Bala Ali (16 August 1968 – ?)
was a
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who played as a
winger for clubs in Nigeria and Greece.
Club career
In 1991, Ali joined
Greek Superleague side
Panachaiki F.C.
Panachaiki F.C. (Greek: Παναχαϊκή ΓΕ ΠΑΕ ) is a Greek professional football club based in Patras, Greece and they play in Super League Greece 2, the second tier of greek football. Founded in 1891, they have reached the Greek Cup s ...
for one season appearing in 16 league matches for the club.
International career
Ali made several appearances for the
Nigeria national football team. He scored on his debut, a friendly against Upper Volta in 1981. He also played for Nigeria at the
1984 African Cup of Nations
The 1984 African Cup of Nations was the 14th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Ivory Coast. Just like in 1982, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Cameroo ...
finals, helping the squad to a runners-up finish.
He played in a
1990 FIFA World Cup
The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event for a second time (the first being Me ...
qualifying match against Angola.
His teammate,
Samuel Okwaraji
Samuel Sochukwuma Okwaraji (19 May 1964 – 12 August 1989) was a professional footballer who played internationally for Nigeria. He was also a qualified lawyer who had a masters in international law from the Pontifical Lateran University of Ro ...
died during the match.
References
External links
ΞΕΝΟΙ ΠΑΙΚΤΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΟΠΟΝΗΤΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΠΑΝΑΧΑΪΚΗΣ
1968 births
Nigerian footballers
Nigeria international footballers
1984 African Cup of Nations players
Panachaiki F.C. players
Year of death missing
Association football wingers
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