The following is a list of squads for each nation competing in the 2023 CAFA Nations Cup, held from 10 to 20 June in the cities of (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) and (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan). Each nation needed to submit a squad of 26 players, including 3 goalkeepers. Iran won the 2023 CAFA championship after beating the Tajikistan team and gaining 12 points. The 2023 CAFA Nations Cup is the first edition of the CAFA Nations Cup, the biennial international men's football championship of Central Asia organized by Central Asian Football Association (CAFA).[1]
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Afghanistan
Head coach: 
Abdullah Al Mutairi
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Faisal Hamidi | 16 March 1997 (aged 26) | 2 | 0 | Free agent |
| 22 | GK | Golali Rahimi | 0 | 0 | Free agent | |
| 23 | GK | Abdul Musawer Attai | 0 | 0 | Free agent | |
| 2 | DF | Amanullah Sardari | 22 August 2000 (aged 22) | 1 | 0 |  Abu Muslim |
| 3 | DF | Hussian Ali Zada | 0 | 0 | Free agent | |
| 4 | DF | Mahboob Hanifi | 22 March 1997 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Simorgh Alborz |
| 5 | DF | Farzad Ataie | 30 December 1991 (aged 31) | 7 | 0 | Shaheen Asmayee |
| 12 | DF | Baset Moshtaq | 18 August 2001 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 |  Excelsior Maassluis |
| 13 | DF | Ali Baset Nazari | 6 November 2001 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Attack Energy |
| 6 | MF | Samir Samandari | 5 November 2002 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Attack Energy |
| 8 | MF | Farshad Noor (captain) | 2 October 1994 (aged 28) | 22 | 2 |  DPMM FC |
| 10 | MF | Mohammad Noman Walizada | 16 November 2002 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Istiqlal |
| 14 | MF | Hasibullah Ahadi | 21 March 2003 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Free agent |
| 16 | MF | Taufee Skandari | 2 April 1999 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 |  B36 Tórshavn |
| 17 | MF | Yama Sherzad | 1 January 2001 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 |  Xamax |
| 7 | FW | Mohammad Rueed Samandari | 14 February 1994 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Shaheen Asmayee |
| 9 | FW | Hatam Shirdel | 0 | 0 | Attack Energy | |
| 11 | FW | Hossein Zamani | 23 November 2002 (aged 20) | 1 | 1 | Free agent |
| 15 | FW | Yar Zakarkhel | 8 September 1997 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Toofan Harirod |
| 18 | FW | Amredin Sharifi | 23 March 1992 (aged 31) | 16 | 2 |  Fortis FC |
| 19 | FW | Omid Musawi | 1 January 2001 (aged 22) | 4 | 0 |  Achyronas Onisilos |
| 20 | FW | Fareed Sadat | 10 January 1998 (aged 25) | 4 | 0 |  Nakhon Si United |
| 21 | FW | Munir Ahmad Halimi | 0 | 0 | Aino Mina | |
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Iran
Head coach: 
Amir Ghalenoei
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Alireza Beiranvand | 21 September 1992 (aged 30) | 55 | 0 | Persepolis |
| 12 | GK | Payam Niazmand | 6 April 1995 (aged 28) | 2 | 0 | Sepahan |
| 22 | GK | Hossein Pour Hamidi | 26 March 1998 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Aluminium Arak |
| 2 | DF | Sadegh Moharrami | 1 March 1996 (aged 27) | 24 | 0 |  Dinamo Zagreb |
| 3 | DF | Ehsan Hajsafi (captain) | 25 February 1990 (aged 33) | 126 | 7 |  AEK Athens |
| 8 | DF | Morteza Pouraliganji | 19 April 1992 (aged 31) | 49 | 3 | Persepolis |
| 11 | DF | Vahid Amiri | 2 April 1988 (aged 35) | 69 | 2 | Persepolis |
| 13 | DF | Hossein Kanaanizadegan | 23 March 1994 (aged 29) | 38 | 2 |  Al-Ahli |
