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On this day: June 5

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

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44 African footballers in our database were born on June 5, including Achille Emaná, Pierre Kalulu and Henry Onyekuru.

African national teams have played 94 matches on June 5 since 1960.

Footballers born on June 5 (44)

PlayerBornNationPosition
Achille Emaná1982 CameroonMidfielder
Pierre Kalulu2000 DR CongoDefender
Henry Onyekuru1997 NigeriaForward
Evidence Makgopa2000 South Africa
Adama Traoré1995 MaliWing half
Sekou Oliseh1990 LiberiaWing half
Kelechi Nwakali1998 NigeriaPlaymaker
El Mehdi Maouhoub2003 MoroccoForward
Kelvin Pires2000 Cape Verde
Mehdi Meriah1979 TunisiaDefender
Amine Talal1996 MoroccoMidfielder
Sidy Sarr1996 SenegalMidfielder
Harrison Chongo1969 ZambiaDefender
Sapol Mani1991 TogoForward
Luís Lourenço1983 AngolaForward
Ousseynou Cavin Diagne1999 SenegalMidfielder
Osarenoma Igbinovia1996 NigeriaMidfielder
Robert Ssentongo1988 UgandaForward
Abdou Ouro-Akpo1982 TogoForward
David Oniya1985 NigeriaDefender
Danito Parruque1983 MozambiqueMidfielder
Abdoul Aziz Hamza1982 NigerForward
Manu Duah2005 GhanaMidfielder
Mohamed Amine Meskini1997 TunisiaDefensive midfielder
Aggrey Chiyangi1964 ZambiaDefender
Gilbert Massock1977 CameroonForward
Stephen Nagbe Mennoh1984 LiberiaMidfielder
Chris Okoh1976 NigeriaDefender
Carlo Scott1980 South AfricaForward
Cheikha Sy1990 SenegalMidfielder
Issaka Seidu2006 Ghana
Baboucarr Njie1995 GambiaMidfielder
Ben Koufie1932 Ghana
Hamdi Mabrouk1986 TunisiaDefender
Makassy1984 Congo
Lord Afrifa2006 GhanaDefensive midfielder
Messie Biatoumoussoka1998 Congo
Jean Munganga1990 DR Congo
Eric Traoré1984 SenegalForward
Mary Mwakapila1995 ZambiaMidfielder
Martin Ssenkoto Kalanda2003 UgandaGoalkeeper
Wajdi Mechergui1991 TunisiaMidfielder
Patient Ndikuriyo1998 BurundiGoalkeeper
Raquel Etopa2004 Equatorial GuineaCentre-back

Matches played on June 5

  • Russia 2–0 Tunisia2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
  • Benin 2–6 Ivory Coast2011 · AFCON Qualification
  • Madagascar 1–6 DR Congo2016 · AFCON Qualification
  • Egypt 6–1 Sudan2005 · World Cup Qualification
  • Tunisia 5–0 Chad2011 · AFCON Qualification
  • Guinea 4–1 Madagascar2011 · AFCON Qualification
  • Togo 4–1 Zambia2005 · World Cup Qualification
  • Mali 4–1 Liberia2005 · World Cup Qualification
  • Tunisia 4–1 Botswana2004 · World Cup Qualification
  • Liberia 2–2 Togo2016 · AFCON Qualification
  • Ethiopia 2–2 Nigeria2011 · AFCON Qualification
  • Burundi 3–1 Rwanda2011 · AFCON Qualification
  • DR Congo 4–0 Uganda2005 · World Cup Qualification
  • Congo 4–0 Cameroon1977 · AFCON Qualification
  • Zambia 3–1 Madagascar1973 · AFCON Qualification
  • Sierra Leone 2–1 Djibouti2024 · World Cup Qualification
  • Malawi 2–1 Ethiopia2022 · AFCON Qualification
  • Zimbabwe 3–0 Malawi2016 · AFCON Qualification
  • Lesotho 1–2 Ethiopia2016 · AFCON Qualification
  • Kenya 2–1 Congo2016 · AFCON Qualification
  • Central African Republic 3–0 Angola2016 · AFCON Qualification
  • Zimbabwe 2–1 Mali2011 · AFCON Qualification
  • Eswatini 1–2 Sudan2011 · AFCON Qualification
  • Mauritius 1–2 DR Congo2011 · AFCON Qualification
  • Ghana 2–1 Burkina Faso2005 · World Cup Qualification
  • Angola 2–1 Algeria2005 · World Cup Qualification
  • South Africa 2–1 Cape Verde2004 · World Cup Qualification
  • Madagascar 2–1 Zambia1973 · AFCON Qualification
  • Namibia 1–1 Liberia2024 · World Cup Qualification
  • Togo 1–1 South Sudan2024 · World Cup Qualification
  • Madagascar 1–1 Angola2022 · AFCON Qualification
  • Central African Republic 1–1 Ghana2022 · AFCON Qualification
  • Mauritius 0–2 Ghana2016 · AFCON Qualification
  • Comoros 1–1 Libya2011 · AFCON Qualification
  • Rwanda 1–1 Nigeria2005 · World Cup Qualification
  • Senegal 2–0 Congo2004 · World Cup Qualification
  • Nigeria 2–0 Rwanda2004 · World Cup Qualification
  • Malawi 1–1 Morocco2004 · World Cup Qualification
  • Gabon 1–1 Zimbabwe2004 · World Cup Qualification
  • South Africa 2–0 Mauritius1999 · AFCON Qualification

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