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Christopher John Banda

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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
Position(s) 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)
International career
1996–2009 Malawi 70 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Club career

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International career

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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

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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]

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