Chikondi Banda
{{short description|Malawian footballer}}
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|position = Midfielder
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|years1 = 1999–2006
|clubs1 = Big Bullets
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|years2 = 2007
|clubs2 = Michiru Castles
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Chikondi Banda (28 December 1979 – 8 August 2013) was a Malawian international footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Banda played club football for Big Bullets and Michiru Castles.{{NFT player|id=4097|accessdate=}}
He made his international debut for Malawi in 2000, earning a total of 7 caps, including appearing in one FIFA World Cup qualifying match.{{FIFA player|181747}}
Illness and death
Banda died on 8 August 2013, due to cerebral malaria, aged 33.{{cite web|url=http://www.nyasatimes.com/2013/08/08/ex-malawi-football-star-chikondi-banda-dies/|title=Ex-Malawi football star Chikondi Banda dies|date=8 August 2013|accessdate=8 August 2013|author=Jeremy Kadewere|publisher=Nyasa Times|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811094701/http://www.nyasatimes.com/2013/08/08/ex-malawi-football-star-chikondi-banda-dies/|archivedate=11 August 2013}}
Personal life
He is the father of the footballer Peter Banda.{{Cite web|url=https://en.africatopsports.com/2021/02/16/malawi-peter-banda-says-joining-moldova-champions-springboard-for-career-in-europe/|title=PETER BANDA SAYS JOINING MOLDOVA CHAMPIONS SPRINGBOARD FOR CAREER IN EUROPE|publisher=en.africatopsports.com}}
References
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Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Malawian men's footballers
Category:Malawi men's international footballers
Category:Nyasa Big Bullets FC players
Category:Michiru Castles FC players
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