Below is a list of squads used in the 1996 African Cup of Nations.
Group A
South Africa
Head coach: Clive Barker
Cameroon
Head coach: Jules-Frederic Nyongha
Egypt
Head coach: Ruud Krol
Angola
Head coach: Carlos Alhinho
Group B
Zambia
Head coach: Roald Poulsen
Algeria
Head coach: Ali Fergani
Burkina Faso
Head coach: Idrissa Traore, then Calixte Zagre for the last match
Sierra Leone
Head coach: Roger Palmgren
Group C
Gabon
Head coach: Alain da Costa
Zaire
Head coach: Muhsin Ertuğral, then for the last two games
Liberia
Head coach:
Group D
Ghana
Head coach: Ismael Kurtz
Ivory Coast
Head coach: Pierre Pleimelding
Tunisia
Head coach: Henryk Kasperczak
Mozambique
Head coach: Rui Caçador
References https://web.archive.org/web/20100125034552/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/96a-det.html (RSSSF) https://footballia.eu/competitions/african-cup-of-nations