On this day: March 8

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

47 African footballers in our database were born on March 8, including Lassad Nouioui, Keita Balde and Moussa Niakhaté.

African national teams have played 21 matches on March 8 since 1957.

Footballers born on March 8 (47)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Lassad Nouioui	1986	Tunisia	Forward
Keita Balde	1995	Senegal	Forward
Moussa Niakhaté	1996	Senegal	Defender
Abdul Fatawu Issahak	2004	Ghana	Forward
Mohammadou Idrissou	1980	Cameroon	Forward
Rafik Djebbour	1984	Algeria	Forward
Daniel Akpeyi	1986	Nigeria	Goalkeeper
Daniel-Kofi Kyereh	1996	Ghana	Midfielder
Cedric Mabwati	1992	DR Congo	Wing half
Chaâbane Merzekane	1959	Algeria	Defender
Martha Tembo	1998	Zambia	Midfielder
Brett Evans	1982	South Africa	Defender
Stephen Eze	1994	Nigeria	Centre-back
Moustapha Mbow	2000	Senegal	Defender
Ayanda Gcaba	1986	South Africa	Defender
Benjamin Kuku	1995	Nigeria	Forward
Sylvain Idangar	1984	Chad	Midfielder
Hugo Buyla	2005	Equatorial Guinea	Centre-back
Cheyne Fowler	1982	South Africa	Defender
Ahmed Mostafa	1940	Egypt	Defender
Tony Toklomety	1984	Benin	Defender
Mehdi Messaoudi	1989	Morocco	Defender
Curtis Osano	1987	Kenya	Defender
Stéphane Biakolo	1982	Cameroon	Forward
Brian Fok	1994	Nigeria	Defender
Nii Dodoo Ankrah	1934	Ghana
Nacer Zekri	1971	Algeria	Forward
Laure Koléla	1991	Congo	Defender
Iuri Tavares	2001	Cape Verde	Forward
Hamidou Djibo	1985	Niger	Defender
Sibusiso Khumalo	1991	South Africa	Midfielder
Ibrahim Bah	1969	Sierra Leone	Midfielder
Henri Mbazumutima	1988	Burundi	Defender
Leotis Boateng	1951	Nigeria
Ramzi Hermassi	1977	Tunisia	Forward
Jean-Jules Bapidi Fils	1989	Cameroon	Midfielder
Habib Guèye	1999	Senegal	Defender
Andoniaina Andriamalala	1985	Madagascar	Goalkeeper
Melody Wafawanaka	1976	Zimbabwe
Nathaniel Hailemariam	1994	Sudan	Forward
Abdourahmane Mamane	1997	Niger	Midfielder
Dumaka Francis Ifeanyi	1989	Nigeria	Forward
Ibrahima Camara	1988	Guinea	Midfielder
Najah Hamadi	1984	Tunisia	Forward
Mxolisi Mkhontfo	1993	Eswatini	Midfielder
Christián Mpaka	1988	DR Congo
Bokang Trevor Mokwena	2001	South Africa	Midfielder