Bala Ahmed Garba (born 9 August 1974 in Lagos) is a Nigerian footballer and coach. He played for FK Haugesund from 1997 to 2002, scoring 61 goals, which is a club record. In the 2005 season he played for Start, winning silver medal in the Tippeliga with the club. In 2006, he played for Notodden Fotballklubb. Later he settled in Kopervik, where he has been coaching local clubs in addition to daytime work. Career statistics References 1974 births Living people Nigerian footballers El-Kanemi Warriors F.C. players FK Haugesund players GIF Sundsvall players IK Start players Notodden FK players Allsvenskan players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Nigerian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Norway Expatriate footballers in Sweden Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Association football forwards