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The Tanzania national women's football team, is the national team of Tanzania and is controlled by the Tanzania Football Federation. They are nicknamed the Twiga Stars.

Tanzania

Nickname(s)	Twiga Stars
Association	Tanzania Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	CECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coach	Oscar Mirambo
Captain	Amina Bilal
FIFA code	TAN
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current	152 3 (13 October 2022)[1]
Highest	92 (December 2009)
Lowest	155 (August 2022)
First international
Eritrea 2–3 Tanzania  (Asmara, Eritrea; 10 August 2002)
Biggest win
Tanzania 12–0 Zanzibar  (Njeru, Uganda; 6 June 2022)
African Women's Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2010)
Best result	Group Stage (2010)

The Twiga Stars qualified for their first CAF Women's Championship finals on 5 June 2010, after defeating Eritrea 11–4 on aggregate.[2]

History

2010

The Twiga Stars defeated Ethiopia in the preliminary round of the 2010 African Women's Football Championship on aggregate 4–2. The first leg was played in Addis Ababa on 8 March. Tanzania won the match 3–1, with goals by Ester Chabruma, Mwanahamis Omary, and Asha Rashid.[3] The return leg played at Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam on 29 March ended in a 1–1 draw.[4]

In the first round of the African Championship, Tanzania defeated Eritrea on aggregate 11–4. The Twiga Stars won 8–1 in Dar es Salaam on 23 May and drew 3–3 in Asmara on 5 June.

After the Twiga Stars' success in qualifying for the African Championship finals in South Africa, a Tanzanian businesswoman, Rahma Al-Kharoosi, sponsored them to train in the United States for two weeks in August 2010.[5] Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete donated 53 million Tanzanian shillings (approximately US$30,000) on 9 June to cover training camp expenses and allowances before the championship tournament.[6]

Tanzania lost all three games in Group A of the African Championship, to host South Africa 2–1 on 31 October,[7] Mali 3–2 on 4 November,[8] and Nigeria 3–0 on 7 November.

They are the subject of 2010 documentary film Twiga Stars: Tanzania's Soccer Sisters by Nisha Ligon.[9]

2011

Tanzania qualified for the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo when its opponents in the qualifying rounds, Kenya, Uganda, and Sudan, declined to play.[10] The Twiga Stars finished in third place in the four-team Group B at the games. They lost to Ghana 2–1 on 5 September, drew with South Africa 2–2 on 8 September, and drew with Zimbabwe 2–2 on 11 September.

2012

In the preliminary round of the 2012 African Women's Championship, Tanzania defeated Namibia 2–0 in Windhoek on 14 January[11] and 5–2 in Dar es Salaam on 29 January.[12] In the first round, Tanzania lost to Ethiopia 2–1 in Addis Ababa on 27 May[13] and 1–0 in Dar es Salaam on 16 June.[14] Tanzania thus failed to qualify for the finals of the African Championship in Equatorial Guinea. The head coach, Charles Boniface Mkwasa, resigned two days after the last match with Ethiopia,[15] and the following day, Nasra Mohammed, the assistant coach, blamed inadequate financial support from the Tanzania Football Federation for the failure to advance.[16]

On 21 June, Mkwasa admitted that he had dismissed several players from the team after discovering that they had engaged in homosexual acts.

It is true that some of the players engaged themselves in homosexuality, but we removed them from the team as soon as we learnt of their behaviour. We took the decision regardless of the player's ability and contribution in the team. There is this problem that these players want to behave like their male counterparts, because they play football, they want to look like men players. But I have always been very tough on this. I have been talking to them, trying to counsel them on how they should behave and I think there is tremendous change on that area and of course their discipline is generally good.[17]

At a subsequent news conference, Mkwasa claimed he had been misquoted. Lina Mhando, the chairperson of Tanzania Women Football, called it a "non-existing scandal" and said there is no concrete proof of the allegations. The team manager, Furaha Francis, said that regardless of whether the scandal exists, it has been blown out of proportion and that there is no proof to substantiate the allegations.[18]

2014

Zambia defeated Tanzania in the first round of qualifying for the 2014 African Women's Football Championship on aggregate 3–2.[19]

2015

Tanzania has qualified for the 2015 All-Africa Games in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo by defeating Zambia in the second round of qualifying on aggregate 6–5.[20]

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021

2022

Coaching staff

Current Coaching staff

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2020)

