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The Tanzania national football team – in its third appearance in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast – is looking forward to untying the knot in the first round, relying on an elite group of young players who contributed to its qualification to the continental championship.
Ivory Coast will host the most important African football event on the continent, from January 13 to February 11 next.
Tanzania's national team is competing in the African Cup of Nations in Group F, alongside Morocco, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.
Congratulations Tanzania National Team, #AFCONQualifiers 2023 we are in, #VisitTanzania #AFCON2023 pic.twitter.com/oOlp8mHx8t
— Visit Tanzania (@VisitTanzania1) September 7, 2023
This team ranked 121st in the FIFA rankings in November 2023.
Establishment
The Tanzanian Football Association was founded in 1930, joined the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) in 1964, and a year later the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Before the unification with Zanzibar, it was called the Tanganyika national team.
He played his first match under the name “Tanganyika” against Uganda in 1945 and lost it 7-0. As for the first match under the current name Tanzania, it was in 1969 against Kenya and ended in a 1-1 draw.
This team, called “Taif Kings Stars,” has never qualified for the World Cup finals.
#Tanzania at #AFCON 1980.#TaifaStars did score Vs the hosts @NGSuperEagles back then. They are welcome back to #Afcon2019 #AFCON2019Q Congratulations #EmmanuelAmuneke Nigeria and now #Tanzania legend pic.twitter.com/4eCaUWz5DP
— ACLSports (@acl_sports) March 24, 2019
Participations in the African Cup of Nations
The Tanzania national team has participated twice in the continental championship, and its qualification for the 2023 edition is the third time it has appeared on the continental stage:
- 1980 version in Nigeria: In his first appearance, he lost his first match to the hosts 1-3, then was defeated by Egypt 1-2 before drawing with Ivory Coast 1-1 and exiting the tournament in the first round.
🇹🇿 Tanzania will be at the AFCON tournament this summer for just the second time in the nation’s history – the last time was in 1980!!
Here is the goal that sealed their 3-0 over previously-unbeaten Uganda: pic.twitter.com/GzJOWot3lo
— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) March 24, 2019
- 2019 edition in Egypt: Tanzania missed the African Nations Championship for nearly four decades, only to reappear in Egypt, clashing with Senegal, Algeria, and Kenya in the third group. He began his campaign with a loss to Senegal with two clean goals, then a defeat against Kenya 3-2, before being defeated by Algeria by three clean goals and exiting in the first round.
Officially… Tanzania's national team is the first to deposit in the African Cup of Nations 🇹🇿 pic.twitter.com/ppVmYuOyDN
— Kora Plus (@KoraPlusEG) June 27, 2019
- 2023 edition in Ivory Coast: Tanzania qualified for the finals of the African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast after clinching runner-up in the group with a scoreless draw with its guest, Algeria, to cross together to Ivory Coast.
Congratulations to the Tanzanian national team for qualifying for AFCON 2023. 🎉 The country is experiencing a remarkable boom in various aspects!
It’s truly inspiring to witness Tanzania’s progress. I am confident that the team will give their all and achieve good results in… pic.twitter.com/YShh08yJBO– Muhammad El Shazly (@ElShazlyMhd) September 8, 2023
Optimism despite the difficulty of the task
The Tanzania national team is optimistic about the possibility of achieving a surprise in the first round of the competition, despite being in a difficult group.
The team's striker, Simon Msufa, says that the team “has already gained experience in this competition, and we are aware of the strength of these two teams that we played against before.”
Msufa (Algerian JS Kabylie player) believes that Tanzanian national team players who are active in Europe can help bridge the gap if they perform to their full potential.
His colleague Novatos Dismas (Shakhtar Donetsk Ukrainian player) pointed out, “There are no longer big names in football. We will not be weak, but we will fight hard as a hope for the nation.”
My players' joy #Tanzania_national_team With their coach #Amroush By achieving qualification to Cannes Côte d'Ivoire 2023 after a draw against… #Greens. pic.twitter.com/C1BoE18nvg
— 🇩🇿 1.2.3 viva l'algerie (@vivalalgerie7) September 7, 2023
Today, the Tanzanian Football Association drew the contract of Algerian coach Adel Amrouche at the head of the technical crossbar for the first team.
A new experience in Africa for the Algerian coach after Botswana, Lesotho and many other teams. https://t.co/ZNuLoKqXZQ— Chebli Ishaq (@IshaqChebli) March 4, 2023
Team coach
The Tanzanian Football Federation appointed Algerian Adel Amrouche to coach the country's national team last March.
The federation's statement referred to Amroush's experiences and his coaching career, which he began in 1995 with many Algerian clubs, such as Raed Al-Qubba, Ittihad Algeria and Mouloudia Alger, in addition to his long experience with African teams.
Amroush previously coached Burundi (2007-2012), Kenya (2013-2014), Libya in 2018, Botswana (2019-2021), and finally Yemen last year.
Tanzanian Samata is in Aston Villa's starting lineup for the first time, making Tanzania the 117th country participating in the Premier League. pic.twitter.com/kTPTpB6MPa
— Kuwait 🇰🇼 | Kuwaitna Channel (@kuwaitnaaanews) February 1, 2020
Notable players:
- Mbwana Samatta (Aston Villa)
- Abdullah Musa (Blackpool)
- Kelvin John (Belgian Genk)
- Hamid Mao Makami (Egyptian Ghazl El Mahalla)
Program of matches for the Tanzania national team in Group 6 of the 2023 African Cup
- Wednesday 17 January: Morocco x Tanzania (Laurent Bouco Stadium)
- Sunday 21 January: Zambia x Tanzania (Laurent Bouco Stadium)
- Wednesday 24 January: Tanzania x Democratic Republic of Congo (Amadou John Coulibaly Stadium)
