Ibrahim Hilika

Ibrahim Hilika
Personal information
Full name Ibrahim Hamad Ahmada Hilika
Date of birth (1994-04-07) 7 April 1994
Place of birth Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 TRA United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2024 Zimamoto
2017–2018 → OC Bukavu Dawa (loan)
2018–2019 → Young Africans (loan)
2020–2022 → Mtibwa Sugar (loan) 10+ (0+)
2022–2023 → Polisi Tanzania (loan) 12 (1)
2024– TRA United[nb 1] 11 (0)
International career‡
2015– Zanzibar 14 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:42, 13 March 2025 (UTC)

Ibrahim Hamad Ahmada Hilika (born 31 January 1997) is a Zanzibarian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Tanzanian Premier League clubTRA United and the Zanzibar national team.

Club career

Hilika began his club career at Zimamoto in 2014 and played regularly until 2017 when he was loaned out to Linafoot club OC Bukavu Dawa. He was subsequently loaned out to Young Africans, Mtibwa Sugar, and Polisi Tanzania.[2] On 9 March 2020, he scored a hat-trick for Zimamoto during the 3–0 victory against Chuoni.[3]

He left Zimamoto in 2024 and joined Tabora United (now TRA United) during the 2024–25 season.[4] He played both games for the club during the 2026 Mapinduzi Cup.[5]

International career

Hilika debuted for Zanzibar on 21 November 2015 during the 1–0 loss against Burundi during the 2015 CECAFA Cup group stage.[6] He also played during the 2017 CECAFA Cup, where he scored his first goal for Zanzibar during the 2–1 victory against Tanzania on 7 December 2017[7] and eventually finished as a runner-up, and the 2019 CECAFA Cup.[2]

He returned to the Zanzibar national team to play at the 2025 Mapinduzi Cup and he scored the opening goal in the final.[8]

Hilika was named in the preliminary squad for the Tanzania national team ahead of the 2024 African Nations Championship,[4] but he was omitted from the final roster.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 13 January 2025.
Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National team Year Apps Goals
Zanzibar 2015 2 0
2016 —
2017 6 1
2018 —
2019 2 0
2020 —
2021 —
2022 —
2023 0 0
2024 —
2025 4 1
Total 14 2
Zanzibar score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hilika goal.[2]
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 December 2025 Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos, Kenya 4  Tanzania 2–1 2–1 2017 CECAFA Cup
2. 13 January 2025 Gombani Stadium, Zanzibar 14  Burkina Faso 1–0 2–1 2025 Mapinduzi Cup

Honours

Zimamoto

Young Africans

Zanzibar

Notes

  1. ^ The club was known as Tabora United until 2025.[1]

References

  1. ^ "TABORA United change to TRA UNITED SPORTS CLUB". dailynews.co.tz. dailynews. 19 September 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ibrahim Hamad Hilika". National Football Teams.
  3. ^ "Hilika scores hat-trick to propel Zimamoto past Chuoni". Zanzibar FA. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Kikosi cha Taifa Stars Kinaendelea Kujifua Nchini Misri kwa Ajili ya CHAN 2025". Habari Forum. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Tanzania's football giants will start Mapinduzi Cup in January". tanzaniainsight.com. 23 December 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  6. ^ Kaweru, Franklin (21 November 2015). "Hosts Ethiopia, Zanzibar get off losing start | CECAFA 2015". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  7. ^ "Tanzania vs. Zanzibar 2017-12-07". National Football Teams.
  8. ^ a b "Zanzibar stop Burkina Faso to win Mapinduzi Cup". CECAFA. 13 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Zanzibar 2015/16". RSSSF.
  10. ^ "Zanzibar 2016/17". RSSSF.
  11. ^ "Zanzibar 2019/20". RSSSF.
  12. ^ "Zanzibar 2023/24". RSSSF.
  13. ^ Tanzania (Mainland) 2018/19, RSSSF.com
  14. ^ "Hosts Kenya beat Zanzibar on penalites to win Cecafa Cup". BBC Sport. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
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