CAF | |
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Founded | 1945 [1] |
Headquarters | Dar es Salaam |
FIFA affiliation | 1964 |
CAF affiliation | 1965 [2] |
CECAFA affiliation | 1973 |
President | Wallace Karia |
Website | tff.or.tz |
The Tanzania Football Federation (TFF; Swahili : Shirikisho la Mpira wa Miguu Tanzania) previously the Football Association of Tanzania, is the governing body of football in Tanzania. It oversees operations of the Tanzania national football team, Tanzania women's national team and the Tanzanian football league system which comprises the Tanzanian Premier League, Tanzanian First Division League (Championship), First League and Regional Champions League. It was founded in 1945 and has been affiliated with FIFA since 1964. Wallace Karia is the current president of the Tanzania Football Federation as of 2017. [3]
Division | League | Abbreviation | Teams | First season |
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I | Premier League | NBC PL | 16 | 1965 |
II | Championship | CL | 16 | 1967 |
III | First League | FL | 16 | 1997 |
IV | Regional Champions League | RCL | 28 | 1998 |
V | Youth U20 League | U20 | 24 | 2011 |
VI | Youth U15 League | U15 | 24 | 2011 |
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In January 2008, the Tanzania Football Federation in partnership with Peter Johnson created the Tanzania Soccer Academy (TSA), a national academy to develop football and provide full education scholarships to players. [5] [6] [7]
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Type | Name |
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President | Wallace Karia [8] |
Vice President | Athumani Nyamlani |
General Secretary | Kidao Wilfred |
Director of Finance | Cornell Barnabas |
Technical Director | Oscar Mirambo |
Competition Director | Salum Madadi |
Director of Legal, Media & Marketing | Boniphace Wambura |
National Coach Men | Hemed Morocco (caretaker) |
National Coach Women | Oscar Mirambo |
Referee Coordinator | Kassim Haji Mwangia |
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