| 19 | DF | Majid Hosseini | 20 June 1996 (aged 26) | 21 | 0 |  Kayserispor |
| 23 | DF | Ramin Rezaeian | 21 March 1990 (aged 33) | 50 | 4 | Sepahan |
| 15 | MF | Rouzbeh Cheshmi | 24 July 1993 (aged 29) | 23 | 2 | Esteghlal |
| 25 | MF | Alireza Alizadeh | 11 February 1993 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 | Gol Gohar |
| 6 | MF | Saeid Ezatolahi | 1 October 1996 (aged 26) | 51 | 1 |  Vejle |
| 7 | MF | Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 11 August 1993 (aged 29) | 67 | 13 | Feyenoord |
| 17 | MF | Mehdi Ghayedi | 5 December 1998 (aged 24) | 8 | 2 |  Shabab Al-Ahli |
| 5 | MF | Mohammad Karimi | 20 June 1996 (aged 26) | 1 | 0 | Sepahan |
| 18 | MF | Mohammad Mohebi | 20 December 1998 (aged 24) | 5 | 3 |  Santa Clara |
| 16 | MF | Mehdi Torabi | 10 September 1994 (aged 28) | 40 | 7 | Persepolis |
| 24 | MF | Saeid Mehri | 16 September 1995 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Esteghlal |
| 21 | MF | Omid Noorafkan | 9 April 1997 (aged 26) | 16 | 0 | Sepahan |
| 10 | MF | Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh | 30 October 2000 (aged 22) | 3 | 0 |  Charleroi |
| 9 | FW | Mehdi Taremi | 18 July 1992 (aged 30) | 65 | 30 | Porto |
| 4 | FW | Shahab Zahedi | 18 August 1995 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 |  Puskás Akadémia |
| 20 | FW | Sardar Azmoun | 1 January 1995 (aged 28) | 68 | 41 |  Bayer Leverkusen |
| 14 | FW | Reza Asadi | 17 January 1996 (aged 27) | 2 | 0 | Tractor |
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Kyrgyz Republic
Head coach: 
Štefan Tarkovič
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Erzhan Tokotayev | 17 July 2000 (aged 22) | 11 | 0 |  Caspiy | |
| GK | Sultan Chomoev | 20 January 2003 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 |  Dordoi Bishkek | |
| GK | Anton Kochenkov | 2 April 1987 (aged 36) | 0 | 0 |  Arsenal Tula | |
| GK | Artem Pryadkin | 18 September 2001 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Dordoi Bishkek | |
| DF | Valery Kichin (captain) | 12 October 1992 (aged 30) | 40 | 4 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | |
| DF | Khristiyan Brauzman | 15 August 2003 (aged 19) | 7 | 0 | Abdysh-Ata Kant | |
| DF | Ayzar Akmatov | 24 August 1998 (aged 24) | 15 | 1 | Abdysh-Ata Kant | |
| DF | Aleksandr Mishchenko | 30 July 1997 (aged 25) | 14 | 0 | Dordoi Bishkek | |
| DF | Kayrat Zhyrgalbek uulu | 13 June 1993 (aged 29) | 56 | 3 | Aksu | |
| DF | Tamirlan Kozubayev | 1 July 1994 (aged 28) | 33 | 1 |  Eastern | |
| DF | Bekzhan Sagynbayev | 3 December 1989 (aged 33) | 30 | 4 | Alga Bishkek | |
| DF | Azamat Baymatov | 11 September 1994 (aged 28) | 27 | 3 | Kitchee | |
| DF | Suyuntbek Mamyraliev | 7 January 1998 (aged 25) | 1 | 0 | Dordoi Bishkek | |
| DF | Kayrat Izakov | 8 June 1997 (aged 26) | 4 | 0 | Abdysh-Ata Kant | |
| MF | Erbol Atabayev | 15 August 2001 (aged 21) | 6 | 0 | Dynamo Makhachkala | |
| MF | Odilzhon Abdurakhmanov | 18 March 1996 (aged 27) | 21 | 1 | Maktaaral | |
| MF | Tursunali Rustamov | 31 January 1990 (aged 33) | 25 | 6 | Dordoi Bishkek | |
| MF | Nikolay Davydov | 5 April 1998 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | FC Ismaning | |
| MF | Gulzhigit Alykulov | 25 November 2000 (aged 22) | 19 | 3 | Free Agent | |
| MF | Magamed Uzdenov | 25 February 1994 (aged 29) | 2 | 0 | Alga Bishkek | |
| MF | Raul Dzhalilov | 20 July 1994 (aged 28) | 1 | 0 | Alga Bishkek | |
| MF | Atay Dzhumashev | 15 September 1998 (aged 24) | 2 | 0 | Abdysh-Ata Kant | |
| MF | Kai Merk | 28 August 1998 (aged 24) | 1 | 0 |  Union Titus Pétange | |
