Yamba Asha
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Osvaldo Yamba Asha | ||
| Date of birth | July 31, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Angola | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Petróleos Luanda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000-2006 | AS Aviação | ||
| 2006 | Östers IF | 4 | (0) |
| 2007- | Petróleos Luanda | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000-2009 | Angola | 58 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Yamba Asha João (born July 31, 1976) is a retired Angolan footballer. He last played for Atlético Petróleos de Luanda in Angola.
Career
A defender, Asha 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 an African Nations Cup qualifier against Swaziland in September 2006.
National team statistics
| Angola national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 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 |
See also
External links
- Yamba Asha at National-Football-Teams.com
References
- ↑ YAMBA ASHA GETS LONG BAN - COSAFA.com
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