Tanzania women's national football team

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
AssociationTanzania Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coachBakari Shime[1]
CaptainSophia Mwasikili
FIFA codeTAN
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 151 1 (25 March 2022)[2]
Highest92 (December 2009)
Lowest151 (March 2022)
First international
 Eritrea 2–3 Tanzania 
(Asmara, Eritrea; 10 August 2002)
African Women's Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2010)
Best resultGroup Stage (2010)

The Twiga Stars qualified for their first CAF Women's Championship finals on 5 June 2010, after defeating Eritrea 114 on aggregate.[3]

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.[4] The return leg played at Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam on 29 March ended in a 1–1 draw.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

Tanzania lost all three games in Group A of the African Championship, to host South Africa 2–1 on 31 October,[8] Mali 3–2 on 4 November,[9] and Nigeria 3–0 on 7 November.

They are the subject of 2010 documentary film Twiga Stars: Tanzania's Soccer Sisters by Nisha Ligon.[10]

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.[11] 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[12] and 5–2 in Dar es Salaam on 29 January.[13] In the first round, Tanzania lost to Ethiopia 2–1 in Addis Ababa on 27 May[14] and 1–0 in Dar es Salaam on 16 June.[15] 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,[16] and the following day, Nasra Mohammed, the assistant coach, blamed inadequate financial support from the Tanzania Football Federation for the failure to advance.[17]

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.[18]

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.[19]

2014

Zambia defeated Tanzania in the first round of qualifying for the 2014 African Women's Football Championship on aggregate 3–2.[20]

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.[21]

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

29 September 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship GS Group B Tanzania  3–0  Zimbabwe Port Elizabeth, South Africa
15:30
  • Minja 42'
  • Shurua 51'
  • Masaka 90'
Report Stadium: Wolfson Stadium
2 October 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship GS Group B Botswana  0–2  Tanzania Port Elizabeth, South Africa
  • 5'
  • 79'
Stadium: Gelvandale Stadium
7 October 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship Semi-finals Tanzania  1–1
(3–2 p)
 Zambia Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Stadium: Wolfson Stadium
9 October 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship Final Tanzania  1–0  Malawi Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Kasonga 64' Stadium: Wolfson Stadium
20 October 2021 (2021-10-20) 2022 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg Tanzania  1–2  Namibia Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Lidya Tafesse (Ethiopia)
23 October 2021 (2021-10-23) 2022 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg Namibia  3–2
(5–3 agg.)
 Tanzania Johannesburg, South Africa
Report
Stadium: Dobsonville Stadium
Note: Namibia won 5–3 on aggregate.

Coaching staff

Current Coaching staff

As of November 2020

Position Name Ref.
Head coach Rogasian Kaijage
Assistant coach Mohammed Adolf Rishard

Manager history

  • Rogasian Kaijage (????–)

Players

Current squad

  • Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club



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



Previous squads

COSAFA Women's Championship

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
1991Did not exist
1995
1999
2003Did not qualify
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023
Total0/90000000
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA GD
1996Did not exist
2000
2004Did not qualify
2008
2012
2016
2020|
Total0/70000000
*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
2010Group stage301208
2012 Did not qualify
2014
2016
2018
2020 Cancelled due to covid
2022 Did not qualify
Total1/1211146624

African Games

African Games record
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
2003 Did not qualify
2007
2011Group Stage302156
2015Group Stage301215
2019 Did not qualify
2023 TBD
Total2/4000000

CECAFA Women's Championship

CECAFA Women's Championship
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA GD
1986
20161st431094+5
20181st421194+5
2019Runner-up5401212+19
2021Cancelled
2022To be determined
Total3/50000000

Honours

Regional

Champions: 2021
Champions: 2016, 2018

See also

Notes and references

  1. "Kaijage appointed Twiga Stars coach", 24 Tanzania, 9 March 2013
  2. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. "News: Algeria, Cameroon qualify for AWC". CAF Online. 2010-06-07.
  4. Nelly Mtema (7 March 2010). "Twiga Stars Shine in Ethiopia". Tanzania Daily News. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  5. FIFA.com (23 March 2010). "Africa's Road to Germany Begins". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  6. Evance Ng'ingo (6 June 2010). "Twiga Stars US trip now a reality". Daily News. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  7. Majuto Omary. "Twiga Stars get Sh53m support". Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  8. "Brilliant Twiga Stars lose to South Africa", Daily News, 31 October 2010
  9. "End of the road for Twiga", Daily News, 4 November 2010
  10. Nisha Ligon. "Twiga Stars: Tanzania's Soccer Sisters". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  11. "Tanzania: Twiga Stars Secure All Africa Games Ticket", Daily News, 15 April 2011
  12. "Nchimbi lauds Twiga after Namibia victory", The Citizen, 16 January 2012
  13. "Twiga Stars overwhelm Namibia", The Guardian, 30 January 2012
  14. "Lucy defeats Twiga Stars 2-1", EthioSports, reported by Mamo Gebrehiwot, 27 May 2012
  15. "End of the road for Twiga Stars", EthioSports, reported by Markos Berhanu, 16 June 2012
  16. "Mkwasa resigns after AWC exit", The Citizen, reported by Majuto Omary, 19 June 2012
  17. "Twiga Stars coach faults TFF", The Citizen, reported by Majuto Omary, 20 June 2012
  18. "Twiga Stars hit by scandal", Daily News, 21 June 2012
  19. "Scandal rocks Twiga officials", The Guardian, 3 July 2012
  20. "She-polopolo, Twiga Stars eye Congo Brazzaville", Zambia Daily Mail, 22 March 2015, accessed 27 June 2015
  21. "Tanzania: Shepolopolo Manager Hails Twiga Stars", Daily News, reprinted at allAfrica.com, 12 April 2015, accessed 28 June 2015
  22. Squad for first round
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