Tijani Babangida
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Atlanta 1996 | Team Competition |
Tijjani Babangida (born September 25, 1973 in Kaduna) is a former football winger from Nigeria. He played 37 international matches and scored 5 goals for Nigeria, and played at the
. He also won the Olympic gold medal in 1996. Babangida came to the Netherlands at the age of seventeen, and was signed by Roda JC. After spending one and a half season on loan to VVV, Babangida played for Roda and became one of their most celebrated players. He was signed by giants Ajax Amsterdam, but gradually lost his place in the first team and was sent on loan to various clubs. Having been omitted from the
squad, in 2002 he signed a six-month loan deal with Al-Ittihad of Saudi Arabia, but he walked out of the team in November after disagreements with the coach. He reportedly moved to play in China.
Two of his nine brothers, Ibrahim Babangida and Haruna Babangida, is also professional footballers.
Playing career
- 1991 - Niger Tornadoes
- 1991/92 - VVV (6/3)
- 1992/93 - VVV (28/16)
- 1993/94 - Roda (29/11)
- 1994/95 - Roda (20/5)
- 1995/96 - Roda (29/10)
- 1996/97 - Ajax (25/4)
- 1997/98 - Ajax (26/13)
- 1998/99 - Ajax (18/2)
- 1999/00 - Ajax (8/1)
- 2000/01 - Ajax (0/0)
- 2000/01 - Genclerbirligi (loan) (12/2)
- 2001/02 - Vitesse Arnhem (loan) (14/1)
- 2002/03 - Al-Ittihad (loan) (5/0)
- 2002/03 - Ajax (0/0)
- 2003/04 - Tianjin Taida
- 2004/05 - Changchun Yatai