Nickname(s) | Twiga Stars | |||
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Association | Tanzania Football Federation | |||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
Sub-confederation | CECAFA (East & Central Africa) | |||
Head coach | Oscar Mirambo | |||
Captain | Amina Bilali | |||
FIFA code | TAN | |||
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FIFA ranking | ||||
Current | 131 ![]() | |||
Highest | 98 (June 2009) | |||
Lowest | 155 (August 2022) | |||
First international | ||||
![]() ![]() (Asmara, Eritrea; 10 August 2002) | ||||
Biggest win | ||||
![]() ![]() (Njeru, Uganda; 6 June 2022) | ||||
Biggest defeat | ||||
![]() ![]() (Johannesburg, South Africa; 24 July 2010) | ||||
African Women's Championship | ||||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2010 ) | |||
Best result | Group stage (2010, 2024) |
The Tanzania national women's football team, is the national team of Tanzania and is controlled by the Tanzania Football Federation. They are nicknamed the Twiga Stars.
The Twiga Stars qualified for their first CAF Women's Championship finals on 5 June 2010, after defeating Eritrea 11–4 on aggregate. [2]
The Twiga Stars defeated Ethiopia in the preliminary round of the 2010 African Women's Football Championship on aggregate 4–2. The first leg was played in Addis Ababa on 8 March. Tanzania won the match 3–1, with goals by Ester Chabruma, Mwanahamis Omary, and Asha Rashid. [3] The return leg played at Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam on 29 March ended in a 1–1 draw. [4]
In the first round of the African Championship, Tanzania defeated Eritrea on aggregate 11–4. The Twiga Stars won 8–1 in Dar es Salaam on 23 May and drew 3–3 in Asmara on 5 June.
After the Twiga Stars' success in qualifying for the African Championship finals in South Africa, a Tanzanian businesswoman, Rahma Al-Kharoosi, sponsored them to train in the United States for two weeks in August 2010. [5] Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete donated 53 million Tanzanian shillings (approximately US$30,000) on 9 June to cover training camp expenses and allowances before the championship tournament. [6]
Tanzania lost all three games in Group A of the African Championship, to host South Africa 2–1 on 31 October, [7] Mali 3–2 on 4 November, [8] and Nigeria 3–0 on 7 November.
They are the subject of 2010 documentary film Twiga Stars: Tanzania's Soccer Sisters by Nisha Ligon. [9]
Tanzania qualified for the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo when its opponents in the qualifying rounds, Kenya, Uganda, and Sudan, declined to play. [10] The Twiga Stars finished in third place in the four-team Group B at the games. They lost to Ghana 2–1 on 5 September, drew with South Africa 2–2 on 8 September, and drew with Zimbabwe 2–2 on 11 September.
In the preliminary round of the 2012 African Women's Championship, Tanzania defeated Namibia 2–0 in Windhoek on 14 January [11] and 5–2 in Dar es Salaam on 29 January. [12] In the first round, Tanzania lost to Ethiopia 2–1 in Addis Ababa on 27 May [13] and 1–0 in Dar es Salaam on 16 June. [14] Tanzania thus failed to qualify for the finals of the African Championship in Equatorial Guinea. The head coach, Charles Boniface Mkwasa, resigned two days after the last match with Ethiopia, [15] and the following day, Nasra Mohammed, the assistant coach, blamed inadequate financial support from the Tanzania Football Federation for the failure to advance. [16]
On 21 June, Mkwasa admitted that he had dismissed several players from the team after discovering that they had engaged in homosexual acts.
It is true that some of the players engaged themselves in homosexuality, but we removed them from the team as soon as we learnt of their behaviour. We took the decision regardless of the player's ability and contribution in the team. There is this problem that these players want to behave like their male counterparts, because they play football, they want to look like men players. But I have always been very tough on this. I have been talking to them, trying to counsel them on how they should behave and I think there is tremendous change on that area and of course their discipline is generally good. [17]
At a subsequent news conference, Mkwasa claimed he had been misquoted. Lina Mhando, the chairperson of Tanzania Women Football, called it a "non-existing scandal" and said there is no concrete proof of the allegations. The team manager, Furaha Francis, said that regardless of whether the scandal exists, it has been blown out of proportion and that there is no proof to substantiate the allegations. [18]
Zambia defeated Tanzania in the first round of qualifying for the 2014 African Women's Football Championship on aggregate 3–2. [19]
Tanzania has qualified for the 2015 All-Africa Games in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo by defeating Zambia in the second round of qualifying on aggregate 6–5. [20]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Lose Fixture
23 February 2024 Olympic qualifying | Tanzania ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Dar es Salaam,Tanzania |
| Stadium: Azam Complex Stadium |
27 February 2024 Olympic qualifying | South Africa ![]() | 1–0 (4–0 agg.) | ![]() | Mbombela,South Africa |
| Stadium: Mbombela Stadium | |||
Note: South Africa won 4–0 on aggregate. |
29 May Friendly | Tanzania ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
19:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Azam Complex Stadium |
31 May Friendly | Tanzania ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
19:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Azam Complex Stadium |
11 July 2024 Tunis Women's Cup | Tanzania ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Tunis, Tunisia |
15:00 UTC+1 | Stadium: Chedly Zouiten Stadium |
13 July 2024 Tunis Women's Cup | Botswana ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Tunis, Tunisia |
15:00 UTC+1 | Stadium: Chedly Zouiten Stadium |
25 October Friendly | Morocco ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Casablanca, Morocco |
19:00 UTC+1 | Report |
| Stadium: Père Jégo Stadium Referee: Yacine Samassa (Mauritania) |
