For the start of the tournament each team were allowed 23 players within their squad. Players birthdays should be correct as of October 31, 2008 which was the start of the tournament.
Head coach: Tatsuya Makiuchi
Head coach: Nelson
Head coach: Abdullah Mohammed Fodel
Head coach: Cho Dong-Hyun
Head coach: Hakim Shaker
Head Coach: Liu Chunming
Head Coach: Samir Saad
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Head coach: Ahmed Abdel-Qader