Christopher John Banda

John Banda
Personal information
Full name Christopher-John Banda
Date of birth (1974-07-10)10 July 1974
Place of birth Blantyre, Malawi
Date of death 6 September 2009(2009-09-06) (aged 35)
Place of death Lilongwe, Malawi
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1996-2001 MTL Wanderers 74 (20)
2001-2003 Big Bullets 41 (8)
2003-2009 Kuchekuche Stars 88 (25)
National team
1996-2009 Malawi 70 (23)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Christopher-John Banda (10 July 1974, in Blantyre, Malawi – 6 September 2009) was an Malawian footballer.[1]

Club career

International career

A longtime member of the Malawi national football team, Banda has competed for his national team from 1996[2] and played his last three games in 2009.[3] His last international game, two days before his death, was against Guinea national football team.[4]

Death

He collapsed in the game from his club Kuchekuche Stars against Man Tour in a qualifying game for Standard Bank Fam Cup and died later at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Malawi player dies on the pitch
  2. ↑ Christopher John Banda at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ↑ John Banda - Fussballdaten - Die Fußball-Datenbank
  4. ↑ Spielstatistik Malawi - Guinea 2:1 (0:1) - Fussballdaten - Die Fußball-Datenbank
  5. ↑ Malawi player dies on pitch


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