Mbuni FC Arusha

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Mbuni
(Mbuni FC)
Full nameMbuni F.C. Arusha
(Mbuni F.C.)
Nickname(s)The Black
FoundedJuly 29
(1982)
Ground Amri Abeid
Stadium, Arusha
Capacity20,000
ChairmanFellician Mashauri
ManagerLeonard Budeda
League Championship
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Mbuni Football Club, also known as Mbuni FC, is a football club based in Arusha, Tanzania. The club currently plays in the Championship. [1]

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History

Mbuni Football Club, also known as The Black, is a football club based in Monduli, one of the seven districts of Arusha. It was founded in 1982 as an army team. [2] [3]

Colours and badge

Mbuni FC's colours are red and blue. The Mbuni FC badge has a football, an ostrich and a feather in the letter 'U' of Mbuni and the date of establishment.

Stadium

Mbuni FC play their home matches at Amri Abeid Stadium, Arusha.Mbuni FC homeground a move from the Tanzania People's Defence Force base in Monduli. [4]

Supporters

Apart from Monduli, Mbuni FC draws its fan base from Kaloleni, an administrative ward in the Arusha District of the Arusha Region of Tanzania.

Squad

As of 29 October 2022 [5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
7 FW Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Kelvin Godluck Kipokola
22 FW Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Sadick Said Ramadhani
29 FW Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Aboubakari Hamisi Lugendo
2 FW Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Athanas Enimias Mdah
27 FW Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Lucas Charles Kalango
28 MF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Abdul Ramadhan
8 MF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Hijja Shukuru Nunda
14 MF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Bukaba Paul Bundala
20 MF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Shabani Seif Hussein
4 MF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Jonathan Jeremiah Masimba
No.Pos.NationPlayer
3 MF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Michael William Mwingwa
21 DF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Paschal Robert Mwakapusya
6 DF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Winston Mjuni Kasimbazi
26 DF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Masanja Jesto Kamli
10 DF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Pius Joseph Luchangula
24 DF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Ayoub Shabani Laizer
23 DF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Hassan Juma Mganga
16 DF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Jofrey Joakimu Msemwa
1 GK Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Geophrey Msafiri Mkumbo
18 GK Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Mashauri Dotto Peter

Honours

Winner First League 2021

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