Tanzania national football team

Tanzania
Nickname(s) Taifa Stars
Association Tanzania Football Federation
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation CECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coach Salum Mayanga
Most caps Mrisho Ngasa (99)
Top scorer Mrisho Ngasa (24)
Home stadium National Stadium
FIFA code TAN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 120 Decrease 6 (10 August 2017)
Highest 65 (February 1995)
Lowest 175 (October–November 2005)
Elo ranking
Current 122 Increase 1 (7 May 2017)
Highest 75 (11 November 1979)
Lowest 168 (19 December 2004)
First international
 Uganda 7–0 Tanganyika Tanganyika
(Uganda; Date unknown, 1945)
Biggest win
 Tanzania 7–0 Somalia 
(Jinja, Uganda; December 1, 1995)
Tanzania Tanzania 7–0 Somalia 
(Kampala, Uganda; December 1, 2012)
Biggest defeat
 Tanganyika 0–9 Kenya 
(Tanganyika; Date unknown 1956)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances 1 (first in 1980)
Best result Group stage, 1980

The Tanzania national football team (Swahili: Timu ya Taifa ya Mpira wa Miguu ya Tanzania) represents Tanzania in association football and is controlled by the Tanzania Football Federation, the governing body for football in Tanzania. Tanzania's home ground is Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in Dar-es-Salaam and their head coach is Mart Nooij from the Netherlands. Tanzania has never qualified for the World Cup finals. Before uniting with Zanzibar, the team played as the Tanganyika national football team.

The island of Zanzibar, part of Tanzania (and once an independent nation), is also an associate member of CAF and has played matches with other nations, but is not eligible to enter the World Cup or Africa Cup of Nations. See Zanzibar national football team.

History

Recently Tanzania has invested more money in the team in hope of improvement. Tanzania has beaten Burkina Faso twice in the African Nations cup qualifiers and beat Cameroon 1–0 in a friendly match. The most recent result was a 1-0 win against South Africa in thenCOSAFA Cup Quarter finals.

Honours

CECAFA Cup :

Competition records

World Cup record

Africa Cup of Nations record

  • 1957 to 1965 – Did not enter
  • 1968 – Withdrew during qualifying
  • 1970 to 1978 – Did not qualify
  • 1980 – First Round
  • 1982 – Withdrew
  • 1984 – Did not qualify
  • 1986 – Withdrew during qualifying
  
  • 1988 to 1992 – Did not qualify
  • 1994 – Withdrew during qualifying
  • 1996 to 2002 – Did not qualify
  • 2004 – Withdrew during qualifying
  • 2006 to 2015 – Did not qualify
  • 2017 – TBD

Recent results

Current squad

The following squad has been selected for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Zimbabwe on 18 May – 1 June 2014[1] and friendly match against Malawi on 27 May 2014.

Cap and goals updated as 1 June 2014.[2]

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Deogratius Munishi (1989-04-06) 6 April 1989 5 0 Tanzania Young Africans
1GK Aishi Manula (1995-09-13) 13 September 1995 0 0 Tanzania Azam
2DF Kelvin Yondani (1984-10-09) 9 October 1984 49 0 Tanzania Young Africans
2DF Erasto Nyoni (1988-05-07) 7 May 1988 48 3 Tanzania Azam
2DF Nadir Haroub (1982-02-10) 10 February 1982 37 3 Tanzania Young Africans
2DF Aggrey Morris (1984-03-12) 12 March 1984 30 1 Tanzania Azam
2DF Shomari Kapombe (1992-01-28) 28 January 1992 27 1 Tanzania Simba
2DF Himid Mao (1992-11-15) 15 November 1992 7 0 Tanzania Azam
2DF Oscar Joshua (1986-04-16) 16 April 1986 2 0 Tanzania Young Africans
2DF Edward Charles 1 0 Tanzania Ruvu Stars
2DF Joram Mgeveje 1 0 Tanzania Iringa
3MF Mwinyi Kazimoto (1988-12-25) 25 December 1988 43 6 Qatar Al-Markhiya
3MF Frank Domayo (1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 27 0 Tanzania Young Africans
3MF Amri Kiemba (1983-06-17) 17 June 1983 31 6 Tanzania Simba
3MF Haruna Chanongo (1991-11-14) 14 November 1991 10 1 Tanzania Simba
3MF Khamis Mcha (1989-10-01) 1 October 1989 8 1 Tanzania Azam
3MF Ramadhan Singano (1993-03-14) 14 March 1993 8 1 Tanzania Simba
3MF Jonas Mkude (1992-12-03) 3 December 1992 3 0 Tanzania Simba
3MF Said Juma Ally 2 0 Tanzania Urban West
4FW Mrisho Ngassa (1989-04-12) 12 April 1989 76 22 South Africa Free State stars
4FW Mbwana Ally Samatta (1992-01-07) 7 January 1992 20 11 Belgium Racing Genk
2 4FW Ulvi Abdu-Fwakinedi (1996-11-27) 27 November 1996 3 1 Japan Kashima
4FW John Bocco (1989-08-05) 5 August 1989 35 8 Tanzania Azam
4FW Thomas Ulimwengu (1993-06-14) 14 June 1993 6 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mazembe
4FW Saimon Happygod Msuva (1993-10-02) 2 October 1993 8 0 Tanzania Young Africans
4FW Shiza Ramahdan Kichuya (1994-06-07) 7 June 1994 4 0 Tanzania Simba

Coaches

References

  1. ↑ "Taifa Stars start Afcon showdown". THE GUARDIAN REPORTER. IPPmedia.com. 18 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Match Report: Tanzania 1 – Zimbabwe 0, Hosts win despite disappointing display.". Zuberi Karim Jumaa. Goal.com (Tanzania edition). 18 May 2014.
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