Tanzania national football team

Tanzania
Nickname(s)	Taifa Stars
Association	Tanzania Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	CECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coach	Etienne Ndayiragije (interim)
Captain	Mbwana Samatta
Most caps	Mrisho Ngasa (100)
Top scorer	Mrisho Ngasa (25)
Home stadium	National Stadium
FIFA code	TAN
FIFA ranking
Current	137 6 (25 July 2019)
Highest	65 (February 1995)
Lowest	175 (October–November 2005)
Elo ranking
Current	129 3 (13 September 2019)
Highest	75 (11 November 1979)
Lowest	168 (19 December 2004)
First international
	Uganda 7–0 Tanganyika ; (Uganda; 1945)
Biggest win
	Tanzania 7–0 Somalia ; (Jinja, Uganda; December 1, 1995) ; Tanzania 7–0 Somalia ; (Kampala, Uganda; December 1, 2012)
Biggest defeat
	Tanganyika 0–9 Kenya ; (Tanganyika; 1956)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	2 (first in 1980)
Best result	Group stage (1980 and 2019)

The Tanzania national football team (Swahili: Timu ya Taifa ya Mpira wa Miguu ya Tanzania) represents Tanzania in international 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 interim head coach is Etienne Ndayiragije from Burundi. Tanzania has never qualified for the World Cup. 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.

HistoryEdit

On 24 March 2019, Tanzania thumped East African rivals Uganda 3-0 to reach the finals of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 39 years which prompted Tanzanian president John Magufuli to gift the national team players with parcels of land as a token for qualifying to the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.^{[citation needed]} Recently, Tanzania has invested more money in the team in hope of improvement. Tanzania has beaten Burkina Faso twice in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers and beat Cameroon 1–0 in a friendly match. The most recent achievement was a 1−0 win against South Africa in the 2017 COSAFA Cup Quarter-finals. But afterwards, Tanzania lost the Semi-finals 2−4 to Zambia. Then, in the Third-place playoff, Tanzania managed to win the match against Lesotho 4−2 in a penalty shootout after the extra time ended in a goalless draw. This win was considered Tanzania's biggest football achievement in recent history.

HonoursEdit

CECAFA Cup :

3 Times Champion (1974, 1994, 2010)
5 Times Runners-up (1973, 1980, 1981, 1992, 2002)

Competitive recordEdit

World Cup recordEdit

FIFA World Cup record									FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1970	Did not enter								Did not enter
1974	Did not qualify								3	0	2	1	1	4
1978	Withdrew								Withdrew
1982	Did not qualify								4	1	1	2	7	6
1986	Did not qualify								2	0	2	0	1	1
1990	Did not enter								Did not enter
1994	Withdrew during qualifying								Withdrew during qualifying
1998	Did not qualify								2	0	1	1	1	2
2002									2	0	0	2	2	4
2006									2	0	1	1	0	3
2010									6	2	2	2	9	6
2014									8	3	0	5	10	14
2018									4	1	1	2	4	10
2022	To be determined								To be determined
2026	To be determined								To be determined
Total		0/21							33	7	10	16	35	50

Africa Cup of Nations recordEdit

Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances: 2
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1957	Not affiliated to CAF
1959
1962
1963
1965
1968	Withdrew during qualifying
1970	Did not qualify
1972
1974
1976
1978
1980	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	3	6
1982	Withdrew
1984	Did not qualify
1986	Withdrew during qualifying
1988	Did not qualify
1990
1992
1994	Withdrew during qualifying
1996	Did not qualify
1998
2000
2002
2004	Withdrew during qualifying
2006	Did not qualify
2008
2010
2012
2013
2015
2017
2019	Group stage	24th	3	0	0	3	2	8
2021	To be determined
2023
2025
Total	Group stage	2/32	6	0	1	5	5	14

African Nations Championship recordEdit

African Nations Championship
Appearances: 1
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2009	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	2	2
2011	Did not qualify
2014
2016
2018
2020	To be determined
2022	To be determined
Total	Group stage	1/5	3	1	1	1	2	2

African GamesEdit

Football at the African Games has been an under-23 tournament since 1991.

