On this day: May 23

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on May 23.

53 African footballers in our database were born on May 23, including Sekou Cissé, Fodil Megharia and Richmond Forson.

African national teams have played 15 matches on May 23 since 1965.

Footballers born on May 23 (53)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Sekou Cissé	1985	Ivory Coast	Forward
Fodil Megharia	1961	Algeria	Defender
Richmond Forson	1980	Togo	Midfielder
Ismail Ahmed Kadar Hassan	1987	Djibouti	Midfielder
Mohamed Ahmed Bashir	1987	Sudan	Midfielder
Younès Kaabouni	1995	Morocco	Midfielder
Ahmed Hamdi Abdelkader	1999	Egypt
Mehdi Léris	1998	Algeria	Attacker
Randal Oto’o	1994	Gabon	Defender
Rabo Saminou	1986	Niger	Goalkeeper
Toby Sibbick	1999	Uganda	Defender
Kulu Yahaya	1976	Ghana	Defender
Hlompho Kekana	1985	South Africa	Defender
Hellen Mubanga	1995	Zambia	Forward
Hugo Silveira	1993	Gambia	Forward
Mohamed Abdullah	1981	Egypt	Defender
Fillemon Kanalelo	1971	Namibia	Goalkeeper
Nazeer Allie	1985	South Africa	Full-back
Ephraim Tjihonge	1986	Namibia	Goalkeeper
Abibou Tchagnao	1975	Togo	Defender
Titi Essomba	1986	Cameroon	Forward
Abdallah Yaisien	1994	Egypt	Midfielder
Ahmed Abdel-Qader	1999	Egypt	Attacking midfielder
Djamel Eddine Chatal	1992	Algeria	Wing half
Jean Natal Ratsimialona	1978	Madagascar	Midfielder
Isaac Paha	1953	Ghana	Defender
Samuel Didier Biang	1974	Cameroon	Forward
Eunice Sakala	2002	Zambia	Goalkeeper
Amina Bilali	2001	Tanzania	Midfielder
Ikram Adjabi	1998	Algeria	Forward
Dhekra Mahfoudh	1992	Tunisia	Defender
Amanda Mthandi	1996	South Africa	Forward
Hamidan Mohammed	1989	Ghana	Midfielder
Sarah Akanji	1993	Nigeria	Defender
Yahya Boumediene	1990	Morocco	Forward
Christel Kimbembe	1982	Congo	Defender
Ayoub Ouadrassi	1991	Morocco	Wing half
Morne Nel	1996	South Africa	Midfielder
Stephane Assengue	1990	Cameroon	Forward
Marius Aiyenero	2008	Nigeria	Forward
Hymie Kloner	1929	South Africa	Wing half
Iyed Belwafi	2003	Tunisia	Right winger
Richard Nane	1995	Togo
Mame Mor Ndiaye	1997	Senegal	Forward
Ahmed Zitouni	1947	Tunisia
Ahmed Bouajila	1944	Tunisia	Midfielder
Kemson Fofanah	1994	Sierra Leone
Adil Tebbal	1986	Algeria	Forward
Rudy Kohon	2004	Ivory Coast	Defender
Hichem Baccar	2001	Tunisia	Defender
Adong Mukula Meble	2007	Uganda	Midfielder
Méroine El Hammiri	2001	Morocco
Nsafu Gonzala Ntumpa	1977	DR Congo	Attacking midfielder