Tanzania national football team

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. 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. 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. 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. In February 2026, Tanzania's Ministry of Sports extended Miguel Ángel Gamondi's contract to coach the national football team. ==Team image==

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. 2025 2026 ==Coaching staff==

Coaching history :Caretaker managers are listed in italics. • Bert Trautmann (1975) • Geoff Hudson (1977–1979) • Sławomir Wolk (1979–1980) • Mahammed Msomali (1980–1981) • Rudi Gutendorf (1981) • Joseph Bendera (1981–1985) • Paul West (1985–1989) • Charles Boniface Mkwasa (1989–1992) • Sunday Kayuni (1993–1995) • Clóvis de Oliveira (1995–1996) • Badru Hafidh (1996–1998) • Sylersaid Mziray (1998–1999) • Mansour Magram (1999–00) • Burkhard Pape (2000–01) • Mshindo Msolla (2001–02) • 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) • Mart Nooij (2014–2015) • Charles Boniface Mkwasa (2015–2017) • Salum Mayanga (2017–2018) • Emmanuel Amunike (2018–2019) • Etienne Ndayiragije (2019–2021) • Kim Poulsen (2021–2022) • Honour Janza (2022) • Dean Alty (2022) • Kim Poulsen (2022–2023) • Adel Amrouche (2023–2024) • Hemed Morocco (2024–2025) • Miguel Ángel Gamondi (2025–present) ==Players==

Current squad The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA Series (men's matches) matches against Liechtenstein and Macau on 26 and 29 March 2026, respectively. Caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2026, after the match against Macau. Recent call-ups The following players have been called up for Tanzania in the last 12 months. DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up. INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE Preliminary squad. RET Player has retired from international football. SUS Suspended from the national team. ==Player records==

:Players in bold are still active with Tanzania. Most appearances Top goalscorers ==Competitive record==

FIFA World Cup Africa Cup of Nations } 2029 African Nations Championship African Games Gossage Cup / CECAFA Cup ==Honours==

Regional • CECAFA Cup • Champions (3): 1974, 1994, 2010 • Runners-up (5): 1973, 1980, 1981, 1992, 2002 • Third place (4): 1975, 1979, 1990, 2008 • COSAFA Cup • Third place (1): 2017 Friendly • Gossage Cup / Challenge Cup (5): 1949, 1950, 1951, 1964, 1965 ;Notes: • Shared titles. ==References==