Abdallah Juma Ally (born 2 July 1976) is a Tanzanian former footballer who played as a striker for several Tanzanian clubs and also the Tanzania and Zanzibar national team, the latter of which he is their top goalscorer.
He is notable for representing Zanzibar at the FIFI Wild Cup.
Club career
Abdallah Juma Ally began his career at Mtibwa Sugar Turiani in 2002. He joined Simba in 2004 before leaving to join Mlandege during the same season.
He returned to Mtibwa Sugar Turiani in 2005 and retired there in 2010 after scoring twenty goals during a five year spell at the club.
International career
Tanzania
Ally made his debut for Tanzania during a 2–0 friendly loss against Uganda on 23 October 2002. He would continue to play for Tanzania until his final cap came as Tanzania were eliminated from 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying after losing 3–0 on aggregate against Kenya.
Zanzibar
Ally represented Zanzibar at the 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007 editions of the CECAFA Cup, and also at the FIFI Wild Cup.
He would debut for Zanzibar on 2 December 2003 during a 2–2 draw against Rwanda in their final group stage game of the 2003 CECAFA Cup; he also scored his first two goals during this match. His last international cap would come on 18 December 2007 when Zanzibar were eliminated during the 2007 CECAFA Cup quarter-finals.
He ended his international career as Zanzibar's all time top goalscorer with 9 goals.
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 18 December 2007.
- Scores and results list Zanzibar's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ally goal.
See also
- List of top international men's football goalscorers by country
References
