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On this day: March 24

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on March 24.

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50 African footballers in our database were born on March 24, including Benoît Assou-Ekotto, Aliou Cissé and Karim Saidi.

African national teams have played 94 matches on March 24 since 1963.

Footballers born on March 24 (50)

PlayerBornNationPosition
Benoît Assou-Ekotto1984 CameroonFull-back
Aliou Cissé1976 SenegalMidfielder
Karim Saidi1983 TunisiaCentre-back
Patrick Kisnorbo1981 MauritiusDefender
Hadi Sacko1994 MaliWing half
Jacob Lekgetho1974 South AfricaFull-back
Mostafa Taha1910 EgyptForward
Paul Koulibaly1986 Burkina FasoDefender
Ifeanyi Emeghara1984 NigeriaDefender
Jucie Lupeta1993 DR CongoForward
Youba Diarra1998 MaliMidfielder
Yinka Adedeji1985 NigeriaFull-back
Ibrahim Tankary1972 NigerForward
Azrack Mahamat1988 ChadMidfielder
Mourad Ainy1980 MoroccoDefender
Pan Pierre Koulibaly1986 Burkina FasoForward
Facinet Conte2005 Guinea
Abderrahmane Mssassi1985 MoroccoMidfielder
Mavis Danso1984 GhanaDefender
Dikilu Bageta1978 DR CongoDefender
Samir Zazou1980 AlgeriaDefender
José Macaia1994 AngolaMidfielder
Lahouari Beddiar1936 AlgeriaDefender
Bruno Ravina1984 MauritiusDefender
Taoufik Ben Othman1939 TunisiaCentral midfielder
Mustapha Bengrina1996 AlgeriaMidfielder
Joshua Yaro1994 GhanaDefender
Nano1985 EgyptDefender
Ibrahim Noureldin1979 Egypt
Léon Mungamuni1947 DR CongoForward
Youssef Snana2004 TunisiaForward
Marcellin Gaha Djiadeu1982 CameroonDefender
Ates Diouf2000 SenegalForward
John Sama1972 Sierra LeoneDefender
Charles Atsina1989 GhanaForward
Yayah Jalloh1981 Sierra LeoneMidfielder
Isaac Matondo1999 DR CongoForward
Lahcen Akhmiss1988 Morocco
Alimamy Sesay1987 Sierra LeoneMidfielder
Tshitenge Mukandila1986 DR CongoMidfielder
Walid Tayeb1981 TunisiaWing half
Enzo Grothe2005 Central African Republic
Anaïs Oularbi2003 Algeria
Walid Kandel1985 Egypt
Lemrabott El Hacen1997 Mauritania
Adel Meziani1978 AlgeriaDefender
Hassan Bai Kamara1990 Sierra Leone
Hadia Ben Abdelghani1994 TunisiaMidfielder
Mohammed Moussa1984 NigerMidfielder
Vinny Bongonga1996 DR Congo

Matches played on March 24

  • Ethiopia 6–1 Djibouti2025 · World Cup Qualification
  • Senegal 5–1 Mozambique2023 · AFCON Qualification
  • Egypt 3–2 Libya1967 · AFCON Qualification
  • South Africa 2–2 Liberia2023 · AFCON Qualification
  • DR Congo 3–1 Mauritania2023 · AFCON Qualification
  • Ivory Coast 3–1 Comoros2023 · AFCON Qualification
  • Ethiopia 4–0 Madagascar2021 · AFCON Qualification
  • Ghana 3–1 Mozambique2016 · AFCON Qualification
  • Tanzania 3–1 Morocco2013 · World Cup Qualification
  • Ghana 4–0 Sudan2013 · World Cup Qualification
  • Togo 3–1 Sierra Leone2007 · AFCON Qualification
  • Senegal 4–0 Tanzania2007 · AFCON Qualification
  • Cameroon 3–1 Liberia2007 · AFCON Qualification
  • Madagascar 0–3 Ghana2025 · World Cup Qualification
  • Liberia 2–1 São Tomé and Príncipe2025 · World Cup Qualification
  • Guinea-Bissau 1–2 Burkina Faso2025 · World Cup Qualification
  • Tunisia 3–0 Libya2023 · AFCON Qualification
  • Mauritius 3–0 São Tomé and Príncipe2022 · AFCON Qualification
  • Chad 0–3 Namibia2021 · AFCON Qualification
  • Tanzania 3–0 Uganda2019 · AFCON Qualification
  • Libya 1–2 South Africa2019 · AFCON Qualification
  • Benin 2–1 Togo2019 · AFCON Qualification
  • Rwanda 1–2 Mali2013 · World Cup Qualification
  • Equatorial Guinea 0–3 Cape Verde2013 · World Cup Qualification
  • Seychelles 0–3 Tunisia2007 · AFCON Qualification
  • Chad 0–3 South Africa2007 · AFCON Qualification
  • South Africa 3–0 Mauritius2001 · AFCON Qualification
  • Senegal 3–0 Uganda2001 · AFCON Qualification
  • Madagascar 1–2 Namibia2001 · AFCON Qualification
  • Burundi 0–3 Egypt1975 · AFCON Qualification
  • Tunisia 2–0 Malawi2025 · World Cup Qualification
  • Namibia 1–1 Equatorial Guinea2025 · World Cup Qualification
  • Equatorial Guinea 2–0 Botswana2023 · AFCON Qualification
  • Mali 2–0 Gambia2023 · AFCON Qualification
  • Egypt 2–0 Malawi2023 · AFCON Qualification
  • Guinea 2–0 Ethiopia2023 · AFCON Qualification
  • Cameroon 1–1 Namibia2023 · AFCON Qualification
  • São Tomé and Príncipe 0–2 Sudan2021 · AFCON Qualification
  • Zimbabwe 2–0 Congo2019 · AFCON Qualification
  • Comoros 2–0 Mauritius2017 · AFCON Qualification

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