Young Africans FC
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Young Africans Sports Club is a Tanzania
n football
club based in Dar Es Salaam
. Their home games are played at National Stadium
. Young Africans (or Yanga as it is locally known) is one of the two biggest teams in Tanzanian football, their archrivals being Simba SC
. Both teams are based in Dar Es Salaam. The team's colors are yellow and green. Yanga has won slightly more Tanzanian Premier League
titles than Simba SC. However, Simba has fared much better on the continental stage than their archrivals. Yanga played their first game of the 2011 Kagame Castle Cup on 26th June 2011. Yanga managed to draw 2-2 against Al-Merreikh and the sudanese team made a record by scoring all four goals (Yanga's goals were own goals)
Shabani Nonda
Papii is the most notable player who ever played for this club. Papii had a stint with Yanga in the middle of the 1990s before heading to Vaal Professionals
based in South Africa.)
Edibily Jonas Lunyamila Said Maulid
Credo Mwaipopo Mrisho Ngasa Kali Ongala
Chairman: Lloyd Nchunga
Vice Chairman:David Mosha
General Secretary: Mwesigwa Selestine
Treasurer: Phillip Chifuka
Club Information Officer: Louis Sendeu
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...
n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in 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: ...
. Their home games are played at National Stadium
National stadium
Many countries have a national football stadium, which typically serves as the primary or exclusive home for one or more of a country's national representative sports teams. The term is most often used in reference to an association football stadium. Usually, a national stadium will be in or very...
. Young Africans (or Yanga as it is locally known) is one of the two biggest teams in Tanzanian football, their archrivals being Simba SC
Simba SC
Simba Sports Club is a Tanzanian football club based in Dar es Salaam. Their home games are played at two stadiums Uhuru Stadium and National Stadium. Simba SC is one of two biggest football clubs in Tanzania, their archrivals being the Young Africans...
. Both teams are based in Dar Es Salaam. The team's colors are yellow and green. Yanga has won slightly more Tanzanian Premier League
Tanzanian Premier League
Tanzanian Premier League is the top division of the Football Association of Tanzania, it was created in 1965. The competition was simply known as national league and later First Division Soccer League until the name Premier league was adopted in 1997.-Format:...
titles than Simba SC. However, Simba has fared much better on the continental stage than their archrivals. Yanga played their first game of the 2011 Kagame Castle Cup on 26th June 2011. Yanga managed to draw 2-2 against Al-Merreikh and the sudanese team made a record by scoring all four goals (Yanga's goals were own goals)
Shabani Nonda
Shabani Nonda
Shabani Christophe Nonda is a DR Congolese international footballer who is currently a free agent. His last club Galatasaray released his contract on 28 January 2010.-Club career:...
Papii is the most notable player who ever played for this club. Papii had a stint with Yanga in the middle of the 1990s before heading to Vaal Professionals
Vaal Professionals
Vaal Professionals were a South African football club based in Vereeniging which was a founder member of the Premier Soccer League in 1996...
based in South Africa.)
Achievements
- Tanzanian Premier LeagueTanzanian Premier LeagueTanzanian Premier League is the top division of the Football Association of Tanzania, it was created in 1965. The competition was simply known as national league and later First Division Soccer League until the name Premier league was adopted in 1997.-Format:...
: 18
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- 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011.
- Tanzanian CupNyerere CupThe Nyerere Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Tanzanian football. It was created in 1974.-Winners:*1974 : JKU FC *1975 : Young Africans FC *1976 : Rangers International...
: 4
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- 1975, 1994, 1999, 2000.
- CECAFA Clubs Cup: 4
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- 1975, 1993, 1999, 2011.
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions LeagueCAF Champions LeagueThe CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...
: 7 appearances
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- 1997CAF Champions League 1997The 1997 CAF Champions League was the 33rd edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football , and the 1st edition under the current CAF Champions League format...
