Tanzania has only played in three Africa Cup of Nations, in 1980, [1] 2019 [2] and 2023. This resulted with Tanzania often struggled in qualifying campaign, and outside the first 1980 edition debut, Tanzania had to wait for 39 years before qualified to another AFCON. The national team's records in the tournament is also not impressive, with five defeats and one lone draw dated from their 1980 debut edition, a 1–1 draw to Ivory Coast.
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Appearances: 4 | ||||||||
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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![]() | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
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![]() | Withdrew during qualifying | |||||||
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![]() | Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | Group stage | 22nd | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
![]() | Qualified | |||||||
![]() ![]() ![]() | Qualified as co-hosts | |||||||
Total | Group stage | 4/35 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
8 March 1980Group stage | Nigeria ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Lagos |
| Report |
| Stadium: Surulere Stadium Attendance: 80,000 Referee: ![]() |
12 March 1980Group stage | Egypt ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Lagos |
| Report |
| Stadium: Surulere Stadium Attendance: 55,000 Referee: ![]() |
15 March 1980Group stage | Ivory Coast ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Lagos |
| Report |
| Stadium: Surulere Stadium Attendance: 70,000 Referee: ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
23 June 2019Group stage | Senegal ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Cairo |
19:00 |
| Report | Stadium: 30 June Stadium Attendance: 7,249 Referee: ![]() |
27 June 2019Group stage | Kenya ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Cairo |
22:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: 30 June Stadium Attendance: 7,233 Referee: ![]() |
1 July 2019Group stage | Tanzania ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Cairo |
21:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Attendance: 8,921 Referee: ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 [a] | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 [a] |
17 January 2024Group stage | Morocco ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | San-Pédro |
17:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium Attendance: 15,478 Referee: ![]() |
21 January 2024Group stage | Zambia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | San-Pédro |
17:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium Attendance: 13,342 Referee: ![]() |