Ibrahim Babangida (footballer)

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Ibrahim Babangida
Personal information
Full name Ibrahim Babangida
Date of birth (1976-08-01) 1 August 1976 (age 46)
Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1991 Bank of the North
1992–1994 Stationery Stores F.C.
1995–1997 Katsina United
1997–2002 Volendam 51 (7)
International career
1993 Nigeria U-17 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ibrahim Babangida (born 1 August 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Career

Babangida was born in Kaduna. He played for Katsina United, Stationery Stores F.C. and Bank of the North in his home country and for Dutch club. FC Volendam. [1] He played the right wing position. [2]

International career

He represented the Nigeria national under-17 football team at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Japan and was the World Champion. [3]

Personal life

He is the brother of ex-Ajax Amsterdam winger Tijani Babangida and former Olympiacos forward Haruna Babangida.

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References

  1. (in Dutch) Beijen Player Profile
  2. Ibrahim Babangida at WorldFootball.net
  3. Ibrahim Babangida FIFA competition record (archived)