Career
A hardworking combative midfielder, he joined Sparta in the 2005/2006 season from Kano Pillars Football Club. Kaita moved to AS Monaco Football Club in September 2008. He left on 13 January 2009 and joined Football Club Kuban Krasnodar on loan through 31 December 2009. On 25 August 2009, Lokomotiv Moscow signed the n midfielder on loan from Monaco until December.
On 25 February 2010 Alania Vladikavkaz signed the midfielder on loan.
On 31 May 2010 Football Club Metalist Kharkiv signed Kaita on loan. On the last day of the 2011 winter transfer window, Kaita moved to Greek Superleague side Iraklis on a six-month loan deal.
In April 2014, Kaita was back in training with Enyimba F.C. He made his debut against Sharks F.C. on May 7 and spent a three-month loan with the Aba side. The loan was part of the League Management Company"s elite initiative for foreign based professionals.
He signed for Ifeanyi Ubah In the premier league for the season 2015.
A midfielder, Kaita caught the eye of Sparta when playing all 7 matches for U-20 at the 2005 Fédération internationale de football association U-20 World Cup in the Netherlands. He was sent off in a match against Greece on 17 June 2010, in their second 2010 match for kicking Vasilis Torosidis after Torosidis motioned as if to throw the ball at Kaita. This makes him the first n player to be sent off in a World Cup match.
Sani Kaita was inundated with death threats from within.
African football player of the year: 2008, 2009, 2010 under-20.
