Rabiu Ali

Rabiu Ali
Personal information
Full name	Rabiu Ali Pele
Date of birth	27 September 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Kano, Nigeria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kano Pillars F.C.
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009-	Kano Pillars F.C.
International career‡
2013–2019	Nigeria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2024

Rabiu Alipronunciation^ⓘ (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.	15 January 2014	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa	Mozambique	3–2	4–2	2014 African Nations Championship
3.	25 January 2014	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa	Morocco	3–2	4–3 (a.e.t.)	2014 African Nations Championship
4.	19 August 2017	Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano, Nigeria	Benin	1–0	2–0	2018 African Nations Championship qualification
5.	23 January 2018	Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco	Equatorial Guinea	3–1	3–1	2018 African Nations Championship