On this day: March 20

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on March 20.

68 African footballers in our database were born on March 20, including Thomas Deng, Barbra Banda and Francileudo Santos.

African national teams have played 25 matches on March 20 since 1964.

Footballers born on March 20 (68)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Thomas Deng	1997	Kenya	Defender
Barbra Banda	2000	Zambia	Forward
Francileudo Santos	1979	Tunisia	Forward
Surprise Moriri	1980	South Africa	Forward
Khalid Askri	1981	Morocco	Goalkeeper
Zineddine Belaïd	1999	Algeria	Defender
Baïssama Sankoh	1992	Guinea	Full-back
Mohamed Ben Rehaiem	1951	Tunisia	Midfielder
Wilfried Benjamin Balima	1985	Burkina Faso	Full-back
Jean-Eudes Aholou	1994	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Mamadou Sylla Diallo	1994	Senegal	Forward
Omenuke Mfulu	1994	DR Congo	Defender
Brahim Konaté	1996	Mali	Midfielder
Alexandre Mendy	1994	Guinea-Bissau	Forward
Abdoulwhaid Sissoko	1990	Mali	Midfielder
Yanne Bidonga	1979	Gabon	Goalkeeper
Kevin Betsy	1978	Seychelles	Midfielder
Cédric Amissi	1990	Burundi	Midfielder
Sidi Yaya Keita	1985	Mali	Midfielder
Mohammad Za'abia	1989	Libya	Forward
Tonia Tisdell	1992	Liberia	Midfielder
Mamadou Thiam	1995	Senegal	Forward
Salomon Nirisarike	1993	Rwanda	Defender
Youssef Hamdaoui	2008	Morocco	Midfielder
Yannick Agnero	2003	Ivory Coast
Arthur Zwane	1973	South Africa	Midfielder
Jeff Tutuana	1982	DR Congo	Midfielder
Frank Junior Adjei	2004	Ghana
Anayo Iwuala	1999	Nigeria	Forward
Robin Udegbe	1991	Nigeria	Goalkeeper
Moses Arita	1993	Kenya	Forward
Mimi Darwish	1942	Egypt	Defender
Medy Elito	1990	DR Congo	Defender
Chioma Okafor	2003	Nigeria
Islam Chahrour	1990	Algeria	Defender
Mamadou Thierno Barry	2005	Senegal
Ronny Hoareau	1983	Seychelles	Defender
Dylan Esmel	1998	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Daniel Maa Boumsong	1987	Cameroon	Midfielder
Gape Mohutsiwa	1997	Botswana	Midfielder
Ray Eneme Bekale	1999	Gabon	Central midfielder
Mohsen Hendawy	1981	Egypt
Danito Nhampossa	1970	Mozambique	Midfielder
Ahmed Abdulhey	1997	Egypt	Midfielder
Karim Touati	1985	Tunisia	Full-back
Hakim Arezki	1983	Algeria
Haron Eisa	1993	Burkina Faso	Forward
Cheikh Ya-Ya Dia	1974	Senegal	Center
Rama Salim	1993	Kenya	Forward
Mohamed Amine Madani	1993	Algeria	Defender
Jean-Baptiste Yakassongo	1989	DR Congo	Forward
Alain Ekwe	1982	Cameroon	Forward
Noureddine Meghichi	1959	Algeria	Forward
Amanuel Iyassu	1981	Eritrea
Wilson Ajah Ogechukwu	1972	Nigeria	Forward
Habiba Essam	2007	Egypt	Midfielder
Sama Nomoko	2008	Mali	Right winger
Isaac Boakye	1997	Ghana
Wael Bellakhal	1985	Tunisia	Midfielder
Nouh Doungous Mahamat	1982	Chad	Midfielder
Abdoulaye Boukari Ousmane	1992	Niger	Forward
Liam Omore	2003	Benin
Gape Edwin Mohutsiwa	1997	Botswana	Defender
Suleiman Jalu	2000	Guinea	Forward
Wilson Ogechukwu	1972	Nigeria	Attacker
Jean Unjanque	2005	Senegal	Forward
Mouhamed Kara Seye	2005	Senegal	Goalkeeper
Malachi Ohawume	2000	Nigeria	Forward