On this day: August 17

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

48 African footballers in our database were born on August 17, including Ismail Jakobs, Edgar Salli and Joseph Kamga.

African national teams have played 24 matches on August 17 since 1969.

Footballers born on August 17 (48)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Ismail Jakobs	1999	Senegal	Full-back
Edgar Salli	1992	Cameroon	Wing half
Joseph Kamga	1953	Cameroon	Midfielder
Dembo Darboe	1998	Gambia	Forward
Cédric Ondo Biyoghé	1994	Gabon	Midfielder
Penda Bah	1998	Gambia	Midfielder
Mahmoud Maklouf	1975	Libya	Defender
Lyle Lakay	1991	South Africa	Midfielder
Nura Abdullahi	1997	Nigeria	Defender
Mokhtar Mokhtar	1954	Egypt	Midfielder
Zakaria El Wardi	1998	Morocco	Midfielder
Jalal Daoudi	1988	Morocco	Midfielder
André Vidigal	1998	Angola	Forward
Fodé Camara	1988	Guinea	Defender
Abdulgadir Ilyas Bakur	1989	Nigeria	Forward
Sabri Tabet	1977	Algeria	Forward
Abou Sofiane Balegh	1988	Algeria	Forward
Adam Abeddou	1996	Algeria	Forward
Ojo Olorunleke	1995	Nigeria	Goalkeeper
Henry Ekubo	1982	Nigeria	Forward
Avril Phali	1978	South Africa	Goalkeeper
Jean-Paul Habyarimana	1982	Rwanda	Midfielder
Madih Talal	1997	Algeria	Midfielder
Hacène El Okbi	1989	Algeria	Midfielder
Donald Bende Bendé	1995	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Moro Abubakar	1991	Ghana	Midfielder
Moses Odjer	1996	Ghana	Midfielder
Sanni Issa	1991	Nigeria	Forward
Chandrel Massanga	1999	Congo
Kwaku Bonsu Osei	2000	Ghana
Papi Zothwane	1981	South Africa	Midfielder
Brian Ombiji	1982	Kenya	Midfielder
Oscar Maritu	1999	DR Congo	Forward
Clement Obojememe	1945	Nigeria
Augustine Mahlonoko	2001	South Africa	Midfielder
Frank Boateng	1984	Ghana	Midfielder
Marshal Mudehwe	1993	Zimbabwe	Midfielder
Frederick Commodore	1975	Ghana	Midfielder
Jeremie Obounet Moussango	2002	Gabon
Lengana Nkhethoa	1978	Lesotho	Defender
Amadou Macky Diop	1995	Senegal	Forward
Kadima Mungusso	1981	Angola	Forward
Irvin Mhlambi	1984	South Africa	Forward
Topio Coulibaly	1988	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Hamid Moha	1949	Algeria	Defender
Salah Tas	1948	Algeria	Midfielder
Onyinyechukwu Okeke	1998	Nigeria	Goalkeeper
Christian Molokwu	2003	Nigeria	Defender