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Yaro Yaro
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Garba
Date of birth (1980-05-24) 24 May 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Kano, Nigeria
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Wikki Tourists F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2001 Kano Pillars
2001–2002 Club Africain
2002 Kano Pillars
2003 Enyimba International F.C.
2004–2007 Akademisk Boldklub 77 (25)
2007–2011 Kano Pillars
2012–2015 Wikki Tourists F.C.
International career
1998–2003 Nigeria 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ahmed Yaro Yaro Garba (born 24 May 1980) is a retired football striker and current manager.

Career

Garba was a member of the Nigeria national football team at the 1998 Carlsberg Cup.[1]

In 1997, he was reportedly offered a four-year contract by a Borussia Dortmund II. However, the Nigerian Football Association did not allow the transfer from Kano Pillars to go through.[2][3]

In 2012, Garba joined Nigerian Premier League club Wikki Tourists F.C.[4]

In July 2015, he was made interim manager of Kano Pillars.[5]

Honors

References

  1. ^ http://www.dnetsystems.net. "www.ngrguardiannews.com". news.biafranigeriaworld.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  2. ^ "Africans dream of Europe safari". The Guardian. 17 October 1998. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. ^ Ngobua, David (19 April 2014). "Yaro-Yaro: Borussia Dortmund deal would've made me one of world's greatest footballers". Daily Trust. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Wikki sign Yaro Yaro, Rabiu Baita". MTNFootball.com. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Pillars Sack Emordi, Appoint Yaro Yaro". Complete Sports Nigeria. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
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