Ali Ahamada (born 19 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Tanzanian Premier League club Azam.

[2] Months after joining the club, he was called up to the first team following the injury of Olivier Blondel and appeared as an unused substitute against Sochaux on 10 December 2009.

[9] After sitting out on the substitute bench for the next four matches, Ahamada made his return to the starting line–up against SM Caen on 24 April 2011, as the club drew 1–1.

Both French newspapers La Dépêche du Midi and Le Figaro praised his performance.

[16] Since the start of the 2011–12 season, Ahamada continued to regain his first team place as Toulouse's first choice goalkeeper.

[17] His performance was praised by fellow goalkeeper, Cédric Carrasso, saying the player has qualities and has his own technique in his ball catch.

[23] At the end of the 2011–12 season, Ahamada started in every league match, playing thirty–eight times, as he went on to make thirty–nine appearances in all competitions.

[25] He helped the club made a good start to the season, earning nineteen points to in the first ten league matches.

[26] On 22 September 2012, Ahamada scored the 2–2 goal in a league game at home to Rennes by heading in the ball in stoppage time (in the 95th minute).

[33] However in a match against Nice on 6 April 2013, Ahamada received a straight red card in the 82nd minute for handling a ball outside of the area, as Toulouse lost 4–3.

[34] After serving a one match suspension, he returned to the first team against Lorient on 21 April 2013, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute for Olivier Blondel and played for the rest of the game, as the club lost 1–0.

Following this, Goal.com named Ahamada as the worst player of the season, saying: "This was a rare high point for the goalkeeper, who has endured a torrid campaign.

"[37] Ahead of the 2013–14 season, Manager Alain Casanova said that he would be continuing to use Ahamada as the club's first choice goalkeeper role.

[42] Following the new signing of Zacharie Boucher, he became the club's second choice goalkeeper by being demoted to the substitute bench for the rest of the 2013–14 season and never played again.

[46] Following Boucher's demotion to the substitution bench, Ahamada returned to the starting line–up against Metz on 8 November 2014 and kept a clean sheet, as the club won 3–0.

[54] After the departure of Boucher, Ahamada continued to remain as the club's second choice goalkeeper behind new signing Alban Lafont and Mauro Goicoechea.

[55] After the injury of Goicoechea, he made his first appearance of the season, starting the whole game, in a 2–2 draw against Gazélec Ajaccio on 3 October 2015.

[57] He also played a role in the club's match against Auxerre in the third round of the Coupe De La Ligue by saving four penalties in the shootout following a 3–3 draw throughout 120 minutes.

On 26 January 2016, Ahamada moved to Turkey when he signed for Süper Lig side Kayserispor on a two-and-a-half-year contract.

[64] In a follow–up, Ahamada helped Kayserispor keep three clean sheets in the next three matches against Eskişehirspor, Çaykur Rizespor and Antalyaspor.

[75] In January 2018, he eventually left the club by mutual consent and spent the whole year training in his hometown to maintain his fitness.

"[79] Ahamada made his debut for Kongsvinger in the opening game of the season against Notodden FK and kept a clean sheet, in a 1–0 win.

[100] Free of any contract since January 2021, Ahamada finally found a club for the rest of the season, signing with Andorran side UE Santa Coloma.

[103] In May 2011, Ahamada and teammate Yannis Tafer were called up to the France U20 squad, but Toulouse refused to let the pair go, citing commitment with the club.

[105] Ahamada made his debut for the national U21 team, starting the whole game and kept a clean sheet, in a 3–0 win against Latvia U21 on 2 September 2011.

[113] He then featured four times in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, as Comoros were eventually eliminated from the Group Stage.

[117] Ahamada started in goal when he helped the national team beat Libya 2–1 in a friendly match on 11 October 2020.

[118] Ahamada played in the first leg of the Africa Cup of Nations qualification against Kenya, as Comoros won 3–1 on aggregate.