On this day: May 9

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on May 9.

45 African footballers in our database were born on May 9, including Chemsdine Talbi, Rachid Ghezzal and Mohamed Amoura.

African national teams have played 14 matches on May 9 since 1954.

Footballers born on May 9 (45)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Chemsdine Talbi	2005	Morocco	Forward
Rachid Ghezzal	1992	Algeria	Midfielder
Mohamed Amoura	2000	Algeria	Midfielder
Patrick Twumasi	1994	Ghana	Forward
Christian Bekamenga	1986	Cameroon	Centre-forward
Mourad Melki	1975	Tunisia	Midfielder
Junior Olaitan	2002	Benin	Midfielder
Nobuhle Majika	1991	Zimbabwe	Defender
Rasheed Akanbi	1999	Nigeria
Edwin Eziyodawe	1988	Nigeria	Forward
Chupe Salvador	1980	Equatorial Guinea	Forward
Obadin Aikhena	1986	Nigeria	Defender
Yves Ekwalla Hermann	1990	Cameroon	Defender
Mohamed Gaber	1995	Egypt	Midfielder
Christ Makosso	2004	Congo	Central midfielder
Néné Gbamblé	2002	Ivory Coast	Midfielder
Alvine Njolle	1994	Cameroon	Defender
Mohamed Amine Dennoun	1986	Algeria	Midfielder
Leonel Ucha	1988	Guinea-Bissau	Midfielder
Saleh El Wahsh	1929	Egypt
Amine Benaddi	1993	Morocco	Defender
Ousmane Keita	1994	Mali	Defender
Jonathan John	2001	Nigeria	Defender
Anderson Ferreira	1985	Equatorial Guinea	Defender
Fady Nagah	1990	Egypt	Defender
Masimba Mambare	1986	Zimbabwe	Midfielder
Tylon Smith	2005	South Africa	Centre-back
Stéphanie Gbogou	1995	Ivory Coast
Richard Bohomo	1980	Cameroon	Midfielder
Mondher Ben Ammar	1917	Tunisia
Mohamed Ben Fredj	2000	Tunisia	Forward
Adam Smarte	1987	Liberia	Forward
Sayed Abdelaal	1986	Egypt	Midfielder
Bachta Anouar	1948	Algeria	Midfielder
Mohamed Jemâa	1988	Tunisia	Midfielder
Junior Baometu	1994	DR Congo
Fouad Naceri	1983	Algeria	Forward
Aymean el Hani	2007	Morocco	Goalkeeper
Wayde Lekay	1997	South Africa
Tiklas Thutlwa	1999	South Africa
Rashid - Zena Hamid	1992	Tanzania	Midfielder
Henriette Monkam	2002	Cameroon	Midfielder
Yohan N'Guessan	2006	Ivory Coast	Centre-back
Nyima Nekabari Nwagua	1993	Nigeria	Forward
Schadrac Lulendo	2007	DR Congo	Centre-back