Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rufin Christophe Oba Swing | ||
Date of birth | 20 February 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1997-2002 | Floriana | 114 | (42) |
2003 | Birkirkara | 9 | (0) |
2005-2006 | Floriana | 8 | (0) |
2006-2007 | Qala Saints | ||
International career | |||
1993–1995 | Congo | 7 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Rufin Oba (born 20 February 1976 in the Republic of the Congo) is a Congolese retired footballer who last played for Birkirkara of the Maltese Premier League in 2003.
Spending three years with Floriana of the Maltese Premier League, Oba was the leading goal-scorer in the 2000–01 Maltese Premier League season with 12 goals. [1] He agreed to join rivals Birkirkara in 2003 [2] and was unveiled late January that year [3] despite being contacted by Floriana. [4] However, Sliema Wanderers impugned the Congolese attacker's transfer to Birkirkara, saying that it violated regulations. [5] By June, he had prematurely ended his three-year contract with the club, [6] with Moroccan mentor Karim Bencherifa planning to take him to Brunei in 2004. [7]
In January 1995, Oba scored a goal in a 1996 African Cup of Nations qualifier as Republic of Congo lost 1–2 to Ghana. [8]