Ibrahim Babangida (footballer)
Encyclopedia
Ibrahim Babangida is a retired Nigeria
n footballer.
, Stationery Stores F.C.
and Bank of the North in his home country and for Dutch club FC Volendam
.
at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship
in Japan
and was the World Champion.
winger
Tijani Babangida and former Olympiakos forward Haruna Babangida
.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n footballer.
Career
Babangida played for Katsina UnitedKatsina United
Spotlights Football Club is a Nigerian football club, in the town of Katsina, in Katsina State.-History:They were originally known as Katsina United and founded in 1994. They were promoted to the Nigerian Premier League in 1997, placing 12th in their debut season but were disbanded after relegation...
, Stationery Stores F.C.
Stationery Stores F.C.
Stationery Stores F.C. is a Nigerian football club based in Lagos.-History:The team was founded in 1958 by Israel Adebajo, who ran the Nigeria office of the Stationery Stores Supply Company...
and Bank of the North in his home country and for Dutch club FC Volendam
FC Volendam
Football Club Volendam is a Dutch football club based in Volendam, North Holland, Edam-Volendam. Founded on June 1, 1977, as a result of a split up with RKSV . It currently plays in the Eerste Divisie, holding home games at Kras Stadion, with a 6,260-seat capacity.-History:Football Club Volendam...
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International career
He presented the Nigeria national under-17 football teamNigeria national under-17 football team
-History:The team won the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1985 , 1993 and 2007. They also won the African Under-17 Championship in 2001 and 2007, and were runners-up in 1995....
at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship
1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship
The 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Kobe, Nagoya, and Gifu City in Japan between 21 August and 4 September 1993...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and was the World Champion.
Personal life
He is the brother of ex-Ajax AmsterdamAjax Amsterdam
Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax , also referred to as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam or simply Ajax , is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands...
winger
Winger (sport)
In certain sports, such as football, field hockey, ice hockey, handball, rugby union, lacrosse and rugby league, the term winger is the name of a position. It refers to positions on the extreme left and right sides of the pitch . In American football and Canadian football, the analogous position...
Tijani Babangida and former Olympiakos forward Haruna Babangida
Haruna Babangida
Haruna Babangida is a Nigerian footballer who currently is free agent.Babangida is a hard working, quick right wing who can also play on the left side.He is the younger brother of Tijani Babangida and Ibrahim Babangida...
.