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Ibrahim Babangida (1 August 1976 – 9 May 2024) was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a right winger.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 August 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||
| Date of death | 9 May 2024 (aged 47) | ||
| Place of death | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1991 | Bank of the North | ||
| 1992–1994 | Stationery Stores F.C. | ||
| 1995–1997 | Katsina United | ||
| 1997–2002 | Volendam | 51 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 1993 | Nigeria U17 | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Babangida was born in Kaduna. He played for Katsina United, Stationery Stores F.C. and Bank of the North in his home country and for Dutch club FC Volendam.[2]
International career edit
Babangida represented the Nigeria national under-17 football team at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Japan and was the world champion.[3]
Personal life and death edit
Babangida was the brother of former Ajax winger Tijani Babangida and former Olympiacos forward Haruna Babangida.
On 9 May 2024, Babangida died after being involved in a traffic collision in Zaria. He was 47. Other occupants, including his elder brother, Tijani, survived the accident.[4]
References edit
- ^ Ibrahim Babangida at WorldFootball.net
- ^ (in Dutch) In memoriam in the FC Volendam's web
- ^ Ibrahim Babangida – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Olympic gold medallist Babangida, wife hospitalised after road crash, brother dies". Punch Newspapers. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
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