On this day: July 3

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on July 3.

32 African footballers in our database were born on July 3, including Derrick Luckassen, Jean Armel Kana Biyik and Ebenezer Assifuah.

African national teams have played 29 matches on July 3 since 1960.

Footballers born on July 3 (32)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Derrick Luckassen	1995	Ghana	Defender
Jean Armel Kana Biyik	1989	Cameroon	Defender
Ebenezer Assifuah	1993	Ghana	Forward
Iván Bolado	1989	Equatorial Guinea	Forward
Godfrey Walusimbi	1989	Uganda	Defender
Saber Ben Frej	1979	Tunisia	Defender
Réda Babouche	1979	Algeria	Defender
Farid Chaâl	1994	Algeria	Goalkeeper
Zini	2002	Angola	Forward
Thabiso Kutumela	1993	South Africa	Centre-forward
Christopher Mfuyi	1989	DR Congo	Defender
Billel Attafen	1985	Algeria	Midfielder
Mahmoud El-Badry	1991	Egypt	Defender
Robert Boateng	1974	Ghana	Midfielder
Demba Sow	1993	Mauritania	Centre-back
Uchechukwu Uwakwe	1979	Nigeria	Midfielder
Sosthène Soglo	1986	Benin	Midfielder
John Paul Dembe	2005	Uganda	Forward
Helmer da Piedade Rosa	1971	Angola	Midfielder
Mohammed Martin Mensah	1981	Ghana	Midfielder
Mansour Al Borki	1985	Libya	Midfielder
João Carlos Rocha Vicente	1984	Cape Verde	Defender
John Okoli	1997	Nigeria	Forward
El Mahdi Kharmaj	1983	Morocco	Defender
Michailou Dramé	1992	Mali	Forward
Éliane Manbolamo	1991	Cameroon	Centre-back
Sami Laaroussi	1973	Tunisia	Forward
Cololo Minou	1990	Congo	Goalkeeper
Usman Misi	1972	Zimbabwe	Forward
Mame Birame Gaye	1987	Senegal	Midfielder
Athanas Mdamu	1998	Tanzania
Paulo Cardoso	2006	Cape Verde	Forward