Tanzania has only played in two Africa Cup of Nations, in 1980[1] and 2019.[2] They qualified for a third tournament in 2023. 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 | ||||||||
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| Appearances: 3 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 1957 |
Did not enter | |||||||
 1959
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 1962
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 1963
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 1965
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| 1968 |
Withdrew during qualifying | |||||||
| 1970 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1972
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 1974
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 1976
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| 1978
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 1980 |
Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 1982 |
Withdrew | |||||||
 1984 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1986 |
Withdrew during qualifying | |||||||
 1988 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1990
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 1992
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| 1994 |
Withdrew during qualifying | |||||||
 1996 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1998
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| 2000
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 2002
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 2004 |
Withdrew during qualifying | |||||||
| 2006 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2008
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 2010
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  2012
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| 2013
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| 2015
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| 2017
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| 2019 |
Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2023 |
Qualified | |||||||
| 2025 |
To be determined | |||||||
   2027 |
Qualified as co-host | |||||||
| Total | Group stage | 4/36 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
Tanzania's AFCON matches
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
| Egypt
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Ivory Coast
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| Tanzania
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 8 March 1980 Group stage | Nigeria | 3–1 | Tanzania | Lagos |
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Report |
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Stadium: Surulere Stadium Attendance: 80,000 Referee:  Suleiman El Naim |
| 12 March 1980 Group stage | Egypt | 2–1 | Tanzania | Lagos |
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Report |
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Stadium: Surulere Stadium Attendance: 55,000 Referee:  Sohan Ramlochun |
| 15 March 1980 Group stage | Ivory Coast | 1–1 | Tanzania | Lagos |
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Report |
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Stadium: Surulere Stadium Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Diallo Bakaï |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Senegal
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Kenya
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Tanzania
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| 23 June 2019 Group stage | Senegal | 2–0 | Tanzania | Cairo |
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Report | Stadium: 30 June Stadium Attendance: 7,249 Referee: Sadok Selmi |
| 23 June 2019 Group stage | Kenya | 3–2 | Tanzania | Cairo |
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Report |
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Stadium: 30 June Stadium Attendance: 7,233 Referee: Ahmad Heeralall |
| 1 July 2019 Group stage | Tanzania | 0–3 | Algeria | Cairo |
| Report |
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Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Referee:  Andofetra Rakotojaona |
Squads
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References
- ^ "CAF – News Center – News – NewsDetails". www.cafonline.com.
- ^ "2019 Afcon: Emmanuel Amuneke - Tanzania ready to challenge the best | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
External links
- Africa Cup of Nations – Archives competitions – cafonline.com