On this day: July 20

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on July 20.

55 African footballers in our database were born on July 20, including Thomas N'Kono, Eric Akoto and Kiki Musampa.

African national teams have played 24 matches on July 20 since 1953.

Footballers born on July 20 (55)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Thomas N'Kono	1956	Cameroon	Goalkeeper
Eric Akoto	1980	Togo	Centre-back
Kiki Musampa	1977	DR Congo	Wing half
Larsen Touré	1984	Guinea	Wing half
Olivier Kemen	1996	Cameroon	Midfielder
Jessic Ngankam	2000	Cameroon	Forward
Eric Tié Bi	1990	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Cédric Boussoughou	1991	Gabon	Midfielder
Jules Keita	1998	Guinea	Midfielder
Jonathan Ngwem	1991	Cameroon	Full-back
Jean-Michel Liade Gnonka	1980	Burkina Faso	Defender
Moussa Yedan	1989	Burkina Faso	Midfielder
Idrissa Camará	1992	Guinea-Bissau	Wing half
Michael Opoku	2005	Ghana
Sarr Boubacar	1951	Senegal	Forward
Lehlogonolo Mashigo	1999	South Africa
Benjamin Imeh	1982	Nigeria	Forward
Olajide Williams	1988	Nigeria	Forward
Merveil Ndockyt	1998	Congo	Forward
Oumar Traoré	2002	Mali	Midfielder
Kazadi Kasengu	1992	DR Congo	Forward
Samuel Gilmore	1996	Nigeria	Attacker
Stephen Nsereko	1986	Uganda	Midfielder
Samir Lemoudaâ	1981	Algeria	Midfielder
Sekou Camara	1997	Guinea
Ibrahim Kanté	1981	Mali	Defender
Ferdinand Chi Fon	1976	Cameroon	Forward
Alexis Mbongo Tekumu	1982	DR Congo	Wing half
Daniel Nana Yeboah	1984	Ghana	Defender
Axel Fabrice Konan	1997	Ivory Coast	Defender
Benjamin Owusu	1989	Ghana	Defender
John Olu–Molomo	1968	Nigeria	Midfielder
Aílson Tavares	1998	Cape Verde	Midfielder
Zak Abdel	1961	Egypt	Goalkeeper
Christian Akande Kotchoni	1988	Benin	Forward
Rashad Farouk	1980	Egypt	Defender
Richard Biwa	1982	Namibia	Defender
Nathaniel Tahmbi	2003	Nigeria
Said Khamis	2000	Tanzania
Amadou Samaké	1995	Mali
Mohamed Jamil Nadim	2001	Egypt
Miloud Aouiti	1980	Algeria	Goalkeeper
Amine Tiza	1990	Algeria	Defender
Mahamane Abdraharame Traoré	1987	Mali	Midfielder
Bassirou Bamba	1990	Mali	Defender
Bongiwe Thusi	1991	South Africa	Forward
Oluchi Ofoegbu	1995	Nigeria	Midfielder
Herve Russel	1987	Cameroon	Forward
Gauthier Mankenda	1997	DR Congo	Forward
Mapenda Mbow	2004	Senegal	Defender
Tau Masiu	1994	Lesotho	Midfielder
Kelapile Ndlovu	1996	Botswana	Defender
Bokang Ntsane	2002	Lesotho
Phiona Nabbumba	2000	Uganda	Midfielder
Filston Mongu	1981	DR Congo	Defender