Ibrahim Babangida (footballer)

Ibrahim Babangida

Personal information
Date of birth	(1976-08-01)1 August 1976
Place of birth	Kaduna, Nigeria
Date of death	9 May 2024(2024-05-09) (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)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Nigeria FIFA U-17 World Cup 1993 Japan Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ibrahim Babangida (1 August 1976 – 9 May 2024) was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a right winger.^[1]

Babangida was born in Kaduna. He played for Bank of the North, Stationery Stores F.C. and Katsina United in his home country and for Dutch club FC Volendam.^[2]

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]

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]

This biographical article related to a football midfielder from Nigeria is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e