The Tanzania national under-20 football team, nicknamed the Ngorongoro Boys, represents Tanzania in international youth football competitions. 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.
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.
Honours CECAFA U-20 Championship: Winners (2): 1971, 2019 Runners-up (3): 1975, 1995, 2020
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 World Cup record FIFA U-20 World Cup recordYearRoundGPWD1LGSGA 1977Did not qualify 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2023 2025 2027to be determinedTotal0/25000000 1Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations record U-20 Africa Cup of NationsAppearances: 2YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA 1979did not enter 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997did not qualify 1999 2001 2003 2005Withdrew before qualification 2007did not enter 2009Withdrew before qualification 2011did not qualify 2013 2015 2017did not enter 2019did not qualify 2021Group stage12th301218 2023did not qualify 2025Group stage13th400404TotalGroup stage2/247016112
Current squad
References
External links soccerway.com