| Fullname | Rabiu Ali Pele |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 27 September 1980 (age 45) |
| Birth place | Kano, Nigeria |
| Height | 180 cm |
| Position | Midfielder |
| Currentclub | Kano Pillars F.C. |
| Clubnumber | 10 |
| Years 1 | 2009- |
| Clubs 1 | Kano Pillars F.C. |
| Caps 1 | 271 |
| Goals 1 | 140 |
| Nationalyears 1 | 2013–2019 |
| Nationalteam 1 | Nigeria |
| Nationalcaps 1 | 18 |
| Nationalgoals 1 | 5 |
| Pcupdate | 7 October 2024 |
| Ntupdate | 7 October 2024 |
Rabiu Ali (born 27 September 1980) is a Nigerian football midfielder who plays for Kano Pillars F.C. He is the current captain of Kano Pillars F.C. and is regarded as one of the club's greatest ever players and one of the best players in Nigerian Professional Football League.[1]
Prior to joining Kano Pillars in 2009, he played for Nasarawa United.
International career
International goals
- Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first.[2]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 January 2014 | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa | Mozambique | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2014 African Nations Championship |
| 2. | 3–2 | |||||
| 3. | 25 January 2014 | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa | Morocco | 3–2 | 4–3 | 2014 African Nations Championship |
| 4. | 19 August 2017 | Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano, Nigeria | BEN | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 5. | 23 January 2018 | Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco | EQG | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2018 African Nations Championship |
Honours
Kano Pillars
References
- ^ RABIU ALI: Marriage has been good to me thenationonlpineng.net
- ^ "Ali, Rabiu". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 February 2018.