Young Africans, widely known as Yanga, is a Dar es Salaam institution with roots reaching back to 1935. The club’s green, yellow and black identity carries from its badge and traditional kits into a major Tanzanian football culture. Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium provides the principal stage for prominent domestic and continental fixtures, while Uhuru Stadium remains part of the club’s historic setting. Its profile combines longstanding local belonging with an increasingly professional East African sporting presence.
Young Africans Upcoming matches by league
Ligi kuu Bara
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- Regular Season - 6
Young Africans
Geita Gold
Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium -
- Regular Season - 7
SimbaNo H2HYoung Africans
KMC Stadium -
- Regular Season - 8
KitayosceNo H2HYoung Africans
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- Regular Season - 9
Dodoma JijiNo H2HYoung Africans
Young Africans Last matches by league
Ligi kuu Bara
CAF Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup
Friendlies Clubs
Young Africans Team Roster
Young Africans have a recorded squad of 46 players. The roster is evenly distributed across 14 attackers, 14 defenders and 14 midfielders, with four goalkeepers providing the specialist core. The attacking group includes P. Shalulile, Depú, M. Nzengeli and A. Okello, while B. Mwamnyeto, I. Bacca and O. Comara are listed among the defenders. Midfield options include Albert Kangwanda, P. Zouzoua, L. Kouma and N. Kondo. The listing also contains several similarly initialled names, so the published squad is best understood through the supplied player identities and positions.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
Bakari Nondo Mwamnyeto
I. Bacca
I. Hamad
B. Jammeh
Mohamed Hussein Mohamed
O. Comara
C. Boka
Israel Patrick Mwenda
Kwabena Frank Assinki
N. Abubakar
Ninju
J. Raphael
position Midfielder
L. Kouma
Fred Duval Ngoma
A. Andabwile
Peodoh Pacôme Zouzoua
Housseine Saïd Zakouani
Ally Kibwana Shomari
Salum Abubakar Salum
Kouassi Attohoula Yao
Albert Kangwanda
Mudathir Yahya Abbas Abasi
E. Mwijage
M. Damaro Camara
A. Mohammed
Duke Ooga Abuya
N. Kondo
position Attacker
O. Chikola
E. John
A. Mohamed
F. Mussa
E. Mwanengo
M. Nzengeli
Cheikh Ibrahima Touré
Peter Taanyanda Shalulile
S. Abushiri
E. Godfrey
Prince Mpumelelo Dube
S. Mwalimu
Saleh Ally
Laurindo Dilson Maria Aurélio
Last Young Africans Coachs
Sead Ramović is the most recent recorded appointment in the coaching timeline, beginning on 1 November 2024 and ending on 1 February 2025. The chronology therefore does not establish a current head coach. Miguel Ángel Gamondi preceded him from July 2023 to November 2024, following Charles Boniface Mkwasa’s shorter spell in 2023. Mohamed Nasreddine Nabi led the side from July 2021 to June 2023, while Mwinyi Zahera’s tenure ran from May 2018 to June 2021. The sequence reflects a blend of Tanzanian and overseas coaching experience.
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 December 2024 | 1 January 2025 | ||
| Miguel Ángel Gamondi | Argentina | 1 July 2023 | 1 November 2024 |
| Charles Boniface Mkwasa | Tanzania | 1 February 2023 | 1 June 2023 |
| 1 September 2022 | 1 June 2023 | ||
| Mwinyi Zahera | France | 1 May 2018 | 1 June 2021 |
| Noel Mwandila | Zambia | 24 April 2018 | |
| Hans van der Pluijm | Netherlands | 1 January 2016 | 1 October 2016 |
| Tom Julianus Maria Saintfiet | Belgium | 1 July 2012 | 1 September 2012 |
Young Africans Transfers
Recent arrivals include O. Comara from Golden Arrows and H. Masalanga from Singida Black Stars as transfers, with Depú from Radomiak Radom, A. Okello from Vipers and E. Mwanengo from Tabora United also entering by transfer. P. Shalulile is listed as a free-agent arrival. Loan returns include C. Ecua from JS Kabylie, O. Chikola from Singida Black Stars and M. Doumbia from Marumo Gallants. A separate M. Doumbia entry is a free-agent arrival from Slovan Liberec. L. Kouma, B. Conté and J. Ikangalombo appear without a stated movement type. These are grouped recent entries, not a complete arrival account.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| F. Ngoma |
Olympique Safi
|
Transfer | 12 August 2026 |
| S. Mwalimu |
Wydad AC
|
Loan | 10 August 2026 |
Polisi Tanzania
|
- | 9 August 2026 | |
San-Pédro
|
- | 3 August 2026 | |
| O. Comara |
Golden Arrows
|
Transfer | 3 August 2026 |
| O. Comara |
Golden Arrows
|
Transfer | 2 August 2026 |
| P. Shalulile |
Mamelodi Sundowns
|
Free agent | 26 July 2026 |
| H. Zakouani |
Al Zulfi
|
Free agent | 24 July 2026 |
| Albert Kangwanda |
Red Arrows
|
- | 24 July 2026 |
| C. Touré |
Al Jabalain
|
Free agent | 23 July 2026 |
| C. Touré |
Al Jabalain
|
Free agent | 22 July 2026 |
| E. Mwijage |
KMC
|
- | 3 July 2026 |
| M. Doumbia |
Marumo Gallants
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| P. Shalulile |
Mamelodi Sundowns
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| O. Chikola |
Singida Black Stars
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
Recent departures include loan moves for O. Chikola to Singida Black Stars, B. Conté to Raja Casablanca, M. Doumbia to Marumo Gallants and C. Ecua to JS Kabylie. Transfers include M. Makudubela to Siwelele, Nickson Clement Kibabage to Singida Black Stars, C. Chama to Singida Black Stars and S. Ki to Wydad AC. A. Boyeli is listed as returning to Sekhukhune United, while K. Musonda and D. Moloko left as free transfers. Other entries have no stated type, including S. Nsajigwa to Namungo and D. Nkane to Tabora United. This is a recent grouped record, not a complete departure account.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Okello |
