▁he ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁as ▁a ▁fifteen - year - old . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Bab ang ida ▁acted ▁in ▁a ▁commercial ▁ad ▁for ▁AB N - AM RO ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁points ▁out ▁his ▁hes itations ▁about ▁a ▁contract ▁of ▁some ▁sort . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Bab ang ida ▁signed ▁a ▁$ 2   mill ion ▁contract ▁to ▁bring ▁new ▁football s ▁to ▁Niger ia . ▁The ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁opened ▁a ▁sho pping ▁m all ▁in ▁K ad una . ▁Upon ▁ret iring ▁from ▁professional ▁football , ▁Bab ang ida ▁has ▁been ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁football ▁agent . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁Bab ang ida ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁K ad una , ▁Niger ia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 7 , ▁he ▁left ▁local ▁club ▁Niger ▁T orn ado es ▁to ▁sign ▁with ▁Dutch ▁E red iv isie ▁side ▁Rod a ▁J C , ▁after ▁performing ▁well ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁All - A frica ▁Games . ▁He ▁was ▁loan ed ▁out ▁to ▁Rod a ' s ▁league ▁riv als ▁V V V - V en lo ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁Bab ang ida ▁made ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁six ▁league ▁appearances , ▁scoring ▁three ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 – 9 2 ▁season . ▁Despite ▁Ven lo ' s ▁re leg ation ▁to ▁E er ste ▁Div