On this day: June 16

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on June 16.

71 African footballers in our database were born on June 16, including Seydou Doumbia, Michel Pensée and Odion Ighalo.

African national teams have played 74 matches on June 16 since 1946.

Footballers born on June 16 (71)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Seydou Doumbia	1985	Ivory Coast	Forward
Michel Pensée	1973	Cameroon	Defender
Odion Ighalo	1989	Nigeria	Forward
Ismaël Koné	2002	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Larbi Benbarek	1917	Morocco	Midfielder
Daré Nibombé	1980	Togo	Centre-back
Ernest Mabouka	1988	Cameroon	Defender
Tahar El Khalej	1968	Morocco	Midfielder
Ibrahima Koné	1999	Mali	Forward
Francis N'Ganga	1985	Congo	Defender
Imed Ben Younes	1974	Tunisia	Forward
Chris Bart-Williams	1974	Sierra Leone	Defender
Almami Moreira	1978	Guinea-Bissau	Midfielder
Gatoch Panom	1994	Ethiopia	Midfielder
Hamza Abourazzouk	1986	Morocco	Forward
Andisiwe Mgcoyi	1988	South Africa	Forward
Wissam El Bekri	1984	Tunisia	Defender
Hakim Sahabo	2005	Rwanda
Adama Niane	1993	Mali	Forward
Marco Soares	1984	Cape Verde	Midfielder
Ismail H'Maidat	1995	Morocco	Midfielder
Robyn Moodaly	1994	South Africa	Midfielder
François Régis Mughe	2004	Cameroon	Winger
Andre Kona N'Gole	1970	DR Congo	Forward
Kenneth Zeigbo	1977	Nigeria	Forward
Ruben Van Wyk	1976	Namibia	Forward
Renatus Boniface Njohole	1980	Tanzania	Midfielder
Jessica Aby	1998	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Nuha Marong	1993	Gambia	Todas las Sangres
Kamel Djahmoune	1961	Algeria	Midfielder
Segun Ikudehinbu	1989	Nigeria	Midfielder
Solomon Morris	1990	Sierra Leone	Goalkeeper
Lanciné Koné	1979	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Jack Chanda	1958	Zambia	Midfielder
Omaatla Kebatho	1993	Botswana	Forward
Badibanga Ilunga	1972	DR Congo	Midfielder
Hervé Oussalé	1988	Burkina Faso	Forward
Saïd Ferguène	1992	Algeria	Forward
Christ Tiéhi	1998	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Edward Manqele	1987	South Africa	Forward
Allen Larue	1981	Seychelles	Defender
Nnadozie Ugonna Ezenwaka	1994	Nigeria	Midfielder
Dylan Manickum	1992	Zimbabwe	Attacking midfielder
Charly Keita	1999	Ivory Coast
Abdou El Id	1999	Mauritania	Midfielder
Aymen Kthiri	1989	Tunisia	Midfielder
Nabil Yarou	1993	Benin	Defender
Donovan Ewolo	1996	Cameroon	Forward
Ahmed Yehia	1988	Egypt	Goalkeeper
Filhão	1995	Angola	Forward
Victor Okeke	2006	Nigeria
Rose Kadzere	2006	Malawi
Mohamed Hamrouni	1997	Tunisia	Defender
George Lewis	2000	Rwanda
Kabiru Musa	1986	Nigeria	Forward
Nathan Sacks	1959	South Africa	Midfielder
Sekyi Quaye	1990	Ghana	Defender
Joel Sserunjogi	2002	Uganda
Jules Armand Kooh	1999	Cameroon
Ander El Haddadi	1997	Morocco	Forward
Isaac Solet	2001	Central African Republic	Defensive midfielder
Denis Mayele	1992	DR Congo	Midfielder
Mokrane Baïleche	1955	Algeria	Forward
Chiheb Ben Fradj	1993	Tunisia	Centre-back
Alou Bagayoko	1985	Mali	Midfielder
Zoë October	2008	South Africa
Jack Diarra	2006	Burkina Faso
Zakari Shanoun	1985	Togo
Mbali Tshabalala	1994	South Africa	Goalkeeper
Mpiima Saka	1993	Uganda	Defender
Christian Ekong	1992	Nigeria	Left winger