Ahmed Garba

Yaro Yaro
Personal information
Date of birth	24 May 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Kano, Nigeria
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–2001	Kano Pillars
2001–2002	Club Africain
2002	Kano Pillars
2003	Enyimba International
2004–2007	Akademisk Boldklub
2007–2011	Kano Pillars
2012–2015	Wikki Tourists
International career
1998–2003	Nigeria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ahmed Garba (born 24 May 1980), commonly known as Yaro Yaro, is a Nigerian football manager and former player, who played as a striker.

Career

In 1997, he was reportedly offered a four-year contract by a Borussia Dortmund II. However, the Nigerian Football Association did not allow the transfer from Kano Pillars to go through.^[2]^[3]

In July 2015, he was made interim manager of Kano Pillars.^[5]

Nigeria

^ "www.ngrguardiannews.com". news.biafranigeriaworld.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
^ "Africans dream of Europe safari". The Guardian. 17 October 1998. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
^ Ngobua, David (19 April 2014). "Yaro-Yaro: Borussia Dortmund deal would've made me one of world's greatest footballers". Daily Trust. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
^ "Wikki sign Yaro Yaro, Rabiu Baita". MTNFootball.com. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
^ "Pillars Sack Emordi, Appoint Yaro Yaro". Complete Sports Nigeria. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.