Leodgar Tenga

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Leodgar Tenga
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Full name Leodgar Paul Chila Tenga
Date of birth 1955 (age 6768)
Place of birth Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania
Position(s) Defender
International career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1980 Tanzania 4 (0)

Leodgar Tenga is a former Tanzania football player who played for Tanzania in the 1980 African Cup of Nations. Following his retirement, he later served as President of the Tanzania Football Federation from 2004 to 2013. During his tenure, Tenga was elected to serve as president of CECAFA in 2007 and was re-elected in 2011 for a second term. He was a member of the CAF Executive Committee under former association President Ahmad Ahmad between 2017 and 2021. [1] [2]

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