On this day: December 25

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on December 25.

80+ African footballers in our database were born on December 25, including Ahmad ibn Billah, Emmanuel Amunike and Ogenyi Onazi.

African national teams have played 15 matches on December 25 since 1961.

Footballers born on December 25 (80+)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Ahmad ibn Billah	1916	Algeria
Emmanuel Amunike	1970	Nigeria	Assistant coach
Ogenyi Onazi	1992	Nigeria	Midfielder
Wilfried Singo	2000	Ivory Coast	Defender
Chioma Ajunwa	1970	Nigeria	Forward
Dele Adeleye	1988	Nigeria	Defender
Nabil Maâloul	1962	Tunisia	Midfielder
Issam Jebali	1991	Tunisia	Midfielder
Locó	1984	Angola	Defender
Emmanuel Okwi	1992	Uganda	Wing half
Ismaila Coulibaly	2000	Mali	Midfielder
Djameleddine Benlamri	1989	Algeria	Defender
Abiodun Obafemi	1973	Nigeria	Defender
Daniel Quaye	1980	Ghana	Defender
Abakar Sylla	2002	Ivory Coast
Khalid Fouhami	1972	Morocco	Goalkeeper
Christy Ucheibe	2000	Nigeria	Midfielder
Yoann Langlet	1982	Mauritania	Midfielder
Anthony Mandrea	1996	Algeria	Goalkeeper
David Atanga	1996	Ghana	Wing half
Noah Chivuta	1983	Zambia	Midfielder
Glory Ogbonna	1998	Nigeria	Defender
Nduka Ozokwo	1988	Nigeria	Wing half
Lalas Abubakar	1994	Ghana	Centre-back
Solomon Owello	1988	Nigeria	Midfielder
Mamadou Koné	1991	Ivory Coast	Forward
Moussa Traoré	1971	Ivory Coast	Forward
Francis Doe	1985	Liberia	Forward
Nondi Mahlasela	1991	Botswana	Forward
Mwinyi Kazimoto	1988	Tanzania	Midfielder
Mohamed Bassam	1990	Egypt	Goalkeeper
Enock Sabumukama	1995	Burundi	Midfielder
Boubacar Diallo	1985	Guinea	Defender
Andrew Tucker	1968	South Africa	Defender
Agnes Aduako	1989	Ghana	Forward
Fafali Dumehasi	1993	Ghana	Goalkeeper
Sarah Nnodim	1995	Nigeria	Defender
Rébecca Elloh	1994	Ivory Coast	Forward
Roman Mory Gbane	2000	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Sonia Opoku	2001	Ghana
Mohamed Shaaban	1984	Egypt	Midfielder
Assia Sidhoum	1996	Algeria	Midfielder
Charity Reuben	2000	Nigeria	Forward
Emmanuel Tetteh	1974	Ghana	Forward
Abubakari Kankani	1976	Ghana	Goalkeeper
Ronald Pfumbidzai	1994	Zimbabwe	Defender
Kennedy Nketani	1984	Zambia	Centre-back
David Tweh	1998	Liberia	Midfielder
Karim Coulibaly Diaby	1989	Ivory Coast	Forward
Abdul-Aziz Abdul-Shafi	1952	Egypt	Forward
Guy Noël Tapoko	1968	Cameroon	Defensive midfielder
Abderrahmane Ben Ezzedine	1933	Tunisia	Forward
Merouane Dahar	1992	Algeria	Forward
Baba Ndaw Seck	1995	Senegal	Forward
Amavi Agbobli-Atayi	1974	Togo	Defender
Noel Mkandawire	1978	Malawi	Forward
Mohamed Abed Bahtsou	1985	Algeria	Midfielder
Makan Dembélé	1986	Mali	Forward
Hassan Kessy	1994	Tanzania	Defender
Philicity Asuako	1999	Ghana	Defender
Kader Fall	1986	Senegal	Forward
Christian Caulker	1988	Sierra Leone	Goalkeeper
Ahmed Sidibé	1974	Mauritania	Defender
Mohamed Souibaâh	1991	Algeria	Forward
Alfred Arthur	1986	Ghana	Defender
Oghogho Oduokpe	1992	Nigeria	Forward
Morimakan Koïta	1990	Mali	Midfielder
Victor Mensah	1985	Ghana	Midfielder
Stopirra	1978	Angola	Midfielder
Prince Gyimah	1990	Ghana	Forward
Pape Landing Sambou	1987	Senegal	Defender
Mosha Gaolaolwe	1993	Botswana	Centre-back
Hachemi El-Ouachi	1960	Tunisia	Defender
Brad Phillips	1987	South Africa	Defender
Devon Chafa	1990	Zimbabwe	Defender
Osman Mohammed	1987	Sudan	Defender
Stephen Kabamba	1990	Zambia	Defender
Joseph Gómez	1987	Gambia	Goalkeeper
Carlington Nyadombo	1985	Zimbabwe	Defender
Calvin Petersen	1961	South Africa	Forward