| MF | Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov | 3 June 1995 (aged 28) | 33 | 2 | Alay Osh | |
| MF | Farkhat Musabekov | 3 January 1994 (aged 29) | 46 | 2 | Abdysh-Ata Kant | |
| MF | Azim Azarov | 20 September 1996 (aged 26) | 4 | 1 | Dordoi Bishkek | |
| FW | Eldar Moldozhunusov | 15 September 1995 (aged 27) | 9 | 1 | Neftchi Kochkor-Ata | |
| FW | Joel Kojo | 21 August 1998 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 |  Dinamo Samarqand | |
| FW | Ernist Batyrkanov | 21 February 1998 (aged 25) | 15 | 1 |  Kelantan United | |
| FW | Mirlan Murzayev | 29 March 1990 (aged 33) | 55 | 15 |  Hanoi Football Club | |
| FW | Beknaz Almazbekov | 23 June 2005 (aged 17) | 1 | 0 | Galatasaray | |
| FW | Anton Zemlyanukhin | 11 December 1988 (aged 34) | 30 | 13 | Alga Bishkek | |
| FW | Maksat Alygulov | 21 December 2000 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Abdysh-Ata Kant | |
Oman
Head coach: Branko Ivankovic
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini | 20 June 1997 | 8 | 0 |  Al-Nahda |
| 18 | GK | Faiz Al-Rushaidi | 19 July 1988 | 62 | 0 | Al-Suwaiq |
| 22 | GK | Ahmed Al-Rawahi | 5 May 1994 | 5 | 0 | Al-Seeb |
| 2 | DF | Samih Al-Hamrashdi | 1 | 0 | Al-Rustaq | |
| 3 | DF | Fahmi Durbin | 10 October 1993 | 22 | 0 | Al-Nasr |
| 5 | DF | Juma Al-Habsi | 28 January 1996 | 20 | 0 | Al-Seeb |
| 6 | DF | Ahmed Al-Khamisi | 26 November 1991 | 19 | 0 | Al-Suwaiq |
| 10 | DF | Jameel Al-Yahmadi | 27 July 1996 | 39 | 2 | Al-Markhiya |
| 13 | DF | Ahmed Al-Matrooshi | 26 May 1997 | 1 | 0 | Al-Nahda |
| 14 | DF | Ahmed Al-Kaabi | 15 September 1996 | 13 | 0 | Al-Nahda |
| 16 | DF | Khalid Al-Braiki | 3 July 1993 | 14 | 0 | Al-Suwaiq |
| 19 | DF | Mahmood Al-Mushaifri | 14 January 1993 | 21 | 0 | Al-Suwaiq |
| 4 | MF | Arshad Al-Alawi | 12 April 2000 | 21 | 4 | Emirates |
| 8 | MF | Zahir Al-Aghbari | 28 May 1999 | 18 | 0 |  Al-Khaldiya |
| 12 | MF | Abdullah Fawaz | 3 October 1996 | 20 | 5 | Dhofar |
| 17 | MF | Mataz Saleh | 28 May 1996 | 12 | 1 | Dhofar |
| 15 | MF | Musab Al-Mamari | 22 January 2000 | 2 | 0 | Al-Rustaq |
| 20 | MF | Salaah Al-Yahyaei | 17 August 1998 | 35 | 6 | Al-Seeb |
| 23 | MF | Harib Al-Saadi | 1 February 1990 | 55 | 0 | Al-Suwaiq |
| 7 | FW | Issam Al-Sabhi | 1 May 1997 | 17 | 4 | Al-Suwaiq |
| 9 | FW | Omar Al-Malki | 4 January 1994 | 3 | 1 | Al-Riffa |
| 11 | FW | Muhsen Al-Ghassani | 27 March 1997 | 30 | 6 | Al-Seeb |
| 21 | FW | Abdulrahman Al-Mushaifri | 16 August 1998 | 0 | 0 | Al-Seeb |
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Tajikistan
Head coach: Petar Šegrt
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Rustam Yatimov | 13 July 1998 (aged 24) | 31 | 0 |  Istiklol | |
| GK | Shokhrukh Kirgizboev | 1 May 2002 (aged 21) | 6 | 0 | Khujand | |
| GK | Mukhriddin Khasanov | 23 September 2002 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | Istiklol | |
| DF | Akhtam Nazarov (captain) | 29 September 1992 (aged 30) | 71 | 5 | Andijon | |
| DF | Siyovush Asrorov | 21 July 1992 (aged 30) | 46 | 0 | Istiklol | |
| DF | Zoir Dzhuraboyev | 16 September 1998 (aged 24) | 25 | 1 | Neftchi Fergana | |
| DF | Manuchekhr Safarov | 31 May 2001 (aged 22) | 24 | 0 | Lokomotiv Tashkent | |
| DF | Tabrezi Davlatmir | 6 June 1998 (aged 25) | 24 | 0 | Istiklol | |
| DF | Vakhdat Khanonov | 25 July 2000 (aged 22) | 18 | 0 | Persepolis | |
| DF | Daler Imomnazarov | 31 May 1995 (aged 28) | 4 | 0 | Istiklol | |
| DF | Mekhrubon Karimov | 9 January 2004 (aged 19) | 3 | 0 |  Samgurali Tsqaltubo | |
| DF | Kholmurod Nazarov | 4 February 1992 (aged 31) | 0 | 0 | Ravshan Kulob | |
