This is a turning point. Tanzanian football is no longer operating in the margins; it is becoming an industry with tangible economic weight

TANZANIA’S growing influence in African football has taken another step forward, with three of its players and two clubs earning nominations for the 2025 CAF Awards, a recognition of the country’s steady rise in both men and women’s competitions.

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Tanzanian football giants Young Africans Sports Club (Yanga SC) have appointed former Angola football team coach Pedro Goncalves as their new man in charge, replacing Romain Folz.

After Neo Maema and Rushine de Reuck made moves to Tanzania a few months ago, football administrator Senzo Mbatha has given his opinion on the possibility of more South African players moving there in future.

As Tanzania gears up for elections on 29 October, we hear from two young people about the issues that matter to them and whether youth concerns have been featured in the electoral campaigns. How a young Senegalese footballer's dream of joining a professional club ended in tragedy after he was tricked and lured to Ghana by fake football agents.

While Morocco have already booked their ticket to the Fifa World Cup tournament in Group E, Tanzania and Zambia will hope to bow out of their qualifying campaign on a high, beginning with their clash at the Amani Stadium on Wednesday.

Parliamentary candidate for Kibamba Constituency, Angellah Kairuki, has unveiled an ambitious sports development plan that includes the establishment of a football academy