Abdi Banda

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Abdi Banda
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Tanga, Tanzania
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Chippa United
Number 31
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014 Coastal Union
2014–2017 Simba
2017–2019 Baroka 41 (4)
2019–2020 Highlands Park 9 (0)
2021–2022 Mtibwa Sugar
2022– Chippa United
International career
2014–2018 Tanzania 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:33, 14 August 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:56, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Abdi Banda (born 20 May 1995) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for South African Premier Division club Chippa United.

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Club career

Born in Tanga, he has played club football for Coastal Union, Simba, Baroka and Highlands Park. [1] [2] [3] In September 2021 he signed for Mtibwa Sugar. [4]

In June 2022 he signed for Chippa United. [5]

International career

He made his international debut for Tanzania in 2014. [1]

Personal life

He has a daughter, born October 2019, with his wife Zabibu Kiba, the sister of Ali Kiba. [6] The child was initially reported to be a boy. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Abdi Banda". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  2. Abdi Banda at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  3. "Banda to continue with good work at Limpopo derby | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  4. Jean-Hugues, SETTIN (8 September 2021). "Tanzanie : Mtibwa Sugar signe Abdi Banda | Africa Foot United". africafootunited.com.
  5. "Abdi Banda is back in the country after signing with Chippa United". Kick Off. 18 July 2022.
  6. oruta, brian (21 February 2020). "Alikiba's sister reveals daughter's face for the first time (Photos)". Pulselive Kenya.
  7. Milimo, Dennis (30 October 2019). "Alikiba's sister welcomes bouncing Baby Boy (Photos)". Pulselive Kenya.