Tanzania national under-17 football team

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Tanzania Under 17
Nickname(s) Serengeti boys
Association Tanzania Football Federation
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation CECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coach Flag of Tanzania.svg Oscar Mirambo
Captain Morice Micheal
Home stadium National Stadium
FIFA code TAN
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First international
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg 0–2 Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
(Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 18 May 1995)
Biggest win
Seychelles  Flag of Seychelles.svg 0–6 Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
(Victoria, Seychelles; 3 July 2016)
Biggest defeat
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg 4–5 Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
(Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 14 April 2019)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
AppearancesDNQ
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances2 (first in 2017 )
Best resultGroup stage (2017, 2019)
CECAFA U-17 Championship
Appearances5 (first in 2007 )
Best resultChampions (2018)

The Tanzania national under 17 football team (Swahili : Timu ya Taifa ya Mpira wa Miguu ya Tanzania) represents Tanzania in youth 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. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

History

Players

The current squad were called up for 2021 Africa U-17 of Nations. [6]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
11 GK Shabani Kingwaga (2003-12-24)24 December 2003 (aged 15) Flag of Tanzania.svg Alliance Schools FC
22 DF Omary Jumanne (2002-06-10)10 June 2002 (aged 16) Flag of Tanzania.svg Karume Academy
32 DF Arafat Hussein (2003-07-13)13 July 2003 (aged 15) Flag of Tanzania.svg Karume Academy
42 DF Ben Swakali (2002-07-23)23 July 2002 (aged 16) Flag of Tanzania.svg Rugby Sports Academy
53 MF Mustapha Nankuku (2002-02-05)5 February 2002 (aged 17) Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
62 DF Alphonce Mabula (2003-06-14)14 June 2003 (aged 15) Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
73 MF Misungwi Boniphace (2003-03-12)12 March 2003 (aged 16) Flag of Tanzania.svg Karume Academy
84 FW Salumu Milenge (2003-08-03)3 August 2003 (aged 15) Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
94 FW Edmund Godfrey (2002-12-04)4 December 2002 (aged 16) Flag of Tanzania.svg Alliance Schools FC
104 FW Kelvin Pius (2003-06-10)10 June 2003 (aged 15) Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
122 DF Pascal Gaudence (2003-08-15)15 August 2003 (aged 15) Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
133 MF Ladaki Juma (2004-03-15)15 March 2004 (aged 15) Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
143 MF Dominic Pauline (2003-12-28)28 December 2003 (aged 15) Flag of Tanzania.svg Alliance Schools FC
152 DF Ally Hamisi (2002-11-08)8 November 2002 (aged 16) Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
162 DF Amiri Njeru (2002-02-20)20 February 2002 (aged 17) Flag of Tanzania.svg Azam
173 MF Edson Mshirakandi (2003-01-28)28 January 2003 (aged 16) Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
183 MF Morice Abraham (2003-08-13)13 August 2003 (aged 15) Flag of Serbia.svg Spartak Subotica
194 FW Agiri Ngoda (2002-03-14)14 March 2002 (aged 17) Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
201 GK Mwinyi Yahya (2002-11-28)28 November 2002 (aged 16) Flag of Tanzania.svg Fair Play

Recent results & fixtures

The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win  Draw  Loss  Void or Postponed  Fixtures

2019

14 April 2019 (2019-04-14) 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group A Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg4–5Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
16:00  UTC+3
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
17 April 2019 (2019-04-17) 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group A Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg3–0Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Dar es Salaam
17:00  UTC+3
Report Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
20 April 2019 (2019-04-20) 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group A Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg2–4Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Dar es Salaam
16:00  UTC+3
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

2021

14 March 2021 (2021-03-14) 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group B Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria CancelledFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Mohammédia, Morocco
19:00  UTC+3 Stadium: Stade El Bachir
17 March 2021 (2021-03-17) 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group B Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania CancelledFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Mohammédia, Morocco
19:00  UTC+3 Stadium: Stade El Bachir
20 March 2021 (2021-03-20) 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group B Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania CancelledFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo Rabat, Morocco
22:00  UTC+3 Stadium: Stade Moulay Hassan

Competitive records

FIFA U-17 World Cup


YearRoundGPWDLGSGAGD
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1985 Did not qualify-------
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1987 Did not qualify-------
Flag of Scotland.svg 1989 Did not participate-------
Flag of Italy.svg 1991 Withdrew-------
Flag of Japan.svg 1993 Did not qualify-------
Flag of Ecuador.svg 1995 Disqualified-------
Flag of Egypt.svg 1997 Did not qualify-------
Flag of New Zealand.svg 1999 Did not qualify-------
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 2001 Did not qualify-------
Flag of Finland.svg 2003 Did not qualify-------
Flag of Peru.svg 2005 Did not qualify-------
Flag of South Korea.svg 2007 Did not qualify-------
Flag of Nigeria.svg 2009 Did not qualify-------
Flag of Mexico.svg 2011 Did not qualify-------
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2013 Did not qualify-------
Flag of Chile.svg 2015 Did not qualify-------
Flag of India.svg 2017 Did not qualify-------
Flag of Brazil.svg 2019 Did not qualify-------
Flag of Peru.svg 2021 Did not held-------
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2023 Did not qualify-------
Flag of Qatar.svg 2025 To be determined
Total0/20000000+0

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations

YearRoundGPWDLGSGAGD
1985 Did not qualify-------
1987 Did not qualify-------
1989 Did not participate-------
1991 Did not qualify-------
1993 Did not qualify-------
Flag of Mali.svg 1995 Did not qualify-------
Flag of Botswana.svg 1997 Did not qualify-------
Flag of Guinea.svg 1999 Did not qualify-------
Flag of Seychelles.svg 2001 Did not qualify-------
Flag of Eswatini.svg 2003 Did not qualify-------
Flag of The Gambia.svg 2005 Did not qualify-------
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg 2007 Did not qualify-------
Flag of Algeria.svg 2009 Did not qualify-------
Flag of Rwanda.svg 2011 Did not qualify-------
Flag of Morocco.svg 2013 Did not qualify-------
Flag of Niger.svg 2015 Did not qualify-------
Flag of Gabon.svg 2017 Group stage3111220
Flag of Tanzania.svg 2019 Group stage3--3612-6
Flag of Morocco.svg 2021 Did not held-------
Flag of Algeria.svg 2023 Did not qualify-------
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 2025 To be determined-------
Total2/196114814-6

CECAFA U-17 Championship

YearRoundGPWDLGSGAGD
Flag of Burundi.svg 2007 Group stage3-1249-5
Flag of Sudan.svg 2009 Third-place541-74+3
Flag of Burundi.svg 2018 Champions431-112+9
Flag of Tanzania.svg 2019 Third-place54-1146+8
Flag of Rwanda.svg 2020 Runners-up4211660
Total5/52113444227+15

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