On this day: July 5

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on July 5.

39 African footballers in our database were born on July 5, including Nathan Tella, Mohamed Akid and Youssouf Koné.

African national teams have played 32 matches on July 5 since 1947.

Footballers born on July 5 (39)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Nathan Tella	1999	Nigeria	Forward
Mohamed Akid	1949	Tunisia	Forward
Youssouf Koné	1995	Mali	Defender
Johann Obiang	1993	Gabon	Defender
Pius Ndiefi	1975	Cameroon	Forward
Henri Bienvenu	1988	Cameroon	Forward
Paíto	1982	Mozambique	Defender
Kandia Traoré	1980	Ivory Coast	Forward
Brahima Diarra	2003	Mali	Central midfielder
Franck Evina	2000	Cameroon	Forward
Mohamed Kanu	1968	Sierra Leone	Defender
Fathi Mabrouk	1951	Egypt	Midfielder
James Davis	1995	Equatorial Guinea	Full-back
Randi Goteni	1995	Congo	Defensive midfielder
Stéphane Agbre Dasse	1989	Burkina Faso	Full-back
Pierre Landry Kaboré	2001	Burkina Faso	Midfielder
Lamin Colley	1993	Gambia
Rosemary Aluoch	1976	Kenya	Goalkeeper
Michael Mensah	1981	Ghana	Forward
Teah Dennis Jr	1992	Liberia	Forward
Victor Diagne	1971	Senegal
Riyadh al Laafi	1980	Libya	Forward
Gaël Etock	1993	Cameroon	Forward
Koro Issa Ahmed Koné	1989	Ivory Coast	Wing half
Dani Chigou	1983	Cameroon	Forward
Roy Gulwak	1985	South Sudan	Goalkeeper
Meya Banda	1991	Zambia	Defender
Bachir Mecheri	1964	Algeria	Forward
Akbar Patel	1959	Mauritius	Defender
Jean-Louis Bessé	1980	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Abundance Salaou	2004	Ivory Coast
Merceline Wayodi	1995	Kenya
July Mahlangu	1980	South Africa	Midfielder
Fadel Keïta	1977	Ivory Coast	Forward
Francis Dadzie	1995	Ghana	Forward
Jean-Francis Samba	1963	Congo	Forward
Ousmane Sow	2000	Senegal	Winger
Orlande Kpassa	1997	Ivory Coast	Forward
Abdoulaye Sogue	1965	Senegal	Forward