Abdallah Juma Ally


Abdallah Juma Ally is a Tanzanian former footballer who played as a striker in the Tanzania Mainland Premier League and also the Tanzania and Zanzibar national teams, the latter of which he is the 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, making enough appearances to receive a Tanzanian Mainland Premier League winners' medal, before leaving to join Mlandege during the same season.
He returned to Mtibwa Sugar Turiani in 2005 and retired there at the end of the 2009–10 season.
He finished third place in the Tanzanian Mainland Premier League twice with the club and he notably scored 20 goals for Mtibwa Sugar Turiani during the 2006 season.

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 fourth and 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 match 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

No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.2 December 2003Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan51–22–22003 CECAFA Cup
2.2 December 2003Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan52–22–22003 CECAFA Cup
3.11 December 2004Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia61–02–42004 CECAFA Cup
4.13 December 2004Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia72–14–22004 CECAFA Cup
5.13 December 2004Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia73–24–22004 CECAFA Cup
6.30 November 2005Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda101–12–12005 CECAFA Cup
7.31 May 2006Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg, Germany142–24–2FIFI Wild Cup
8.31 May 2006Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg, Germany143–24–2FIFI Wild Cup
9.13 December 2007Sheikh Amri Abeid Stadium, Arusha, Tanzania162–22–22007 CECAFA Cup

Honours

Simba
Mtibwa Sugar Turiani
Zanzibar