On this day: August 8

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on August 8.

80+ African footballers in our database were born on August 8, including Joël Matip, Chancel Mbemba and Pape Cheikh Diop.

African national teams have played 16 matches on August 8 since 1970.

Footballers born on August 8 (80+)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Joël Matip	1991	Cameroon	Centre-back
Chancel Mbemba	1994	DR Congo	Centre-back
Pape Cheikh Diop	1997	Senegal	Midfielder
Uche Okafor	1967	Nigeria	Centre-back
Joris Kayembe	1994	DR Congo	Wing half
Massamasso Tchangai	1978	Togo	Defender
Mushaga Bakenga	1992	DR Congo	Forward
Emeka Ezeugo	1967	Nigeria	Midfielder
Khalid Aucho	1993	Uganda	Midfielder
Nayel Mehssatou	2002	Morocco	Full-back
Yasmin Mrabet	1999	Morocco	Midfielder
Bertin Tomou	1978	Cameroon	Forward
Ramzi Saleh	1980	Egypt	Goalkeeper
Alharbi El Jadeyaoui	1986	Morocco	Wing half
Moataz Eno	1984	Egypt	Midfielder
Asimenye Simwaka	1997	Malawi
Taoufik Hicheri	1965	Tunisia	Defender
Moses Chavula	1985	Malawi	Full-back
Karim Walid	1997	Egypt	Midfielder
Tevi Steve Lawson	1994	Togo	Defender
Samir Boughanem	1975	Morocco	Midfielder
Mariem Houij	1994	Tunisia	Forward
Houcine Benayada	1992	Algeria	Centre-back
Ngasanya Ilongo	1984	DR Congo	Forward
Esther Siamfuko	2004	Zambia	Defender
Isah Aliyu	1999	Nigeria	Wing half
Bark Seghiri	1978	Algeria	Defender
Michel Goba	1961	Ivory Coast	Forward
Jean Luc Gbayara Assoubre	1992	Ivory Coast	Wing half
Kaizer Motaung Junior	1981	South Africa	Forward
Ahmed Ali	1988	Egypt	Full-back
Mohamed Bassiouny	1989	Egypt	Midfielder
Abderrahmane Bourdim	1994	Algeria	Midfielder
Bilel Ben Messaoud	1998	Tunisia	Midfielder
Mohamed Reda Abaci	1975	Algeria	Midfielder
Rasheed Olabiyi	1990	Nigeria	Midfielder
Chakib Hocine	1991	Algeria	Defender
Sang Ndong	1957	Gambia
Abubakari Yahuza	1983	Ghana	Midfielder
Fatima Zahra El Jebraoui	2007	Morocco	Goalkeeper
Hesham Shaban	1980	Libya	Forward
Mehdi Kacem	1986	Algeria	Midfielder
Brem Soumaoro	1996	Guinea	Midfielder
Thokozile Mndaweni	1981	South Africa	Goalkeeper
Sami Jalal	2004	Tunisia	Left winger
Solomon John	2001	Nigeria
Johnstone Omurwa	1998	Kenya
Judith Osimbo	1999	Kenya	Goalkeeper
Salomon Bengondo	1987	Cameroon	Forward
Evans Frimpong	1989	Ghana	Wing half
Abdelhafid Lirki	1990	Morocco	Midfielder
Yelvanny Rose	1980	Seychelles	Forward
Frank Kalanda	1991	Uganda	Forward
Souleymane Coulibaly	1996	Mali	Defender
Atuheire Kipson	1991	Rwanda	Forward
Inters Gui	1993	Ivory Coast	Wing half
Charlemagne Azongnitode	2001	Benin	Centre-back
Alfred Mensah	1999	Ghana
Motheo Mohapi	1968	Lesotho	Midfielder
Joseph Kabwe	1980	Zimbabwe	Midfielder
Joseph Shikokoti	1985	Kenya	Centre-back
Rooney Onyango	2001	Kenya
Dominique Wassi	1989	Cameroon	Forward
Hamisi Yusuf	1982	Tanzania
Abdallah Berrabeh	1993	Tunisia	Defender
Landry Zahana-Oni	1976	Ivory Coast	Forward
Jockins Atudo	1985	Kenya	Defender
Jabez Makanda	2001	Angola	Centre-forward
Patrick Ilongo	1984	DR Congo	Midfielder
Sepiriti Malefane	1994	Lesotho	Midfielder
Mohamed Amine Nefzi	1992	Tunisia	Midfielder
Godian Ofoegbu	1975	Nigeria
Bokang Sello	1994	Lesotho	Full-back
Abdeslam Mebarakou	1980	Algeria	Defender
Monja Liseki	1979	Tanzania
S'arrive Badiambila	1996	DR Congo
Thoko Mndaweni	1981	South Africa	Goalkeeper
Fatou Sonko	1994	Gambia	Centre-forward
Emma Onuh	1982	Nigeria	Midfielder
Vuyo Letlapa	2003	South Africa	Defender