On this day: January 8

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on January 8.

49 African footballers in our database were born on January 8, including John Utaka, Ryan Mendes and Michael Mancienne.

African national teams have played 43 matches on January 8 since 1960.

Footballers born on January 8 (49)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
John Utaka	1982	Nigeria	Forward
Ryan Mendes	1990	Cape Verde	Wing half
Michael Mancienne	1988	Seychelles	Defender
Cheick Doucouré	2000	Mali	Midfielder
Jirès Kembo Ekoko	1988	DR Congo	Forward
Christian Luyindama	1994	DR Congo	Defender
Jean Onana	2000	Cameroon	Midfielder
André Bikey	1985	Cameroon	Defender
Yrondu Musavu-King	1992	Gabon	Defender
Obbi Oularé	1996	Guinea	Forward
Dominique Malonga	1989	Congo	Forward
Ahmed Abdelmonem	1973	Egypt	Forward
Alkhaly Bangoura	1996	Guinea	Wing half
Christophe Diedhiou	1988	Senegal	Defender
Barnes Osei	1995	Ghana	Midfielder
Depú	2000	Angola
Sofiane Daoud	1975	Algeria	Forward
Cheikh Seck	1958	Senegal	Goalkeeper
Paul Were	1991	Kenya	Wing half
Marvin Tshibuabua	2002	DR Congo	Centre-back
Leo Thethani	1999	South Africa	Defender
Mahamet Diagouraga	1984	Mali	Defender
Ali Abdulkadir	1995	Somalia	Attacker
Jean Michel N'Lend	1986	Cameroon	Forward
Abdelaye Diakité	1990	Mali	Centre-back
Hamadi Ayari	1991	Tunisia	Midfielder
Enzo Kana-Biyik	2007	Cameroon	Forward
Inès Konan	2002	Ivory Coast
Sodiq Suraj	1988	Nigeria	Defender
Wesley Marquette	1982	Mauritius	Forward
Skander Cheikh	1987	Tunisia	Midfielder
Vincent Kobola	1985	South Africa	Defender
Plaisir Bahamboula	1991	Congo	Midfielder
Kamal Bafounta	2002	Congo
Milika Limwanya	1996	Zambia
Nabil Missaoui	1979	Tunisia	Forward
Yacouba Komara	1971	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Kudakwashe Musharu	1987	Zimbabwe	Forward
Ousséni Yéyé	1987	Burkina Faso	Defender
Habiba Emad	2006	Egypt	Goalkeeper
Farida Feza	1999	DR Congo	Midfielder
Kifuta Kiala	1988	DR Congo	Forward
Elhadji Mour Samb	1994	Senegal	Forward
Lloyd Aaron	2003	Malawi	Midfielder
Thabang Sibanyoni	1996	South Africa	Centre-forward
Abdallah Hajri	1947	Tunisia	Forward
Andrew Idoko	2006	Nigeria	Forward
Baye Coulibaly	2006	Mali	Midfielder
Olamide Shakirat Oyinlola	2006	Nigeria	Midfielder