On this day: April 30

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on April 30.

41 African footballers in our database were born on April 30, including Hossam Abdelmaguid, Chinwendu Ihezuo and Olwethu Makhanya.

African national teams have played 19 matches on April 30 since 1961.

Footballers born on April 30 (41)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Hossam Abdelmaguid	2001	Egypt
Chinwendu Ihezuo	1997	Nigeria	Forward
Olwethu Makhanya	2004	South Africa	Defender
Abdelaziz Souleimani	1958	Morocco	Forward
Ryad Kenniche	1993	Algeria	Centre-back
Thomas Basila	1999	DR Congo	Defender
Hossam Hassan	1989	Egypt	Midfielder
Almiro Lobo	1982	Mozambique	Defender
Karim El Mourabet	1980	Morocco	Centre-back
William Bianda	2000	Cameroon	Defender
Jack Chamangwana	1957	Malawi	Defender
James Monyane	2000	South Africa	Forward
Karim Alhassan	1991	Ghana	Defender
Seth Ablade	1983	Ghana	Midfielder
Urie-Michel Mboula	2003	Gabon
Oumar Bakari	1980	Ivory Coast	Defensive midfielder
Dereje Alemu	1990	Ethiopia	Goalkeeper
Stuart Leary	1933	South Africa	Forward
Housseine Zakouani	1998	Comoros	Forward
Opi Edwards	1999	Ghana	Forward
Mohamed Haniched	1968	Algeria	Goalkeeper
Audu Mohammed	1985	Nigeria
Chris Mbamba	1992	Zimbabwe	Wing half
Yatma Diop	1943	Senegal	Forward
Richard Annang	1991	Ghana	Defender
Djibril Diarra	2004	Senegal
Ezekiel Tetteh	1992	Ghana	Forward
Natnael Zeleke	1995	Ethiopia	Midfielder
Enocent Mkhabela	1989	South Africa	Midfielder
Mercyline Anyango	1995	Kenya
Mohamed Hedi Gaaloul	1989	Tunisia	Goalkeeper
Jean-Joseph Kombous Njock	1993	Cameroon	Forward
Néjib Abada	1954	Tunisia	Midfielder
Adonija Ouanda	2005	Ivory Coast
Nacim Dendani	2006	Tunisia	Right winger
Massinissa Nait Salem	2001	Algeria
Evo Christ Ememe	2001	Nigeria
Ekene Igwe	1991	Nigeria	Forward
Nary	1987	Angola	Defender
Ibrahim Hassan	1991	Egypt	Midfielder
Merceline Anyango Oginga	1995	Kenya	Midfielder