27 October Friendly | Senegal ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Casablanca, Morocco |
19:00 UTC+1 | Stadium: Père Jégo Stadium |
20 February 2026 WAFCON qualifying | Tanzania ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
16:00 UTC+3 | Report | Midje ![]() | Stadium: Azam Complex Stadium |
26 February 2026 WAFCON qualifying | Equatorial Guinea ![]() | 1–1 (2–4 agg.) | ![]() | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |
19:00 UTC+1 | Chuigoué ![]() | Report | Kasonga ![]() | Stadium: Estadio de Malabo Referee: Mercy Mayimbo (Zimbabwe) |
Note: Tanzania won 4–2 on aggregate. |
30 May Friendly | Tanzania ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
18:00 UTC+3 | Luvanga ![]() | Dikisha ![]() | Stadium: Azam Complex Stadium |
3 June Friendly | Tanzania ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
18:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Azam Complex Stadium |
13 June 2025 CECAFA Championship | South Sudan ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Chamazi, Tanzania |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Azam Complex Stadium Referee: Joselyne Nsabimana (Burundi) Player of the Match: D. Msewa (Tanzania) |
17 June 2025 CECAFA Championship | Tanzania ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Chamazi, Tanzania |
16:00 | Report | Stadium: Azam Complex Stadium Referee: Diana Murungi (Uganda) |
19 June 2025 CECAFA Championship | Uganda ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Chamazi, Tanzania |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Azam Complex Stadium Referee: Lucy Juma (Kenya) |
21 June 2025 CECAFA Championship | Tanzania ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Chamazi, Tanzania |
18:00 | Mango ![]() | Report | Stadium: Azam Complex Stadium Referee: Diana Murungi (Uganda) Player of the Match: Clara Luvanga (Tanzania) |
28 June Friendly | Morocco ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Rabat, Morocco |
20:30 UTC+1 |
| Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium |
7 July CAF WAFCON 2024 GS | Mali ![]() | 1−0 | ![]() | Berkane, Morocco |
20:00 UTC+1 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Berkane Stadium Referee: Aline Guimbang Etong (Cameroon) |
11 July CAF WAFCON 2024 GS | Tanzania ![]() | 1−1 | ![]() | Oujda, Morocco |
20:00 UTC+1 | Stadium: Larbi Zaouli Stadium Referee: Natacha Konan (Ivory Coast) |
14 July 2025 CAF WAFCON 2024 GS | Ghana ![]() | 4 - 1 | ![]() | Berkane, Morocco |
20:00 UTC+1 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Berkane Stadium Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsaf_Ganouati |
Role | Name |
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Head Coach | Bakari Nyundo Shime |
Goalkeeper Coach | Maimuna Said Mkane |
Assistant Coach | Bertha Marco Kazobe |
Team Manager | Neema Hassan Issa |
Team Doctors | Sechelela Michael Pesse Subira Salehe Mipiko |
Equipment Manager | Amina Mwinchuma Hatibu |
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No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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1 | GK | Janeth Shija | 5 November 2003 | ![]() | ||
18 | GK | Najiat Abass | 2 April 1997 | ![]() | ||
20 | GK | Asha Mrisho | 10 February 2004 | ![]() | ||
2 | DF | Anastazia Katunzi | 28 November 2000 | ![]() | ||
4 | DF | Lidya Maximillian | 27 November 2008 | ![]() | ||
5 | DF | Maimuna Hamis | 28 August 1997 | ![]() | ||
15 | DF | Julitha Singano | 8 February 2001 | ![]() | ||
21 | DF | Violeth Nicholaus | 9 February 2005 | ![]() | ||
3 | MF | Hasnath Ubamba | 8 July 2006 | ![]() | ||
6 | MF | Donisia Minja | 9 August 1999 | ![]() | ||
8 | MF | Stumai Abdallah | 25 August 1997 | ![]() | ||
9 | MF | Aisha Mnunka | 26 July 2005 | ![]() | ||
16 | MF | Ester Maseke | 3 June 2008 | ![]() | ||
11 | MF | Diana Lucas | 5 November 2002 | ![]() | ||
12 | MF | Janeth Christopher | 27 November 2000 | ![]() | ||
13 | MF | Asha Ramadhan | 5 May 2009 | ![]() | ||
17 | MF | Enekia Kasonga | 20 May 2002 | ![]() | ||
19 | MF | Elizabeth Chenge | 25 July 2001 | ![]() | ||
7 | FW | Opa Clement (captain) | 14 February 2001 | ![]() | ||
10 | FW | Jamila Rajabu | 10 November 2007 | ![]() |
The following players have been called up to a Tanzania squad in the past 12 months.
Most capped players
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FIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
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Total | 0/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Summer Olympics record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
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Total | 0/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Africa Women Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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![]() | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
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![]() | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
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Total | 2/16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
African Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
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![]() | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
![]() | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
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![]() | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Total | 2/6 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 |
CECAFA Women's Championship | |||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
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![]() | Winner | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | |
![]() | Winner | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | |
![]() | Runner-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | +19 | |
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![]() | Fourth | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | +12 | |
![]() | Winner | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | |
Total | 3/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |