Christopher John Banda Explained

John Banda
Fullname:Christopher-John Banda
Birth Date:10 July 1974
Birth Place:Blantyre, Malawi
Death Place:Lilongwe, Malawi
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1996–2001
Years2:2001–2003
Years3:2003–2009
Clubs3:Kuchekuche Stars
Caps1:74
Caps2:41
Caps3:88
Goals1:20
Goals2:8
Goals3:25
Nationalyears1:1996–2009
Nationalteam1:Malawi
Nationalcaps1:70
Nationalgoals1:23

Christopher-John Banda (10 July 1974 in Blantyre, Malawi – 6 September 2009) was a Malawian footballer.[1]

Club career

International career

A longtime member of the Malawi national football team, Banda has competed for his national team from 1996 and played his last three games in 2009.[2] His last international game, two days before his death, was against Guinea national football team.[3]

Death

He collapsed in the game from his club Kuchekuche Stars against Man Tour in a qualifying game for Standard Bank Fam Cup and died later at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.southerntimesafrica.com/inside.aspx?sectid=9976&cat=5 Malawi player dies on the pitch
  2. http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/bandajohn/ John Banda - Fussballdaten - Die Fußball-Datenbank
  3. http://www.fussballdaten.de/wm/2010/afrika/runde3/gruppee/malawi-guinea/ Spielstatistik Malawi - Guinea 2:1 (0:1) - Fussballdaten - Die Fußball-Datenbank
  4. http://www.supersport.com/football/article.aspx?headline=Malawi%20player%20dies%20on%20pitch&id=314984 Malawi player dies on pitch