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, 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 (2006, 2008–09) 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 As of match played 18 December 2007.
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsTanzania200210200330Total40Zanzibar200312200443200531200632200721Total139
Scores and results list Zanzibar's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ally goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Abdallah Juma AllyNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1. 2 December 2003 Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan 1–2 2–2 2003 CECAFA Cup2.2–23.11 December 2004Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia1–02–42004 CECAFA Cup4.13 December 2004Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia2–14–22004 CECAFA Cup5.3–26.30 November 2005Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda1–12–12005 CECAFA Cup7.31 May 2006Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg, Germany2–24–2FIFI Wild Cup8.3–29.13 December 2007Sheikh Amri Abeid Stadium, Arusha, Tanzania2–22–22007 CECAFA Cup
Honours Simba Tanzanian Mainland Premier League: 2004
Mtibwa Sugar Turiani Tanzanian Mainland Premier League: third place 2006, 2008–09
Zanzibar FIFI Wild Cup: runner-up 2006
See also List of top international men's football goalscorers by country
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