Tanzania
CAF. Played 601 since 28 Mar 1945: won 163, drawn 172, lost 266. Elo 1387, ranked 153 in the world; peak 1560 in 1982.
Latest results
- 2026-09-29DMadagascar1–1TanzaniaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Antananarivo21%
- 2026-09-25LTanzania0–2Guinea-BissauUpsetAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Unguja71%
- 2026-03-29WMacau0–6TanzaniaFIFA Series · Kigali96%
- 2026-03-26LTanzania0–1LiechtensteinUpsetFIFA Series · Kigali94%
- 2026-01-04LMorocco1–0TanzaniaAfrican Cup of Nations · Round of 16 · Rabat3%
- 2025-12-30DTanzania1–1TunisiaAfrican Cup of Nations · Group D · Rabat13%
- 2025-12-27DUganda1–1TanzaniaAfrican Cup of Nations · Group D · Rabat34%
- 2025-12-23LNigeria2–1TanzaniaAfrican Cup of Nations · Group D · Fez14%
- 2025-11-15LKuwait4–3TanzaniaFriendly · Cairo49%
- 2025-10-14LIran2–0TanzaniaFriendly · Dubai6%
Squad
The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA Series (men's matches) matches against Liechtenstein and Macau on 26 and 29 March 2026, respectively.
- Players
- 27
- Average age
- 26.0
- Caps between them
- 631
- Most from one club
- Azam (6)
Where they play
20 at home · 7 abroad in 7 other countries
- Tanzania 20
- Azerbaijan 1
- Belgium 1
- Denmark 1
- England 1
- Iraq 1
- Malta 1
- Turkey 1
Average club rating 1416 (ClubElo; 4 of 27 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Göztepe, ranked 244 by ClubElo.
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Yonna GeoffreyPamba | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Zuberi FobaAzam | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Aishi ManulaAzam | 31 | 66 | 0 |
| Yona AmosiPamba | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||
| 3 | Nickson KibabageSimba | 26 | 17 | 0 |
| 4 | Lameck LawiAzam | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Nuru TwalibAzam | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Bakari MwamnyetoYoung Africans | 31 | 54 | 1 |
| 15 | Mohamed HusseiniYoung Africans | 30 | 65 | 1 |
| 24 | Mohamed MussaMashujaa | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Ibrahim HamadYoung Africans | 28 | 37 | 1 | |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 2 | Haji MnogaPatro Eisden(Belgium) | 24 | 20 | 0 |
| 6 | Feisal SalumAzam | 28 | 62 | 5 |
| 8 | Charles M'MombwaFloriana(Malta) | 28 | 20 | 4 |
| 12 | Morice AbrahamSimba | 23 | 12 | 0 |
| 16 | Kelvin NashonPamba | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Alphonce MsangaŞamaxı(Azerbaijan) | 23 | 10 | 0 |
| 20 | Novatus MiroshiGöztepe(Turkey) | 24 | 37 | 4 |
| 23 | Mudathir YahyaYoung Africans | 31 | 41 | 2 |
| Yusuf KagomaSimba | 30 | 9 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||
| 7 | Iddy NadoAzam | 31 | 25 | 1 |
| 9 | Paul PeterJKT Tanzania | 22 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Kelvin JohnAaB(Denmark) | 23 | 14 | 1 |
| 11 | Tarryn AllarakhiaBoreham Wood(England) | 28 | 14 | 2 |
| 19 | Selemani MwalimuSimba | 20 | 9 | 1 |
| 22 | Bakari MsimuCoastal Union | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Simon MsuvaAl-Talaba(Iraq) | 33 | 103 | 25 | |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Tanzania national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 29 March 2026; page last edited 2 Nov 2026. Read daily.
Tournament history
AFCON: 4 appearances
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
Tanzania v Uganda: played 71, won 12, drawn 21, lost 38; goals 71–142. First met 28 Mar 1945, last 27 Dec 2025.
- 2025-12-27DUganda1–1TanzaniaAfrican Cup of Nations · Group D · Rabat34%
- 2023-03-28LTanzania0–1UgandaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Dar es Salaam60%
- 2023-03-24WUganda0–1TanzaniaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Ismailia39%
- 2022-09-24WTanzania1–0UgandaFriendly · Benghazi36%
- 2021-12-09LTanzania0–2UgandaFriendly · Dar es Salaam49%
- 2019-03-24WTanzania3–0UgandaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Dar es Salaam41%
- 2018-09-08DUganda0–0TanzaniaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Kira21%
- 2013-12-07DUganda2–2TanzaniaCECAFA Cup · Mombasa29%
- 2012-12-06LUganda3–0TanzaniaCECAFA Cup · Kampala14%
- 2011-12-08LTanzania1–3UgandaCECAFA Cup · Dar es Salaam30%
- 2011-01-11DUganda1–1TanzaniaNile Basin Tournament · Cairo23%
- 2010-12-10DTanzania0–0UgandaCECAFA Cup · Dar es Salaam36%
- 2010-03-03LTanzania2–3UgandaFriendly · Mwanza40%
- 2009-11-29LUganda2–0TanzaniaCECAFA Cup · Mumias35%
- 2009-01-09LUganda2–1TanzaniaCECAFA Cup · Kampala31%
Latest 15 of 71 meetings.
Record by competition
| Friendly | 267 | 73 | 80 | 114 |
| CECAFA Cup | 135 | 49 | 33 | 53 |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 107 | 25 | 30 | 52 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 52 | 12 | 16 | 24 |
| African Cup of Nations | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| COSAFA Cup | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| FIFA Series | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Nile Basin Tournament | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| All-African Games | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mapinduzi Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Top scorers
- Simon Msuva 7
- Mbwana Samatta 6
- Thuwein Ali 3
- Peter Tino 3
- Jerson Tegete 3
- Thomas Ulimwengu 3
- Thuwein Waziri 2
- Danny Mrwanda 2
- Erasto Nyoni 2
- Amri Kiemba 2
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.