Tunji Banjo Explained

Tunji Banjo
Fullname:Tunji Babajide Banjo
Birth Date:19 February 1960
Birth Place:Kensington, London, England
Height:[1]
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1977–1982
Clubs1:Leyton Orient
Caps1:27
Goals1:1
Years2:1982–?
Clubs2:AEL Limassol
Years3:1987–1988
Clubs3:Leyton Orient
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Nationalyears1:1980–1981
Nationalteam1:Nigeria
Nationalcaps1:7

Tunji Babajide Banjo (born 19 February 1960) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Leyton Orient, AEL Limassol and the Nigeria national football team.

Biography

Tunji Babajide Banjo was born on 19 February 1960 in Kensington, London, and played schoolboy football for Brent, Middlesex and London Schools before joining Leyton Orient as an apprentice in 1977.[2] After two substitute appearances, including an appearance in the 1978 FA Cup semifinal against Arsenal,[3] Banjo made his full debut in the first team in a 3–0 win against Burnley on 18 April 1978 and went on to make 27 league appearances for Orient. He was released in May 1982 and joined Cypriot club AEL Limassol where he suffered a bad ankle injury. He returned to Orient for the 1987–88 season as a non-contract player but made no further appearances for the club.

Banjo was eligible for the Nigeria national football team through his father and made his international debut against Tunisia in Lagos in 1980. He gained a total of seven caps for Nigeria.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1981–82 . Queen Anne Press . 1981 . 0-362-02046-9 . Rollin . Jack . London . 264 . 868301130.
  2. Book: Kaufman . Neilson N . Ravenhill . Alan E . The Men Who Made Leyton Orient Football Club . 2002 . Tempus Publishing . 0752424122 . 28.
  3. Web site: Remember Nigerian footballer Tunji Banjo? He now works on the train . Chronicle (Nigeria) . 3 October 2020 . 8 April 2018.
  4. Book: Rollin . Glenda . Rollin . Jack . Sky Sports football yearbook 2010-2011 . 2010 . Headline . London . 978-0-7553-6106-9 . 226 . 3 October 2020 . . registration.