Ally Hussein Msengi (born 20 December 2001) is a Tanzanian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Moroka Swallows and the Tanzania national team.

Club career

Msengi played one-and-a-half seasons with local club KMC in the top-flight league in Tanzania. In January 2020 he signed a three-year deal with

club

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International career

Msengi represented Tanzania at all youth levels from under-15 to under-23. Tournaments include the 2016 U-16 AIFF Youth Cup, the

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(and its

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) and the 2019 CECAFA U-20 Championship. He made his senior international debut on 11 October 2020, coming on for

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during a 1–0 friendly defeat to Burundi.

Honours

International

;Tanzania U20 * CECAFA U-20 Championship:

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* * 2001 births Living people Tanzanian men's footballers Tanzania men's youth international footballers Tanzania men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Kinondoni Municipal Council F.C. players Stellenbosch F.C. players Moroka Swallows F.C. players South African Premier Division players Tanzanian expatriate men's footballers Tanzanian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Tanzania men's under-20 international footballers Tanzanian Premier League players People from Dodoma {{Tanzania-footy-bio-stub