
Jaba Kankava
#23 · Defensive Midfield · Dinamo Tbilisi
- Nationality
- Georgia
- Born
- 1986-03-18
- Birthplace
- Tbilisi, Georgia
- Height
- 176 cm
- Weight
- 76 kg
Jaba Kankava (Georgian: ჯაბა კანკავა, romanized: jaba k'ank'ava, pronounced ; born 18 March 1986) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Dinamo Tbilisi. Kankava is the three-time winner of Slovakia's Slovak First Football League. With 101 appearances in official matches for the national team, he is the second most-capped Georgian player after Guram Kashia. He has been twice recognized as Georgian Footballer of the Year.