Tanzania national under-20 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Tanzania women's national under-20 football team.
Tanzania U-20
Nickname(s)Ngorongoro Boys
AssociationTanzania Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCECAFA
Home stadiumBenjamin Mkapa Stadium
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
First international
 South Africa 3–0  
(Pretoria, South Africa; 22 December 1996)
Biggest win
 Somalia 1–8  
(Karatu, Tanzania; 26 November 2020)
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances1 (first in 2021)
Best resultGroup stage (2021)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
AppearancesNone

The Tanzania national under-20 football team, nicknamed the Ngorongoro Boys, represents Tanzania in international youth football competitions.[1] Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior national team. The team competes in a variety of competitions, including the biennial FIFA U-20 World Cup and the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, which is the top competitions for this age group.[2]

They also participate in the CECAFA U-20 Championship which serves as a qualifier to the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, winning it twice, in the 1971 and 2019 CECAFA U-20 Championships, and have been runners-up three times, in the 1975, 1995, and 2020 CECAFA U-20 Championships.[3]

Honours

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Round GP W D1 L GS GA
Tunisia 1977 Did not qualify
Japan 1979
Australia 1981
Mexico 1983
Soviet Union 1985
Chile 1987
Saudi Arabia 1989
Portugal 1991
Australia 1993
Qatar 1995
Malaysia 1997
Nigeria 1999
Argentina 2001
United Arab Emirates 2003
Netherlands 2005
Canada 2007
Egypt 2009
Colombia 2011
Turkey 2013
New Zealand 2015
South Korea 2017
Poland 2019
Argentina 2023
Chile 2025
Total 0/24 0 0 0 0 0 0

1Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

U-20 Africa Cup of Nations record

U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances: 1
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1979 did not enter
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
Egypt 1991
Mauritius 1993
Nigeria 1995
Morocco 1997 did not qualify
Ghana 1999
Ethiopia 2001
Burkina Faso 2003
Benin 2005 Withdrew before qualification
Republic of the Congo 2007 did not enter
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2009 Withdrew before qualification
South Africa 2011 did not qualify
Algeria 2013
Senegal 2015
Zambia 2017 did not enter
Niger 2019 did not qualify
Mauritania 2021 Group stage 12th 3 0 1 2 1 8
Egypt 2023 did not qualify
Ivory Coast 2025 Group stage 13th 4 0 0 4 0 4
Total Group stage 2/24 7 0 1 6 1 12

Current squad

References

  1. ^ "Tanzania - Tanzania Under 20 - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  2. ^ "Tanzania name provisional squad for U20 Africa Cup of Nations | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  3. ^ "AFCON U-20 QUALIFIERSHosts Tanzania to face Kenya in Africa Cup of Nations U-20 CECAFA qualifiers". cecafaonline.com. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
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