Tijani Babangida

Tijani Babangida (born 25 September 1973) is a former Nigerian football player. He has played for Nigeria national team. Babangida was especially praised for his dribbling on the field and his speed as an attacker on the flanks. Known for his pace, his playing style was sometimes compared to that of Marc Overmars. He is regarded to be one of the greatest Nigerian wingers and dribblers in his position.

Career statistics

Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition:Source:ClubSeasonLeagueDivisionAppsGoalsVVV-Venlo (loan)1991–92Eredivisie631992–93Eerste Divisie2816Total3419Roda1993–94Eredivisie29111994–952051995–962910Total7826Ajax1996–97Eredivisie2541997–9826131998–991821999–200081Total7720Gençlerbirliği (loan)2000–01Turkish First Football League122Vitesse (loan)2001–02Eredivisie141Al-Ittihad (loan)2002–03Saudi Premier League50Changchun Yatai2003Jia-B League942004League One204Total298Career total24976

International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsNigeria1994201995001996001997201998711999302000102200172200250Total365

Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Babangida goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Tijani BabangidaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1  28 June 1998  Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France   1–4 1–4  1998 World Cup210 February 2000 National Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria  1–0 2–0 2000 African Cup of Nations32–0429 July 2001 Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt, Nigeria  2–0 3–0 2002 World Cup qualifier53–0

Honours
Summer Olympics: 1996
Eredivisie: 1997–98
KNVB Cup: 1997–98, 1998–99
Turkish Cup: 2000–01
Jia B: 2003

 Related pages 
 List of Nigerians

References

Category:1973 births
Category:Living people
Category:Nigerian footballers
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Nigeria
Category:Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:1998 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic medalists in football
Category:People from Kaduna State