Tanzania at the Africa Cup of Nations

Tanzania has only played in three Africa Cup of Nations, in 1980,^[1] 2019^[2] and 2023. This resulted with Tanzania often struggled in qualifying campaign, and outside the first 1980 edition debut, Tanzania had to wait for 39 years before qualified to another AFCON. The national team's records in the tournament is also not impressive, with five defeats and one lone draw dated from their 1980 debut edition, a 1–1 draw to Ivory Coast.

Africa Cup of Nations record
Appearances: 3
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1957	Did not enter
1959
1962
1963
1965
1968	Withdrew during qualifying
1970	Did not qualify
1972
1974
1976
1978
1980	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	3	6
1982	Withdrew
1984	Did not qualify
1986	Withdrew during qualifying
1988	Did not qualify
1990
1992
1994	Withdrew during qualifying
1996	Did not qualify
1998
2000
2002
2004	Withdrew during qualifying
2006	Did not qualify
2008
2010
2012
2013
2015
2017
2019	Group stage	24th	3	0	0	3	2	8
2021	Did not qualify
2023	Group stage	22nd	3	0	2	1	1	4
2025	To be determined
2027	Qualified as co-hosts
Total	Group stage	4/36	9	0	3	6	6	18

Nigeria  v  Tanzania

8 March 1980 Group stage	Nigeria	3–1	Tanzania	Lagos
	Muda Lawal 11' Ifeanyi Onyedika 35' Segun Odegbami 85'	Report	Juma Mkambi 54'	Stadium: Surulere Stadium Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Suleiman El Naim

Egypt  v  Tanzania

12 March 1980 Group stage	Egypt	2–1	Tanzania	Lagos
	Hassan Shehata 32' Mussad Nur 38'	Report	Thuwein Waziri 86'	Stadium: Surulere Stadium Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Sohan Ramlochun

Ivory Coast  v  Tanzania

15 March 1980 Group stage	Ivory Coast	1–1	Tanzania	Lagos
	Kobenan Koma 7'	Report	Thuwein Waziri 59'	Stadium: Surulere Stadium Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Diallo Bakaï

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Algeria	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Senegal	3	2	0	1	5	1	+4	6
3	Kenya	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	3
4	Tanzania	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6	0

Senegal  v  Tanzania

23 June 2019 Group stage	Senegal	2–0	Tanzania	Cairo
19:00	Keita Baldé 28' Krépin Diatta 64'	Report		Stadium: 30 June Stadium Attendance: 7,249 Referee: Sadok Selmi

Kenya  v  Tanzania

27 June 2019 Group stage	Kenya	3–2	Tanzania	Cairo
22:00	Michael Olunga 39', 80' Johanna Omolo 62'	Report	Simon Msuva 6' Mbwana Samatta 40'	Stadium: 30 June Stadium Attendance: 7,233 Referee: Ahmad Heeralall

Tanzania  v  Algeria

1 July 2019 Group stage	Tanzania	0–3	Algeria	Cairo
21:00		Report	Islam Slimani 35' Adam Ounas 39', 45+1'	Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Attendance: 8,921 Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Morocco	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	DR Congo	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
3	Zambia	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2[a]
4	Tanzania	3	0	2	1	1	4	−3	2[a]

Morocco  v  Tanzania

17 January 2024 Group stage	Morocco	3–0	Tanzania	San-Pédro
17:00	Romain Saïss 30' Azzedine Ounahi 77' Youssef En-Nesyri 80'	Report		Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium Attendance: 15,478 Referee: Alhadj Allaou Mahamat

Zambia  v  Tanzania

21 January 2024 Group stage	Zambia	1–1	Tanzania	San-Pédro
17:00	Patson Daka 88'	Report	Simon Msuva 11'	Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium Attendance: 13,342 Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande

Tanzania  v  DR Congo

24 January 2024 Group stage	Tanzania	0–0	DR Congo	Korhogo
20:00		Report		Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium Attendance: 12,847 Referee: Amin Omar

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