On this day: October 10

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on October 10.

80+ African footballers in our database were born on October 10, including Vikash Dhorasoo, Brown Ideye and Rudy Gestede.

African national teams have played 92 matches on October 10 since 1938.

Footballers born on October 10 (80+)

Player	Born	Nation	Position
Vikash Dhorasoo	1973	Mauritius	Midfielder
Brown Ideye	1988	Nigeria	Forward
Rudy Gestede	1988	Benin	Forward
Adama Coulibaly	1980	Mali	Full-back
Ade Akinbiyi	1974	Nigeria	Forward
Fanendo Adi	1990	Nigeria	Forward
Majeed Ashimeru	1997	Ghana	Midfielder
Alhaji Gero	1993	Nigeria	Forward
Mana Mamuwene	1947	DR Congo	Midfielder
John Chibuike	1988	Nigeria	Midfielder
Hilary Gong	1998	Nigeria	Forward
Kaizer Motaung	1944	South Africa	Forward
Ahmed Mogni	1991	Comoros	Midfielder
Christian Osaguona	1990	Nigeria	Forward
Rogers Mato	2003	Uganda	Left wing
Cheick Bathily	1982	Mali	Goalkeeper
Aliou Badji	1997	Senegal	Forward
Thomas Agyepong	1996	Ghana	Forward
Jimmy Dixon	1981	Liberia	Centre-back
Mukarama Abdulai	2002	Ghana	Forward
Tony Alegbe	1981	Nigeria	Defender
Denis Iguma	1992	Uganda	Defender
Alex Moussounda	2000	Gabon	Defender
François Amégasse	1965	Gabon	Defender
Ahmed Shaaban	1978	Egypt	Defender
Mouritala Ogunbiyi	1982	Benin	Forward
John Muiruri	1979	Kenya	Midfielder
Meddie Kagere	1986	Rwanda	Forward
Issa Soumaré	2000	Senegal	Forward
Alpha Diounkou	2001	Senegal	Full-back
Diogo Calila	1998	Mozambique	Full-back
Saihou Jagne	1986	Gambia	Forward
Adekunle Lukmon	1984	Nigeria	Defender
Willis Ochieng	1981	Kenya	Goalkeeper
Sadiq El Fitouri	1994	Libya	Centre-back
Mosa Lebusa	1992	South Africa	Defender
Fernando Agostinho da Costa	1981	Angola	Midfielder
Nenè Nhaga Bissoli	1987	Guinea-Bissau	Defender
Isaac Muleme	1992	Uganda	Full-back
Sunday Chizoba	1989	Nigeria	Forward
Joseph Olumide	1987	Nigeria	Forward
Gilles Mbang Ondo	1985	Gabon	Forward
Isma Mugulusi	2003	Uganda	Midfielder
António João Neto	1971	Angola	Defender
Luciano Teixeira	1993	Guinea-Bissau	Midfielder
Laudy Mavugo	1993	Burundi	Forward
Edward Anyamke	1978	Nigeria	Forward
Abdulwasiu Showemimo	1988	Nigeria	Centre-back
Abdul Iyodo	1979	Nigeria	Forward
Diana Esther Nwaiwu	1973	Nigeria	Goalkeeper
Richard Ackon	1978	Ghana	Midfielder
Sampson Dweh	2001	Liberia	Defender
Mustapha Khalif	1964	Morocco	Midfielder
Ahmed Isaiah	1995	Nigeria	Midfielder
Mouhamadou Seye	1988	Senegal	Forward
Hamis Kiiza	1990	Uganda	Forward
Ahmad Tijani	1987	Nigeria	Forward
Ali Ceesay	1992	Gambia	Defender
Charles Negedu	1989	Nigeria	Midfielder
Dayo Ojo	1994	Nigeria	Forward
Mokhtar Khalem	1944	Algeria	Forward
Uba Charles	2002	Nigeria	Midfielder
Chijioke Akuneto	1997	Nigeria	Midfielder
Saná Gomes	1999	Guinea-Bissau
David Majak	2000	South Sudan
Isatou Jallow	1997	Gambia	Forward
Kelvin Matute	1988	Cameroon	Midfielder
Sofiane Bengoureïne	1984	Algeria	Defender
Ernest Mtawali	1968	Malawi	Midfielder
Wilson Akakpo	1992	Ghana	Defender
Yalany Baio	1994	Guinea	Midfielder
Stéphanie Mbole	1990	DR Congo
Sibusiso Ntuli	1988	South Africa	Midfielder
Shere Lekgothoane	1979	South Africa	Defender
Makuntima Kisombe	1992	DR Congo	Midfielder
Wilfried Tekovi	1989	Togo	Defender
Mahmoud Salah	1994	Egypt	Midfielder
Ignace Guédé-Gba	1964	Ivory Coast	Attacker
Pierre Mwana Kasongo	1938	DR Congo	Midfielder
Florent Baloki-Milandou	1971	Congo