On this day: December 29

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on December 29.

52 African footballers in our database were born on December 29, including Victor Osimhen, Steven Caulker and Lakhdar Belloumi.

African national teams have played 31 matches on December 29 since 1961.

Footballers born on December 29 (52)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Victor Osimhen	1998	Nigeria	Forward
Steven Caulker	1991	Sierra Leone	Centre-back
Lakhdar Belloumi	1958	Algeria	Midfielder
Ethan Mbappé	2006	Cameroon	Midfielder
Sofiane Hanni	1990	Algeria	Midfielder
Brandon Thomas-Asante	1998	Ghana	Forward
Pape Malick	1974	Senegal	Midfielder
Gilson Benchimol	2001	Cape Verde	Forward
Gerard Bi Goua Gohou	1988	Ivory Coast	Forward
Victor Agali	1978	Nigeria	Forward
Davi Banda	1983	Malawi	Midfielder
Frank Amankwah	1971	Ghana	Defender
Kamilou Daouda	1987	Niger	Forward
Yannick Semedo	1995	Cape Verde
Sibusiso Vilakazi	1989	South Africa	Midfielder
Musa Otieno	1973	Kenya	Midfielder
Christian Saba	1978	Ghana	Defender
Kalpi Ouattara	1998	Ivory Coast	Defender
Joy Bokiri	1998	Nigeria	Midfielder
Zakariya Souleymane	1994	Niger	Defender
Evarine Katongo	2002	Nigeria	Midfielder
Kassim Bizimana	1985	Burundi	Forward
Julius Ubido	1984	Nigeria	Midfielder
Prince Amponsah	1996	Ghana	Forward
Allan Kamanga	1981	Malawi	Defender
Lassana Camará	1991	Guinea-Bissau	Midfielder
Jerry Prempeh	1988	Ghana	Defender
Ibrahim Babatunde	1984	Nigeria	Forward
Juliana Kakraba	1979	Ghana	Midfielder
Losseni Konaté	1972	Ivory Coast	Goalkeeper
Georges Lignon	1968	Ivory Coast	Defender
Mark Sinyangwe	1979	Zambia	Defender
Benjamin Acquah	2000	Ghana
Daniel Itodo	1991	Nigeria	Full-back
Ogana Louis	1995	Nigeria	Forward
Njabulo Ndlovu	1994	Eswatini	Midfielder
Lassana Diarra	1989	Mali	Forward
Dickson Job	2000	Tanzania
Saïd Bouchouk	1986	Algeria	Forward
Cosmas Banda	1975	Zambia	Forward
Peter Gideon	1987	Nigeria	Forward
Agisanyang Mosimanegape	1978	Botswana	Defender
Marc-Gauthier Bedimé	1994	Cameroon	Defender
Lassina Diarra	1989	Mali	Forward
Grace Igboamalu	2001	Nigeria	Midfielder
Abdoulaye Coulibaly	1976	Ivory Coast	Defender
Jean Rémi Bocandé	1988	Senegal
Mohamed N'Diaye	1997	Guinea
Yannick Adjoumani	2002	Ivory Coast	Defender
Bienvenue Shaka	1999	Burundi	Forward
Alpha Thierry Ssali	2003	Uganda	Winger
Emmanuel Ihezuo	2001	Nigeria	Forward