Yamba Asha

Yamba Asha João (born 31 July 1976) is an Angolan former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Yamba Asha

Personal information
Full name	João Osvaldo Yamba Asha
Date of birth	(1976-07-31) 31 July 1976 (age 49)
Place of birth	Angola
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1996	Primeiro de Maio
2000–2006	ASA	4	(0)
2006	Östers IF
2007–2011	Petro Atlético
2012–2013	ASA
2015	Domant FC
2015–	Rec da Caála
International career
2000–2009	Angola	58	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Asha played for AS Aviação in his homeland and is a member of the Angola national 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.^[1]

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

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Angola	2000	4	0
	2001	10	0
	2002	2	0
	2003	4	0
	2004	10	0
	2005	6	0
	2006	1	0
	2007	6	0
	2008	10	1
	2009	5	0
Total		58	1

See also

• List of doping cases in sport

External links

• Yamba Asha at National-Football-Teams.com