{{short description|Nigerian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Bala Ali | image = | fullname = Bala Ali | birth_date = {{birth date|1968|08|16|df=yes}} | birth_place = Nigeria | death_date = | death_place = | position = Winger | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1991–1992 | clubs1 = Panachaiki | caps1 = 16 | goals1 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 1981–1989 | nationalteam1 = Nigeria | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = }}
'''Bala Ali''' (born 16 August 1968)<ref name="Vanguard">{{cite news|newspaper=Vanguard|title=Okwaraji: Fashola leads Lagos, Ex-Eagles to stadium|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/okwaraji-fashola-leads-lagos-ex-eagles-to-stadium/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=10 August 2009|accessdate=24 August 2019}}</ref> was a footballer who played as a winger for clubs in Nigeria and Greece.
==Club career== In 1991, Ali joined Super League Greece side Panachaiki for one season appearing in 16 league matches for the club.<ref>{{cite web|author=Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander |title=Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/foreign-players-in-grk6080.html |date=11 May 2005 |url-status=live |website=RSSSF |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210204039/http://www.rsssf.com/players/foreign-players-in-grk6080.html |archivedate=2008-12-10 }}</ref>
==International career== Ali made several appearances for the Nigeria national football team. He scored on his debut, a friendly against Upper Volta in 1981.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Supersport.com|author=Solaja, Kunle|title=Ehiosun is 58th scoring debutant|url=http://www.supersport.com/football/nigeria/news/110210/Ehiosun_is_58th_scoring_debutant|date=10 February 2011}}</ref> He also played for Nigeria at the 1984 African Cup of Nations finals, helping the squad to a runners-up finish.<ref>{{cite web|author=Courtney, Barrie|title=African Nations Cup 1984 - Final Tournament Details|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/84a-det.html|date=12 June 2009}}</ref>
He played in a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Angola.<ref>{{cite web|author=Morrison, Neil |title=International Matches 1998 - Intercontinental |url=https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/1998ic.html |date=2 February 2005 |url-status=live |website=RSSSF |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607065026/http://www.rsssf.com/intldetails/1998ic.html |archivedate=2013-06-07 }}</ref> His teammate, Samuel Okwaraji died during the match.<ref name="Vanguard" />
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==External links== *{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724033111/http://www.axaioi3.gr/forum/index.php?topic=133.0 |date=dmy |title=ΞΕΝΟΙ ΠΑΙΚΤΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΟΠΟΝΗΤΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΠΑΝΑΧΑΪΚΗΣ }} *{{NFT player|58362/Bala_Ali}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Bala}} Category:1968 births Category:Nigerian men's footballers Category:Nigeria men's international footballers Category:1984 African Cup of Nations players Category:Panachaiki F.C. players Category:Year of death missing Category:Men's association football wingers Category:20th-century Nigerian sportsmen
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