On this day: November 27
Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on November 27.
40 African footballers in our database were born on November 27, including Garry Mendes Rodrigues, Harold Moukoudi and Jérôme Mombris.
African national teams have played 44 matches on November 27 since 1956.
Footballers born on November 27 (40)
| Player | Born | Nation | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Mendes Rodrigues | 1990 |  Cape Verde | Wing half |
| Harold Moukoudi | 1997 |  Cameroon | Defender |
| Jérôme Mombris | 1987 |  Madagascar | Defender |
| Emmanuel Maboang | 1968 | Cameroon | Forward |
| Younes Taha | 2002 |  Morocco | Attacking midfielder |
| Mamadou Tew | 1959 |  Senegal | Full-back |
| Amine Bassi | 1997 | Morocco | Midfielder |
| Mohamed Bouldini | 1995 | Morocco | Forward |
| Ugo Njoku | 1994 |  Nigeria | Midfielder |
| Moussa Camara | 1998 |  Guinea | Goalkeeper |
| Ahmed El Aouad | 1971 | Morocco | Midfielder |
| Ahmed Chagou | 1987 | Morocco | Defender |
| Jentrix Shikangwa | 2001 |  Kenya | Forward |
| Ibrahim Sissoko | 1995 |  Mali | Forward |
| Soumaïla Tassembedo | 1983 |  Burkina Faso | Defender |
| Ahmed Yasser | 1991 |  Egypt | Forward |
| Chinaza Agoh | 2004 | Nigeria | Forward |
| Achraf Douiri | 1999 | Morocco | Wing half |
| Edison Joseph | 1986 | Nigeria | Midfielder |
| Babacar Ndiour | 1990 | Senegal | Defender |
| Bolaji Olamide | 2003 | Nigeria | |
| Joseph Akongo | 1977 | Cameroon | Forward |
| Nabil Guelsifi | 1986 |  Algeria | |
| Dambou Traoré | 1977 | Mali | Midfielder |
| Philip Oslev | 1997 |  Burundi | |
| Khaled Mazgouti | 1994 | Morocco | Midfielder |
| Bleriot Heuyot | 1975 | Cameroon | Midfielder |
| Aminu Mohammed | 1993 |  Ghana | Midfielder |
| Janeth Pangamwene | 2000 |  Tanzania | Midfielder |
| Ronaldo Awudu | 1986 | Ghana | Forward |
| Hamadou Derra | 1985 | Burkina Faso | Midfielder |
| Aboud El Khodary | 1947 | Egypt | Defender |
| Walter Maponyane | 1987 |  South Africa | Defender |
| Khaly | 2003 |  Angola | |
| Demba Sanyang | 1987 |  Gambia | Midfielder |
| Ghalem Fertoul | 1979 | Algeria | Defender |
| Daniel Wotlai | 2002 | Nigeria | |
| Beatrice Sesu | 1995 | Ghana | Midfielder |
| David Terkpertey | 1987 | Ghana | Midfielder |
| Francis Kembolo | 1990 |  DR Congo |
Matches played on November 27
- Belgium
0–2 Morocco2022 · FIFA World Cup 2022 - Australia
0–0
Zimbabwe1969 · World Cup Qualification - Uganda
7–0
Djibouti2000 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2000 - Tanzania 2–4
Zambia1977 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 1977 - Zambia 3–2 Zanzibar1991 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 1991
- Zanzibar 3–1 Kenya2015 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2015
- Djibouti 0–4
Sudan2015 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2015 - Tanzania 2–2
Ethiopia1995 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 1995 - Benin
1–3 Ghana1984 · West African Cup 1984 - Rwanda
3–0
Somalia2015 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2015 - Zanzibar 2–1
South Sudan2013 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2013 - Sudan 1–2 Uganda2006 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2006
- Somalia 0–3 Rwanda2006 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2006
- Djibouti 1–2 Somalia2005 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2005
- South Sudan 2–0
Malawi2015 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2015 - South Sudan 0–2 Kenya2012 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2012
- Zimbabwe 2–0 Djibouti2011 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2011
- Uganda 2–0 Kenya1996 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 1996
- Kenya 2–0 Zanzibar1995 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 1995
- Uganda 2–0 Sudan1991 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 1991
- Uganda 1–1 Kenya1982 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 1982
- Uganda 1–0 Ethiopia2012 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2012
- Tanzania 0–1 Zambia2010 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2010
- Ethiopia 1–0 Burundi2000 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2000
- Cape Verde 1–0
Guinea-Bissau1995 · Amílcar Cabral Cup 1995 - Senegal 0–1 Mali1993 · Amílcar Cabral Cup 1993
- Guinea-Bissau 1–0
Mauritania1993 · Amílcar Cabral Cup 1993 - Uganda 0–1 Zambia1981 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 1981
- Kenya 0–0 Ethiopia2013 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2013
- Zanzibar 0–0 Burundi2011 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2011
- Ethiopia 0–0 Uganda2005 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2005
- Senegal 0–0 Cape Verde1991 · Amílcar Cabral Cup 1991
- Tanzania 0–9 Kenya1956 · International Friendly
- Tunisia
5–3
Ivory Coast1991 · International Friendly - Seychelles
3–1
Maldives2013 · International Friendly - Nigeria 4–0 Burkina Faso1971 · International Friendly
- Zimbabwe 2–1
Libya1999 · International Friendly - Congo
2–1 Burkina Faso1999 · International Friendly - Congo 2–1 Ivory Coast1985 · International Friendly
- Iraq
3–0 Morocco1977 · International Friendly
Remembered
- Pascal KalembaDR Congo · died 2012
- April PhumoSouth Africa · died 2011
- Mbarek El FilaliMorocco · died 2021
- John ZakariNigeria · died 2014