- Preliminary Round - 1998 - Group Stage
- 2001 - Second Round
- 1997
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- 2006CAF Champions League 2006The CAF Champions League 2006 started on 17 February 2006 with a preliminary round. The second leg of the final was played in Tunisia on the 11th of November. Al-Ahly won the tournament for the second time in a row with a late winner by Mohamed Aboutreika....
- Preliminary Round - 2007CAF Champions League 2007The CAF Champions League 2007 was the 11th occurrence of the CAF Champions League, the most prestigious club football competition in Africa. Étoile du Sahel of Tunisia became champions for the first time, beating Al-Ahly of Egypt 3–1 in a two-legged final.-Preliminary round:The 1st legs were...
- Second Round - 2009CAF Champions League 2009The 2009 CAF Champions League is the 45th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football , and the 13th edition under the current CAF Champions League format...
- First Round
- 2006
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- 2010 - Preliminary Round
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 11 appearances
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- 1969African Cup of Champions Clubs 1969The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1969 was the 5th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
- Quarter-Finals - 1970African Cup of Champions Clubs 1970The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1970 was the 6th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
- Quarter-Finals - 1971African Cup of Champions Clubs 1971The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1971 was the 7th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
- withdrew in Second Round - 1972African Cup of Champions Clubs 1972The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1972 was the 8th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
- First Round
- 1969
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- 1973African Cup of Champions Clubs 1973The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1973 was the 9th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
- First Round - 1975African Cup of Champions Clubs 1975The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1975 was the 11th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
- Second Round - 1982African Cup of Champions Clubs 1982The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1982 was the 18th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
- Second Round - 1984African Cup of Champions Clubs 1984The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1984 was the 20th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
- First Round
- 1973
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- 1988African Cup of Champions Clubs 1988The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1988 was the 23rd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
- First Round - 1992African Cup of Champions Clubs 1992The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1992 was the 27th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
- First Round - 1996African Cup of Champions Clubs 1996The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1996 was the 31st edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
- Preliminary Round
- 1988
- CAF Confederation CupCAF Confederation CupThe CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...
: 3 appearances
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- 2007CAF Confederation Cup 2007The CAF Confederation Cup 2007 is scheduled to begin with the preliminary round in late January and mid-February with the second round in March and the third round in April.-Preliminary round:1st legs played 26–28 January 2007....
- Intermediate Round - 2008 - Second Round
- 20112011 CAF Confederation CupThe 2011 CAF Confederation Cup is the 8th edition of the Confederation Cup organized by the Confederation of African Football . The winners will play in the 2012 CAF Super Cup.-Association team allocation:...
- Preliminary Round
- 2007
- CAF CupCAF CupThe CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runner-ups of member associations who haven't qualified to one of the two pre-existing CAF international club competitions the African Cup of Champions Clubs or the African Cup Winners' Cup.-Format:Only runner-ups of...
: 2 appearances
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- 1994 - First Round
- 1999 - First Round
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances
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- 1995 - Quarter-Finals
- 2000 - First Round
Current squad
Athuman Iddy ChujiOut on loan
Notable former players
Shabani NondaShabani Nonda
Shabani Christophe Nonda is a DR Congolese international footballer who is currently a free agent. His last club Galatasaray released his contract on 28 January 2010.-Club career:...
Edibily Jonas Lunyamila Said Maulid
Said Maulid
Said Maulidi Kalukula is a Tanzanian-Congolese football striker currently playing for Onze Bravos.-Career:...
Credo Mwaipopo Mrisho Ngasa Kali Ongala
Kali Ongala
Kali Ongala is a Tanzanian football midfielder. He currently plays for GIF Sundsvall. He joined that club from FC Väsby United in autumn 2007.Kali is also the son of musician Remmy Ongala.- External links :*...
Club Leadership
Sponsor: Yusuf ManjiChairman: Lloyd Nchunga
Vice Chairman:David Mosha
General Secretary: Mwesigwa Selestine
Treasurer: Phillip Chifuka
Club Information Officer: Louis Sendeu