African Games Record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1965	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1973	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1978	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1991–present	See Tanzania national under-23 football team
Total	4/4	0	0	0	0	0	0

Recent results and fixturesEdit

Win Draw Loss

2018Edit

8 September 2018 2019 AFCONQ	Uganda	0–0	Tanzania	Kira, Uganda
16:00 (EAT)		Report		Stadium: Mandela National Stadium Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

12 October 2018 2019 AFCONQ	Cape Verde	3–0	Tanzania	Praia, Cape Verde
16:00 CVT	Gomes 16', 23' Stopira 85'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

16 October 2018 2019 AFCONQ	Tanzania	2–0	Cape Verde	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
17:00 EAT	Msuva 29' Samatta 58'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djamal (Djibouti)

18 November 2018 2019 AFCONQ	Lesotho	1–0	Tanzania	Maseru, Lesotho
16:00 SAST	Lerotholi 76'	Report		Stadium: Setsoto Stadium Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

2019Edit

24 March 2019 2019 AFCONQ	Tanzania	3–0	Uganda	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
18:00 EAT	Msuva 21' Nyoni 51' (pen.) Morris 57'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

13 June 2019 Friendly	Egypt	1–0	Tanzania	Alexandria, Egypt
21:00 CAT	Elmohamady 64'	Report		Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)

16 June 2019 Friendly	Tanzania	1–1	Zimbabwe	Cairo, Egypt
20:00 CAT		Report		Stadium: El Sekka El Hadid Stadium

23 June 2019 2019 AFCON	Senegal	2–0	Tanzania	Cairo, Egypt
19:00 CAT	Keita 28' Diatta 64'	Report		Stadium: 30 June Stadium Attendance: 7,249 Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

27 June 2019 2019 AFCON	Kenya	3–2	Tanzania	Cairo, Egypt
22:00 CAT	Olunga 39', 80' Omolo 62'	Report	Msuva 6' Samatta 40'	Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)

1 July 2019 2019 AFCON	Tanzania	0–3	Algeria	Cairo, Egypt
21:00 CAT		Report	Slimani 34' Ounas 39', 45+1'	Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

PlayersEdit

Current squadEdit

The following 23 players were selected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier matches against Burundi.^[3]

Caps and goals updated as of 4 September 2019 after the game against Burundi.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Juma Kaseja	(1985-04-20) 20 April 1985 (age 34)	62	0	KMC
13	1GK	Metacha Mnata	(1998-11-25) 25 November 1998 (age 20)	0	0	Mbao
18	1GK	Beno Kakolanya		0	0	Simba

2	2DF	Gadiel Kamagi	(1996-09-12) 12 September 1996 (age 23)	24	0	Simba
3	2DF	Haruna Shamte	(1988-12-27) 27 December 1988 (age 30)	3	0	Lipuli
4	2DF	Erasto Nyoni	(1988-05-07) 7 May 1988 (age 31)	88	5	Simba
5	2DF	Kelvin Yondan	(1984-10-09) 9 October 1984 (age 34)	82	0	Young African
6	2DF	Iddy Moby		0	0	Polisi Tanzania
15	2DF	Mohamed Husseini	(1995-01-11) 11 January 1995 (age 24)	12	0	Simba
22	2DF	Hassan Kessy	(1994-12-25) 25 December 1994 (age 24)	8	0	Nkana
23	2DF	Iddy Nado		1	0	Azam

7	3MF	Himid Mao Mkami	(1992-11-15) 15 November 1992 (age 26)	51	2	ENPPI
8	3MF	Salum Abubakar	(1989-02-21) 21 February 1989 (age 30)	36	0	Azam
14	3MF	Mohamed Issa		0	0	Young Africans
16	3MF	Frank Domayo	(1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 (age 26)	39	0	Azam
17	3MF	Faridi Mussa	(1995-06-21) 21 June 1995 (age 24)	21	0	Tenerife B
19	3MF	Eleuter Mpepo		0	0	Buildcon
20	3MF	Jonas Mkude	(1991-12-03) 3 December 1991 (age 27)	20	0	Simba
21	3MF	Ally Hamis Ng'anzi	(2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 (age 19)	0	0	Forward Madison

9	4FW	Abdillahie Yussuf	(1992-10-03) 3 October 1992 (age 26)	0	0	Blackpool
10	4FW	Mbwana Samatta	(1992-01-07) 7 January 1992 (age 27)	50	17	Genk
11	4FW	Hassan Dilunga	(1993-10-19) 19 October 1993 (age 25)	8	0	Simba
12	4FW	Simon Msuva	(1993-10-02) 2 October 1993 (age 25)	55	11	Difaâ El Jadidi

Recent call-upsEdit

The following players have been called up for Tanzania in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Aishi Manula	(1995-09-13) 13 September 1995 (age 24)	30	0	Simba	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
GK	Aron Kalambo	(1995-01-07) 7 January 1995 (age 24)	0	0	Tanzania Prisons	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
GK	Suleiman Salula		0	0	Malindi	2019 AFCON ^PRE

