On this day: May 1

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on May 1.

73 African footballers in our database were born on May 1, including Marc-Vivien Foé, Jean-Christophe Bahebeck and Sammy Ameobi.

African national teams have played 21 matches on May 1 since 1926.

Footballers born on May 1 (73)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Marc-Vivien Foé	1975	Cameroon	Midfielder
Jean-Christophe Bahebeck	1993	Cameroon	Forward
Sammy Ameobi	1992	Nigeria	Forward
Edgar Ié	1994	Guinea-Bissau	Defender
Isaac Okoronkwo	1978	Nigeria	Centre-back
Jean-Pierre Nsame	1993	Cameroon	Forward
Hamdi Harbaoui	1985	Tunisia	Forward
Christian Manfredini	1975	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Mohammed Maaroufi	1949	Morocco	Midfielder
Saidi Ntibazonkiza	1987	Burundi	Wing half
Chiedozie Ogbene	1997	Nigeria	Winger
Falaye Sacko	1995	Mali	Defender
May Mahlangu	1989	South Africa	Midfielder
Bevis Mugabi	1995	Uganda	Defender
Mamadou Samassa	1986	Mali	Forward
Saber Eid	1959	Egypt	Defender
Mohamed Awal	1988	Ghana	Defender
Yannick Pandor	2001	Comoros
Najeeb Yakubu	2000	Ghana	Defender
Issam Erraki	1981	Morocco	Midfielder
Sékou Touré	1934	Ivory Coast	Forward
Hervé Kambou	1985	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Georges Ambourouet	1986	Gabon	Defender
Rifaat El-Fanagily	1936	Egypt	Midfielder
Dani Massunguna	1986	Angola	Defender
Chi-Chi Igbo	1986	Nigeria	Forward
Euloge Ahodikpe	1983	Togo	Midfielder
Derek Asamoah	1981	Ghana	Wing half
Gílson Paulo	1949	Equatorial Guinea	Midfielder
Igor Djoman	1986	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
João Bachi	1998	Angola	Forward
Sam Okoye	1980	Nigeria	Goalkeeper
Victor Shaka	1975	Nigeria	Forward
Helton dos Reis	1988	Cape Verde	Defender
Gadji Celi	1961	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Sifiso Hlanti	1990	South Africa	Full-back
Aboubacar Iyanga Sylla	1993	Guinea	Midfielder
Frédéric Gounongbé	1988	Benin	Forward
Hemeya Tanjy	1998	Mauritania	Forward
Lassaad Hanini	1971	Tunisia	Full-back
Kamel Ouejdide	1980	Morocco	Forward
Jean-Claude Mukanya	1968	DR Congo	Defender
Chawki Bentayeb	1962	Algeria	Midfielder
Nabil Yaâlaoui	1987	Algeria	Midfielder
Henry Addo	2003	Ghana
Itamunua Keimuine	1993	Namibia	Forward
Benson Anang	2000	Ghana	Defender
Krimo Rebih	1932	Algeria	Forward
Marco Da Graca	2002	Cape Verde	Forward
Solomon Okpako	1990	Nigeria	Midfielder
Mustapha Papa Diop	1987	Senegal	Midfielder
Franklin Wadja	1995	Cameroon	Midfielder
Yasser Mugerwa	1994	Uganda	Midfielder
Ahmed Abdin	2006	Egypt	Centre-back
Stan Williams	1919	South Africa	Wing half
Jagaba Hamza	1987	Nigeria	Forward
Nabil Mesloub	1979	Morocco	Midfielder
Fallou Niang	1995	Senegal	Midfielder
Mohamed Seha	2001	Egypt
Khalid Jaberti	1985	Ethiopia	Full-back
Lekunutu Tseounyane	1983	Lesotho	Goalkeeper
Ahmed Haggag	1987	Egypt	Forward
Mourad Rafai	1981	Morocco
Shokry Naguib	1994	Egypt	Forward
Khaled Stouhi	1989	Egypt	Defender
Noria Sosala	1985	Zambia	Forward
Dumisani Msibi	1995	South Africa	Goalkeeper
Mohamed Bilili Bangura	1994	Sierra Leone	Midfielder
Mark Tanko	1996	Nigeria	Midfielder
Randy Mavinga	2000	DR Congo
Nidhal Laifi	1998	Tunisia	Defender
Filsane Djama Ibrahim	2004	Djibouti	Forward
Mohamed Adel	1988	Egypt