Taifa Stars Head coach, Miguel Gamondi has named his squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Gamondi picked a invite a mix of players from the Tanzanian domestic league and a few overseas-based stars, as the team aims for a good performance in Morocco.
Full Squad
Yakoub Suleiman (Simba SC)
Hussein Masalanga (Singida BS)
Zuberi Foba (Azam FC)
Bakari Mwamnyeto (Young Africans)
Shomari Kapombe (Simba SC)
Lusajo Mwaikenda (Azam FC)
Mohamed Hussein (Young Africans)
Nickson Kibabage (Singida BS)
Alphonse Mabula (Shamakhi, Azerbaijan)
Wilson Nangu (Simba SC)
Novatus Dismas (Göztepe FC, Turkey)
Kelvin Nashon (Pamba Jiji)
Pascal Msindo (Azam FC)
Ibrahim Abdulla (Young Africans)
Haji Mnoga (Salford City, England)
Dickson Job (Young Africans)
Habibu Idd (Singida BS)
Tarryn Allarakihia (Rochdale AFC, England)
Charles M’Mombwa (Floriana FC, Malta)
Yusuph Kagoma (Simba SC)
Feisal Salum (Azam FC)
Morice Abraham (Simba SC)
Abdul Suleiman (Azam FC)
Iddi Suleiman (Simba SC)
Kibu Dennis (Simba SC)
Mbwana Samatta (Le Havre AC, France)
Kelvin John (Aalborg BK, Denmark)
Simon Msuva (Al-Talaba, Iraq)
Kikosi cha AFCON 2025 Morocco @TaifaStars_ pic.twitter.com/ZDl6ZfwC2I
— TFF TANZANIA (@Tanfootball) December 9, 2025
The Taifa Stars are already in Egypt for a series of friendly matches, where they will fine-tune their squad before heading to Morocco for the tournament.
At this year’s tournament, they’ve been placed in Group C, alongside Nigeria, Uganda, and Tunisia.
Tanzania’s first match will be against Nigeria on January 23rd.
Super Eagles are unbeaten in all past encounters against Tanzania winning five wins and three draws.
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Tanzania’s second match is against regional rivals Uganda on January 27th, followed by their final group match against Tunisia on January 30th.
All matches will be played in Fez, Morocco.
For the Taifa Stars, this tournament represents a chance to progress beyond the group stage for the first time in their AFCON history.
In their three previous appearances (1980, 2019, and 2023), Tanzania was eliminated at the group stage.
The team is hopeful that this will be the year they break that barrier and make a deep run in the competition.
