Yamba Asha João is an Angola

Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...

n footballer. He currently plays for Atlético Petróleos Luanda

Atlético Petróleos Luanda

Atlético Petróleos de Luanda, usually known as Petro Atlético Luanda, or simply Petro Atlético or Petro de Luanda, is a traditional football club from Luanda, Angola, founded in 1980...

 in Angola

Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...

.

Career

A defender

Defender (football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

, Asha used to play for AS Aviação

Atlético Sport Aviação

Atlético Sport Aviação, usually known simply as Aviação , is a football club from Luanda, Angola, founded in 1953...

 in his homeland and is a member of the Angola national football team

Angola national football team

The Angola national football team, nicknamed Palancas Negras , is the national team of Angola and is controlled by the Federação Angolana de Futebol. Angola reached 45th in the FIFA Rankings in July 2002...

, collecting 49 caps by the end of 2005.

However, the left-back was excluded from their 2006 FIFA World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup

The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...

 party, since he was banned by FIFA

FIFA

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

 for nine months for failing a drugs test following a World Cup qualifier

FIFA World Cup qualification

The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...

 against Rwanda

Rwanda national football team

The Rwanda national football team, nicknamed Amavubi , is the national team of Rwanda and is controlled by the Fédération Rwandaise de Football Amateur...

 in October 2005.

He was recalled for an African Nations Cup qualifier against Swaziland

Swaziland national football team

The Swaziland national football team, nicknamed Sihlangu Semnikati , is the national team of Swaziland and is controlled by the National Football Association of Swaziland. It has never qualified for the World Cup or the Africa Cup of Nations finals...

in September 2006.

National team statistics

|-
|2000||4||0
|-
|2001||10||0
|-
|2002||2||0
|-
|2003||4||0
|-
|2004||10||0
|-
|2005||6||0
|-
|2006||1||0
|-
|2007||6||0
|-
|2008||10||1
|-
|2009||5||0
|-
!Total||58||1
|}

External links

• Career stats - National Football Teams.com