Ibrahim Babangida (footballer) explained

Ibrahim Babangida (footballer) should not be confused with Ibrahim Babangida.

Ibrahim Babangida
Birth Date:1976 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Kaduna, Nigeria
Death Place:Kaduna, Nigeria
Height:1.66 m
Years1:1990–1991
Clubs1:Bank of the North
Years2:1992–1994
Clubs2:Stationery Stores F.C.
Years3:1995–1997
Clubs3:Katsina United
Years4:1997–2002
Clubs4:Volendam
Caps4:51
Goals4:7
Nationalyears1:1993
Nationalteam1:Nigeria U17
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:1

Ibrahim Babangida (1 August 1976 – 9 May 2024) was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a right winger.

Club career

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

International career

Babangida represented the Nigeria national under-17 football team at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Japan and was the world champion.

Personal life and death

Babangida was the brother of former Ajax winger Tijani Babangida and former Olympiacos forward Haruna Babangida.

On 9 May 2024, Babangida died after being involved in a traffic collision in Zaria. He was 47. Other occupants, including his elder brother, Tijani, survived the accident.[2]

Notes and References

  1. In memoriam in the FC Volendam's web
  2. Web site: Olympic gold medallist Babangida, wife hospitalised after road crash, brother dies . 9 May 2024 . Punch Newspapers . 9 May 2024 . en-US.