On this day: April 17

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on April 17.

67 African footballers in our database were born on April 17, including Medhi Benatia, Mohammed Salisu and Karim Ziani.

African national teams have played 13 matches on April 17 since 1957.

Footballers born on April 17 (67)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Medhi Benatia	1987	Morocco	Centre-back
Mohammed Salisu	1999	Ghana	Defender
Karim Ziani	1982	Algeria	Midfielder
Ndombe Mubele Firmin	1994	DR Congo	Midfielder
Janine van Wyk	1987	South Africa	Defender
Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali	2000	Algeria	Forward
Jaouad Zairi	1982	Morocco	Wing half
Aitor Embela	1996	Equatorial Guinea	Goalkeeper
Mamadou Diallo	1982	Mali	Forward
Kévin Soni	1998	Cameroon	Midfielder
Steven Fortes	1992	Cape Verde	Defender
Joel Ngandu Kayamba	1992	DR Congo	Midfielder
Portia Boakye	1989	Ghana	Forward
Thierno Youm	1960	Senegal	Forward
Edrisa Lubega	1998	Uganda	Centre-forward
Thierry Gathuessi	1982	Cameroon	Midfielder
Jefferson Encada	1998	Guinea-Bissau	Forward
Wisdom Mumba Chansa	1964	Zambia	Midfielder
Mmusa Ohilwe	1986	Botswana	Defender
Joetex Asamoah Frimpong	1982	Ghana	Forward
Noé Ela	2003	Equatorial Guinea	Centre-forward
Wajdi Sahli	1997	Tunisia	Midfielder
Nasereddine El Bahari	1986	Algeria	Forward
Abdelmajid Eddine	1979	Morocco	Forward
Memuna Darku	1979	Ghana	Midfielder
Kévin Nicaise	1985	Chad	Defender
Mowaia Bashir	1986	Sudan	Full-back
Michael Tayo	1987	Nigeria	Midfielder
Lotfi Laggoun	1984	Algeria	Defender
Fodé Camara	1998	Guinea	Full-back
Elvis Antoine	1965	Mauritius	Full-back
Fouad Allag	1985	Algeria	Midfielder
Syriakata Hassan Diallo	1989	Chad	Midfielder
Bakhit Djibrine	1995	Chad	Forward
Mohamed Abdel Fattah	1991	Egypt	Defender
Anthony Uzodimma	1999	Nigeria	Midfielder
Hichem Benmeghit	1988	Algeria	Forward
Samuel Mabunda	1988	South Africa	Midfielder
Famoussa Koné	1994	Mali	Forward
Ikenna Hilary	1991	Nigeria	Midfielder
Siyabonga Mpontshane	1986	South Africa	Goalkeeper
Junior Nzila	2001	DR Congo	Midfielder
Savity Lipenia	1979	DR Congo	Defender
Mzuvukile Tom	1982	South Africa	Defender
Mark Haskins	1981	South Africa	Midfielder
Didier Koré	1989	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Yakhouba Gnagna Barry	1998	Guinea
Bakary Konaté	2003	Mali	Defender
Aloysius Pennie	1984	Liberia	Defender
Salah Djebaïli	1937	Algeria	Midfielder
Nasr Ramadan	1993	Egypt	Midfielder
Wassim Naghmouchi	1996	Tunisia	Midfielder
Mimille Okiélé	1988	Congo	Defender
Phiwe Sigwili	1975	South Africa	Defender
Karim M'Ghoghi	1971	Morocco	Defender
Remo Eyoma	1981	Equatorial Guinea
Kuyangana Makukula	1966	DR Congo	Midfielder
Bel'ange Epako	1995	DR Congo	Forward
Malcom Dacosta	2008	Equatorial Guinea
Abdelkarim Nazir	1973	Morocco	Forward
Abdelkader Belhadef	1982	Algeria	Midfielder
Khalil Khennab	1989	Algeria	Defender
Laid Ouadji	1998	Algeria	Midfielder
Tiyani Mabunda	1988	South Africa	Midfielder
Khoanyane Mokoena	1994	Lesotho	Forward
Shedrack Oghali	1995	Nigeria	Forward
Luiz Igbineweka	2002	Nigeria	Midfielder