Tanzania Football Federation

Governing body of football in Tanzania

Tanzania Football Federation
CAF

Founded	1945^[1]
Headquarters	Dar es Salaam
FIFA affiliation	1964
CAF affiliation	1965^[2]
CECAFA affiliation	1973
President	Wallace Karia
Website	tff.or.tz

The Tanzania Football Federation (TFF; Swahili: Shirikisho la Mpira wa Miguu Tanzania) previously the Football Association of Tanzania, is the governing body of football in Tanzania. It oversees operations of the Tanzania national football team, Tanzania women's national team and the Tanzanian football league system which comprises the Tanzanian Premier League, Tanzanian First Division League (Championship), First League and Regional Champions League. It was founded in 1945 and has been affiliated with FIFA since 1964. Wallace Karia is the current President of the Tanzania Football Federation as of 2017.^[3]

Structure


Division	League	Abbreviation	Teams	First season
I	Premier League	NBC PL	16	1965
II	Championship	CL	16	1967
III	First League	FL	16	1997
IV	Regional Champions League	RCL	28	1998
V	Youth U20 League	U20	24	2011
VI	Youth U15 League	U15	24	2011

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Academy

In January 2008, the Tanzania Football Federation in partnership with Peter Johnson created the Tanzania Soccer Academy (TSA), a national academy to develop football and provide full education scholarships to players.^[5]^[6]^[7]

National stadium

The National Main Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It opened in 2007 and was built adjacent to Uhuru Stadium, the former national stadium. It hosts major football matches such as the Tanzanian Premier League and home matches of the Tanzania national football team.

Presidents

Mr. Ali Chambuso 1967-1974
Hon. Said El Maamry 1974-1987
Mr. Mohamed Mussa 1987-1992
Alhaji. Muhidn Ndolanga 1992-2004
Mr. Leodgar Tenga 2004-2013
Mr.Jamal E Malinzi 2013-2017
Mr. Wallace Karia 2017–present

Staff


Type	Name
President	Wallace Karia^[8]
Vice President	Athumani Nyamlani
General Secretary	Kidao Wilfred
Director of Finance	Cornell Barnabas
Technical Director	Oscar Mirambo
Competition Director	Salum Madadi
Director of Legal, Media & Marketing	Boniphace Wambura
National Coach Men	Hemed Morocco (caretaker)
National Coach Women	Oscar Mirambo
Referee Coordinator	Kassim Haji Mwangia

References

^ CAF and FIFA, 50 years of African football – the DVD, 2009
^ East African Standard. 20 November 1965.
^ Muga, Emmanuel. "Jamal Malinzi elected Tanzania FA president". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
^ Results Identity, Tanzania Championship. "TFF Competitions". tff.or.tz/. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
^ Muga, Emmanuel. "BBC Sport - Tanzanian FA to "focus on football development"". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
^ Muga, Emmanuel (2013-05-10). "BBC Sport - Tanzania Football Federation sets new election dates". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
^ "Nyamlani highlights 9 priorities | 24 Tanzania News". 24tanzania.com. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Tanzania". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-13.

External links

Official website
Tanzania at fifa.com
Tanzania Sports
Tanzania at CAF Online

Sports governing bodies in Tanzania (TAN)

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National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17
Women	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Premier League First Division League Second Division League
Women	W-Premier League

Domestic cups

Men	Tanzania FA Cup Tanzania Community Shield

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