On this day: February 14
Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on February 14.
50 African footballers in our database were born on February 14, including Breel Embolo, Djamel Abdoun and Hamed Namouchi.
African national teams have played 14 matches on February 14 since 1964.
On February 14 2004, Tunisia won the Africa Cup of Nations, beating Morocco in the final.
Footballers born on February 14 (50)
| Player | Born | Nation | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breel Embolo | 1997 |  Cameroon | Forward |
| Djamel Abdoun | 1986 |  Algeria | Midfielder |
| Hamed Namouchi | 1984 |  Tunisia | Midfielder |
| Rémi Gomis | 1984 |  Senegal | Defensive midfielder |
| Bobby Adekanye | 1999 |  Nigeria | Forward |
| Mustapha Chadili | 1973 |  Morocco | Goalkeeper |
| Hassen Bejaoui | 1975 | Tunisia | Goalkeeper |
| Karim Fegrouche | 1982 | Morocco | Goalkeeper |
| Hassan Wasswa | 1988 |  Uganda | Defender |
| Daniel Brückner | 1981 | Algeria | Midfielder |
| Iheb Mbarki | 1992 | Tunisia | Defender |
| Reda Jaadi | 1995 | Morocco | Midfielder |
| Amir Azmy | 1983 |  Egypt | Defender |
| Opah Clement | 2001 |  Tanzania | Forward |
| Abderrahim Chkilit | 1976 | Morocco | Defender |
| Amer Mohamed | 1987 | Egypt | Goalkeeper |
| Henry Isaac | 1980 | Nigeria | Forward |
| Gaston Adjoukoua | 1958 |  Ivory Coast | Midfielder |
| Athir Thomas | 1987 |  South Sudan | Defender |
| Sheila Okai | 1979 |  Ghana | Midfielder |
| Modou Jagne | 1983 |  Gambia | Forward |
| Isaac Twum | 1998 | Ghana | Midfielder |
| Sandile Hlatjwako | 1988 |  Eswatini | Forward |
| Hugo Konongo | 1992 |  Congo | Defender |
| Abd El-Latif El-Doumany | 1977 | Egypt | Forward |
| Joseph Atang Thompson | 1989 | Nigeria | Midfielder |
| Valentin Nouma | 2000 |  Burkina Faso | Defender |
| Eric Asamoah-Frimpong | 1990 | Nigeria | Midfielder |
| Bahaa Magdi | 1989 | Egypt | Defender |
| Cyril Zuma | 1985 |  South Africa | Midfielder |
| Efe Jerry Obode | 1989 | Nigeria | Forward |
| Nouaman Aarab | 1987 | Morocco | Midfielder |
| Mazinot Valentin | 1982 |  Madagascar | Centre-back |
| Towera Vinkhumbo | 1991 |  Malawi | |
| Amor | 2000 |  Equatorial Guinea | Forward |
| Charles Content | 1987 |  Mauritius | Midfielder |
| Patrick Asare | 1995 | Ghana | Forward |
| Ibrahim Abdelkawi | 1997 | Egypt | Forward |
| Aimé Bakula | 1985 |  DR Congo | Goalkeeper |
| Florian Milla | 1994 | Cameroon | Midfielder |
| Saidu Salisu | 2002 | Nigeria | |
| Merveille Kikasa | 1999 | DR Congo | |
| Abdelaziz Safsafi | 1954 | Algeria | Central midfielder |
| Abel Tebily | 1983 | Ivory Coast | Midfielder |
| Slaheddine Guiza | 1940 | Tunisia | |
| Mehdi Khelfouni | 1976 | Algeria | Forward |
| Inès Mohamed | 2002 |  Comoros | Midfielder |
| Aliya Saïd | 1998 | Comoros | Defender |
| Aniekan Bless Udom | 2003 | Nigeria | Central midfielder |
| Rasoafara Solarisse | 1985 | Comoros | Goalkeeper |
Matches played on February 14
- Tunisia 2–1 Morocco2004 · Africa Cup of Nations 2004
- Sudan
2–1 Egypt1970 · Africa Cup of Nations 1970 - Ghana 2–1 Ivory Coast1970 · Africa Cup of Nations 1970
- Guinea
1–3
Mali1985 · Amílcar Cabral Cup 1985 - Mauritania
1–2 Senegal1980 · Amílcar Cabral Cup 1980 - Mauritania 0–2 Senegal1985 · Amílcar Cabral Cup 1985
- United Arab Emirates
1–1 Morocco2001 · United Arab Emirates Friendship Tournament 2001 - Congo 4–4 Cameroon1964 · International Friendly
- Nigeria 7–0
Benin1977 · International Friendly - Zambia
1–3 Nigeria1976 · International Friendly - Turkey
4–0 Algeria1973 · International Friendly - Benin 1–2 Mali1988 · International Friendly
- Ethiopia
1–2 Uganda1982 · International Friendly - Egypt 0–0
Denmark1990 · International Friendly
Remembered
- Thabet El-BatalEgypt · died 2005