Football national side

Tanzania

National team · Tanzania

«Taifa Stars»

71 Matches

24 wins

18 draws

29 losses

61–69 Goals

−8 Difference

0.9 Scored per game

Form D L L W L D

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

29 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification	Madagascar A	1:1	D
25 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification	Guinea-Bissau H	0:2	L
9 Jun	Friendlies	Rwanda H
5 Jun	Friendlies	Uganda H
29 Mar	FIFA Series	Mação A	6:0	W
26 Mar	FIFA Series	Liechtenstein H	0:1	L

Standing

Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification

Group stage · Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification - Group L

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
1	Guinea-Bissau	2	2	0	0	5:0	6
2	Nigeria	2	1	0	1	2:4	3
3	Madagascar	2	0	1	1	2:3	1
4	Tanzania	2	0	1	1	1:3	1

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted in total: 71

71 Matches

24 wins

18 draws

29 losses

61–69 Goals

−8 Difference

0.9 Scored per game

Match outcomes matches counted in total: 71

24 18 29

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	71	34	37
Scored	61	28	33
Conceded	69	34	35
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

Cyprian Kachwele Forward 2 Matches

Feisal Salum Abdalla Midfielder 2 Matches

S. Mwalimu Forward 2 Matches

Simon Happygod Msuva Forward 2 Matches

Haji Suleiman Haji Ali Mnoga Defender 2 Matches

Mohamed Hussein Mohamed Defender 2 Matches

Metacha Boniphace Mnata Goalkeeper 2 Matches

Ibrahim Hamad Defender 2 Matches

Squad of Tanzania

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
21	Cyprian Kachwele	Forward		2
6	Feisal Salum Abdalla	Midfielder		2
19	S. Mwalimu	Forward		2
12	Simon Happygod Msuva	Forward		2
25	Haji Suleiman Haji Ali Mnoga	Defender		2
15	Mohamed Hussein Mohamed	Defender		2
13	Metacha Boniphace Mnata	Goalkeeper		2
4	Ibrahim Hamad	Defender		2
26	Miano van den Bos	Defender		2
2	P. Msindo	Defender		2
10	Tarryn Allarakhia	Forward	28	2
16	Maurice Abraham	Midfielder		2
17	Alphonce Mabula Msanga	Midfielder		2
7	Himid Mao Mkami	Midfielder		2
8	Charles William M'Mombwa	Midfielder		2
28	Z. Foba	Goalkeeper		2
22	N. Chilambo	Defender		1
20	L. Lavi	Defender		1
14	Bakari Nondo Mwamnyeto	Defender		1