Tanzania national under-17 football team

Tanzania Under 17
NicknameSerengeti boys
AssociationTanzania Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coach Oscar Mirambo
CaptainMorice Micheal
Home stadiumNational Stadium
FIFA codeTAN
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First international
Tanzania  0–2  Guinea
(Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 18 May 1995)
Biggest win
Tanzania  11–0  Djibouti
(Dire Dawa, Ethiopia; 18 November 2025)
Biggest defeat
Tanzania  4–5  Nigeria
(Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 14 April 2019)
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances3 (first in 2017)
Best resultGroup stage (2017, 2019, 2025)
CECAFA U-17 Championship
Appearances5 (first in 2007)
Best resultChampions (2018)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
AppearancesNone

The Tanzania national under 17 football team (Swahili: Timu ya Taifa ya Mpira wa Miguu ya Tanzania) represents Tanzania in youth men's international football and is controlled by the Tanzania Football Federation, the governing body for football in Tanzania, Tanzania's home ground is Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in Dar-es-Salaam.