The Tanzania national under 17 football team (Swahili: Timu ya Taifa ya Mpira wa Miguu ya Tanzania) represents Tanzania in youth men's 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.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Nickname(s) | Serengeti boys | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Tanzania Football Federation | |||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
| Sub-confederation | CECAFA (East & Central Africa) | |||
| Head coach |  Oscar Mirambo | |||
| Captain | Morice Micheal | |||
| Home stadium | National Stadium | |||
| FIFA code | TAN | |||
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| First international | ||||
Tanzania 0–2  Guinea(Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 18 May 1995) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
Seychelles  0–6 Tanzania(Victoria, Seychelles; 3 July 2016) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
Tanzania 4–5  Nigeria (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 14 April 2019) | ||||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | ||||
| Appearances | DNQ | |||
| Africa U-17 Cup of Nations | ||||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2017) | |||
| Best result | Group stage (2017, 2019) | |||
| CECAFA U-17 Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2007) | |||
| Best result | Champions (2018) | |||
History edit
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Players edit
The current squad were called up for 2021 Africa U-17 of Nations.[6]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Shabani Kingwaga | 24 December 2003 (aged 15) | Alliance Schools FC
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| 2 | DF | Omary Jumanne | 10 June 2002 (aged 16) | Karume Academy
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| 3 | DF | Arafat Hussein | 13 July 2003 (aged 15) | Karume Academy
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| 4 | DF | Ben Swakali | 23 July 2002 (aged 16) | Rugby Sports Academy
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| 5 | MF | Mustapha Nankuku | 5 February 2002 (aged 17) | Tanzania
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| 6 | DF | Alphonce Mabula | 14 June 2003 (aged 15) | Tanzania
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| 7 | MF | Misungwi Boniphace | 12 March 2003 (aged 16) | Karume Academy
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| 8 | FW | Salumu Milenge | 3 August 2003 (aged 15) | Tanzania
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| 9 | FW | Edmund Godfrey | 4 December 2002 (aged 16) | Alliance Schools FC
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| 10 | FW | Kelvin Pius | 10 June 2003 (aged 15) | Tanzania
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| 12 | DF | Pascal Gaudence | 15 August 2003 (aged 15) | Tanzania
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| 13 | MF | Ladaki Juma | 15 March 2004 (aged 15) | Tanzania
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| 14 | MF | Dominic Pauline | 28 December 2003 (aged 15) | Alliance Schools FC
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| 15 | DF | Ally Hamisi | 8 November 2002 (aged 16) | Tanzania
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| 16 | DF | Amiri Njeru | 20 February 2002 (aged 17) | Azam
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| 17 | MF | Edson Mshirakandi | 28 January 2003 (aged 16) | Tanzania
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| 18 | MF | Morice Abraham | 13 August 2003 (aged 15) |  Spartak Subotica
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| 19 | FW | Agiri Ngoda | 14 March 2002 (aged 17) | Tanzania
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| 20 | GK | Mwinyi Yahya | 28 November 2002 (aged 16) | Fair Play
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Recent results & fixtures edit
The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
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Win Draw Loss Void or Postponed Fixtures
2019 edit
| 14 April 2019 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group A | Tanzania | 4–5 | Nigeria | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal) |
| 17 April 2019 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group A | Uganda  | 3–0 | Tanzania | Dar es Salaam |
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco) |
| 20 April 2019 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group A | Tanzania | 2–4 |  Angola | Dar es Salaam |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya) |
2021 edit
| 14 March 2021 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group B | Nigeria | Cancelled | Tanzania | Mohammédia, Morocco |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Stade El Bachir |
| 17 March 2021 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group B | Tanzania | Cancelled |  Algeria | Mohammédia, Morocco |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Stade El Bachir |
| 20 March 2021 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group B | Tanzania | Cancelled |  Congo | Rabat, Morocco |
| 22:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Stade Moulay Hassan |
Competitive records edit
FIFA U-17 World Cup edit
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1985 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1987 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1989 |
Did not participate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1991 |
Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1993 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1995 |
Disqualified | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1997 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1999 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2001 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2003 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2005 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2007 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2011 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2013 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2015 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2017 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2019 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 |
Did not held | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2023 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2025 |
To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 0/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 |
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations edit
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1989 | Did not participate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1995 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1997 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1999 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2003 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2005 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2007 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2011 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2013 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2015 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2017 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 |
Group stage | 3 | - | - | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 |
| 2021 |
Did not held | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 2/18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 |
CECAFA U-17 Championship edit
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2007 |
Group stage | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 |
 2009 |
Third-place | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 7 | 4 | +3 |
| 2018 |
Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 11 | 2 | +9 |
| 2019 |
Third-place | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 |
| 2020 |
Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 5/5 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 27 | +15 |
References edit
- ^ "Tanzania U-17 soccer team statistics, Fixtures, results, squad". International Soccerway. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Afcon U-17 Tanzania will go far despite tough draw- Shime". Goal.com. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Tanzania U-17 soccer team squad, fixtures, results, statistics". Global Sports Archive. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Tanzania intensify Afcon U17 2019 preps". Super Sports. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Tanzania U-17 soccer team fixtures, results, squad, news". Tribuna. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Tanzania U-17 squad for AFCON U-17 Cup of Nations". CAF. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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