfried Singo (Galatasaray)
Midfielders: Seko Fofana (Porto), Parfait Guiagon (Charleroi), Christ Inao Oulaï (Trabzonspor), Franck Kessié (Al-Ahli), Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest), Jean-Michaël Seri (Maribor)
Forwards: Simon Adingra (Monaco), Ange-Yoan Bonny (Inter Milan), Amad Diallo (Manchester United), Oumar Diakité (Cercle Brugge), Yan Diomande (RB Leipzig), Evann Guessand (Crystal Palace), Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal), Bazoumana Touré (TSG Hoffenheim), Elye Wahi (OGC Nice)
Manager: Emerse Faé
Morocco
Goalkeepers: Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal), Munir El Kajou (Renaissance Berkane), Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (AS FAR)
Defenders: Achraf Hakimi (PSG), Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United), Nayef Aguerd (Olympique Marseille), Chadi Riad (Crystal Palace), Issa Diop (Fulham), Anass Salah-Eddine (PSV Eindhoven), Zakaria El Ouahdi (KRC Genk), Redouane Halhal (Mechelen), Youssef Belammari (Al-Ahly)
Midfielders: Sofyan Amrabat (Real Betis), Azzedine Ounahi (Girona FC), Neil El Aynaoui (AS Roma), Bilal El Khannouss (VfB Stuttgart), Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven), Samir El Mourabet (Strasbourg), Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille LOSC), Gessime Yassine (Strasbourg)
Forwards: Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid), Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos), Abde Ezzalzouli (Real Betis), Soufiane Rahimi (Al-Ain SC), Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland), Ayoube Amaimouni (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Manager: Mohamed Ouahbi
Senegal
Goalkeepers:Édouard Mendy (Al-Ahli), Mory Diaw (Le Havre AC), Yehvann Diouf (OGC Nice)
Defenders: Krépin Diatta (AS Monaco), Antoine Mendy (OGC Nice), Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal), El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham United), Mamadou Sarr (Chelsea), Moussa Niakhaté (Lyon), Moustapha Mbow (Paris FC), Abdoulaye Seck (Maccabi Haifa), Ismaïl Jakobs (Galatasaray SK), Ilay Camara (Anderlecht)
Midfielders: Idrissa Gana Gueye (Everton), Pape Gueye (Villarreal CF), 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 (PSG), Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), Bamba Dieng (Lorient), Chérif Ndiaye (Samsunspor)
Manager: Pape Thiaw
South Africa
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 FK), Thabang Matuludi (Polokwane City), Olwethu Makhanya (Philadelphia Union), Kamgogelo Sebelebele (Orlando Pirates), Bradley Cross (Kaizer Chiefs), Mbekezeli Mbokazi (Chicago Fire)
Midfielders: Teboho Mokoena (Mamelodi Sundowns), Thalente Mbatha (Orlando Pirates), Sphephelo “Yaya” Sithole (CD 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)
Manager: Hugo Broos
Tunisia
Goalkeepers: Aymen Dahmen (CS Sfaxien), Sabri Ben Hassan (Étoile du Sahel), Abdelmouhib Chamakh (Club Africain)
Defenders: Yan Valery (Young Boys), Moutaz Neffati (IFK Norrköping), Dylan Bronn (Servette), Raed Chikhaoui (US Monastir), Montassar Talbi (Lorient), Adem Arous (Kasımpaşa), Omar Rekik (Maribor), Ali Abdi (OGC Nice), Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida (Espérance de Tunis)
Midfielders: Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt), Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley), Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City), Rani Khedira (Union Berlin), Mohamed Hadj-Mahmoud (FC Lugano), Ismaël Gharbi (FC Augsburg), Mortadha Ben Ouanes (Kasımpaşa)
Forwards: Elias Saad (Hannover 96), Khalil Ayari (PSG), Elias Achouri (Copenhagen), Sebastian Tounekti (Celtic), Hazem Mastouri (Dynamo Makhachkala), Firas Chaouat (Club Africain), Rayan Elloumi (Vancouver Whitecaps)
Manager: Sabri Lamouchi
