On this day: March 7

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on March 7.

62 African footballers in our database were born on March 7, including Hatem Ben Arfa, Manucho and Aboubakar Kamara.

African national teams have played 19 matches on March 7 since 1967.

Footballers born on March 7 (62)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Hatem Ben Arfa	1987	Tunisia	Wing half
Manucho	1983	Angola	Forward
Aboubakar Kamara	1995	Mauritania	Forward
Kanga Akalé	1981	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Mohamed Koné	2002	Ivory Coast	Goalkeeper
Kamil Zayatte	1985	Guinea	Defender
Anthony Mfa Mezui	1991	Gabon	Goalkeeper
Jean Thierry Lazare	1998	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Mohamed Fofana	1985	Mali	Defender
Faysal Ben Ahmed	1973	Tunisia	Midfielder
Rochdi Achenteh	1988	Morocco	Full-back
Abderrahmane Meziane	1994	Algeria	Forward
Améleté Abalo	1962	Togo	Forward
Abdul Kadiri Mohammed	1996	Ghana	Defender
Adel Amrouche	1968	Algeria	Midfielder
Muaid Ellafi	1996	Libya	Midfielder
Amadou Traoré	2002	Guinea	Forward
Alpha Sissoko	1997	Congo	Defender
Tristan Muyumba	1997	DR Congo	Defender
Jennifer Cudjoe	1994	Ghana	Midfielder
Ammar Hamdy	1999	Egypt	Wing half
Nilton Fernandes	1979	Cape Verde	Midfielder
Redouane Drici	1959	Algeria	Defender
Erwin Nguéma Obame	1989	Gabon	Defender
Gary Noël	1990	Mauritius	Forward
Santy Ngom	1993	Senegal	Forward
Shiwe Nogwanya	1994	South Africa	Forward
Ali Bouabé	1979	Morocco	Defender
Zah Rahan Krangar	1989	Liberia	Midfielder
Basilea Amoa-Tetteh	1984	Ghana	Forward
Waniss Taïbi	2002	Algeria	Midfielder
Eddie Afonso	1994	Angola	Defender
Mamudo Moro	1995	Ghana	Midfielder
Dionysius Sebwe	1969	Liberia	Defender
Daniel Chitsulo	1983	Malawi	Forward
Fatoumata Baldé	1993	Guinea	Midfielder
Umar Bala Mohammed	1998	Nigeria
Nabil Saâdou	1990	Algeria	Defender
David Kutyauripo	1979	Zimbabwe	Defender
Adama Diakité	1991	Mali	Forward
Alaeddine Zouhir	2000	Tunisia	Defender
Daysam Ben Nasr	1998	Tunisia	Midfielder
Ismail Abdul Razak	1989	Ghana	Midfielder
Mohamed Ouattara	1993	Burkina Faso	Defender
Mohamed Hichem Nekkache	1991	Algeria	Forward
Ibrahim Zaher	1982	Egypt
Ahlem Hattab	2004	Tunisia	Forward
Roberto Santo	1986	South Africa	Wing half
Michael Morton	1989	South Africa	Defender
Sami Gtari	1981	Tunisia	Midfielder
Papa Djibril	1983	Senegal	Goalkeeper
Rached Arfaoui	1996	Tunisia	Midfielder
Mohamed Ali Amri	1996	Tunisia	Midfielder
Jean Christian N'Kongue	1983	Cameroon	Forward
Mohamed Hedi Abdelhak	1966	Tunisia	Midfielder
Fedi Arfaoui	1992	Tunisia	Defender
Elhadji Badiane Sidibe	1994	Senegal	Forward
Melusi Buthelezi	1998	South Africa
Fatumata Dukureh	1998	Gambia	Forward
Taibat Odueke	1999	Nigeria	Midfielder
Bilel Ferchichi	1985	Tunisia	Midfielder
Thierno Diallo	1996	Guinea	Forward