The Tanzania national football team represents Tanzania

Tanzania

The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...

 in association 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 and their head coach is Jan Børge Poulsen. Tanzania has never qualified for the World Cup

FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...

 finals. Before uniting with Zanzibar, the team played as the Tanganyika national football team.

The island of Zanzibar

Zanzibar

Zanzibar ,Persian: زنگبار, from suffix bār: "coast" and Zangi: "bruin" ; is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa. It comprises the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja , and Pemba...

, part of Tanzania (and once an independent nation), is also an associate member of CAF and has played matches with other nations, but is not eligible to enter the World Cup or Africa Cup of Nations. See Zanzibar national football team

Zanzibar national football team

The Zanzibar national football team is the national team of Zanzibar, and is controlled by the Zanzibar Football Association.- History :Zanzibar is not a member of FIFA and is therefore not eligible to enter either the World Cup, But she is a member of the CAF so she can take a part in the Africa...

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History

Recently Tanzania has invested more money in the team in hope of improvement. Tanzania has beaten Burkina Faso in the African Nations cup qualifiers and lost 4–0 to Senegal

Senegal national football team

The Senegal national football team, nicknamed the Lions of Teranga, is the national team of Senegal and is controlled by the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football...

. The most recent result was a 2–1 win against Oceania Champions New Zealand in a friendly international match held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Tanzania football achievements

CECAFA Cup

CECAFA Cup

The CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup is the oldest football tournament in Africa. It is a tournament of FIFA and the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations , and includes national teams from Central and East Africa...

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• 3 Times Champion (1974, 1994, 2010)
• 5 Times Runners-up

World Cup record

• 1930
  1930 FIFA World Cup
  The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
  
   to 1970
  1970 FIFA World Cup
  The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of two-time World Cup champions, the final was won by...
  
   – Did not enter
• 1974
  1974 FIFA World Cup
  The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...
  
   – Did not qualify
• 1978
  1978 FIFA World Cup
  The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth...
  
   – Withdrew
• 1982
  1982 FIFA World Cup
  The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...
  
   to 1986
  1986 FIFA World Cup
  The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...
  
   – Did not qualify
• 1990
  1990 FIFA World Cup
  The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
  
   – Did not enter
• 1994
  1994 FIFA World Cup
  The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
  
   – Withdrew during qualifying
• 1998
  1998 FIFA World Cup
  The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
  
   to 2010
  2010 FIFA World Cup
  The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
  
   – Did not qualify

Africa Cup of Nations record

• 1957 to 1965 – Did not enter
• 1968 – Withdrew during qualifying
• 1970 to 1978 – Did not qualify
• 1980 – First Round
• 1982 – Withdrew
• 1984 – Did not qualify
• 1986 – Withdrew during qualifying
• 1988 to 1992 – Did not qualify
• 1994 – Withdrew during qualifying
• 1996 to 2002 – Did not qualify
• 2004 – Withdrew during qualifying
• 2006 to 2010 – Did not qualify

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Scorers for Tanzania	Competition
07/06/2010	Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam , formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country's richest city and a regionally important economic centre. Dar es Salaam is actually an administrative province within Tanzania, and consists of three local government areas or administrative districts: ... , Tanzania Tanzania The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...		1 – 5	Jabir Aziz 86'	Friendly
11/08/2010	Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam , formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country's richest city and a regionally important economic centre. Dar es Salaam is actually an administrative province within Tanzania, and consists of three local government areas or administrative districts: ... , Tanzania Tanzania The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...		1 – 1	Mrisho Ngassa Mrisho Ngassa Mrisho Alfani Ngassa is a Tanzanian footballer who plays club football for Azam FC and international football for Tanzania.-Club career:...  55’	Friendly
03/09/2010	Blida Blida Blida is a city in Algeria. It is the capital of Blida Province, and it is located about 45 km south-west of Algiers, the national capital. The name Blida, i.e... , Algeria Algeria Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...		1 – 1	Abdi Kassim Abdi Kassim Abdi Kassim is a footballer from Tanzania. He currently plays for the Dong Tam long An club.-International career:...  32'	2012 AFCON Qualifier
09/10/2010	Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam , formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country's richest city and a regionally important economic centre. Dar es Salaam is actually an administrative province within Tanzania, and consists of three local government areas or administrative districts: ... , Tanzania Tanzania The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...		0 – 1		2012 AFCON Qualifier
26/03/2011	Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam , formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country's richest city and a regionally important economic centre. Dar es Salaam is actually an administrative province within Tanzania, and consists of three local government areas or administrative districts: ... , Tanzania Tanzania The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...		2 – 1	Shaban Nditi Shaban Nditi Shaban Nditi is a Tanzanian footballer who plays club football for Mtibwa Sugar FC and international football for Tanzania.-References:...  70', Mbwana Samata 90'	2012 AFCON Qualifier

Current squad

The following players were called-up for the 2010 East African Cup (CECAFA Tusker Cup).

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Coaches

• Rudi Gutendorf
  Rudi Gutendorf
  Rudolf "Rudi" Gutendorf is a German football manager, renowned for managing the highest number of national teams – to date a total of 18 teams.- Career :...
  
   (1981)
• Burkhard Pape
  Burkhard Pape
  Burkhard Pape is a German former professional football player and manager. After a brief playing career as a right winger, Pape became a football coach who spent nearly forty years managing national teams in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific....
  
   (2000–2001)
• James Siang'a
  James Siang'a
  James Aggrey Siang'a is a Kenyan former international football player. Now active as a football manager, he has coached throughout Africa at both club and national level, and currently coaches Kenyan club side Gor Mahia.-Playing career:...
  
   (2002)
• Mshindo Msolla (2002–2003)

• Badru Hafidh (2003–2006)
• Márcio Máximo
  Marcio Maximo
  Márcio Máximo Barcellos is a Brazilian football manager.-Career:Máximo was a member of Brazil's under-17 and under-20 sides coach staff from 1992 until 1993. The teams included the future stars like Ronaldo and Ronaldinho...
  
   (2006–2010)
• Jan Børge Poulsen (2010–present)

External links

• Tanzania at FIFA.com