Emmanuel Justine Rabby Banda (born 29 September 1997) is a Zambian footballer who plays for Al-Tai in Saudi Arabia as a centre midfielder.

Club career

Emmanuel Banda started his career with Nchanga Rangers FC. In July 2016, Banda moved to Portuguese club S.C. Esmoriz. In July 2017, Banda moved to

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club K.V. Oostende on a three-year contract. He made his league debut on 30 July 2017 in a 1–0 home loss to Royal Excel Mouscron. He replaced

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in the 75th minute. He scored his first goal in the Belgian top flight on 22 December 2017 in a 3–1 away victory over Waasland-Beveren. His goal, assisted by Knowledge Musona, came in the 52nd minute and gave his side a 2–1 lead. He joined Béziers on loan in January 2019. In February 2020, Emmanuel Banda signed a three-year contract with the reigning Swedish champions Djurgårdens IF.

International career

With those under 20 years of age, he participated in the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in 2017. In this competition, he scored a goal against

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wins the competition by defeating

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in the final. He then contested the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in

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a few months later. In the junior world, he scored two goals, against

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, and

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. Zambia is in the quarterfinals against

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. He received his first team selection from

on 5 September 2017, against

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, in the 2018 FIFA World Cup playoffs 0-1. In December 2023, he was selected from the list of 27 Zambian players selected by Avram Grant to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Banda, Emmanuel 1997 births Living people Zambian men's footballers Zambia men's international footballers Zambia men's youth international footballers Zambian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders People from Chililabombwe District K.V. Oostende players AS Béziers (2007) players Belgian Pro League players Ligue 2 players Saudi First Division League players Nchanga Rangers F.C. players Allsvenskan players Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players HNK Rijeka players Al-Tai FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Zambian expatriate sportspeople in France Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Zambia men's under-20 international footballers 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players