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Bala Ali

Bala Ali

Nigerian footballer

Bala Ali (born 16 August 1968)[1] was a footballer who played as a winger for clubs in Nigeria and Greece.

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Club career

In 1991, Ali joined Greek Superleague side Panachaiki F.C. for one season appearing in 16 league matches for the club.[2]

International career

Ali made several appearances for the Nigeria national football team. He scored on his debut, a friendly against Upper Volta in 1981.[3] He also played for Nigeria at the 1984 African Cup of Nations finals, helping the squad to a runners-up finish.[4]

He played in a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Angola.[5] His teammate, Samuel Okwaraji died during the match.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Okwaraji: Fashola leads Lagos, Ex-Eagles to stadium". Vanguard. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  2. [2]
    Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (11 May 2005). "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008.
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    Solaja, Kunle (10 February 2011). "Ehiosun is 58th scoring debutant". Supersport.com.
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    Courtney, Barrie (12 June 2009). "African Nations Cup 1984 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF.
  5. [5]
    Morrison, Neil (2 February 2005). "International Matches 1998 - Intercontinental". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013.


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