On this day: August 7

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on August 7.

58 African footballers in our database were born on August 7, including Bryan Mbeumo, Aaron Boupendza and Mehdi Bourabia.

African national teams have played 17 matches on August 7 since 1965.

Footballers born on August 7 (58)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Bryan Mbeumo	1999	Cameroon	Winger
Aaron Boupendza	1996	Gabon	Forward
Mehdi Bourabia	1991	Morocco	Midfielder
Ahmed Saad Osman	1979	Libya	Forward
Eddie Firmani	1933	South Africa	Forward
Kouamé Botué	2002	Burkina Faso
Saliu Popoola	1994	Nigeria	Midfielder
Félix Lemaréchal	2003	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Chakib Benzoukane	1986	Morocco	Midfielder
Travis Mutyaba	2005	Uganda	Midfielder
William Togui	1996	Ivory Coast	Attacker
Moataz Zemzemi	1999	Tunisia	Midfielder
Dele Ajiboye	1990	Nigeria	Goalkeeper
Daniel Adejo	1989	Nigeria	Defender
Abdoul Moumouni	2002	Niger	Midfielder
George Blay	1980	Ghana	Defender
Jean-Jacques Missé-Missé	1968	Cameroon	Forward
Mustapha Dumbuya	1987	Sierra Leone	Defender
Godwin Attram	1980	Ghana	Midfielder
Mario Dorgeles	2004	Ivory Coast
Oualid Agougil	2005	Morocco	Defender
Paul Kpaka	1981	Sierra Leone	Forward
Mohammed Musa	1990	Sudan	Midfielder
Jacques Momha	1982	Cameroon	Defender
Seydou Badjan Kanté	1981	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Mohamed Coulibaly	1988	Senegal	Wing half
Ahmed Yassin	1997	Egypt	Defender
Eston Mulenga	1967	Zambia	Defender
Moncef Chargui	1958	Tunisia	Defender
Josemar Machaísse	1986	Mozambique	Midfielder
Gilchrist Nguema	1996	Gabon
Chiamaka Okwuchukwu	2005	Nigeria
Mélinne D'Oria	2001	Algeria	Midfielder
Ouafae Nachâ	1983	Morocco	Midfielder
Mohamed Hrimat	1994	Morocco	Midfielder
Allan Freese	1956	South Africa
Bonang Otlhagile	1986	Botswana	Defender
Anthony Wambani	1999	Kenya
Taye Babalola	1991	Nigeria	Defender
Leonildo Soares	1992	São Tomé and Príncipe	Wing half
Abass Inussah	1982	Ghana	Defender
Mohamed Ali Mhadhbi	1990	Tunisia	Forward
Leticia Lungu	2004	Zambia
Sylvain Ovono	1972	Cameroon	Forward
Chris Ondong Mba	1993	Gabon
Saint-Fort Dimokoyen	1992	Central African Republic	Midfielder
Sosthene Yao	1987	Ivory Coast	Forward
Abass Inusah	1982	Ghana	Defender
Mohamed Grendo	1991	Egypt
Vauvenargues Kehi	1992	Ivory Coast	Goalkeeper
Joseph Loukaka	1952	DR Congo	Forward
Samir Abbar	1982	Algeria	Midfielder
Abdoulaye Bathily	2002	Mali	Midfielder
Daniel Miracle	2004	Nigeria	Forward
Darcy Nshimirimana	2001	Burundi	Forward
Noordin Bunjo	1999	Uganda	Midfielder
Jonathan Gift Odongo	1999	Uganda	Defender
Mauricio Nse Oyana	2002	Equatorial Guinea	Full-back