As of November 2020

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Oscar Mirambo
Assistant coach	Hilda Masanja

Manager history

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2020)

• Rogasian Kaijage (????–2021)
• Bakari Shime(2021–2022)
• Oscar Mirambo( 2022–present)

Players

Current squad

• This is the Final Squad named on August 2022 For 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship .[21]
• Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
8	1GK	Zulfa Ally
8	1GK	Husna Mtunda
8	1GK	Najiat Abass
2	2DF	Violeth Mchela	(2001-08-01) 1 August 2001 (age 21)
5	2DF	Fatuma Issa	(1995-04-06) 6 April 1995 (age 27)	Simba Queens
8	2DF	Mwamvua Seif
8	2DF	Chirster Bahela
8	2DF	Noela Patrick
8	2DF	Anastazia Katunzi
4	3MF	Amina Bilali (Captain )		Yanga Princess
19	3MF	Irene Kisisa		Yanga Princess
8	3MF	Donisia Minja
12	3MF	Janeth Pangamwene		Mlandizi Queens
8	3MF	Koku Ally	(2005-11-20) 20 November 2005 (age 16)	Simba Queens
11	4FW	Diana Msewa		AUSFAZ
17	4FW	Enekia Kasonga	(2002-05-20) 20 May 2002 (age 20)	AUSFAZ
10	4FW	Opa Clement	(2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 (age 21)	Simba Queens
7	4FW	Mwanahamis Omary	(1989-10-16) 16 October 1989 (age 33)
8	4FW	Joyce Lema
22	4FW	Aisha Juma	(2005-07-26) 26 July 2005 (age 17)	Simba Queens
8	4FW	Neema Paul
8	4FW	Husna Mpanja

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to a Tanzania squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Janeth Shija	(2003-11-05) 5 November 2003 (age 18)			Simba Queens	2022 CECAFA Women's Championship
GK	Gelwa Yonah	(1998-12-30) 30 December 1998 (age 23)			Simba Queens	2022 CECAFA Women's Championship
GK	Asha Mrisho				The Tiger Queens	2022 CECAFA Women's Championship
MF	Eva Jackson	(2000-05-02) 2 May 2000 (age 22)				2022 CECAFA Women's Championship
MF	Silvia Thomas	(1999-12-19) 19 December 1999 (age 22)			Simba Queens	2022 CECAFA Women's Championship
MF	Julitha Singano	(2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 21)			Juárez	2022 CECAFA Women's Championship
FW	Amina Ramadhani	(1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 24)			Simba Queens	2022 CECAFA Women's Championship
	Protasia Mbunda				Fountain Gate Princess	2022 CECAFA Women's Championship
	Esta Mabanza					2022 CECAFA Women's Championship
	Agnes Sawe					2022 CECAFA Women's Championship

Previous squads

COSAFA Women's Championship

• 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship squad
• 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship squad

CECAFA Women's Championship

• 2022 CECAFA Women's Championship squads

Records

• *Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1991	Did not exist
1995
1999
2003	Did not qualify
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023
Total	0/9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1996	Did not exist
2000
2004	Did not qualify
2008
2012
2016
2020|
Total	0/7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Africa Women Cup of Nations

Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not exist
1995
1998
2000
2002	Did not qualify
2004
2006
2008
2010	Group stage	3	0	1	2	0	8
2012	Did not qualify
2014
2016
2018
2020	Cancelled due to covid
2022	Did not qualify
Total	1/12	11	1	4	6	6	24

African Games

African Games record
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2003	Did not qualify
2007
2011	Group Stage	3	0	2	1	5	6
2015	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	1	5
2019	Did not qualify
2023	TBD
Total	2/4	0	0	0	0	0	0

CECAFA Women's Championship

CECAFA Women's Championship
Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1986
2016	Winner	4	3	1	0	9	4	+5
2018	Winner	4	2	1	1	9	4	+5
2019	Runner-up	5	4	0	1	21	2	+19
2021	Cancelled
2022	Fourth	5	2	1	2	18	6	+12
Total	3/5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Honours

Regional

• COSAFA Women's Championship

Champions: 2021

• CECAFA Women's Championship

Champions: 2016, 2018

See also

• Sport in Tanzania
  • Football in Tanzania
    • Women's football in Tanzania
• Tanzania women's national under-20 football team
• Tanzania women's national under-17 football team
• Tanzania men's national football team

Notes and references

External links

• Official website
• FIFA profile

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