On this day: July 31

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

42 African footballers in our database were born on July 31, including Kévin Malcuit, William N'Gounou and Johanna Omolo.

African national teams have played 19 matches on July 31 since 1952.

Footballers born on July 31 (42)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Kévin Malcuit	1991	Morocco	Defender
William N'Gounou	1983	Niger	Forward
Johanna Omolo	1989	Kenya	Midfielder
Yamba Asha	1978	Angola	Defender
Paul Hamilton	1941	Nigeria	Midfielder
Ahmed Jahouh	1988	Morocco	Midfielder
Serge N'Guessan	1994	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Shingayi Kaondera	1982	Zimbabwe	Forward
Sabelo Ndzinisa	1991	Eswatini	Forward
Abdoullah Ba	2003	Mauritania	Midfielder
Jimmy Cook	1953	South Africa
Ulrich Kapolongo	1989	Congo	Forward
Kabwe Kasongo	1970	DR Congo	Defender
Youssef Achami	1976	Morocco	Forward
Eben Dugbatey	1973	Ghana	Midfielder
Kodjovi Dadzie	1989	Togo
Patrick Nyema Gerhardt	1985	Liberia	Defender
Adel Messali	1983	Algeria	Defender
Mohamed El Mrini	1978	Morocco	Midfielder
Moussa Fofana	1992	Burkina Faso	Goalkeeper
Moussa Sylla	1988	Guinea	Midfielder
Georges Ndoum	1985	Cameroon	Defender
Zoubeir Boughnia	1955	Tunisia	Forward
Roddy Georgeson	1948	Egypt	Forward
Kfir Zokol	1982	Ethiopia	Midfielder
Kehinde Owoeye	1995	Nigeria	Midfielder
Mamadou Dansoko	1982	Ivory Coast	Wing half
Jack Komakech	2002	Uganda	Goalkeeper
Ebube Duru	1999	Nigeria	Defender
Luciano Matsoso	1994	Lesotho	Midfielder
Jalal El Kindi	1988	Morocco	Forward
Omar Radwan	1997	Egypt	Goalkeeper
Bruno Njeukam	1978	Cameroon	Goalkeeper
David Caveda	1979	Ethiopia	Midfielder
Tresór Toropité	1994	Central African Republic	Midfielder
Christopher Semakweri	1984	Zimbabwe
Nizar Boukarraâ	1985	Tunisia	Midfielder
Mpolokeng Liphamamo	2001	Lesotho
Thabang Tumelo Mahlangu	2005	South Africa	Forward
Hala Zakaria Mostafi	1990	Sudan	Midfielder
David Kiiza	1995	Uganda	Forward
Alfred Mudekereza	2002	DR Congo	Goalkeeper