| DF | Sodikjon Kurbonov | 19 January 2003 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Istiklol | |
| MF | Amirbek Juraboev | 13 April 1996 (aged 27) | 48 | 0 | Kedah Darul Aman | |
| MF | Mukhammadzhon Rakhimov | 15 October 1998 (aged 24) | 44 | 2 | Nasaf | |
| MF | Ehson Panjshanbe | 12 May 1999 (aged 24) | 40 | 4 | Istiklol | |
| MF | Parvizdzhon Umarbayev | 1 November 1994 (aged 28) | 38 | 7 |  CSKA 1948 | |
| MF | Komron Tursunov | 24 April 1996 (aged 27) | 26 | 6 |  TRAU | |
| MF | Alisher Dzhalilov | 29 August 1993 (aged 29) | 16 | 5 | Istiklol | |
| MF | Alidzhoni Ayni | 6 August 2004 (aged 18) | 7 | 0 | Istiklol | |
| MF | Murodali Aknazarov | 19 November 2004 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Antalyaspor | |
| MF | Khusrav Toirov | 1 August 2004 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | |
| FW | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov | 27 September 1990 (aged 32) | 48 | 20 | Istiklol | |
| FW | Shervoni Mabatshoev | 4 December 2000 (aged 22) | 13 | 3 | Istiklol | |
| FW | Nuriddin Khamrokulov | 25 October 1999 (aged 23) | 7 | 0 | Regar-TadAZ | |
| FW | Muhammadali Azizboev | 4 January 2003 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Khosilot Farkhor | |
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Turkmenistan
Head coach: 
Mergen Orazow
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Rasul Çaryýew | 30 September 1999 (aged 23) | 2 | 0 | Arkadag | |
| GK | Batyr Babaýew | 21 August 1991 (aged 31) | 1 | 0 | Altyn Asyr | |
| GK | Dowletyar Berdyew | 5 May 1998 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Köpetdag Asgabat | |
| DF | Yhlas Toyjanow | 8 January 2001 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Arkadag | |
| DF | Abdy Bäşimow | 12 December 1995 (aged 27) | 7 | 1 | Arkadag | |
| DF | Güýçmyrat Annagulyýew | 10 June 1996 (aged 27) | 7 | 2 | Arkadag | |
| DF | Ýbraýym Mämmedow | 13 January 1996 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Arkadag | |
| DF | Mekan Saparow | 22 April 1994 (aged 29) | 30 | 1 | Arkadag | |
| DF | Arzuwguli Saparguliyew | 27 July 2001 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Arkadag | |
| DF | Ata Geldiýew | 27 January 1990 (aged 33) | 0 | 0 | Ahal | |
| MF | Ilýa Tamurkin | 9 May 1989 (aged 34) | 11 | 0 | Arkadag | |
| MF | Resul Hojaýew | 1 June 1997 (aged 26) | 11 | 1 | Arkadag | |
| MF | Welmyrad Ballakow | 4 April 1999 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Arkadag | |
| MF | Yhlas Saparmämmedow | 25 February 1997 (aged 26) | 4 | 0 | Arkadag | |
| MF | Sanazar Tirkisow | 16 February 1997 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Arkadag | |
| MF | Begmyrad Bayow | 5 July 1998 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Arkadag | |
| MF | Begenç Akmämmedow | 1 June 1998 (aged 25) | 2 | 0 | Arkadag | |
| MF | Ahmet Ataýew | 19 September 1990 (aged 32) | 32 | 1 | Altyn Asyr | |
| MF | Myrat Annaýew | 6 May 1993 (aged 30) | 11 | 0 | Altyn Asyr | |
| MF | Mirza Beknazarow | 15 May 2000 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 |  Nava Trans | |
| FW | Didar Durdyýew | 16 July 1993 (aged 29) | 14 | 2 | Arkadag | |
| FW | Arslanmyrat Amanow (captain) | 28 March 1990 (aged 33) | 53 | 14 | Arkadag | |
| FW | Altymyrat Annadurdyýew | 13 April 1993 (aged 30) | 25 | 9 | Arkadag | |
| FW | Meýlis Dinýiew | 11 July 2000 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Ahal | |
| FW | Teymur Charyyew | 26 November 2000 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Abdysh-Ata | |
Uzbekistan
Head coach: 
Srečko Katanec
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