Yona Ndabila (born 11 September 1985) is a Tanzanian former professional footballer who played as a striker and made one appearance for the Tanzania national team.

Yona Ndabila
Personal information
Full name Yona Elias Ndabila
Date of birth (1985-09-11) 11 September 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Tanzania
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2009 Prisons Mbeya
2009–2010 Moro United F.C.
2010–2011 Mtibwa Sugar F.C.
2011–2012 Kagera Sugar F.C.
2012–2013 Saraswoti Youth Club
2013–2014 Manang Marshyangdi Club
International career
2008 Tanzania 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nepal edit

Released from Kagera Sugar in 2012,[1] Ndabila finished as second top scorer in the Nepalese top tier with Saraswoti Youth Club with 16 goals,[2] including a brace to beat Boudha 2-1,[3] visiting his parents in Mbeya after the season's end.[2]

Plying his trade with Manang Marshyangdi Club of the Nepalese top tier, Ndabila scored a goal to help them reach the final of the 2013 Ncell Cup in what was seen as an impeccable performance on his part.[4] and a hat-trick in the semi-final of the 2013 Bhutan King's Cup.[5]

International edit

Ndabila was capped with Tanzania national team, with one 2008 appearance against Yemen.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ Simba plan loaning out quartet Dailynews - TSN
  2. ^ a b ally, IMEWEKWA NA saleh. "NDABILA: MTANZANIA ANAYENG'ARA KWA MABAO LIGI YA NEPAL". SALEH JEMBE. Archived from the original on 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  3. ^ Police worries deepen as APF upset holders Archived 2019-06-21 at the Wayback Machine The Kathmandu Post
  4. ^ "Yona Elias goal takes MMC into the final". arkonetwork.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  5. ^ "Elias fires Manang into Kings Cup final". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  6. ^ National-Football-Teams Profile Archived 2019-06-21 at the Wayback Machine national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 1 September 2021