On this day: December 23

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on December 23.

55 African footballers in our database were born on December 23, including Victor Boniface, Jeffrey Schlupp and Mbwana Samatta.

African national teams have played 18 matches on December 23 since 1955.

Footballers born on December 23 (55)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Victor Boniface	2000	Nigeria	Forward
Jeffrey Schlupp	1992	Ghana	Wing half
Mbwana Samatta	1992	Tanzania	Forward
Brice Dja Djédjé	1990	Ivory Coast	Defender
Dorgeles Nene	2002	Mali	Forward
Zouhair Feddal	1989	Morocco	Defender
Mohamed Sarr	1983	Senegal	Defender
Mahmoud Mokhtar El-Tetsh	1907	Egypt	Forward
Ohman Chehaibi	1954	Tunisia	Forward
Alexis Alégué	1996	Cameroon	Forward
Tawa Ishola	1988	Nigeria	Midfielder
Amara Simba	1961	Senegal	Forward
Ebere Orji	1992	Nigeria	Forward
Emmanuel Aznar	1915	Algeria	Wing half
Chaka Traorè	2004	Ivory Coast
Sékou Dramé	1973	Guinea	Defender
Ravy Tsouka	1994	Congo	Defender
Sani Emmanuel	1992	Nigeria	Forward
Nzinga Luvumbu	1987	DR Congo	Forward
Siyabonga Nhlapo	1988	South Africa	Midfielder
Aboubacar Sylla	1983	Guinea	Forward
Steve Barker	1967	South Africa	Midfielder
Floris Diergaardt	1980	Namibia	Forward
Yllan Okou	2002	Ivory Coast
Ndubisi Chukunyere	1979	Nigeria	Forward
Abdul Diallo	1985	Burkina Faso	Forward
Ovella Ochieng	1999	Kenya	Forward
Solomonson Izuchukwuka	1988	Nigeria	Forward
Elvin Mendy	2006	Gambia
Lépua	1999	Angola
Abdoul Garba	1991	Niger
Sherif Danladi	1989	Ghana	Midfielder
Omar Ngandu	1996	Burundi	Defender
Bachir Boudjelid	1978	Algeria	Forward
Wagga Wagga Likoebe	1953	South Africa	Midfielder
Malek Miladi	1995	Tunisia	Defender
Mahmoud Fahmy	1999	Egypt
Antonio Tavares	1975	Mauritania	Midfielder
Ola Buwaro	2001	Gambia
Khaldoun Mansour	1993	Tunisia	Forward
Joy Duru	1999	Nigeria	Defender
Abdoul Coulibaly	1987	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Christ Kouadio	2000	Ivory Coast	Defender
Francis Kombe	1985	Zambia	Midfielder
Moses Kalanzi	1991	Uganda	Midfielder
Taoufik Ameziane	1977	Morocco	Defender
Antoine Essombé	1935	Cameroon	Forward
Jimmy Ndayizeye	1976	Burundi
Soline Diane Djoubi	1999	Cameroon	Midfielder
Lerothodi Zwane	1996	Lesotho	Defender
Omar Ngando	1996	Burundi	Defender
Emmanuel Adachi	1998	Nigeria	Midfielder
Mathias Samuel Martins	1996	Nigeria	Midfielder
Nayma Mouhitou	1996	Comoros	Defender
Leungo Senwelo	2001	Botswana