Tanzania national under-17 football team

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]}

Tanzania Under 17

Nickname(s)	Serengeti boys
Association	Tanzania Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	CECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coach	Oscar Mirambo
Captain	Morice Micheal
Home stadium	National Stadium
FIFA code	TAN
First colours Second colours Third colours
First international
Tanzania  0–2  Guinea (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 18 May 1995)
Biggest win
Seychelles  0–6  Tanzania (Victoria, Seychelles; 3 July 2016)
Biggest defeat
Tanzania  4–5  Nigeria (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 14 April 2019)
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	2 (first in 2017)
Best result	Group stage (2017, 2019)
CECAFA U-17 Championship
Appearances	5 (first in 2007)
Best result	Champions (2018)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	None

History

Players

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Shabani Kingwaga	(2003-12-24)24 December 2003 (aged 15)	Alliance Schools FC
2	2DF	Omary Jumanne	(2002-06-10)10 June 2002 (aged 16)	Karume Academy
3	2DF	Arafat Hussein	(2003-07-13)13 July 2003 (aged 15)	Karume Academy
4	2DF	Ben Swakali	(2002-07-23)23 July 2002 (aged 16)	Rugby Sports Academy
5	3MF	Mustapha Nankuku	(2002-02-05)5 February 2002 (aged 17)	Tanzania
6	2DF	Alphonce Mabula	(2003-06-14)14 June 2003 (aged 15)	Tanzania
7	3MF	Misungwi Boniphace	(2003-03-12)12 March 2003 (aged 16)	Karume Academy
8	4FW	Salumu Milenge	(2003-08-03)3 August 2003 (aged 15)	Tanzania
9	4FW	Edmund Godfrey	(2002-12-04)4 December 2002 (aged 16)	Alliance Schools FC
10	4FW	Kelvin Pius	(2003-06-10)10 June 2003 (aged 15)	Tanzania
12	2DF	Pascal Gaudence	(2003-08-15)15 August 2003 (aged 15)	Tanzania
13	3MF	Ladaki Juma	(2004-03-15)15 March 2004 (aged 15)	Tanzania
14	3MF	Dominic Pauline	(2003-12-28)28 December 2003 (aged 15)	Alliance Schools FC
15	2DF	Ally Hamisi	(2002-11-08)8 November 2002 (aged 16)	Tanzania
16	2DF	Amiri Njeru	(2002-02-20)20 February 2002 (aged 17)	Azam
17	3MF	Edson Mshirakandi	(2003-01-28)28 January 2003 (aged 16)	Tanzania
18	3MF	Morice Abraham	(2003-08-13)13 August 2003 (aged 15)	Spartak Subotica
19	4FW	Agiri Ngoda	(2002-03-14)14 March 2002 (aged 17)	Tanzania
20	1GK	Mwinyi Yahya	(2002-11-28)28 November 2002 (aged 16)	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

Tanzania  v  Nigeria

April 14, 2019 (2019-4-14) 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group A	Tanzania	4–5	Nigeria	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
16:00 UTC+3	Godfrey 22', 60' (pen.) Pius 52' Abraham 58' (pen.)	Report	Olaniyan 21' Ubani 30', 72' Amoo 37' Jabaar 79'	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

Uganda  v  Tanzania

April 17, 2019 (2019-4-17) 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group A	Uganda	3–0	Tanzania	Dar es Salaam
17:00 UTC+3	Kawooya 16' Asaba 28' Yiga 77'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Tanzania  v  Angola

April 20, 2019 (2019-4-20) 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group A	Tanzania	2–4	Angola	Dar es Salaam
16:00 UTC+3	Omary 12' Ngoda 44'	Report	Mimo 17' Capita 41' (pen.), 72' David 68'	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

2021

 Nigeria v  Tanzania

March 14, 2021 (2021-3-14) 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group B	Nigeria	Cancelled	Tanzania	Mohammédia, Morocco
19:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Stade El Bachir

 Tanzania v  Algeria

March 17, 2021 (2021-3-17) 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group B	Tanzania	Cancelled	Algeria	Mohammédia, Morocco
19:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Stade El Bachir

 Tanzania v  Congo

March 20, 2021 (2021-3-20) 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group B	Tanzania	Cancelled	Congo	Rabat, Morocco
22:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Stade Moulay Hassan

Competitive record

FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup
Year	Round	GP	W	D1	L	GS	GA
1985	Did not qualify
1987
1989
1991	Withdrew
1993	Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025	To be determined
Total	0/20	0	0	0	0	0	0

¹Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations record

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1995	Did not qualify
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017	Group stage	3	1	1	1	2	2
2019	Group stage	3	0	0	3	6	12
2023	Did not qualify
2025	To be determined
Total	3/15	6	1	1	4	8	14

CECAFA U-17 Championship

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
2007	Group stage	3	-	1	2	4	9	-5
2009	Third-place	5	4	1	-	7	4	+3
2018	Champions	4	3	1	-	11	2	+9
2019	Third-place	5	4	-	1	14	6	+8
2020	Runners-up	4	2	1	1	6	6	0
Total	5/5	21	13	4	4	42	27	+15