On this day: February 12

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on February 12.

49 African footballers in our database were born on February 12, including Peter Utaka, Benik Afobe and Julius Aghahowa.

African national teams have played 26 matches on February 12 since 1954.

On February 12 2012, Zambia won the Africa Cup of Nations, beating Ivory Coast in the final.

Footballers born on February 12 (49)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Peter Utaka	1984	Nigeria	Forward
Benik Afobe	1993	DR Congo	Forward
Julius Aghahowa	1982	Nigeria	Forward
Mohamed Ihattaren	2002	Morocco	Midfielder
Gérard Gnanhouan	1979	Ivory Coast	Goalkeeper
Omar Daf	1977	Senegal	Defender
Jacob Mulenga	1984	Zambia	Forward
Abdelmajid Lamriss	1959	Morocco	Defender
Matthieu Dossevi	1988	Togo	Wing half
Kibonge Mafu	1945	DR Congo	Midfielder
Seifeddine Jaziri	1993	Tunisia	Forward
Mahmoud Fathalla	1982	Egypt	Centre-back
Alain Masudi	1978	DR Congo	Midfielder
Moussa Koné	1990	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Hamdou Elhouni	1994	Libya	Forward
Hossam Abdelmoneim	1975	Egypt	Defender
Wilfred Moke	1988	DR Congo	Midfielder
Kondwani Mtonga	1984	Zambia	Midfielder
Arthur Gómez	1984	Gambia	Forward
Piqueti Djassi Brito Silva	1993	Guinea-Bissau	Wing half
Pape Habib Sow	1985	Senegal	Midfielder
Rachael Yamala	1975	Nigeria	Midfielder
Malcom Bokele Mputu	2000	Cameroon	Defender
Mohammed Goyi Aliyu	1993	Nigeria	Defender
Kapela Mbiyavanga	1976	DR Congo	Forward
Ty Sandows	1995	South Africa	Forward
Abou Touré	1996	Senegal	Wing half
Otman Djellilahine	1987	Algeria	Midfielder
Jeremiah Ani	1985	Nigeria	Forward
Fayza Rahim	1984	Egypt
Yidnekachew Shimangus	1978	Eritrea	Forward
Jerry Louis	1978	Mauritius	Midfielder
Helmi Loussaief	1986	Tunisia	Midfielder
Alpha Oumar Sow	1984	Senegal	Forward
Lovers Mohlala	1976	South Africa	Defender
Faith Chinzimu	2007	Malawi
Nii Gyashie Bortey Acquaye	1999	Ghana
Andy Dahmani	1983	Algeria	Defender
Ahmed Wadah	2000	Sudan
Ntesang Simanyana	1990	Botswana	Midfielder
Tom Ikara	1997	Uganda	Goalkeeper
Issoufi Maïga	2002	Mali	Winger
Habib Sylla	1999	Ivory Coast	Defender
Klisman Sousa	1996	Cape Verde	Defender
Saber Mhamdi	1979	Tunisia	Midfielder
Abdesselam Adhouma	1949	Tunisia	Midfielder
Albert Diène	1998	Senegal
Amr El Saadawy	1997	Egypt	Defender
Ismail Hrila	2004	Morocco	Defender