Tanzania women's national under-17 football team

The Tanzania women's national under-17 football team represents Tanzania in international women's under-17 football. The team is controlled by the governing body for football in Tanzania, the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF). The team and federation is currently a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the regional Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA).

Tanzania under-17
Nickname(s)Serengeti girls
AssociationTanzania Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coachBakari Shime
CaptainNoela Luhala
Most capsJoyce Lema (24 matches)
Top scorerClara Luvanga (36 goals)
FIFA codeTAN
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
First international
Tanzania  5–1  Burundi
(Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania; 25 Jan 2020)
Biggest win
Tanzania  7–0  Botswana
(Zanzibar, Tanzania; 6 March 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Japan 4–0 Tanzania 
(Fatorda, India; 12 October 2022)
African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification
Appearances1 (first in 2022)
Best resultFourth round
CECAFA Women's U-17 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2021)
Best resultRunners-up (2021)
COSAFA Women's U-17 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2020)
Best resultChampions (2020)
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2022)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2022)

The team finished as runners-up in the 2021 edition of CECAFA Women's U-17 Championship and also qualified for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup becoming the first Tanzanian team to qualify for a FIFA World Cup event.

Fixtures and results

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Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2022

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12 October 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS Japan   4–0   Tanzania Margao, India
20:00 UTC+5:30
Report (FIFA) Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 3,566
Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)
15 October 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS France   1–2   Tanzania Margao, India
16:30 UTC+5:30
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 2,625
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)
18 October 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS Tanzania   1–1   Canada Navi Mumbai, India
20:00 UTC+5:30
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
Attendance: 3,728
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
22 October 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup QF Colombia   3–0   Tanzania Margao, India
16:30 UTC+5:30
Report (FIFA) Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 3,547
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

Competitive records

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FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

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FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Appearances: 1
Host/Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
  2008 Did not enter
  2010
  2012
  2014
  2016
  2018
  2020 Initially postponed to 2021, later cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1]
  2022 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 3 9
  2024 did not qualify
  2025 To be determined
Total 1/9 0 Titles 4 1 1 2 3 9

References

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  1. ^ FIFA.com. "Who We Are - News - Update on FIFA Club World Cup 2020 and women's youth tournaments". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
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