Abdi Banda

Abdi Banda
Personal information
Date of birth	20 May 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Tanga, Tanzania
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Chippa United
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2014	Coastal Union
2014–2017	Simba
2017–2019	Baroka
2019–2020	Highlands Park
2021–2022	Mtibwa Sugar
2022–	Chippa United
International career‡
2014–2018	Tanzania
	*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 international footballer who plays for Chippa United as a defender.

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]

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

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]

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

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