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On this day: September 8

Birthdays, historic matches and AFCON moments in African football on September 8.

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38 African footballers in our database were born on September 8, including Yassine Benzia, Mexer and Tokelo Rantie.

African national teams have played 82 matches on September 8 since 1963.

Footballers born on September 8 (38)

PlayerBornNationPosition
Yassine Benzia1994 AlgeriaForward
Mexer1987 MozambiqueDefender
Tokelo Rantie1990 South AfricaForward
Samy Mmaee1996 MoroccoCentre-back
Yaw Preko1974 GhanaForward
Sylvester Igboun1990 NigeriaForward
Loum Tchaouna2003 ChadForward
Ali Salama1987 LibyaDefender
Ismaël Béko Fofana1989 Ivory CoastForward
Jojo Wollacott1996 GhanaGoalkeeper
Lungisani Ndlela1980 South AfricaForward
Badreddine Benachour1994 MoroccoGoalkeeper
Sibusiso Khumalo1989 South AfricaDefender
Salah Ashour1987 EgyptForward
Lelona Daweti1999 South AfricaForward
Jasmina Barhoumi2002 TunisiaDefender
Ananias Gebhardt1988 NamibiaDefender
Ahmed Mostafa1987 EgyptMidfielder
Bhaudry Massouanga1982 CongoStopper
Catherine Mbengono1996 CameroonDefender
Ivan Ntege1994 UgandaMidfielder
Elyas Bouzaiene1997 TunisiaFull-back
Samod Kadiri1995 Nigeria
Slimane Ould Mata1975 AlgeriaGoalkeeper
Soumaya Laamiri1995 TunisiaMidfielder
Smaïl Khaled1975 AlgeriaDefender
Khetokwakhe Masuku1985 South AfricaMidfielder
Eric Asomani1999 GhanaForward
Ace Khuse1968 South AfricaMidfielder
Tarek Bendiaf1991 AlgeriaMidfielder
Peter Chitila1971 ZambiaDefender
Abdulai Seidu1992 Ghana
Anïs Zitouni1982 TunisiaGoalkeeper
Ganiyu Tijani1991 NigerMidfielder
Aïssatou Diadhiou1991 MaliDefender
Elias Mokwanao1999 South AfricaRight winger
Aregash Kalesa2003 Ethiopia
Aaryan Badoni2001 UgandaDefender

Matches played on September 8

  • Sudan 5–3 Ethiopia2012 · AFCON Qualification
  • Egypt 6–0 Niger2018 · AFCON Qualification
  • Ivory Coast 4–2 Senegal2012 · AFCON Qualification
  • Senegal 5–1 Burkina Faso2007 · AFCON Qualification
  • Ethiopia 2–3 Namibia2007 · AFCON Qualification
  • Libya 3–2 DR Congo2002 · AFCON Qualification
  • Madagascar 3–1 Chad2025 · World Cup Qualification
  • Malawi 2–2 Liberia2025 · World Cup Qualification
  • Mali 4–0 South Sudan2023 · AFCON Qualification
  • Mozambique 2–2 Guinea-Bissau2018 · AFCON Qualification
  • Sudan 1–3 Lesotho2013 · World Cup Qualification
  • Sierra Leone 2–2 Tunisia2012 · AFCON Qualification
  • Liberia 2–2 Nigeria2012 · AFCON Qualification
  • Uganda 3–1 Niger2007 · AFCON Qualification
  • Rwanda 4–0 Liberia2007 · AFCON Qualification
  • Equatorial Guinea 1–3 Sierra Leone2002 · AFCON Qualification
  • Benin 4–0 Tanzania2002 · AFCON Qualification
  • Gambia 1–2 Tunisia2024 · AFCON Qualification
  • Seychelles 0–3 Nigeria2018 · AFCON Qualification
  • Morocco 3–0 Malawi2018 · AFCON Qualification
  • Togo 2–1 DR Congo2013 · World Cup Qualification
  • Mali 3–0 Botswana2012 · AFCON Qualification
  • Kenya 2–1 Angola2007 · AFCON Qualification
  • Guinea 3–0 Liberia2002 · AFCON Qualification
  • Uganda 2–0 Somalia2025 · World Cup Qualification
  • Mozambique 2–0 Botswana2025 · World Cup Qualification
  • Zambia 0–2 Morocco2025 · World Cup Qualification
  • Libya 2–0 Eswatini2025 · World Cup Qualification
  • Guinea-Bissau 2–0 Djibouti2025 · World Cup Qualification
  • Tanzania 1–1 Burundi2019 · World Cup Qualification
  • Lesotho 1–1 Ethiopia2019 · World Cup Qualification
  • Namibia 1–1 Zambia2018 · AFCON Qualification
  • Mauritania 2–0 Burkina Faso2018 · AFCON Qualification
  • Gambia 1–1 Algeria2018 · AFCON Qualification
  • Gabon 1–1 Burundi2018 · AFCON Qualification
  • Comoros 1–1 Cameroon2018 · AFCON Qualification
  • Zimbabwe 1–1 Mozambique2013 · World Cup Qualification
  • Benin 2–0 Rwanda2013 · World Cup Qualification
  • Gabon 1–1 Togo2012 · AFCON Qualification
  • Cape Verde 2–0 Cameroon2012 · AFCON Qualification