Ahmed Garba

Yaro Yaro
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-05-24) 24 May 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Kano, Nigeria
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2001 Kano Pillars
2001–2002 Club Africain
2002 Kano Pillars
2003 Enyimba International
2004–2007 Akademisk Boldklub 77 (25)
2007–2011 Kano Pillars
2012–2015 Wikki Tourists
International career
1998–2003 Nigeria 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ahmed Garba (born 24 May 1980), commonly known as Yaro Yaro, is a Nigerian football manager and former player, who played as a striker.

Career

Garba was a member of the Nigeria national team at the 1998 Carlsberg Cup.[1]

In 1997, he was reportedly offered a four-year contract by a Borussia Dortmund II. However, the Nigerian Football Association did not allow the transfer from Kano Pillars to go through.[2][3]

In 2012, Garba joined Nigerian Premier League club Wikki Tourists F.C.[4]

In July 2015, he was made interim manager of Kano Pillars.[5]

Honours

Nigeria

References

  1. ^ "www.ngrguardiannews.com". news.biafranigeriaworld.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Africans dream of Europe safari". The Guardian. 17 October 1998. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. ^ Ngobua, David (19 April 2014). "Yaro-Yaro: Borussia Dortmund deal would've made me one of world's greatest footballers". Daily Trust. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Wikki sign Yaro Yaro, Rabiu Baita". MTNFootball.com. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Pillars Sack Emordi, Appoint Yaro Yaro". Complete Sports Nigeria. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.