Nickname(s) | Ngorongoro Boys | |||
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Association | Tanzania Football Federation | |||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
Sub-confederation | CECAFA | |||
Home stadium | Benjamin Mkapa Stadium | |||
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First international | ||||
South Africa 3–0 Tanzania (Pretoria, South Africa; 22 December 1996) | ||||
Biggest win | ||||
Somalia 1–8 Tanzania (Karatu, Tanzania; 26 November 2020) | ||||
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations | ||||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2021) | |||
Best result | Group stage (2021) | |||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | ||||
Appearances | None |
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 at the CECAFA U-20 Championship wich serves as a qualifier to the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations they won it twice in 1971 and 2019 and they have been Runners-up three times 1975, 1995 and 2020.[3]