Tanzania national football team

Tanzania

Nickname(s)	Taifa Stars
Association	Tanzania Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Marcio Maximo
Home stadium	National Stadium
FIFA code	TAN
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	99
Highest	89 (December 2007)
Lowest	175 (October 2005)
First international
Uganda 7 - 0 Tanganyika (Uganda; Date Unknown, 1945)
Biggest win
Tanzania 7 - 0 Somalia (Jinja, Uganda; December 1, 1995)
Biggest defeat
Ethiopia 7 - 0 Tanzania (Ethiopia; October 8, 1969)
African Nations Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 1980)
Best result	Round 1, 1980

The Tanzania national football team, nicknamed the Taifa Stars, is the national team of Tanzania and is controlled by the Tanzania Football Federation. It has never qualified for the World Cup finals. Before uniting with Zanzibar, the team played as the Tanganyika national football team.

The island of Zanzibar, 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 African Cup of Nations. See Zanzibar national football team.

Tanzania recent 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's national football team. 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 :

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

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1970 - Did not enter
• 1974 - Did not qualify
• 1978 - Withdrew
• 1982 - Did not qualify
• 1986 - Did not qualify
• 1990 - Did not enter
• 1994 - Withdrew during qualifying
• 1998 to 2010 - Did not qualify

African Nations Cup record

• 1957 to 1965 - Did not enter
• 1968 - Withdrew during qualifying
• 1970 to 1978 - Did not qualify
• 1980 - Round 1
• 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

Current squad

The following players were called for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Cape Verde on October 11, 2008.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ivo Mapunda				Saint-George SA
2	2DF	Salum Swedi				Mtibwa Sugar FC
3	3MF	Haruna Moshi				Simba SC
4	3MF	Athuman Idd				Young Africans FC
5	2DF	Kelvin Yondan				Simba SC
6	3MF	Henry Joseph Shindika				Kongsvinger IL
15	4FW	Uhuru Selemani				Coastal Union
8	4FW	Mrisho Ngassa				Young Africans FC
9		Jabir Stima
10	4FW	Jerson Tegete				Young Africans FC
11	4FW	Musa Mgosi Hassan				Simba SC
12	2DF	Nurdin Bakari				Simba SC
13	2DF	Nadir Haroub				Vancouver Whitecaps FC
14	2DF	Shadrack Nsajigwa	February 10 1984			Young Africans FC
15	3MF	Kigi Makasi				Mtibwa Sugar FC
16	2DF	Juma Jabu				Ashanti United SC
17	2DF	Amir Maftah				Young Africans FC
18	1GK	Shaban Dihile				JKT Ruvu Stars

Recent call-ups 2008

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
5	3MF	Shaban Nditi (WCQ v. Mauritius, 6 September)				Mtibwa Sugar FC
7	3MF	Adam Kingwande (WCQ v. Mauritius, 6 September)				Simba SC
9	2DF	Geoffrey Namwandu (WCQ v. Mauritius, 6 September)				Prisons FC
12	2DF	Fredy Mbuna (WCQ v. Mauritius, 6 September)				Young Africans FC
16	3MF	Nizar Khalfan (WCQ v. Mauritius, 6 September)				Vancouver Whitecaps FC
18	1GK	Farouk Mzee (WCQ v. Mauritius, 6 September)				Miembeni
	2DF	Meshack Abel (Friendly v. Ghana, 20 August)				Mtibwa Sugar FC
4	2DF	Erasto Nyoni (WCQ v. Cameroon, 21 June)				Vital'O
7	4FW	Danny Mrwanda (WCQ v. Cameroon, 21 June)				Al-Tadamon
11	3MF	Ulimboka Mwakingwe (WCQ v. Cameroon, 21 June)	November 4 1984			Simba SC
10	4FW	Emmanuel Mwakyusa (v. Cameroon on June 14)	May 21 1984			Simba SC
15	3MF	Abdi Kassim (v. Cameroon on June 14)	October 18 1980			Young Africans FC