On this day: December 12

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on December 12.

80+ African footballers in our database were born on December 12, including Victor Moses, Nathaniel Chalobah and Adam Larsen Kwarasey.

African national teams have played 39 matches on December 12 since 1966.

Footballers born on December 12 (80+)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Victor Moses	1990	Nigeria	Wing half
Nathaniel Chalobah	1994	Sierra Leone	Midfielder
Adam Larsen Kwarasey	1987	Ghana	Goalkeeper
Ramon Azeez	1992	Nigeria	Midfielder
Mohamed Konaté	1997	Burkina Faso	Forward
Mustapha El Biyaz	1960	Morocco	Defender
Kingsley Madu	1995	Nigeria	Defender
Abderrahim Ouakili	1970	Morocco	Midfielder
Alassane N'Dour	1981	Senegal	Defender
Mohammed Chaouch	1966	Morocco	Attacking midfielder
Miloud Rebiaï	1993	Algeria	Full-back
Aliou Baldé	2002	Senegal
Issa Ndoye	1985	Senegal	Goalkeeper
Djihad Bizimana	1996	Rwanda	Midfielder
Razundara Tjikuzu	1979	Namibia	Defender
Ilyas Chouaref	2000	Morocco	Forward
Amarachi Okoronkwo	1992	Nigeria	Midfielder
Harrison Omoko	1981	Nigeria	Defender
Kundai Benyu	1997	Zimbabwe	Midfielder
Mohamed Mara	1996	Guinea	Forward
Seydou Sy	1995	Senegal	Goalkeeper
Silas Nwankwo	2003	Nigeria
Tsholola Tshinyama	1980	DR Congo	Midfielder
Brian Umony	1986	Uganda	Forward
Abderrahmane Derouaz	1955	Algeria	Defender
Lucien Kassi-Kouadio	1963	Ivory Coast	Forward
Hassan Tir	1982	Morocco	Forward
Donald Agu	1975	Nigeria	Defender
Ronald Ketjijere	1987	Namibia	Midfielder
Marshal Johnson	1989	Nigeria	Midfielder
Jonathan Nahimana	1999	Burundi	Goalkeeper
Sekou Keita	1994	Guinea	Forward
David Kinsombi	1995	DR Congo	Defender
João Elias	1973	Rwanda	Midfielder
Jean-Pierre Tcheutchoua	1980	Cameroon	Defender
Habib Bouguelmouna	1988	Algeria	Forward
Lamine Cissé	1971	Senegal
Terry Envoh	1992	Nigeria	Midfielder
Mamadou Baldé	1985	Equatorial Guinea	Centre-back
Abdelmadjid Benatia	1984	Algeria	Midfielder
Okiki Afolabi	1994	Nigeria	Forward
Ajak Riak	2000	South Sudan
Ladji Mallé	2001	Mali	Winger
Joselpho Barnes	2001	Ghana	Forward
Tychique Ntela Kalema	1987	DR Congo	Midfielder
Lloyd Owusu	1976	Ghana	Forward
Omega Roberts	1989	Liberia	Defender
Adam Farouk	1985	Morocco
Des Horne	1939	South Africa	Forward
Amine Touahri	1989	Algeria	Forward
Boris Kabi	1984	Ivory Coast	Forward
Doreen Awuah	1989	Ghana	Midfielder
Mohamed Kone	1993	Ivory Coast	Defender
Nwogu Chukwudi	1981	Nigeria	Forward
Mutaro Embalo	1992	Guinea-Bissau	Forward
Sellas Tetteh	1956	Ghana
Lucy Akoth	1999	Kenya	Defender
N'Dayi Kalenga	1967	DR Congo	Midfielder
Nana Eshun	1982	Ghana	Forward
Michael Uwezu	1990	Nigeria	Forward
Moussa Doumbouya	1997	Guinea	Centre-forward
Khairi Barki	1990	Algeria	Goalkeeper
Hermann Ouédraogo	1981	Burkina Faso	Forward
Albaye Papa Diop	1984	Senegal	Midfielder
Michel Guilavogui	1993	Guinea	Midfielder
Charlton Mashumba	1992	Zimbabwe	Forward
Mbah Koné	1990	Burkina Faso	Defender
Mannaseh Mwanza	1978	Zambia	Defender
Daddy Birori	1986	Rwanda	Forward
Slimane Illoul	1983	Algeria	Midfielder
Jospin Nshimirimana	2001	Burundi	Midfielder
Tawfik Alolo	1986	Ghana	Midfielder
Ibrahim Kano	1982	Burkina Faso	Defender
Diaa Raofat	1988	Egypt	Midfielder
Prosper Avor	1992	Ghana	Defender
Calvin Kadi	1987	South Africa	Forward
Barulaganye Bolofete	1979	Botswana	Midfielder
Kweku Essien	1984	Ghana	Midfielder
Zama Dlamini	1991	South Africa	Goalkeeper
Ibrahim Diarra	2006	Mali