Chikondi Banda (28 December 1979 – 8 August 2013) was a Malawian international

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who played as a

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Career

Banda played club football for

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and Michiru Castles. He made his international debut for

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in 2000, earning a total of 7 caps, including appearing in one FIFA World Cup qualifying match.

Illness and death

Banda died on 8 August 2013, due to cerebral malaria, aged 33.

Personal life

He is the father of the footballer Peter Banda.

References

1979 births 2013 deaths Men's association football midfielders Malawian men's footballers Malawi men's international footballers Nyasa Big Bullets FC players Deaths from malaria Michiru Castles FC players {{Malawi-footy-bio-stub