On this day: August 2

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on August 2.

40 African footballers in our database were born on August 2, including Nacer Chadli, Mohammed Kudus and Mustafa Mansour.

African national teams have played 30 matches on August 2 since 1967.

Footballers born on August 2 (40)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Nacer Chadli	1989	Morocco	Wing half
Mohammed Kudus	2000	Ghana	Forward
Mustafa Mansour	1914	Egypt	Goalkeeper
Kamel Masoud	1914	Egypt	Forward
Joel Mogorosi	1984	Botswana	Forward
Macoumba Kandji	1985	Senegal	Forward
Henry Antchouet	1979	Gabon	Forward
Josimar Lima	1989	Cape Verde	Defender
Hassan Hamdy	1949	Egypt	Defender
Kuca Miranda	1989	Cape Verde	Wing half
José Pedro Alberto	1987	Angola	Midfielder
Samia Fikri	1999	Morocco
Tony Mamodaly	1990	Madagascar	Midfielder
Chérif Ousmane Sarr	1986	Senegal	Midfielder
Amass Amankona	1995	Ghana	Forward
Nizar Ben Nasra	1987	Tunisia	Midfielder
Moise Nkounkou	1996	Congo	Midfielder
Wandisile Letlabika	1989	South Africa	Defender
Rockson Yeboah	2004	Ghana
Augustine Chidi Kwem	1997	Nigeria
Falonne Pambani	1994	DR Congo
Philippe Souanga	1984	Ivory Coast	Forward
Philip Kutsu	1979	Ghana	Midfielder
Ndabenkulu Ncube	1988	Zimbabwe	Midfielder
Lwazi Skosana	1991	South Africa	Midfielder
Stéphane Zobo	2000	Cameroon	Centre-forward
Emanuel José Paulo João	1986	Angola	Midfielder
Lionel Essono	1992	Cameroon	Forward
Naomie Bamenga	2003	Algeria	Forward
Nojim Raji	1984	Nigeria	Defender
Alou Bagayoko	1956	Mali	Forward
Frédéric Tuta	1984	DR Congo	Forward
Jean Claude Niyomugabo	1999	Rwanda
Souleymane Cissé	1990	Senegal
Khalil Lambin	1992	Ivory Coast
Samir Bukuru	2004	Burundi	Forward
Tlamelo Kolagano	2001	Botswana	Defender
TyTy Meas	2001	South Africa	Forward
Peggy Segokgo	1986	Botswana	Goalkeeper
Bogosi Mfila	1990	Botswana	Centre-forward