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On this day: March 22

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on March 22.

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37 African footballers in our database were born on March 22, including Owusu Benson, Lamine Sané and Ahmed Aboul Fotouh.

African national teams have played 48 matches on March 22 since 1967.

On March 22 1980, Nigeria won the Africa Cup of Nations, beating Algeria in the final.

Footballers born on March 22 (37)

PlayerBornNationPosition
Owusu Benson1977 GhanaMidfielder
Lamine Sané1987 SenegalCentre-back
Ahmed Aboul Fotouh1998 EgyptDefender
David Nyathi1969 South AfricaDefender
Saïdou Panandétiguiri1984 Burkina FasoFull-back
Imed Mhedhebi1976 TunisiaForward
Jennifer Echegini2001 NigeriaMidfielder
Yussuf Saleh1984 EthiopiaMidfielder
Jeffrey Fortes1989 Cape VerdeFull-back
Pelly Ruddock1994 DR CongoDefender
Saad Bguir1994 TunisiaMidfielder
Sipho Mbule1998 South Africa
Bira Dembélé1988 MaliCentre-back
Agu Casmir1984 NigeriaForward
Abdelaziz Benhamlat big ESCRO1974 AlgeriaDefender
Felistas Muzongondi1986 ZimbabweForward
Faiza Ibrahim1990 GhanaForward
Rachid Bourabia1985 MoroccoForward
Oliver Acquah1946 GhanaDefender
Karim Boutadjine1989 AlgeriaWing half
Nchimunya Mweetwa1984 ZambiaForward
Omar Sadik2004 Morocco
Toufik Benamokrane1980 AlgeriaMidfielder
Mohamed Zine El-Abidine Sebbah1987 AlgeriaDefender
Ahmed Kara1985 AlgeriaForward
Lotfi Madjer2002 Algeria
Boebie Solomons1955 South AfricaMidfielder
Abdelfattah Hadraf1998 MoroccoForward
Sami Eddaou1968 Tunisia
Sameh Abdel-Fadil1988 EgyptDefender
Rachid Baris1952 AlgeriaMidfielder
Ali Kalaiî1986 TunisiaGoalkeeper
Ben Numbi2000 DR CongoMidfielder
Mohammed Gamal1997 EgyptDefender
Golebaone Selebatso1991 BotswanaDefender
Amos Ochoche2006 NigeriaRight-back
Lesego Kereedilwe1993 BotswanaDefender

Matches played on March 22

  • Nigeria 3–0 Algeria1980 · Africa Cup of Nations 1980
  • Sudan 1–4 Equatorial Guinea2019 · AFCON Qualification
  • Togo 2–2 Mauritania2025 · World Cup Qualification
  • Sierra Leone 2–2 São Tomé and Príncipe2023 · AFCON Qualification
  • Tunisia 4–0 Eswatini2019 · AFCON Qualification
  • Nigeria 3–1 Seychelles2019 · AFCON Qualification
  • Morocco 3–1 Liberia1981 · AFCON Qualification
  • Morocco 4–0 Senegal1975 · AFCON Qualification
  • Senegal 2–1 Morocco1975 · AFCON Qualification
  • São Tomé and Príncipe 1–1 South Sudan2024 · AFCON Qualification
  • Benin 1–1 Rwanda2023 · AFCON Qualification
  • Algeria 1–1 Gambia2019 · AFCON Qualification
  • Djibouti 2–0 South Sudan2017 · AFCON Qualification
  • Mauritania 1–1 Algeria1985 · AFCON Qualification
  • Morocco 2–0 Algeria1969 · AFCON Qualification
  • Chad 1–0 Mauritius2024 · AFCON Qualification
  • Burkina Faso 1–0 Mauritania2019 · AFCON Qualification
  • Botswana 0–1 Angola2019 · AFCON Qualification
  • São Tomé and Príncipe 0–1 Madagascar2017 · AFCON Qualification
  • Sudan 0–0 Senegal2025 · World Cup Qualification
  • Malawi 0–0 Morocco2019 · AFCON Qualification
  • Mozambique 0–0 Lesotho2003 · COSAFA Cup 2003
  • Central African Republic 6–0 Bhutan2024 · FIFA Series 2024
  • Algeria 3–2 Bolivia2024 · FIFA Series 2024
  • Equatorial Guinea 2–0 Cambodia2024 · FIFA Series 2024
  • Egypt 1–0 New Zealand2024 · FIFA Series 2024
  • Bulgaria 1–0 Tanzania2024 · FIFA Series 2024
  • United Arab Emirates 0–0 Egypt1996 · United Arab Emirates Friendship Tournament 1996
  • Egypt 10–0 Eswatini2013 · International Friendly
  • Guinea 4–2 Ivory Coast1970 · International Friendly
  • Ethiopia 1–5 Israel1970 · International Friendly
  • Burkina Faso 3–3 Niger1970 · International Friendly
  • Algeria 4–1 Tanzania2018 · International Friendly
  • Comoros 4–0 Uganda2024 · International Friendly
  • Ivory Coast 1–3 DR Congo1987 · International Friendly
  • Senegal 3–0 Gabon2024 · International Friendly
  • Nigeria 2–1 Ghana2024 · International Friendly
  • Niger 1–2 Togo2024 · International Friendly
  • Burkina Faso 1–2 Libya2024 · International Friendly
  • Mauritania 0–2 Mali2024 · International Friendly

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