N VB ▁Cup ▁double ▁with ▁the ▁latter ▁side . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁games ▁for ▁his ▁national ▁side , ▁including ▁four ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁World ▁Cup ▁in ▁France . ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁two ▁Africa ▁Cup ▁of ▁Nations ▁tournament s ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Olympics ▁with ▁Niger ia . ▁Bab ang ida ▁made ▁his ▁international ▁debut ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁He ▁lost ▁his ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁squad ▁right ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁World ▁Cup . ▁After ▁a ▁two - year ▁lay - off ▁from ▁international ▁football , ▁Bab ang ida ▁was ▁re called ▁to ▁the ▁Niger ia ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁African ▁Cup ▁of ▁Nations ▁prepar ations ▁in ▁Tun is ia . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Bab ang ida , ▁sometimes ▁nick named ▁" T J ", ▁was ▁born ▁into ▁a ▁large ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁K ad una ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Rab ah ▁( now ▁his ▁ex ), ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁Daniel ▁Am ok achi ' s ▁wife . ▁Two ▁of ▁his ▁nine ▁brothers , ▁I bra him ▁and ▁Har una ▁are ▁also ▁football ers . ▁The ▁former ▁spent ▁five ▁years ▁at ▁Vol end am , ▁while ▁the ▁latter ▁became ▁the ▁young est ▁ever ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Spanish ▁football ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁buy - out ▁clause ▁in ▁his ▁contract ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁young est ▁player ▁to ▁appear ▁for ▁FC ▁Barcelona , ▁when