On this day: June 8

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on June 8.

42 African footballers in our database were born on June 8, including Dickson Etuhu, Jerry Sikhosana and Carl Ikeme.

African national teams have played 78 matches on June 8 since 1953.

Footballers born on June 8 (42)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Dickson Etuhu	1982	Nigeria	Midfielder
Jerry Sikhosana	1969	South Africa	Forward
Carl Ikeme	1986	Nigeria	Goalkeeper
Mudashiru Lawal	1954	Nigeria	Midfielder
Efan Ekoku	1967	Nigeria	Forward
Issiar Dia	1987	Senegal	Wing half
Joseph Anang	2000	Ghana	Goalkeeper
Tarek Lazizi	1971	Algeria	Defender
Dové Wome	1991	Togo	Midfielder
Joseph Adah	1999	Nigeria	Midfielder
Dikeni Salifou	2003	Togo	Defensive midfielder
Gideon Adinoy Sani	1990	Nigeria	Forward
Mourad Fellah	1976	Morocco	Full-back
Ousmane Diao	2004	Senegal
Prisca Chilufya	1999	Zambia	Forward
Hamza Belahouel	1993	Algeria	Forward
Gerald Phiri Jr.	1993	Malawi	Midfielder
Olumuyiwa Oshode	1946	Nigeria	Midfielder
Masonwabe Maseti	1987	South Africa	Midfielder
Lotfi Saïdi	1982	Tunisia	Goalkeeper
Ahmed Harrane	1985	Tunisia	Midfielder
Eldon Maquemba	1984	Angola	Wing half
Francis Atuahene	1996	Ghana	Forward
Salomé Nke	1989	Cameroon	Defender
Olivier Mukendi	1991	DR Congo	Midfielder
Mohamed Réda Hamidi	2001	Algeria
Amadou Ba-Sy	2001	Senegal
Arnold Temanfo	1993	Cameroon
Robert Rateau	1975	Mauritius	Forward
Farès Boudemagh	1982	Algeria	Defender
Enow Juvette Tabot	1989	Cameroon	Midfielder
Hassen Tahir	1946	Algeria	Forward
Junior Bita	2005	Equatorial Guinea	Defensive midfielder
Njaka Rafilibera	1991	Madagascar	Forward
Salam Dené	1993	Burkina Faso	Attacker
Kamar Lamouz	2004	Tunisia	Forward
Andrew Anomerawani	2001	Gabon
Adel Messaoudi	1989	Algeria	Defender
Patrick Mvondo	1991	Equatorial Guinea	Forward
Ronald Mawa Andabati	1997	Uganda	Winger
Ugo Babatunde	1992	Nigeria	Centre-back
José Manuel Embela	1972	Equatorial Guinea	Centre-forward