Tanzania national football team

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The Tanzania national football team (Template:Langx) represents Tanzania in 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 and their head coach is Hemed Morocco from Tanzania. They are colloquially known as the Taifa Stars. Tanzania has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. Before uniting with Zanzibar, the team played as the Tanganyika national football team. The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).

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

Since qualifying for the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations, Tanzania endured nearly 40 years without major success, struggling in both African and World Cup qualifiers. Their best effort was in 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, where the Taifa Stars defeated Burkina Faso twice and only finished three points behind group winners Senegal. In 2010 Tanzania won the CECAFA Cup for the third time.Template:Citation needed

A recent achievement was a 1–0 win against South Africa in the 2017 COSAFA Cup Quarter-finals. But afterwards, Tanzania lost the Semi-finals 2–4 to Zambia. Then, in the Third-place playoff, Tanzania managed to win the match against Lesotho 4–2 in a penalty shootout after the extra time ended in a goalless draw. This Third place was considered Tanzania's biggest football achievement in many years.Template:Citation needed

On 24 March 2019, Tanzania beat East African rivals Uganda 3–0 to reach the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 39 years. At the Finals the Taifa Stars, being the weakest team in the group, lost all three Group C matches, as predicted. A few months later, Tanzania qualified for the African Nations Championship for only the second time, as well as defeating Burundi in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.Template:Citation needed

On 19 November 2024 Tanzania won a narrow victory of 1–0 against Guinea which secured their fourth times Afcon qualification since 1980. A decisive goal by Simon Msuva sent them to the tournament in 2025. The Afcon finals are scheduled to take place from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026 in Morocco.

Team image

Kit suppliers

Kit supplier Period
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Template:Flagicon Sandaland 2023–

Results and fixtures

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

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2024

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2025

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2026

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Coaching staff

Head coach Template:Flagicon Hemed Morocco
Assistant coach Template:Flagicon Juma Mgunda
Assistant coach Template:Flagicon Hemed Morocco
Goalkeeper coach Template:Flagicon Osama Al-Hamdan
Physical coach Template:Flagicon Mikael Mayoyo
Sports therapist Template:Flagicon Joris De Vos
Head of medical Template:Flagicon Lisobine Kisongo
Team manager Template:Flagicon Reinhard
Video analysis Template:Flagicon Gabriel Johnson

Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

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Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for friendly match against Kuwait on 15 November 2025.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2025, after the match against Kuwait.

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Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Tanzania in the last 12 months. Template:Nat fs r start Template:Nat fs r player Template:Nat fs break Template:Nat fs r player Template:Nat fs r player Template:Nat fs r player Template:Nat fs r player Template:Nat fs break Template:Nat fs r player Template:Nat fs break Template:Nat fs r player Template:Nat fs r player Template:Nat fs r player Template:Nat fs r player Template:Nat fs break DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up.
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RET Player has retired from international football.
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Player records

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Players in bold are still active with Tanzania.

Most appearances

Rank Name Caps Goals Career
1 Erasto Nyoni 107 7 2006–2021
2 Mrisho Ngassa 100 25 2006–2015
3 Simon Msuva 99 24 2012–present
4 Kelvin Yondani 97 0 2008–2021
5 Shomari Kapombe 87 1 2011–present
6 Mbwana Samatta 85 22 2011–present
7 John Bocco 84 16 2009–2023
8 Himid Mao 81 2 2013–present
9 Juma Kaseja 79 0 2002–2021
10 Aishi Manula 68 0 2015–present

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Mrisho Ngassa 25 100 {{#expr:25/100 round 2}} 2006–2015
2 Simon Msuva 24 99 {{#expr:24/99 round 2}} 2012–present
3 Mbwana Samatta 22 85 {{#expr:22/85 round 2}} 2011–present
4 John Bocco 16 84 {{#expr:16/84 round 2}} 2009–2023
5 John Nteze Lungu 12 22 {{#expr:12/22 round 2}} 1992–2002
6 Jerson Tegete 8 28 {{#expr:8/28 round 2}} 2006–2011
Danny Mrwanda 8 34 {{#expr:8/34 round 2}} 2005–2011
8 Mohamed Rajab 7 20 {{#expr:7/20 round 2}} 2002–2011
Thomas Ulimwengu 7 51 {{#expr:7/51 round 2}} 2010–2021
Erasto Nyoni 7 107 {{#expr:7/107 round 2}} 2006–2021

