Tanzania national football team

Tanzania

Nickname(s)	Taifa Stars
Association	Tanzania Football Federation
Sub-confederation	CECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Charles Boniface Mkwasa
Most caps	Mrisho Ngasa (90)
Home stadium	National Stadium
FIFA code	TAN
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	129 1 (5 May 2016)
Highest	65 (February 1995)
Lowest	175 (October 2005)
Elo ranking
Current	121
Highest	75 (11 November 1979)
Lowest	168 (19 December 2004)
First international
Uganda 7–0 Tanganyika (Uganda; Date unknown, 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; Date unknown 1956)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	1 (First in 1980)
Best result	Round 1

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 3–1 win against Morocco in World Cup Qualifying in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Tanzania was drenched by Algéria 7-0 in the 2018 world cup qualifiers.

Honours

CECAFA Cup :

• 3 Times Champion (1974, 1994, 2010)
• 5 Times Runners-up

Competition records

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1970 – Did not enter
• 1974 – Did not qualify
• 1978 – Withdrew
• 1982 to 1986 – Did not qualify
• 1990 – Did not enter
• 1994 – Withdrew during qualifying
• 1998 to 2018 – Did not qualify

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

 Namibia v  Tanzania

5 March 2014 International friendly	Namibia	1–1	Tanzania	Sam Nujoma Stadium, Katutura, Windhoek
18:30	Nekundi  90+5'	Report	Mcha  87'

 Tanzania v  Zimbabwe

18 May 2014 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Tanzania	1–0	Zimbabwe	Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
16:00	Bocco  14'	Report		Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)

 Tanzania v  Malawi

27 May 2014 International friendly	Tanzania	1–0	Malawi	Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
14:00	Kiemba  36'	Report		Referee: Israel Nkongo (Tanzania)

 Zimbabwe v  Tanzania

1 June 2014 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualificiation	Zimbabwe	2–2	Tanzania	National Sports Stadium, Harare
13:00	Phiri  3' Katsande  55'	Report	Haroub  21' Ulimwengu  46'	Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

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
	GK	Deogratius Munishi	6 April 1989	5	0	Young Africans
	GK	Aishi Manula	13 September 1995	0	0	Azam
	DF	Kelvin Yondani	9 October 1984	49	0	Young Africans
	DF	Erasto Nyoni	7 May 1988	48	3	Azam
	DF	Nadir Haroub	10 February 1982	37	2	Young Africans
	DF	Aggrey Morris	12 March 1984	30	1	Azam
	DF	Shomari Kapombe	28 January 1992	27	1	Simba
	DF	Said Moradi	12 February 1986	14	1	Azam
	DF	Himid Mao	15 November 1992	7	0	Azam
	DF	Oscar Joshua	16 April 1986	2	0	Young Africans
	DF	Edward Charles		1	0	Ruvu Stars
	DF	Joram Mgeveje		1	0	Iringa
	MF	Mwinyi Kazimoto	25 December 1988	33	5	Al-Markhiya
	MF	Frank Domayo	16 February 1993	27	0	Young Africans
	MF	Amri Kiemba	17 June 1983	25	5	Simba
	MF	Haruna Chanongo	14 November 1991	10	1	Simba
	MF	Khamis Mcha	1 October 1989	8	1	Azam
	MF	Ramadhan Singano	14 March 1993	8	1	Simba
	MF	Jonas Mkude	3 December 1992	3	0	Simba
	MF	Said Juma Ally		2	0	Urban West
	FW	Mrisho Ngassa	12 April 1989	76	22	Free State stars
	FW	Mbwana Ally Samatta	7 January 1992	20	7	Genk
	FW	John Bocco	5 August 1989	35	8	Azam
	FW	Thomas Ulimwengu	14 June 1993	6	1	Mazembe
	FW	Saimon Happygod Msuva	2 October 1993	8	0	Young Africans
	FW	Elias Maguri		2	0	Stand United

Coaches

• Mahammed Msomali (1980-1981)
• Jeff Hardson (1977-1979)
• 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-present)

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.

External links

• Tanzania at FIFA.com