DF	David Mwantika	(1988-12-21) 21 December 1988 (age 30)	4	0	Azam	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Ally Mtoni	(1993-03-13) 13 March 1993 (age 26)	2	0	Lipuli	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Vicent Philipo	(1996-08-06) 6 August 1996 (age 23)	0	0	Mbao	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Aggrey Morris	(1984-03-12) 12 March 1984 (age 35)	49	3	Azam	2019 AFCON ^PRE}}
DF	Shomari Kapombe	(1992-01-28) 28 January 1992 (age 27)	68	1	Simba	2019 AFCON ^PRE
DF	Abdi Banda	(1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 24)	19	0	Baroka	2019 AFCON ^PRE
DF	Kennedy Wilson	(1994-09-27) 27 September 1994 (age 24)	4	0	Singida United	2019 AFCON ^PRE

MF	Mudathir Yahya	(1995-05-06) 6 May 1995 (age 24)	15	0	Azam	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Yahya Zayd	(1998-09-29) 29 September 1998 (age 20)	5	0	Ismaily	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Feisal Salum	(1998-01-11) 11 January 1998 (age 21)	4	0	Young Africans	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Shiza Kichuya	(1996-08-05) 5 August 1996 (age 23)	23	4	ENPPI	2019 AFCON ^PRE
MF	Ayubu Lyanga	(1998-03-23) 23 March 1998 (age 21)	0	0	Coastal Union	2019 AFCON ^PRE
MF	Boniface Claryo		0	0	U-20	2019 AFCON ^PRE
MF	Fred Tangalu		0	0	Lipuli	2019 AFCON ^PRE
MF	Miraji Athumani		0	0	Lipuli	2019 AFCON ^PRE

FW	John Bocco	(1989-08-05) 5 August 1989 (age 30)	70	16	Simba	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Thomas Ulimwengu	(1993-06-14) 14 June 1993 (age 26)	46	7	JS Saoura	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Rashid Mandawa	(1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 25)	6	0	BDF XI	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Shabani Chilunda	(1998-07-20) 20 July 1998 (age 21)	2	0	Tenerife	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Kelvin Pius John	(2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 16)	0	0	U-17	2019 AFCON ^PRE
FW	Ibrahim Ajib	(1996-09-12) 12 September 1996 (age 23)	0	0	Young Africans	2019 AFCON ^PRE
FW	Kassim Hamis	(1995-10-23) 23 October 1995 (age 23)	0	0	Kagera Sugar	2019 AFCON ^PRE
^DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up. ^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. ^PRE Preliminary squad. ^RET Player has retired from international football. ^SUS Suspended from the national team.

CoachesEdit

Bert Trautmann (1975)
Geoff Hudson (1977–1979)
Slawomir Wolk (1979–1980) ^[4]
Mahammed Msomali (1980–1981)
Rudi Gutendorf (1981)
Joseph Bendera^[5] (1987)
Paul West (1992)^[6]
Kayuni Dunday (1993)^[7]
Clóvis de Oliveira (1995–1997)
Badru Hafidh (1998)
Sylersaid Mziray (1998)^[8]
Burkhard Pape (2000–02)
James Siang'a (2002)
Mshindo Msolla (2002–03)
Badru Hafidh (2003–06)
Júlio César Leal (2006)
Márcio Máximo (2006–10)
Jan Poulsen (2010–12)
Kim Poulsen (2012–14)
Salum Madadi (2014, caretaker)
Mart Nooij (2014–2015)
Charles Boniface Mkwasa (2015–2017)
Salum Mayanga (2017–2018)
Emmanuel Amunike (2018–2019) ^[9]^{[circular reference]}
Etienne Ndayiragije (Interim Head Coach 2019-) ^[10]

ReferencesEdit

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
^ https://regionweek.com/2022-world-cup-qualifiers-tanzania-taifa-stars-took-a-flight-to-burundi/
^ http://brotherdanny5b.blogspot.com/2013/10/taifa-stars-ilivyofuzu-kwenda-lagos-1980.html
^ http://www.rsssf.com/intldetails/1987af.html
^ http://www.rsssf.com/intldetails/1992af.html
^ http://www.rsssf.com/intldetails/1993af.html
^ http://www.rsssf.com/intldetails/1998af.html
^ Emmanuel Amunike
^ https://www.futaa.com/article/187354/chan-tanzania-name-new-coach-ahead-of-kenya-tie

External linksEdit

Tanzania at FIFA.com

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-2] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.

[3] ttps://regionweek.com/2022-world-cup-qualifiers-tanzania-taifa-stars-took-a-flight-to-burundi/

[4] ttp://brotherdanny5b.blogspot.com/2013/10/taifa-stars-ilivyofuzu-kwenda-lagos-1980.html

[5] ttp://www.rsssf.com/intldetails/1987af.html

[6] ttp://www.rsssf.com/intldetails/1992af.html

[7] ttp://www.rsssf.com/intldetails/1993af.html

[8] ttp://www.rsssf.com/intldetails/1998af.html

[9] Emmanuel Amunike

[10] ttps://www.futaa.com/article/187354/chan-tanzania-name-new-coach-ahead-of-kenya-tie

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