On this day: December 6
Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on December 6.
32 African footballers in our database were born on December 6, including Salif Keïta, Britt Assombalonga and Christian Kouamé.
African national teams have played 30 matches on December 6 since 1949.
Footballers born on December 6 (32)
| Player | Born | Nation | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salif Keïta | 1946 |  Mali | Forward |
| Britt Assombalonga | 1992 |  DR Congo | Wing half |
| Christian Kouamé | 1997 |  Ivory Coast | Forward |
| Khaled Lemmouchia | 1981 |  Algeria | Midfielder |
| Bakary Nimaga | 1994 | Mali | Midfielder |
| Ali Abu Eshrein | 1989 |  Sudan | Goalkeeper |
| Joachim Fernandez | 1972 |  Senegal | Midfielder |
| Ngandu Kasongo | 1979 | DR Congo | Midfielder |
| Hamza Aït Ouamar | 1986 | Algeria | Midfielder |
| Noel Futkeu | 2002 |  Cameroon | Forward |
| Mustafa Karshoum | 1992 | Sudan | |
| Lassina Dao | 1971 | Ivory Coast | Defender |
| Ousmane Farota | 1964 | Mali | Goalkeeper |
| Malá | 1979 |  Guinea-Bissau | Midfielder |
| Henry Meja | 2001 |  Kenya | |
| Peter Taiye Oladotun | 1985 |  Nigeria | Forward |
| Farès Mecheri | 1983 | Algeria | Forward |
| Ben Teekloh | 1983 |  Liberia | Defender |
| Ryan Harrison | 1986 |  South Africa | Goalkeeper |
| Odion Obadin | 1988 | Nigeria | Midfielder |
| Ibrahim Cissé | 2003 | Ivory Coast | |
| Ayoub Ghezala | 1995 | Algeria | Defender |
| Além | 1997 |  Angola | Midfielder |
| Lot Chiwunga | 1986 |  Zimbabwe | Forward |
| Salim Mokdat | 1973 | Algeria | Goalkeeper |
| Youssef Mosraty | 1999 |  Tunisia | Midfielder |
| Matthew Origoya Edile | 1990 | Nigeria | |
| Taoufik Klibi | 1945 | Tunisia | |
| Ben Benaiah | 1992 | Liberia | Defender |
| Ould El Hadj Moctar Tall | 1990 |  Mauritania | Midfielder |
| Ikram Ali Moussa | 2003 |  Djibouti | Defender |
| Dodô | 1990 |  Cape Verde |
Matches played on December 6
- Morocco
0–0
Spain2022 · FIFA World Cup 2022 - Nigeria 1–1
Tanzania1980 · World Cup Qualification - Bahrain
1–5 Algeria2025 · Arab Cup 2025 - Kenya 4–1
Eritrea2002 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2002 - Zanzibar 2–2 Kenya2012 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2012
- Rwanda
3–1 Tanzania2005 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2005 - Syria
1–2 Mauritania2021 · Arab Cup 2021 - Uganda
3–0 Tanzania2012 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2012 - Uganda 2–1 Rwanda2002 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2002
- Sudan 0–2
Iraq2025 · Arab Cup 2025 - United Arab Emirates
1–1
Egypt2025 · Arab Cup 2025 - Ethiopia
1–1 Zanzibar1995 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 1995 - Uganda 1–1 Zimbabwe1989 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 1989
- Cameroon 2–0
Congo1988 · UDEAC Cup 1988 - Tunisia 1–0 United Arab Emirates2021 · Arab Cup 2021
- Uganda 1–0 Zimbabwe2011 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2011
- Tanzania 1–0
Malawi2011 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2011 - Burundi
0–1 Sudan2006 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2006 - Zambia
1–0 Zanzibar1989 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 1989 - Chad
0–1 Cameroon1989 · UDEAC Cup 1989 - Kenya 1–0 Zanzibar1984 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 1984
- Malawi 0–1 Uganda1977 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 1977
- Uganda 0–0 Malawi2006 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2006
- Central African Republic
0–0
Gabon1988 · UDEAC Cup 1988 - Zanzibar 2–3 Kenya1949 · International Friendly
- Mali 1–2
Burkina Faso1987 · International Friendly - Mauritius
0–2 Ethiopia1967 · International Friendly - Tanzania 1–0 Uganda1993 · International Friendly
- Morocco 0–0 Egypt1988 · International Friendly
- Kenya 0–0
Switzerland1983 · International Friendly
Remembered
- Mohamed Badawi Abdel FattahEgypt · died 2007
- Ali BadawiEgypt · died 2007
- Joel Nkaya BenderaTanzania · died 2017
- Lazadi FousséniBenin · died 2022