On this day: December 31

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on December 31.

80+ African footballers in our database were born on December 31, including Zakaria El Ouahdi, Mohammed Rabiu and Bara Sapoko Ndiaye.

African national teams have played 16 matches on December 31 since 1961.

Footballers born on December 31 (80+)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Zakaria El Ouahdi	2001	Morocco	Forward
Mohammed Rabiu	1989	Ghana	Midfielder
Bara Sapoko Ndiaye	2007	Senegal
Calvin Bassey	1999	Nigeria	Defender
Emmanuel Koné	1986	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Djené	1991	Togo	Defender
Ibrahima Bakayoko	1976	Ivory Coast	Forward
Bright Osayi-Samuel	1997	Nigeria	Full-back
Mamadou Bagayoko	1989	Ivory Coast	Defender
Makhtar N'Diaye	1981	Senegal	Midfielder
Lahcen Abrami	1969	Morocco	Defender
Florent Rouamba	1986	Burkina Faso	Midfielder
Driss Benzekri	1970	Morocco	Goalkeeper
Ouro-Nimini Tchagnirou	1974	Togo	Goalkeeper
Tijan Jaiteh	1988	Gambia	Midfielder
Ngonda Muzinga	1994	DR Congo	Full-back
Lago Júnior	1990	Ivory Coast	Forward
Djibril Diaw	1994	Senegal	Centre-back
Moctar Sidi El Hacen	1997	Mauritania	Midfielder
Demba Touré	1984	Senegal	Midfielder
Yakubu Alfa	1990	Nigeria	Forward
Taher Mohamed	1997	Egypt	Attacker
Nader El-Sayed	1972	Egypt	Goalkeeper
Amankwah Forson	2002	Ghana
Euloge Placca Fessou	1994	Togo	Forward
Mulota Kabangu	1985	DR Congo	Midfielder
Kewullay Conteh	1977	Sierra Leone	Defender
Moussa Ouattara	1981	Burkina Faso	Defender
Seidu Yahaya	1989	Ghana	Midfielder
Mohamed Kaboré	1980	Burkina Faso	Goalkeeper
Wale Musa Alli	2000	Nigeria
George Odhiambo	1992	Kenya	Forward
Mamadou Fall	1991	Senegal	Midfielder
Babacar Guèye	1994	Senegal	Forward
Baba Tchagouni	1990	Togo	Goalkeeper
Amadou Coulibaly	1984	Burkina Faso	Defender
Ely Cheikh Voulani	1988	Mauritania	Forward
Mallam Yahaya	1974	Ghana	Midfielder
Cynthia Aku	1999	Nigeria	Forward
Bara Mamadou Ndiaye	1991	Senegal	Forward
Dacosta Goore	1984	Ivory Coast	Defender
Mamadou Faye	1967	Senegal	Midfielder
Joher Rassoul	1995	Senegal	Midfielder
Pape Mamadou Diouf	1982	Senegal	Goalkeeper
Mohamed Soueïd	1991	Mauritania	Midfielder
Kadiri Ikhana	1951	Nigeria	Midfielder
Bilal Sidibé	1978	Mauritania	Centre-back
Sidi Bouna Amar	1998	Mauritania	Midfielder
Alpha Bâ	1989	Senegal	Defender
Tyren Arendse	1980	South Africa	Midfielder
Rodrigue Kossi	1999	Benin	Midfielder
Konan Serge Kouadio	1988	Ivory Coast	Forward
Calvin Zola	1984	DR Congo	Forward
Ali Ouédraogo	1976	Burkina Faso	Midfielder
Okon Flo Essien	1981	Nigeria	Forward
Moustapha Diaw	1996	Mauritania	Defender
Moustapha Agnidé	1981	Benin	Defender
Abdou Lahat Diakhate	1998	Senegal	Midfielder
Ayman Hefny	1985	Egypt	Midfielder
Kodjovi Mawuéna	1959	Togo	Defender
Mamadi Camará	2003	Guinea-Bissau
Manuel Sima	1988	Equatorial Guinea	Forward
Salif Nogo	1986	Burkina Faso	Centre-back
Mamoudou Mara	1990	Guinea	Defender
José Bokung	1987	Equatorial Guinea	Defender
Mahamadou Traoré	1994	Mali	Defender
Kossivi Amédédjisso	2001	Togo	Midfielder
Blaise Kouma	1988	Togo	Defender
Jacob Akrong	1992	Ghana	Defender
Gladson Awako	1991	Ghana	Midfielder
Ricardo Lopes	1968	Angola	Wing half
Joel Sunday	1988	Nigeria	Forward
Moussa Samba	1988	Mauritania	Midfielder
Moussa Baghayoko	1983	Mauritania	Midfielder
Manu Garba	1965	Nigeria	Attacking midfielder
Magnima Tawali	1988	Togo	Defender
Ilias Tiendrébéogo	1992	Burkina Faso	Forward
Sibusiso Msomi	1988	South Africa	Midfielder
Herron Berrian	1994	Liberia	Forward
Arissou Traorè	1984	Togo	Forward