Tanzania national futsal team

Tanzania
First international
Association	TFF
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Home stadium	Starlight Futsal Arena
FIFA code	TAN
FIFA ranking	138 (14 June 2024)^[1]
Namibia 2–5 Tanzania (Windhoek, Namibia; 3 February 2024)
Biggest win
Namibia 2–5 Tanzania (Windhoek, Namibia; 3 February 2024)
Biggest defeat
Tanzania 3–6 Namibia (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 9 February 2024)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances	0
Futsal Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	0

The Tanzania national futsal team is controlled by the Tanzania Football Federation, the governing body for futsal in Tanzania, and represents the country in international futsal competitions.

History

Tanzania entered into 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations qualification and were drawn against Namibia for a home-and-away series. The away leg, to be played on 3 February 2024, would be Namibia's first-ever match.^[2] Tanzania went on to win its debut by a score of 2–5 with David Jangandu scoring his country's first-ever goal.^[3]^[4] In the away leg played in Dar es Salam, Namibia earned a surprise 6–3 victory. With the goals scored level at eight, Namibia advanced on away goals and qualified for the 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations.^[5]^[6]

All-time fixtures and results

Namibia

Tanzania

3 February 2024 (2024-02-03) 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Namibia	2–5	Tanzania	Windhoek, Namibia
19:00 UTC+1		Report	David Jangandu Jamal Ally Adam Abdallah pen.', pen.' Derick Kanyana	Stadium: Windhoek Showgrounds Sport Plaza

Tanzania

Namibia

9 February 2024 (2024-02-09) 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Tanzania	3–6	Namibia	Dar es Salam, Tanzania
20:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Starlight Futsal Arena

Competitive record

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	DIF
1989	Did not enter
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2021
2024	Did not qualify
Total	0/10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Africa Futsal Cup of Nations

Africa Futsal Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	DIF
1996	Did not enter
2000
2004
2008
2011
2016
2020
2024	Did not qualify
Total	0/7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Head-to-head record

As of match played 9 February 2024

Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Namibia	2	1	0	1	8	8	0
Total	2	1	0	1	8	8	0

References

^ "FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking". FIFA. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ Schutz, Helge. "Namibia Futsal to make history". The Namibian. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ "Futsal Namibia Faces Uphill Battle After Home Defeat in CAF AFCON Qualifiers". The Windhoek Observer. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ Munango, Brian. "Futsal Team Optimistic Despite Loss". The Namibian Sun. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ "Futsal Namibia Gears Up for Competition Proper for CAF Futsal AFCON Competition". The Windhoek Observer. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ "Namibia Football Association Sends Warm Wishes to National Futsal Team Ahead of Historic Debut". The Windhoek Observer. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

External links

TFF website

National futsal teams of Africa (CAF)

Futsal Africa Cup of Nations

North Africa (UNAF)

West Africa (WAFU)

Ivory Coast
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Mauritania
Nigeria

East Africa (CECAFA)

Somalia
Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda

Central Africa (UNIFFAC)

Cameroon
Congo DR
Equatorial Guinea
São Tomé and Príncipe

Southern Africa (COSAFA)

Non-regional Members

Réunion¹

¹ Regional team, an associate member of CAF but not a member of FIFA

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