Awesu Ally Awesu

Awesu Ally Awesu
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-10) 10 April 1997
Place of birth Zanzibar
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2015 Azam
2015–2018 Mwadui
2018–2019 Singida United
2019–2020 Kagera Sugar
2020–2021 Azam
2021–2024 KMC
2024–2025 Simba
2026– Kenya Police
International career‡
2019 Zanzibar 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 December 2019

Awesu Ally Awesu (born 10 April 1997) is a Zanzibari professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kenya Police.

Early life

Awesu was born on 10 April 1997 in Zanzibar. Growing up, he attended Mwembe Makumbi Primary School in Zanzibar.[1]

Club career

Awesu started his career with Tanzanian side Azam. Ahead of the 2021–22 season, he signed for Tanzanian side KMC. Three years later, he signed for Tanzanian side Simba. Following his stint there, he signed for Kenyan side Kenya Police in 2026.

International career

Awesu is a Zanzibar international. During the winter of 2019, he played for the Zanzibar national football team at the 2019 CECAFA Cup.[2]

Style of play

Tanzanian newspaper Mwananchi wrote in 2024 that "he is the type of player who gives comfort to the fans when he has money on his feet. He is not impatient, the ball is moving".[3]

References

  1. ↑ "AWESU AWESU: Kwa Simba,Yanga dau tu unaambiwa" [AWESU AWESU: For Simba, Yanga, just bet, you are told] (in Swahili). Mwanaspoti. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Awesu Ally Awesu at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "UBISHI WA MZEE WA KALIUA: Awesu ni MVP mpya Msimbazi?" [KALIUA OLD MAN'S BREAKTHROUGH: Is Awesu the new MVP of Msimbazi?] (in Swahili). Mwananchi. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2026.