| Yamba Asha | |
| Full Name: | João Osvaldo Yamba Asha |
| Birth Date: | 31 July 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Angola |
| Height: | 1.77 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Years1: | 1995–1996 |
| Clubs1: | Primeiro de Maio |
| Years2: | 2000–2006 |
| Clubs2: | ASA |
| Years3: | 2006 |
| Clubs3: | Östers IF |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2007–2011 |
| Clubs4: | Petro Atlético |
| Years5: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs5: | ASA |
| Years6: | 2015 |
| Clubs6: | Domant FC |
| Years7: | 2015– |
| Clubs7: | Rec da Caála |
| Nationalyears1: | 2000–2009 |
| Nationalteam1: | Angola |
| Nationalcaps1: | 58 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Yamba Asha João (born 31 July 1976) is an Angolan former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Asha played for AS Aviação in his homeland and is a member of the Angola national team, collecting 49 caps by the end of 2005.
However, the left-back was excluded from their 2006 FIFA World Cup party, since he was banned by FIFA for nine months for failing a drugs test following a World Cup qualifier against Rwanda in October 2005.[1]
He was recalled for an African Nations Cup qualifier against Swaziland in September 2006.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 2000 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 58 | 1 | ||