Yamba Asha

Infobox Football biography
playername = Yamba Asha


fullname = Yamba Asha João
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|7|31
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = Angola
height =
nickname =
position = Defender
currentclub =
clubnumber = Petróleos Luanda
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2000-2006 2006 2007-
clubs = AS Aviação Östers IF Petróleos Luanda
caps(goals) = 4 (0)
nationalyears = 2000-
nationalteam = fb|Angola
nationalcaps(goals) = 61 (1)
pcupdate =
ntupdate = 18 July 2008

Yamba Asha João (born July 31 1976) is an Angolan footballer, who currently plays for Atlético Petróleos Luanda in Angola.

The defender 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. [ [http://www.cosafa.com/stories/STORY_395.html YAMBA ASHA GETS LONG BAN] - COSAFA.com]

He was recalled for a African Nations Cup qualifier against Swaziland in September 2006.

ee also

*List of doping cases in sport

External links

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=200 Career stats] - National Football Teams.com

References