Yamba Asha

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Yamba Asha
Full name	Yamba Asha João
Date of birth	July 31, 1976 (1976-07-31) (age 31)
Place of birth	Angola
Playing position	Defender
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-2006 2006 2007-	AS Aviação Östers IF Petróleos Luanda	4 (0)
National team²
	Angola	49
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 2005. * Appearances (Goals)

Yamba Asha João (born July 31, 1976) is an Angolan footballer, who currently plays for Atlético Petróleos Luanda in Angola.

The defender used to play for AS Aviação in his homeland and is a member of the Angola national football team, collecting 49 caps by the end of 2005.

However, the left-back was excluded from their 2006 FIFA World Cup party, since he was banned by FIFA for nine months for failing a drugs test following a World Cup qualifier against Rwanda in October 2005.^[1]

He was recalled for a African Nations Cup qualifier against Swaziland in September 2006.