Abdallah Juma Ally
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 July 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Tanzania | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Mtibwa Sugar Turiani | ||
| 2004 | Simba | ||
| 2004–2005 | Mlandege | ||
| 2005–2010 | Mtibwa Sugar Turiani | (20+) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Tanzania | 4 | (0) |
| 2003–2007 | Zanzibar | 13 | (9) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Abdallah Juma Ally (born 2 July 1976) is a Tanzanian former footballer who played as a striker in the Tanzania Mainland Premier League and also the Tanzania and Zanzibar national teams,[1] the latter of which he is the top goalscorer.[2]
He is notable for representing Zanzibar at the FIFI Wild Cup.[3][4]
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,[5] before leaving to join Mlandege during the same season.[2]
He returned to Mtibwa Sugar Turiani in 2005 and retired there at the end of the 2009–10 season.[2]
He finished third place in the Tanzanian Mainland Premier League twice with the club (2006, 2008–09)[6][7] and he notably scored 20 goals for Mtibwa Sugar Turiani during the 2006 season.[6]
International career
Tanzania
Ally made his debut for Tanzania during a 2–0 friendly loss against Uganda on 23 October 2002.[8] 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.[9][1]
Zanzibar
Ally represented Zanzibar at the 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007 editions of the CECAFA Cup,[10] and also at the FIFI Wild Cup.[3][4]
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.[10] 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.[2]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 18 December 2007.[2]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
| Zanzibar | 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 9 | |
- Scores and results list Zanzibar's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ally goal.[2]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 December 2003 | Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan | 5 |  Rwanda | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2003 CECAFA Cup | [11] |
| 2. | 2–2 | |||||||
| 3. | 11 December 2004 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 6 | Rwanda |
1–0 | 2–4 | 2004 CECAFA Cup | [12] |
| 4. | 13 December 2004 | 7 |  Tanzania |
2–1 | 4–2 | [13] | ||
| 5. | 3–2 | |||||||
| 6. | 30 November 2005 | Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda | 10 |  Burundi |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2005 CECAFA Cup | [14] |
| 7. | 31 May 2006 | Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg, Germany | 14 |  Greenland |
2–2 | 4–2 | FIFI Wild Cup | [3] |
| 8. | 3–2 | |||||||
| 9. | 13 December 2007 | Sheikh Amri Abeid Stadium, Arusha, Tanzania | 16 |  Sudan |
2–2 | 2–2 | 2007 CECAFA Cup | [15] |
