On this day: May 17

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on May 17.

54 African footballers in our database were born on May 17, including Tony Sylva, Andy Diouf and Youcef Atal.

African national teams have played 19 matches on May 17 since 1937.

Footballers born on May 17 (54)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Tony Sylva	1975	Senegal	Goalkeeper
Andy Diouf	2003	Senegal
Youcef Atal	1996	Algeria	Full-back
Edmund Addo	2000	Ghana	Midfielder
Granddi N'Goyi	1988	DR Congo	Midfielder
Casimir Ninga	1993	Chad	Forward
Nanú	1994	Guinea-Bissau	Forward
Adjoa Bayor	1979	Ghana	Midfielder
Amro Tarek	1992	Egypt	Defender
Samson Tijani	2002	Nigeria	Midfielder
Abdessamad Chahiri	1982	Morocco	Defender
Adil Karrouchi	1982	Morocco	Full-back
Yoann Djidonou	1986	Benin	Goalkeeper
Ifeanyi Chiejine	1983	Nigeria	Midfielder
Peter Fregene	1947	Nigeria	Goalkeeper
Helen Ukaonu	1991	Nigeria	Defender
Gabriel Charpentier	1999	Congo	Forward
Isaac Tshibangu	2003	DR Congo	Forward
Adebayo Adeleye	2000	Nigeria	Goalkeeper
Ibrahim Koroma	1989	Sierra Leone	Defender
Sanad alwarfali	1992	Libya	Defender
Benjamin Karamoko	1995	Ivory Coast	Defender
Emmanuel Okala	1951	Nigeria	Goalkeeper
Lawrence Nicholas	2001	Nigeria	Midfielder
Mayingila Nzuzi Mata	1994	DR Congo	Forward
Ibrahim Kamara	1966	Ivory Coast	Defender
Charles Edoa	1990	Cameroon	Forward
Jordi Liongola	2000	Burundi	Forward
Sibusiso Mahlangu	1982	South Africa	Midfielder
Yosief Zeratsion	1990	Eritrea	Goalkeeper
Kamel Maouche	1977	Algeria	Midfielder
Théophile N'Tamé	1985	Cameroon	Defender
Mohamed Traoré	1993	Guinea	Wing half
Liteboho Mokhesi	1985	Lesotho	Goalkeeper
Khadim Kane	2005	Senegal
Mumuni Abubakar	1993	Ghana
Lulas	1996	Angola	Defender
Hadji Mberwa	1980	Tanzania	Defender
Mohamed Coulibaly	1994	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Iyassu Bekele	1992	Ethiopia	Midfielder
Yannick Macoa	1984	Mauritius	Goalkeeper
Joël Drogba	1985	Ivory Coast	Forward
Miad Charmare	1987	Djibouti
Faïçal Bentalaa	1972	Algeria	Goalkeeper
Yaya Darlaine Coulibaly	1992	Burkina Faso	Defender
Edson Silva	2001	Guinea-Bissau
Abdoulaye Oualy	1998	Senegal
Abderrahmane Zitouni	1969	Algeria	Defender
Cerruti Siya	1999	DR Congo
Jeremia Kamela	1995	Lesotho	Defensive midfielder
Yanis Hadjem	2001	Algeria	Defender
Byamukama John	1995	Uganda
Kimwero Shamir	1996	Uganda
Maylan Mulenga	2000	Zambia	Defender