Zanzibar national football team
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| Association | Zanzibar Football Association | ||
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| Confederation | NF Board & CAF | ||
| Head coach |  Badr el Din |
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| Home stadium | Amaan Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | ZAN | ||
| Elo ranking | 139 | ||
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| First international | |||
 Kenya 2 - 3 Zanzibar  (Zanzibar; Date Unknown, May 1949) |
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| Biggest win | |||
 Zanzibar 3 - 0 Tanzania (Kenya; October 10, 1967) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
| Kenya 10 - 0 Zanzibar (Kenya; Date Unknown, 1961) |
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| Appearances | (First in -) | ||
| Best result | - | ||
| Appearances | (First in -) | ||
| Best result | - | ||
The Zanzibar national football team is the national team of Zanzibar, and is controlled by the Zanzibar Football Association. Zanzibar is not a member of FIFA and is therefore not eligible to enter either the World Cup or the African Nations Cup. The island is part of the nation of Tanzania which holds FIFA recognition at the international level. Prior to the union of Zanzibar and Tanganyika in 1964, Zanzibar was a fully independent member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), but never qualified for the African Nations Cup. It was also an associate member of CAF between 2007 and 2009.
Zanzibar is currently a provisional member of the NF-Board. The team placed 2nd in the 2006 FIFI Wild Cup tournament, losing 4-1 on penalties to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the final. For that tournament, they were coached by the German comedian Oliver Pocher.
Their U-20 team also played in the 2006 ELF Cup, finishing fourth of eight, winning one game (1-0 against Kyrgyzstan's national futsal team) and drawing twice (against Gagauzia and Greenland) before losing 5-0 to Northern Cyprus in the semifinal. They regularly play in the CECAFA Cup, which includes national teams from Central and East Africa, and in 1995 they became champions, winning the final match 1-0 against the host nation, Uganda.
[edit] Zanzibar football achievements
- CECAFA Cup :
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- 1 Time Champion (1995)
- 6 Times Semifinalist (two times third)
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- ELF Cup :
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- 2006 - Fourth Place
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- FIFI Wild Cup :
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- 2006 - Second Place
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- African Cup of Nations :
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- 1962 - Did Not Qualify
- All the other editions did not enter.
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[edit] Current squad
Goalkeepers:
Outfield players:
- Malale Hamsin Keya (Defender)
- Twahir Ahmada Mzee
- Rajab Khamis Shaban (Defender)
- Hussein Raashid
- Salum Mohammed
- Mwinyi Ally Salum
- Kasim Abukadir (Midfielder)
- Khamis Mcua (Midfielder)
- Khamis Sufiani
- Salum Ussi Hamad
- Masoud Ali Mohamed
- Nassor Massoud
- Abdalla Seif Ali
- Thomas Mauris (Striker)
- Ali Suleiman (Striker)
- Musa Omar (Striker)
- Abdalla Juma (Striker)
- Awsu Maulid (Striker)
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