Career
Aliyu began to play football at Lima Primary School and joined in 2008 to Niger Tornadoes who earned his first professional matches. On December 13, 2011 he signed a long-term contract for Ukrainian Premier League club Tavriya. He was called from Sam John Obuh for the Nigeria national under-17 football team for the 2009 Fédération internationale de football association U-17 World Cup.
Obuh called the Defender on 12 April 2011 for the 2011 African Youth Championship in South Africa.