On this day: August 28

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on August 28.

54 African footballers in our database were born on August 28, including Cédric Djeugoué, Ismaël Diomandé and Kalidou Cissokho.

African national teams have played 31 matches on August 28 since 1920.

Footballers born on August 28 (54)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Cédric Djeugoué	1992	Cameroon	Defender
Ismaël Diomandé	1992	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Kalidou Cissokho	1978	Senegal	Goalkeeper
Fousséni Diawara	1980	Mali	Centre-back
Mohamed Ali Camara	1997	Guinea	Centre-back
Victor N'Dip	1967	Cameroon	Centre-back
Walid Atta	1986	Ethiopia	Defender
Wilberforce Mfum	1936	Ghana	Forward
Golgol Mebrahtu	1990	Eritrea	Forward
Danny Loader	2000	Cameroon	Forward
Gabriel Okechukwu	1995	Nigeria	Forward
Rodrigue Moundounga	1982	Gabon	Full-back
Lantame Ouadja	1977	Togo	Midfielder
Réda Halaïmia	1996	Algeria	Defender
Abdel Medioub	1997	Algeria	Centre-back
Mamadu Candé	1990	Guinea-Bissau	Defender
Chancel Massa	1985	Congo	Goalkeeper
Brahim Bedbouda	1990	Algeria	Full-back
Kobamelo Kodisang	1999	South Africa	Midfielder
Steven Sserwadda	2002	Uganda	Midfielder
Rabiu Baita	1984	Nigeria	Wing half
Farid El Alagui	1985	Morocco	Forward
Mobulu M'Futi	1981	DR Congo	Forward
Silvanus Njambari	1974	Namibia	Defender
Billel Benhammouda	1997	Algeria	Forward
Barikisu Tettey-Quao	1980	Ghana	Defender
Emile Witbooi	2008	South Africa
Nathalie Badate	1991	Togo
Uga Okpara	1982	Nigeria	Defender
Mohamed Boualem	1987	Algeria	Midfielder
Adama Touré	1991	Mali	Midfielder
David Tahnya Wirikom	1990	Cameroon	Midfielder
Erisa Ssekisambu	1995	Uganda	Midfielder
Seif Dawood	1977	Egypt	Forward
Jules Hamidou	1987	Chad	Defender
Charles Tibingana	1994	Rwanda	Wing half
Thabo Qalinge	1991	South Africa	Midfielder
Dominic Frimpong	2005	Ghana	Forward
Joseph Guédé Gnadou	1994	Ivory Coast	Forward
Doctor Mampuru	1992	South Africa	Defender
Aziz Elqinani	1978	Morocco	Goalkeeper
Rheece Evans	1990	South Africa	Defender
Moses Chikwalakwala	1969	Zambia	Midfielder
Emem Essien	2001	Nigeria	Forward
Ricardo Fernandes	2002	São Tomé and Príncipe	Defender
Yusif Nurudeen	1992	Ghana	Defender
Axel Gnapi	2001	Ivory Coast	Forward
Trésor Mossi	2001	Burundi
Pombolo Sadi Wa	1968	DR Congo	Forward
Tiwonge Phiri	2000	Malawi	Defender
Mohamed Ali Saadouni	2001	Tunisia	Forward
Maimuna Khamis	1995	Tanzania	Defender
Diteboho Mofokeng	2004	South Africa	Centre-back
Samkelo Maseko	2002	South Africa	Right winger