Tanzania women's national under-17 football team

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Tanzania under-17
Nickname(s) Serengeti girls
Association Tanzania Football Federation
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation CECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coachBakari Shime
Captain Noela Luhala
Most caps Joyce Lema (24 matches)
Top scorerClara Luvanga (36 goals)
FIFA code TAN
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First international
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg 5–1 Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
(Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania; 25 Jan 2020)
Biggest win
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg 7–0 Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
(Zanzibar, Tanzania; 6 March 2022)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4–0 Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg
(Fatorda, India; 12 October 2022)
African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification
Appearances1 (first in 2022 )
Best resultFourth round
CECAFA Women's U-17 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2021)
Best resultRunners-up (2021)
COSAFA Women's U-17 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2020)
Best resultChampions (2020)
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2022 )
Best resultQuarter-finals (2022)

The Tanzania women's national under-17 football team represents Tanzania in international women's under-17 football. The team is controlled by the governing body for football in Tanzania, the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF). The team and federation is currently a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the regional Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA).

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The team finished as runners-up in the 2021 edition of CECAFA Women's U-17 Championship and also qualified for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup becoming the first Tanzanian team to qualify for a FIFA World Cup event.

Fixtures and results

Legend

  Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

2022

12 October 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS Japan  Flag of Japan.svg4–0Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Margao, India
20:00  UTC+5:30
Report (FIFA) Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 3,566
Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)
15 October 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS France  Flag of France.svg1–2Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Margao, India
16:30  UTC+5:30
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 2,625
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)
18 October 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg1–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Navi Mumbai, India
20:00  UTC+5:30
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
Attendance: 3,728
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Competitive records

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Appearances: 1
Host/YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2008 Did not enter
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 2010
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg 2012
Flag of Costa Rica.svg 2014
Flag of Jordan.svg 2016
Flag of Uruguay.svg 2018
Flag of India.svg 2020 Initially postponed to 2021, later cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [1]
Flag of India.svg 2022 Quarter-finals8th411239
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 2024 did not qualify
Total1/80 Titles411239

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References

  1. FIFA.com. "Who We Are - News - Update on FIFA Club World Cup 2020 and women's youth tournaments". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2021-02-27.