On this day: November 22

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on November 22.

49 African footballers in our database were born on November 22, including Asamoah Gyan, Yakubu and Kara Mbodji.

African national teams have played 34 matches on November 22 since 1953.

Footballers born on November 22 (49)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Asamoah Gyan	1985	Ghana	Forward
Yakubu	1982	Nigeria	Forward
Kara Mbodji	1989	Senegal	Midfielder
Dieumerci Mbokani	1985	DR Congo	Forward
Hamidou	1973	Cameroon	Goalkeeper
Kakoko Etepé	1950	DR Congo	Forward
Nathan Sinkala	1990	Zambia	Midfielder
Aschalew Tamene	1991	Ethiopia	Defender
Steve Furtado	1994	Cape Verde	Defender
Tariq Chihab	1975	Morocco	Midfielder
Mohamed Al Ghanodi	1992	Libya	Forward
Pierre Kalala Mukendi	1939	DR Congo	Forward
Abdelhak Benchikha	1963	Algeria	Midfielder
Chiquinho Conde	1965	Mozambique	Forward
Saturnin Allagbé	1993	Benin	Goalkeeper
Emmanuel Ekwueme	1979	Nigeria	Forward
Noël Aséko	2005	Equatorial Guinea	Central midfielder
Yoiver González	1989	Equatorial Guinea	Defender
Ifeanyi George	1993	Nigeria	Forward
Olivier Djappa	1969	Cameroon	Forward
Ahmed Gasmi	1984	Algeria	Forward
Blessing Chinedu	1976	Nigeria	Defender
Felix Annan	1994	Ghana	Goalkeeper
Gaston Mendy	1985	Senegal	Midfielder
Shemmy Mayembe	1997	Zambia	Defender
Mehdi Azim	1987	Morocco	Wing half
Vincent Ongandzi	1975	Cameroon	Goalkeeper
Ifeanyi Frederick Onuigbo	1989	Nigeria	Forward
Chijioke Ejiogu	1984	Nigeria	Goalkeeper
Falimery Ramanamahefa	1991	Madagascar	Midfielder
Tsoanelo Koetle	1992	Lesotho	Midfielder
Njabuliso Simelane	1979	Eswatini	Goalkeeper
Paulito	1976	Mozambique	Midfielder
Kalam Mooniaruck	1983	Mauritius	Midfielder
George Miller	1980	Liberia	Forward
Salma Tarik	1989	Egypt	Forward
Patrice Noukeu	1982	Cameroon	Midfielder
Ntiero Effiom	1946	Nigeria
Sakhla Sylla	1989	Senegal	Midfielder
Benjamin Bernard Boateng	2000	Ghana	Attacking midfielder
Ernest Tchoupe	1987	Cameroon	Defender
Kisley	1990	Cape Verde	Forward
Ibrahim Mugulusi	1999	Uganda	Midfielder
Rahma Benaichouche	1991	Algeria	Forward
Mao Kalisa	1988	Rwanda
Abouba Bashunga	1995	Rwanda	Goalkeeper
Rethabile Rasethuntša	1994	Lesotho
Ndey Beyai	1996	Gambia	Midfielder
Adil Khalloufi	1999	Morocco	Midfielder