On this day: January 31

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

62 African footballers in our database were born on January 31, including Bouna Sarr, Arnaut Danjuma and Amadou Haidara.

African national teams have played 41 matches on January 31 since 1960.

On January 31 2010, Egypt won the Africa Cup of Nations, beating Ghana in the final.

Footballers born on January 31 (62)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Bouna Sarr	1992	Senegal	Wing half
Arnaut Danjuma	1997	Nigeria	Midfielder
Amadou Haidara	1998	Mali	Midfielder
Abdelmoumene Djabou	1987	Algeria	Midfielder
Badr El Kaddouri	1981	Morocco	Full-back
Christian Obodo	1985	Nigeria	Midfielder
Mohammed Tchité	1984	Burundi	Forward
Raoul Loé	1989	Cameroon	Midfielder
Chisamba Lungu	1991	Zambia	Midfielder
Christopher Oualembo	1987	DR Congo	Defender
George Elokobi	1986	Cameroon	Full-back
Yves Ma-Kalambay	1986	DR Congo	Goalkeeper
Hocine Benmiloudi	1955	Algeria	Forward
Sainey Nyassi	1989	Gambia	Midfielder
Sanna Nyassi	1989	Gambia	Wing half
Abraham Adelaja	1988	Nigeria	Forward
Papi Khomane	1975	South Africa	Defender
Juliën Mesbahi	2006	Morocco
Naim Van Attenhoven	2003	Niger
Christy Manzinga	1995	DR Congo
Grace Kazadi	2001	DR Congo	Defender
Herbert Bockhorn	1995	Uganda	Defender
Abdellah Kechra	1945	Algeria	Midfielder
Gildo Vilanculos	1995	Mozambique	Winger
Emem Eduok	1994	Nigeria	Wing half
Dituabanza Nsumbu	1982	DR Congo	Defender
Muritala Ali	1984	Nigeria	Forward
Brahim Ghalidi	2005	Morocco
Jordan Massengo	1990	Congo	Midfielder
Azeez Shobowale Shobola	1992	Nigeria	Midfielder
Boris Diecket	1963	Ivory Coast	Defender
Nkhiphitheni Matombo	1977	South Africa	Defender
Koby Arthur	1996	Ghana	Midfielder
Steven Hoffman	1994	South Africa	Goalkeeper
Miguel Timm	1992	South Africa	Midfielder
Johan Marmitte	1977	Mauritius	Midfielder
Joash Onyango	1993	Kenya	Defender
Moustafa Sadek	1972	Egypt	Forward
Bryan Meyo	2006	Gabon
Safa Banouk	2000	Morocco	Forward
David Osei Opoku	1992	Ghana	Forward
Jean Hakizimana	1985	Burundi	Forward
Exaucée Kizinga	2004	DR Congo	Full-back
Valery Hiek	1981	Cameroon	Defender
Nabil Omran	1981	Libya
Sabri Ameri	1993	Tunisia	Midfielder
Safia Benguedoudj	1986	Algeria	Midfielder
Fredson Rodrigues	1988	Cape Verde	Stopper
Mady Touré	1958	Guinea	Forward
Jean-Clotaire Tsoumou-Madza	1975	Congo	Defender
Rudi Isaacs	1986	South Africa	Defender
Ali Retima	1949	Tunisia	Defender
Christopher Olivier	2006	South Africa
Danel Dongmo	2001	Cameroon	Midfielder
Mani Ougadja	1988	Togo
Andry Lalaina Rakotozanany	1983	Madagascar
Lamri Boudjemaâ	1961	Algeria	Defender
Réda Rabhi	1991	Algeria	Defender
Nidhal Selmi	1993	Tunisia
Aboubakary Sacko	2003	Mali
Zoheir Khedhara	1973	Algeria	Forward
Perfect Nfhandiso	2006	Botswana	Defender