On this day: August 11
Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on August 11.
42 African footballers in our database were born on August 11, including Jores Okore, Chidinma Okeke and Lerin Duarte.
African national teams have played 37 matches on August 11 since 1973.
Footballers born on August 11 (42)
| Player | Born | Nation | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jores Okore | 1992 |  Ivory Coast | Centre-back |
| Chidinma Okeke | 2000 |  Nigeria | Defender |
| Lerin Duarte | 1990 |  Cape Verde | Midfielder |
| Mark Williams | 1966 |  South Africa | Forward |
| Adeleke Akinola Akinyemi | 1998 | Nigeria | Forward |
| Abde Rebbach | 1998 |  Algeria | Forward |
| Nicholas Opoku | 1997 |  Ghana | Defender |
| Déo Kanda | 1989 |  DR Congo | Forward |
| Sofian Benzouien | 1986 |  Morocco | Midfielder |
| Aboubakary Kanté | 1994 |  Gambia | Forward |
| Wilko Risser | 1982 |  Namibia | Forward |
| Gilbert Mushangazhike | 1975 |  Zimbabwe | Forward |
| Eke Uzoma | 1989 | Nigeria | Midfielder |
| Yahia Kébé | 1985 |  Burkina Faso | Forward |
| Mokhtar Benmoussa | 1986 | Algeria | Wing half |
| Amine Zouhzouh | 2000 | Morocco | |
| Abubakar Bello-Osagie | 1988 | Nigeria | Midfielder |
| Jean Efala | 1992 |  Cameroon | Goalkeeper |
| Zoumana Bakayogo | 1986 | Ivory Coast | Defender |
| Edhy Zuliani | 2004 | Algeria | |
| Justine Zulu | 1989 |  Zambia | Midfielder |
| Farès Benabderahmane | 1987 | Algeria | Defender |
| Luís Domingos António Cazengue | 1969 |  Angola | Forward |
| Rui Evora Alves | 1970 |  Mozambique | Goalkeeper |
| Kwame Poku | 2001 | Ghana | Midfielder |
| Bheu Januário | 1993 | Mozambique | Full-back |
| Déo Bassinga | 2005 |  Congo | |
| Ethan Chislett | 1998 | South Africa | |
| Abdelkrim Oudni | 1982 | Algeria | Midfielder |
| Mohab Said | 1987 |  Egypt | Midfielder |
| Christ Bongo | 1976 | Congo | Forward |
| Sérgio Lomba | 1973 | Mozambique | Defender |
| Khaled El Kamash | 1961 | Egypt | |
| Abdelkader Belharrane | 2000 | Algeria | |
| Issouf Sosso | 1996 | Burkina Faso | |
| Mahamat Alhadj | 1978 |  Chad | Midfielder |
| Dominique Moubeke | 2005 | Cameroon | |
| Waziri Shentembo | 1996 |  Tanzania | |
| Samuel Diarra | 1998 |  Mali | Goalkeeper |
| Zouhair El Ouasli | 1993 | Morocco | |
| Didier Timothée Mbai | 1985 | Chad | |
| Bekono Rufin Fabrice | 2004 | Cameroon |
Matches played on August 11
- Chad 1–3
Tunisia2010 · AFCON Qualification - Malawi
1–1
Botswana2010 · AFCON Qualification - Uganda
1–1
Ethiopia1996 · AFCON Qualification - Mauritius
1–0
Seychelles1996 · AFCON Qualification - Tanzania 1–0 Zambia1979 · AFCON Qualification
- Congo 0–0
Togo1996 · AFCON Qualification - Botswana 0–0 Namibia1996 · AFCON Qualification
- Madagascar
5–2 Seychelles1998 · Indian Ocean Island Games 1998 - Seychelles 2–1
Réunion2011 · Indian Ocean Island Games 2011 - Réunion 1–0 Mauritius1998 · Indian Ocean Island Games 1998
- Mayotte
0–0 Mauritius2011 · Indian Ocean Island Games 2011 - Thailand
1–4 Ghana1982 · Merdeka Tournament 1982 - Indonesia
2–2
Senegal1982 · Merdeka Tournament 1982 - Libya
2–2
United Arab Emirates1973 · Palestine Cup 1973 - Egypt 6–3 DR Congo2010 · International Friendly
- China 5–2 Senegal1974 · International Friendly
- Poland
0–3 Cameroon2010 · International Friendly - Mozambique 2–1
Eswatini2010 · International Friendly - Morocco 2–1
Equatorial Guinea2010 · International Friendly - South Korea
2–1 Nigeria2010 · International Friendly - Burkina Faso 3–0 Congo2010 · International Friendly
- Algeria 1–2
Gabon2010 · International Friendly - Benin
0–3 Ivory Coast1991 · International Friendly - Réunion 2–1 Congo1990 · International Friendly
- Uganda 1–1 Zambia2010 · International Friendly
- Tanzania 1–1
Kenya2010 · International Friendly - Mali 0–2
Guinea2010 · International Friendly - Angola 0–2
Uruguay2010 · International Friendly - Benin 1–1 Gabon2009 · International Friendly
- Guinea 1–1 Mali1985 · International Friendly
- Nigeria 1–1 Ghana1974 · International Friendly
- South Africa 1–0 Ghana2010 · International Friendly
- Senegal 1–0 Cape Verde2010 · International Friendly
- Saudi Arabia
1–0 Togo2010 · International Friendly - Ethiopia 1–0 Kenya2006 · International Friendly
- Mauritania
0–0
Palestine2010 · International Friendly - Benin 0–0
Niger2010 · International Friendly
Remembered
- Mark SinyangweZambia · died 2011
- Mustapha TahiriMorocco · died 2025
- Mahmoud Moustapha KamelEgypt · died 2004
- Sid Ali LazaziAlgeria · died 2025
- Jan SilloSouth Africa · died 2009
- Elkanah OnyealiNigeria · died 2008
- Salah ChaouaTunisia · died 2020