Place of birth Angola Name Yamba Asha Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 ⁄2 in) Role Footballer | Years Team 2000-2006 AS Aviacao | |
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Full name Joao Osvaldo Yamba Asha Date of birth (1976-07-31) July 31, 1976 (age 39) Current team Atletico Petroleos de Luanda | ||
Yamba Asha João (born July 31, 1976) is an Angolan footballer. He is currently playing for Recreativo da Caála in Angola's top league Girabola.
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.
He was recalled for an African Nations Cup qualifier against Swaziland in September 2006.
References
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