Abdallah Juma Ally

Abdallah Juma Ally
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-07-02) 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]

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,[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]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Tanzania 200210
200330
Total40
Zanzibar 200312
200443
200531
200632
200721
Total139
Scores and results list Zanzibar's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ally goal.[2]
List of international goals scored by Abdallah Juma Ally
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1.2 December 2003Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan Rwanda1–22–22003 CECAFA Cup [11]
2. 2–2
3. 11 December 2004 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Rwanda 1–0 2–4 2004 CECAFA Cup [12]
4. 13 December 2004 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Tanzania 2–1 4–2 2004 CECAFA Cup [13]
5. 3–2
6. 30 November 2005 Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda  Burundi 1–1 2–1 2005 CECAFA Cup [14]
7. 31 May 2006 Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg, Germany  Greenland 2–2 4–2 FIFI Wild Cup [3]
8. 3–2
9. 13 December 2007 Sheikh Amri Abeid Stadium, Arusha, Tanzania  Sudan 2–2 2–2 2007 CECAFA Cup [15]

Honours

Simba

Mtibwa Sugar Turiani

Zanzibar

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kirwa, Michael (January 9, 2025). "The curious case of Zanzibar: A nation's fight for FIFA and CAF recognition". The Eastleigh Voice. Archived from the original on December 6, 2025. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Abdallah Juma Ally". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Greenland vs. Zanzibar 2006-05-31". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Triumphs in FIFI Wild Cup". Soca Warriors.net. June 7, 2006. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Tanzania - List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 "Tanzania (Mainland) 2006". RSSSF. Archived from the original on August 8, 2025. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Tanzania (Mainland) 2008/09". RSSSF. Archived from the original on August 8, 2025. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Tanzania vs. Uganda 2002-10-23". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on December 14, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Kenya - Tanzania". FIFA. November 15, 2003. Archived from the original on November 9, 2007.
  10. 1 2 "East and Central African Championship (CECAFA)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Rwanda vs. Zanzibar 2003-12-02". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on December 14, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Rwanda vs. Zanzibar 2004-12-11". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on December 14, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Zanzibar vs. Tanzania 2004-12-13". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Burundi vs. Zanzibar 2005-11-30". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on December 14, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Sudan vs. Zanzibar 2007-12-09". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
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