Tanzania women's national under-20 football team

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Tanzania Under-20
Nickname(s) Twiga Stars
Association Tanzania Football Federation
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation CECAFA (East & Central Africa)
FIFA code TAN
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African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification
Appearances5 (first in 2014 )
Best resultSemi-finals (2022)
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
AppearancesNone

The Tanzania women's national under-20 football team represents Tanzania in international youth women's football competitions.

Contents

The team finished in 3rd place in the first edition of the CECAFA Women's U-20 Championship. [1] [2]

Competitive record

 Champions   Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

See also

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References

  1. "Ethiopia beat Uganda to win CECAFA Women's U-20 Championship". CAF Online. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. Muyita, Joel (9 November 2021). "Ethiopia defeat hosts Uganda to win inaugural CECAFA Women's U20 Championship". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 29 December 2021.