| Intro | Angolan footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | Angola |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 31 July 1976, Luanda, Luanda Province, Angola |
| Age: | 43 years |
Yamba Asha João (born July 31, 1976) is an Angolan footballer. He is currently playing for Recreativo da Caála in Angola’s top league Girabola.
Career
A defender, Asha used to play for AS Aviação in his homeland and is a member of the Angola national football 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.
He was recalled for an African Nations Cup qualifier against Swaziland in September 2006.
National team statistics
| Angola national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 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 |