On this day: August 26

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on August 26.

33 African footballers in our database were born on August 26, including Samuel Kalu, Mercy Akide and Kays Ruiz-Atil.

African national teams have played 26 matches on August 26 since 1973.

Footballers born on August 26 (33)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Samuel Kalu	1997	Nigeria	Wing half
Mercy Akide	1975	Nigeria	Midfielder
Kays Ruiz-Atil	2002	Morocco	Midfielder
Marvin Anieboh	1997	Equatorial Guinea	Centre-back
Witi	1996	Mozambique	Midfielder
Yan Brice Eteki	1997	Cameroon	Midfielder
Souheïl Ben Radhia	1985	Tunisia	Defender
Charles Yohane	1973	Zimbabwe	Defender
Adil Serraj	1979	Morocco	Defender
Selim Bouadla	1988	Algeria	Midfielder
Ndidi Kanu	1986	Nigeria	Defender
Salim Mramboini	1984	Comoros	Defender
Ebunga Simbi	1983	DR Congo	Defender
Sodiq Atanda	1993	Nigeria	Defender
Salum Abubakar	1992	Tanzania	Midfielder
Tawonga Chimodzi	1988	Malawi	Midfielder
Jerome Ogbuefi	1991	Nigeria	Midfielder
Valentine Atem	1978	Cameroon	Forward
Adama Jammeh	2000	Gambia	Forward
Koffi Dakoi	1999	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Jolina Amani	1999	Cape Verde	Forward
Momar Njie	1975	Gambia	Defender
Njabulo Manqana	1986	South Africa	Midfielder
Giovanni Naboth	1976	Mauritius	Defender
Daniel Job	2005	Nigeria	Forward
Diaguely Dabo	1992	Mali	Central midfielder
Nadège Koffi	1989	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Mlungisi Mbunjana	1990	South Africa
Abu Sando	1986	Liberia
Boualem Sebaoune	1949	Algeria	Defender
Curtley Napier	1999	South Africa	Centre-forward
Siphamandla Nzuza	1995	South Africa	Defender
Viane Ssekajugo	1996	Uganda	Forward