Macdonald Ngwa Niba (born 8 August 1994) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a

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for Canadian club Atlético Ottawa.

Early life

In his native Cameroon, Niba attended the University of Buea, where he played for the school's football team, being named the team's best player in the 2013-14 season, and also played for Cinyodev FC.

Club career

North Toronto Nitros

In 2016 season, he played for the North Toronto Nitros in the Canadian third tier League1 Ontario, making his debut on 30 April against Vaughan Azzurri. He scored his first goal on May 8, against

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. Over the course of the season, he played 18 league matches, scoring seven goals. That season, he was named a Mid-Season All-Star, was named to the year-end League1 Ontario All-Star Team and was also named Defender of the Year.

Nitra

On 27 February 2017, Niba signed with Slovakian 2. Liga club FC Nitra. On 22 July 2017 Niba made his

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debut against Žilina. In his first four matches, he was named man of the match three times, also earning Player Of The Week honours once and being named to the Team of the Week each time. That season he made eight appearances for Nitra, scoring two goals and helping the club earn promotion to the

Budapest Honvéd

In 2019, he joined Hungarian club Budapest Honvéd FC. In 2020, he won the Hungarian Cup with Honved, entering the finals as a 95th minute substitute. During his season with Honvéd, he dealt with some injuries, as well as the interruption of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Doxa Drama

In October 2020, he joined

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in the Greek second tier.

KuPS

In April 2021, he joined Finnish first tier side KuPS on a one-year contract until December 2021. In May, they won the

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Atlético Ottawa

On 26 January 2022, Niba returned to Canada, signing a two-year contract with Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa.

International career

In 2017, he was named to the Cameroon U23 preliminary squad for the

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, although he did not make the final roster.

Honours

Atlético Ottawa

* Canadian Premier League **Regular Season:

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Career statistics

Honours

Individual * League1 Ontario Defender of the Year:

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*League1 Ontario All-Star:

Club * Hungarian Cup: 2019–20 * Finnish Cup:

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Macdonald Niba
at Atlético Ottawa {{DEFAULTSORT:Niba, MacDonald Ngwa 1994 births Living people Men's association football defenders Cameroonian men's footballers People from Buea Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Finland University of Buea alumni North Toronto Nitros players FC Nitra players Budapest Honvéd FC players Kuopion Palloseura players SC Kuopio Futis-98 players Atlético Ottawa players League1 Ontario players Slovak First Football League players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Veikkausliiga players Kakkonen players