Tanzania Under 17
Nickname(s)Serengeti boys
AssociationTanzania Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coachTanzania Oscar Mirambo
CaptainMorice Micheal
Home stadiumNational Stadium
FIFA codeTAN
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)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
AppearancesDNQ
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances2 (first in 2017)
Best resultGroup stage (2017, 2019)
CECAFA U-17 Championship
Appearances5 (first in 2007)
Best resultChampions (2018)

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]

History

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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) Tanzania Alliance Schools FC
2 2DF Omary Jumanne (2002-06-10)10 June 2002 (aged 16) Tanzania Karume Academy
3 2DF Arafat Hussein (2003-07-13)13 July 2003 (aged 15) Tanzania Karume Academy
4 2DF Ben Swakali (2002-07-23)23 July 2002 (aged 16) Tanzania Rugby Sports Academy
5 3MF Mustapha Nankuku (2002-02-05)5 February 2002 (aged 17) Tanzania Tanzania
6 2DF Alphonce Mabula (2003-06-14)14 June 2003 (aged 15) Tanzania Tanzania
7 3MF Misungwi Boniphace (2003-03-12)12 March 2003 (aged 16) Tanzania Karume Academy
8 4FW Salumu Milenge (2003-08-03)3 August 2003 (aged 15) Tanzania Tanzania
9 4FW Edmund Godfrey (2002-12-04)4 December 2002 (aged 16) Tanzania Alliance Schools FC
10 4FW Kelvin Pius (2003-06-10)10 June 2003 (aged 15) Tanzania Tanzania
12 2DF Pascal Gaudence (2003-08-15)15 August 2003 (aged 15) Tanzania Tanzania
13 3MF Ladaki Juma (2004-03-15)15 March 2004 (aged 15) Tanzania Tanzania
14 3MF Dominic Pauline (2003-12-28)28 December 2003 (aged 15) Tanzania Alliance Schools FC
15 2DF Ally Hamisi (2002-11-08)8 November 2002 (aged 16) Tanzania Tanzania
16 2DF Amiri Njeru (2002-02-20)20 February 2002 (aged 17) Tanzania Azam
17 3MF Edson Mshirakandi (2003-01-28)28 January 2003 (aged 16) Tanzania Tanzania
18 3MF Morice Abraham (2003-08-13)13 August 2003 (aged 15) Serbia Spartak Subotica
19 4FW Agiri Ngoda (2002-03-14)14 March 2002 (aged 17) Tanzania Tanzania
20 1GK Mwinyi Yahya (2002-11-28)28 November 2002 (aged 16) Tanzania 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

14 April 2019 (2019-04-14) 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)
17 April 2019 (2019-04-17) 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)
20 April 2019 (2019-04-20) 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
Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

2021

14 March 2021 (2021-03-14) 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group B  Nigeria Cancelled  Tanzania Mohammédia, Morocco
19:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Stade El Bachir
17 March 2021 (2021-03-17) 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group B  Tanzania Cancelled  Algeria Mohammédia, Morocco
19:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Stade El Bachir
20 March 2021 (2021-03-20) 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group B  Tanzania Cancelled  Congo Rabat, Morocco
22:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Stade Moulay Hassan

Competitive records

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Year Round GP W D L GS GA GD
China 1985 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Canada 1987 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Scotland 1989 Did not participate - - - - - - -
Italy 1991 Withdrew - - - - - - -
Japan 1993 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Ecuador 1995 Disqualified - - - - - - -
Egypt 1997 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
New Zealand 1999 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Finland 2003 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Peru 2005 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
South Korea 2007 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Nigeria 2009 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Mexico 2011 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
United Arab Emirates 2013 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Chile 2015 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
India 2017 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Brazil 2019 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Peru 2021 Did not held - - - - - - -
Indonesia 2023 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Total 0/19 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations

Year Round GP W D L GS GA GD
1985 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
1987 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
1989 Did not participate - - - - - - -
1991 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
1993 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Mali 1995 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Botswana 1997 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Guinea 1999 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Seychelles 2001 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Eswatini 2003 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
The Gambia 2005 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Togo 2007 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Algeria 2009 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Rwanda 2011 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Morocco 2013 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Niger 2015 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Gabon 2017 Group stage 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
Tanzania 2019 Group stage 3 - - 3 6 12 -6
Morocco 2021 Did not held - - - - - - -
Algeria 2023 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Total 2/18 6 1 1 4 8 14 -6

CECAFA U-17 Championship

Year Round GP W D L GS GA GD
Burundi2007 Group stage 3 - 1 2 4 9 -5
Sudan 2009 Third-place 5 4 1 - 7 4 +3
Burundi2018 Champions 4 3 1 - 11 2 +9
Tanzania 2019 Third-place 5 4 - 1 14 6 +8
Rwanda2020 Runners-up 4 2 1 1 6 6 0
Total 5/5 21 13 4 4 42 27 +15

References

  1. ^ "Tanzania U-17 soccer team statistics, Fixtures, results, squad". International Soccerway. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Afcon U-17 Tanzania will go far despite tough draw- Shime". Goal.com. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Tanzania U-17 soccer team squad, fixtures, results, statistics". Global Sports Archive. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Tanzania intensify Afcon U17 2019 preps". Super Sports. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Tanzania U-17 soccer team fixtures, results, squad, news". Tribuna. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Tanzania U-17 squad for AFCON U-17 Cup of Nations". CAF. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

External links

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