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
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1930 to 1962 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
1966 and 1970 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1974 Did not qualify 3 0 2 1 1 4
Template:Flagicon 1978 Withdrew Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 1982 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 7 6
Template:Flagicon 1986 2 0 2 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon 1990 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1994 Withdrew during qualifying Withdrew during qualifying
Template:Flagicon 1998 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 1 2
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2002 2 0 0 2 2 4
Template:Flagicon 2006 2 0 1 1 0 3
Template:Flagicon 2010 6 2 2 2 9 6
Template:Flagicon 2014 8 3 0 5 10 14
Template:Flagicon 2018 4 1 1 2 4 10
Template:Flagicon 2022 8 2 4 2 8 10
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2026 To be determined 7 3 1 3 6 6
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2030 To be determined
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Total Template:Tooltip 48 12 15 21 49 66

Africa Cup of Nations

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Africa Cup of Nations record Qualification record
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Template:Flagicon 1957 Not affiliated to CAF Not affiliated to CAF
Template:Flagicon 1959
Template:Flagicon 1962
Template:Flagicon 1963
as Template:Flag as Template:Flag
Template:Flagicon 1965 Not affiliated to CAF Not affiliated to CAF
Template:Flagicon 1968 Withdrew during qualifying Withdrew during qualifying
Template:Flagicon 1970 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 3 10
Template:Flagicon 1972 2 0 1 1 2 6
Template:Flagicon 1974 4 1 2 1 5 3
Template:Flagicon 1976 2 0 1 1 3 6
Template:Flagicon 1978 Withdrew during qualifying Withdrew during qualifying
Template:Flagicon 1980 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 3 6 4 2 1 1 8 4
Template:Flagicon 1982 Withdrew Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 1984 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 3 4
Template:Flagicon 1986 Withdrew during qualifying Withdrew during qualifying
Template:Flagicon 1988 Did not qualify 3 0 1 2 3 6
Template:Flagicon 1990 2 0 2 0 2 2
Template:Flagicon 1992 6 1 2 3 4 7
Template:Flagicon 1994 Withdrew during qualifying Withdrew during qualifying
Template:Flagicon 1996 Did not qualify 10 4 0 6 14 15
Template:Flagicon 1998 6 1 2 3 5 7
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2000 2 0 0 2 0 2
Template:Flagicon 2002 2 0 0 2 2 4
Template:Flagicon 2004 Withdrew during qualifying Withdrew during qualifying
Template:Flagicon 2006 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 0 3
Template:Flagicon 2008 6 2 2 2 4 7
Template:Flagicon 2010 2 2 2 2 9 6
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2012 6 1 2 3 6 9
Template:Flagicon 2013 2 0 2 0 2 2
Template:Flagicon 2015 4 1 2 1 6 6
Template:Flagicon 2017 4 0 1 3 0 6
Template:Flagicon 2019 Group stage 24th 3 0 0 3 2 8 6 2 2 2 6 5
Template:Flagicon 2021 Did not qualify 6 2 1 3 5 6
Template:Flagicon 2023 Group stage 22nd 3 0 2 1 1 4 6 2 2 2 3 4
Template:Flagicon 2025 Qualified 6 3 1 2 5 4
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2027 Qualified as co-hosts Qualified as co-hosts
Template:Flagicon 2029 To be determined To be determined
Total Group stage 4/35 9 0 3 6 6 18 99 25 32 42 100 134

African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship record Qualification record
Appearances: 2 Appearances: 7
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Template:Flagicon 2009 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 2 2 6 4 1 1 10 4
Template:Flagicon 2011 Did not qualify 3 1 1 1 7 2
Template:Flagicon 2014 2 0 0 2 1 4
Template:Flagicon 2016 2 0 1 1 1 4
Template:Flagicon 2018 2 0 2 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon 2020 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 3 4 4 1 2 1 2 2
Template:Flagicon 2022 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 3 5
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2024 Qualified as hosts Qualified as hosts
Total Group stage 2/7 6 2 2 2 5 6 23 8 7 8 25 22

African Games

African Games record
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
Template:Flagicon 1973 7th 3 0 0 3 3 7
Total 1/4 3 0 0 3 3 7

Gossage Cup / CECAFA Cup

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Honours

Regional

Friendly

Notes
  • s Shared titles.

References

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