Bala Ali Explained

Bala Ali
Fullname:	Bala Ali
Birth Date:	16 August 1968
Birth Place:	Nigeria
Position:	Winger
Years1:	1991–1992
Clubs1:	Panachaiki
Caps1:	16
Goals1:	1
Nationalyears1:	1981–1989
Nationalteam1:	Nigeria
Nationalcaps1:	6
Nationalgoals1:	2

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

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.

Notes and References

1. News: Vanguard. Okwaraji: Fashola leads Lagos, Ex-Eagles to stadium. 10 August 2009. 24 August 2019.
2. Web site: Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander . Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60 . 11 May 2005 . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20081210204039/http://www.rsssf.com/players/foreign-players-in-grk6080.html . 2008-12-10 .
3. Web site: Supersport.com. Solaja, Kunle. Ehiosun is 58th scoring debutant. 10 February 2011.
4. Web site: Courtney, Barrie. African Nations Cup 1984 - Final Tournament Details. RSSSF. 12 June 2009.
5. Web site: Morrison, Neil . International Matches 1998 - Intercontinental . 2 February 2005 . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20130607065026/http://www.rsssf.com/intldetails/1998ic.html . 2013-06-07 .