▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁both ▁sides ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁an ▁agreement ▁and ▁the ▁player ' s ▁contract ▁was ▁finally ▁terminated . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁free ▁agent , ▁Bab ang ida ▁under w ent ▁a ▁successful ▁trial ▁at ▁Chinese ▁side ▁T ian jin ▁T eda ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁The ▁move , ▁however , ▁was ▁put ▁off ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁S AR S ▁in ▁China , ▁and ▁Bab ang ida ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁second - t ier ▁side ▁Ch ang ch un ▁Y ata i ▁shortly ▁after . ▁His ▁four ▁goals ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁helped ▁his ▁team ▁to ▁the ▁J ia ▁B ▁title ▁and ▁earned ▁him ▁a ▁recall ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁team ▁for ▁their ▁prepar ations ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁African ▁Cup ▁of ▁Nations . ▁Bab ang ida ▁scored ▁four ▁more ▁goals ▁for ▁Y ata i ▁the ▁following ▁season ▁before ▁ret iring ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁International ▁career ▁Bab ang ida ▁received ▁his ▁first ▁call - up ▁to ▁the ▁senior ▁Niger ia ▁national ▁team ▁for ▁a ▁pre - World ▁Cup ▁friendly ▁against ▁Roman ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁He ▁then ▁played ▁in ▁a ▁friendly ▁against ▁Georgia , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁the ▁final ▁squad ▁for ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁World ▁Cup . ▁ ▁Bab ang ida ' s ▁international ▁ch ances ▁were ▁partly ▁limited ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁he ▁often ▁found ▁himself ▁behind ▁Fin idi ▁George ▁in ▁the ▁pe ck