Abdi Banda (born 20 May 1995) is a Tanzanian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

Chippa United Chippa United Football Club (often known as Chilli boys or Chippa) is a South African professional football club based in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape province, having previously being based in Nyanga suburb of the city of Cape Town. The club' ...

Club career

Born in

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, he has played club football for Coastal Union,

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, Baroka and

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. In September 2021 he signed for Mtibwa Sugar. In June 2022 he signed for

International career

He made his international debut for

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in 2014.

Personal life

He has a daughter, born October 2019, with his wife Zabibu Kiba, the sister of

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. The child was initially reported to be a boy.

References

1995 births Living people People from Tanga, Tanzania Tanzanian men's footballers Tanzania men's international footballers Coastal Union F.C. players Simba S.C. players Baroka F.C. players Highlands Park F.C. players Mtibwa Sugar F.C. players Chippa United F.C. players Tanzanian Premier League players South African Premier Division players Men's association football defenders Tanzanian expatriate men's footballers Tanzanian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa {{Tanzania-footy-bio-stub