Tanzania women's national under-17 football team

Tanzania under-17

Nickname(s)	Serengeti girls
Association	Tanzania Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	CECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coach	Bakari Shime
Captain	Noela Luhala
Most caps	Joyce Lema (24 matches)
Top scorer	Clara Luvanga (36 goals)
FIFA code	TAN
First colours Second colours Third colours
First international
Tanzania  5–1  Burundi (Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania; 25 Jan 2020)
Biggest win
Tanzania  7–0  Botswana (Zanzibar, Tanzania; 6 March 2022)
Biggest defeat
Japan 4–0 Tanzania  (Fatorda, India; 12 October 2022)
African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification
Appearances	1 (first in 2022)
Best result	Fourth round
CECAFA Women's U-17 Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2021)
Best result	Runners-up (2021)
COSAFA Women's U-17 Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2020)
Best result	Champions (2020)
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2022)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2022)
Medal record CECAFA Women's U-17 Championship 2021

The Tanzania women's national under-17 football team represents Tanzania in international women's under-17 football. The team is controlled by the governing body for football in Tanzania, the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF). The team and federation is currently a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the regional Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA).

The team finished as runners-up in the 2021 edition of CECAFA Women's U-17 Championship and also qualified for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup becoming the first Tanzanian team to qualify for a FIFA World Cup event.

Fixtures and results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2022

Japan  v  Tanzania

12 October 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS	Japan	4–0	Tanzania	Margao, India
20:00 UTC+5:30	Shiragaki 33' Itamura 67' Tsujisawa 75' Tanikawa 81'	Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 3,566 Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)

France  v  Tanzania

15 October 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS	France	1–2	Tanzania	Margao, India
16:30 UTC+5:30	Calba 77' (pen.)	Report (FIFA)	Mnally 17' Bahera 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 2,625 Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

Tanzania  v  Canada

18 October 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS	Tanzania	1–1	Canada	Navi Mumbai, India
20:00 UTC+5:30	Mapunda 35'	Report (FIFA)	Allen 14' (pen.)	Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 3,728 Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Colombia  v  Tanzania

22 October 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup QF	Colombia	3–0	Tanzania	Margao, India
16:30 UTC+5:30	Caicedo 3' Muñoz 17' Rodríguez 36' (pen.)	Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 3,547 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

Competitive records

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Appearances: 1
Host/Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2008	Did not enter
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020	Initially postponed to 2021, later cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1]
2022	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	1	2	3	9
2024	did not qualify
2025	To be determined
Total	1/9	0 Titles	4	1	1	2	3	9

References

External links

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