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Tanzania
National team · Tanzania
«Taifa Stars»
Dar es Salaam is a coastal city, and its football takes its national colours from there: the Taifa Stars carry the country's name into every stadium in East Africa. The federation behind the team, the Tanzania Football Federation, was formed in 1945. When Tanganyika and Zanzibar united in 1964, the team became Tanzania, and that same year the federation joined FIFA, followed by CAF a year later.
The rivalry with Kenya and Uganda defines much of what the Taifa Stars are known for at home. A 2-0 win over Kenya in the 1980 World Cup qualifiers is still spoken of, even as a 3-2 defeat to the same rivals at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations showed how quickly that fixture can turn.
Regionally, Tanzania has been the team to beat: seven CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup titles, stretching from 1964 to 2011, gave the country a claim on East African football that continental tournaments long withheld. The Africa Cup of Nations proved a harder stage — Tanzania reached the round of 16 before Morocco eliminated them 1-0.
Erasto Nyoni holds the appearance record with 107 caps.
Latest results
Fixtures and results| 25 Sep | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
Guinea-Bissau
H
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0:2 | L |
| 9 Jun | Friendlies |
Rwanda
H
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| 5 Jun | Friendlies |
Uganda
H
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| 29 Mar | FIFA Series |
Mação
A
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6:0 | W |
| 26 Mar | FIFA Series |
Liechtenstein
H
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0:1 | L |
| 4 Jan | Africa Cup of Nations |
Morocco
A
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0:1 | L |
Standing
World Cup - Qualification AfricaGroup stage · Group E
| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morocco
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8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22:2 | 24 |
| 2 |
 Niger
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8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11:10 | 15 |
| 3 |
 Tanzania
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6:7 | 10 |
| 4 |
 Zambia
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8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10:10 | 9 |
| 5 |
 Congo
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8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4:24 | 1 |
| 6 |
 Eritrea
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 70| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 70 | 34 | 36 |
| Scored | 60 | 28 | 32 |
| Conceded | 68 | 34 | 34 |
| Scored per game | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Conceded per game | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Difference | −8 | −6 | −2 |
Key players
by appearances over the last year
Tarryn Allarakhia
Forward
1 Matches
Feisal Salum Abdalla
Midfielder
1 Matches
S. Mwalimu
Forward
1 Matches
Simon Happygod Msuva
Forward
1 Matches
Haji Suleiman Haji Ali Mnoga
Defender
1 Matches
Mohamed Hussein Mohamed
Defender
1 Matches
Metacha Boniphace Mnata
Goalkeeper
1 Matches
Ibrahim Hamad
Defender
1 Matches
Squad of Tanzania
by appearances over the last year| Number | Player | Position | Age | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | |
Tarryn Allarakhia |
Forward | 28 | 1 |
| 6 | Feisal Salum Abdalla |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 19 | S. Mwalimu |
Forward | 1 | ||
| 12 | Simon Happygod Msuva |
Forward | 1 | ||
| 25 | Haji Suleiman Haji Ali Mnoga |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 15 | Mohamed Hussein Mohamed |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 13 | Metacha Boniphace Mnata |
Goalkeeper | 1 | ||
| 4 | Ibrahim Hamad |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 14 |  Bakari Nondo Mwamnyeto |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 16 |  Maurice Abraham |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 17 |  Alphonce Mabula Msanga |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 7 |  Himid Mao Mkami |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 8 |  Charles William M'Mombwa |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 28 |  Z. Foba |
Goalkeeper | 1 | ||
| 26 |  Miano van den Bos |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 2 |  P. Msindo |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 21 |  Cyprian Kachwele |
Forward | 1 |
Fixtures of Tanzania
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29 Sep · 14:00
Madagascar
A
Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification
Honours of Tanzania
- CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 1964, 1974, 1981, 1994, 2002, 2010, 2011 7
- Africa Cup of Nations 2025 1