Tijani Babangida
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Tijani Babangidapronunciationⓘ (born 25 September 1973) is a Nigerian former professional footballer, who played as a winger. Known for his pace, his playing style was sometimes compared to that of Marc Overmars.[3][1] Babangida spent the majority of his playing career at Ajax. Overall, he played in five countries on three continents. At club level, Babangida spent nine years in Netherlands, playing for VVV-Venlo, Roda JC Ajax, and Vitesse.[4] winning the Eredivisie plus KNVB Cup double with the latter side.
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Full name | Tijani Babangida | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1973-09-25) 25 September 1973 (age 50) | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger | |||||||||||||
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Arewa Textiles | ||||||||||||||
1990–1991 | Niger Tornadoes | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1991–1996 | Roda JC | 78 | (26) | |||||||||||
1991–1993 | → VVV-Venlo (loan) | 34 | (19) | |||||||||||
1996–2003 | Ajax | 77 | (20) | |||||||||||
2000–2001 | → Gençlerbirliği (loan) | 12 | (2) | |||||||||||
2001–2002 | → Vitesse (loan) | 14 | (1) | |||||||||||
2002–2003 | → Al-Ittihad (loan) | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
2003–2004 | Changchun Yatai | 29 | (8) | |||||||||||
Total | 249 | (76) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1994–2004 | Nigeria | 36 | (5) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He played over 30 games for his national side, including four at the 1998 World Cup in France. He participated in two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and won the 1996 Olympics with Nigeria. Babangida made his international debut in 1994. He lost his place in the squad right before the 2002 World Cup. After a two-year lay-off from international football, Babangida was recalled to the Nigeria team for the 2004 African Cup of Nations preparations in Tunisia.