FAR Rabat
|
Transfer | 23 August 2026 |
|
Singida Black Stars
|
- | 17 August 2026 | |
|
Singida Black Stars
|
- | 16 August 2026 | |
Kagera Sugar
|
- | 14 August 2026 | |
|
Kagera Sugar
|
- | 13 August 2026 | |
Coastal Union
|
Free agent | 5 August 2026 | |
| S. Khamis |
Singida Black Stars
|
- | 31 July 2026 |
| S. Khamis |
Singida Black Stars
|
- | 30 July 2026 |
Namungo
|
- | 31 March 2026 | |
| O. Chikola |
Singida Black Stars
|
Loan | 3 February 2026 |
| M. Makudubela |
Siwelele
|
Transfer | 3 February 2026 |
| B. Conté |
Raja Casablanca
|
Loan | 30 January 2026 |
| M. Doumbia |
Marumo Gallants
|
Loan | 29 January 2026 |
| C. Ecua |
JS Kabylie
|
Loan | 27 January 2026 |
| D. Nkane |
Tabora United
|
- | 4 January 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Taken together, the available movement entries dated July 2024 to August 2026 show Young Africans across several pathways. Arrivals came through listed transfers from clubs such as Golden Arrows, Singida Black Stars, Radomiak Radom, Vipers and Tabora United, alongside free-agent additions and returns from loan. The outward pattern is similarly varied: some players moved on loan to Raja Casablanca, Marumo Gallants, JS Kabylie and Singida Black Stars, while others transferred or left as free transfers for domestic, African and overseas destinations. Repeated names across arrival and departure entries indicate that movement can include loan cycles or more than one recorded change for the same player. The entries therefore illustrate recruitment routes, temporary placements and player turnover without establishing a complete seasonal total or a definitive account of every squad change. The clearest theme is varied movement between Tanzanian football and a wider African and international network.
Leagues Young Africans has participated in
Young Africans have recent participation recorded through 2025 in three competitions: the CAF Champions League, CAF Confederation Cup and Tanzania’s Ligi kuu Bara. The Champions League appears in the record from 2019 to 2025, the Confederation Cup from 2017 to 2025 and Ligi kuu Bara from 2015 to 2025. Earlier entries are historical: the CECAFA Club Cup and Friendlies Clubs are recorded for 2021, while a competition listed as Premier League appears only for 2018. The competition record places Yanga across Tanzania’s domestic top-flight ecosystem and the principal CAF club pathways, while keeping older appearances distinct from participation most recently recorded.
More about Young Africans
Young Africans Sports Club, widely known as Young Africans or Yanga, is a Tanzanian football institution based in Dar es Salaam. Founded in 1935, it is among Tanzania’s oldest and most deeply rooted football institutions and has developed an unusually deep national and regional following. The name Yanga is embedded in the cultural vocabulary of Tanzanian football, where club identity extends beyond match results into community, tradition and shared civic pride.
The club’s visual language is distinctive. Green, yellow and black define its principal colors, appearing across traditional home kits and the badge. The crest’s imagery is associated with youth, energy and national pride, while alternate designs have historically used black, white or yellow. This recognizable palette gives Yanga a strong presence within Dar es Salaam and across East African football culture.
Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium is the primary home venue for major domestic and continental occasions. Its scale suits high-profile fixtures and the demands of a club with a substantial following. Uhuru Stadium provides an important historic secondary setting, linking the modern matchday environment with earlier chapters of the club’s local sporting life.
Young Africans operates within a hybrid membership and investment structure. Traditional socio-cultural roots remain important, while modern corporate governance supports a professional sporting organization. That balance is central to the club’s public character: a mass-supported institution retaining its historical identity while functioning in a more commercial and professionally managed football environment.
On the field, Yanga sits within Tanzania’s top-tier football ecosystem and maintains a regular continental profile. Participation in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup connects the club to the wider African game, while domestic competition remains the foundation of its annual sporting calendar. Its enduring significance comes from the combination of 1935 origins, Dar es Salaam belonging, recognizable symbols, major venues and a sustained role in Tanzanian and East African football.
Last matches statistics for Young Africans
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Young Africans
3 - 0
Azam
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Young Africans
3 - 0
Kitayosce
|
5 / 9 |
|
0% | 0 | 1 | |
|
JKT Tanzania
0 - 3
Young Africans
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Namungo
1 - 3
Young Africans
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Young Africans
4 - 1
Coastal Union
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Young Africans
4 - 0
JKT Tanzania
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Young Africans
2 - 0
Pamba Jiji
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Singida Big Stars
0 - 2
Young Africans
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Gaborone United
1 - 1
Young Africans
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Young Africans
2 - 1
Gaborone United
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics Young Africans
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).