Baba Armando Adamu (born 20 October 1979), known occasionally simply by his nickname Armando, is a Ghanaian former professional football striker. He made nine appearances for scoring twice the Ghana national team.

International career

Baba made his international debut for

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against

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on 7 August 1999. He scored for Ghana on his debut. He currently has 8 caps, the last of which was in a 1–0 defeat against

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on 1 March 2006 in a Pre-

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International friendly in

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, US. In these 8 appearances, he has scored a total of 2 goals. Baba was a member of the Ghana squad that played in the 2006 African Cup of Nations. He was however not selected into the Ghana squad that played in the

, even after impressing during the African Cup Tournament. He scored against

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during the 2006 African Cup of Nations in Egypt. Baba was selected as part of the provisional 28-man squad for the World Cup, but was controversially left out of the final 23-man Squad because of indiscipline, a trait that many believe caused him to have an inconsistent Club and International career. Adamu was never likely to get much playing time for Ghana with the likes of

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and

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ahead of him in the pecking order for the striking berths. He did, however, make an appearance at the start of the second half against Zimbabwe and scored Ghana's consolation goal in a 2–1 loss.

References

External links

Krylia Sovetov Samara Profile
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Player Profile : Baba Armando Adamu – Ghanaweb.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Adamu, Baba 1979 births Living people Footballers from Kumasi Ghanaian footballers Association football forwards Ghana international footballers 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players UAE Pro League players Saudi Professional League players Süper Lig players Russian Premier League players All Blacks F.C. players Al Shabab Al Arabi Club Dubai players Asante Kotoko S.C. players FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk players FC Rostov players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players FC Dinamo Minsk players Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) players FC Moscow players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players Sakaryaspor footballers Al Hilal SFC players King Faisal Babes FC players Ghanaian expatriate footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in Russia Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Belarus Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates