en Abdi Banda

Abdi Banda
Personal information
Date of birth	20 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Tanga, Tanzania
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Richards Bay
Number	28
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2014	Coastal Union
2014–2017	Simba
2017–2019	Baroka
2019–2020	Highlands Park
2020	TS Galaxy
2021–2022	Mtibwa Sugar
2022–2023	Chippa United
2023–	Richards Bay
International career‡
2014–	Tanzania
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024

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

Club career

Born in Tanga, he has played club football for Coastal Union, Simba, Baroka and Highlands Park.^[1]^[2]^[3] After Highlands Park sold their license to TS Galaxy, Banda was transferred in that squad, but was released since he was injured at the time.^[4]

In September 2021 he signed for Mtibwa Sugar.^[5] In June 2022 he signed for Chippa United.^[6]

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.^[7] The child was initially reported to be a boy.^[8]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Abdi Banda". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
^ Abdi Banda at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
^ "Banda to continue with good work at Limpopo derby | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
^ Moyo, Lovemore (13 February 2021). "Abdi Banda spent R150 000 on injury after TS Galaxy release". Kick Off. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
^ 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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