Tanzania at the Africa Cup of Nations

Tanzania has only played in two Africa Cup of Nations, in 1980[1] and 2019.[2] They qualified for a third tournament in 2023.

Tanzania is one of Africa's weaker sides and often don't achieve much international honor. This resulted with Tanzania often struggled in qualifying campaign, and outside the first 1980 edition debut, Tanzania had to wait for 39 years before qualified to another AFCON. The national team's records in the tournament is also not impressive, with five defeats and one lone draw dated from their 1980 debut edition, a 1–1 draw to Ivory Coast. The 2019 successful qualification was only the second times Tanzania managed to qualify by their own, although it was mostly helped by lucks thanked for Cape Verde and Lesotho failed to win.

Overall record
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances: 3
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Sudan 1957Did not enter
Egypt 1959
Ethiopia 1962
Ghana 1963
Tunisia 1965
Ethiopia 1968Withdrew during qualifying
Sudan 1970Did not qualify
Cameroon 1972
Egypt 1974
Ethiopia 1976
Ghana 1978
Nigeria 1980Group stage7th301236
Libya 1982Withdrew
Ivory Coast 1984Did not qualify
Egypt 1986Withdrew during qualifying
Morocco 1988Did not qualify
Algeria 1990
Senegal 1992
Tunisia 1994Withdrew during qualifying
South Africa 1996Did not qualify
Burkina Faso 1998
Ghana Nigeria 2000
Mali 2002
Tunisia 2004Withdrew during qualifying
Egypt 2006Did not qualify
Ghana 2008
Angola 2010
Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012
South Africa 2013
Equatorial Guinea 2015
Gabon 2017
Egypt 2019Group stage24th300328
Cameroon 2021Did not qualify
Ivory Coast 2023TBDTBD000000
2025To be determined
TotalGroup stage3/336015514

Tanzania's AFCON matches
Main article: 1980 African Cup of Nations § Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5
 Egypt 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 4
 Ivory Coast 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
 Tanzania 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source:
8 March 1980 Group stage Nigeria  3–1  Tanzania Lagos
  • Muda Lawal 11'
  • Ifeanyi Onyedika 35'
  • Segun Odegbami 85'
 Report
Stadium: Surulere Stadium
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Sudan Suleiman El Naim
12 March 1980 Group stage Egypt  2–1  Tanzania Lagos
 Report
  • Thuwein Waziri 86'
 Stadium: Surulere Stadium
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Mauritius Sohan Ramlochun
15 March 1980 Group stage Ivory Coast  1–1  Tanzania Lagos
  • Kobenan Koma 7'
 Report
  • Thuwein Waziri 59'
 Stadium: Surulere Stadium
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Cameroon Diallo Bakaï
Main article: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations § Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Algeria 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Senegal 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6
3  Kenya 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
4  Tanzania 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
23 June 2019 Group stage Senegal  2–0  Tanzania Cairo
 Report Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Attendance: 7,249
Referee: Tunisia Sadok Selmi
23 June 2019 Group stage Kenya  3–2  Tanzania Cairo
 Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Attendance: 7,233
Referee: Mauritius Ahmad Heeralall
1 July 2019 Group stage Tanzania  0–3  Algeria Cairo
Report
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Madagascar Andofetra Rakotojaona

Squads

References
  1. "CAF – News Center – News – NewsDetails". www.cafonline.com.
  2. "2019 Afcon: Emmanuel Amuneke - Tanzania ready to challenge the best | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
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