Zanzibar national football team

Zanzibar

Shirt badge/Association crest
Association	Zanzibar Football Association
Confederation	CECAFA, ConIFA
Head coach	Oliver Pocher
Home stadium	Amaan Stadium
First colours Second colours
First international
Tanganyika 3-1 Zanzibar (Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika; September 18, 1947)
VIVA World Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2012)
Best result	Third Place, 2012
CECAFA Cup
Appearances	58 (First in 1947)
Best result	Champions, 1995

The Zanzibar national football team is the national team of Zanzibar, and is controlled by the Zanzibar Football Association.

History

Zanzibar is not a member of FIFA and is therefore not eligible to enter the World Cup. However, as a member of the CAF, it can take a part in the Africa Cup of Nations. The island is part of the nation of Tanzania which holds FIFA recognition at the international level. Prior to the union of Zanzibar and Tanganyika in 1964, Zanzibar was a fully independent member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), but never qualified for the African Nations Cup. It was also an associate member of FIFA between 2007 and 2009.

Zanzibar is currently a provisional member of the N.F.-Board. The team placed 2nd in the 2006 FIFI Wild Cup tournament, losing 4-1 on penalties to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the final. For that tournament, they were coached by the German comedian Oliver Pocher.

Their U-20 team also played in the 2006 ELF Cup, finishing fourth of eight, winning one game (1-0 against Kyrgyzstan's national futbal team) and drawing twice (against Gagauzia and Greenland) before losing 5-0 to Northern Cyprus in the semifinal. They regularly play in the CECAFA Cup, which includes national teams from Central and East Africa, and in 1995 they became champions, winning the final match 1-0 against the host nation, Uganda. In the 2015 cecafa cup they had a shocking win by defeating Kenya 3-1

On 18 July 2010, Zanzibar had to start afresh and find a new coach after the newly recruited Briton, Stewart Hall, was forced to terminate his contract for technical reasons. [1]

Zanzibar football achievements

Africa Cup of Nations

• 1957 to 1963: Did Not Enter
• 1965 to 2013: Ineligible

VIVA World Cup record

VIVA World Cup
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2006	Did not enter
2008
2009
2010
2012	Third Place	3rd	4	3	0	1	16	4
Total	1/5	0 Titles	4	3	0	1	16	4

Gossage Cup

Gossage Cup Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA
1947	Fourth Place	4th	1	0	0	1	1	3
1948	Third Place	3rd	1	0	0	1	1	3
1949	Fourth Place	4th	1	0	0	1	2	3
1950	Fourth Place	4th	1	0	0	1	0	4
1951	Third Place	3rd	1	0	0	1	0	1
1952	Third Place	3rd	2	1	0	1	4	8
1953	Third Place	3rd	1	0	0	1	1	5
1954	Fourth Place	4th	1	0	0	1	0	5
1955	Third Place	3rd	1	0	0	1	-	-
1956	Third Place	3rd	2	1	0	1	5	7
1957	Third Place	3rd	2	0	1	1	4	8
1958	Fourth Place	4th	3	0	1	2	3	8
1959	Runners-Up	2nd	3	1	1	1	3	7
1960	Fourth Place	4th	3	0	0	3	3	11
1961	Fourth Place	4th	3	0	0	3	1	15
1962	Fourth Place	4th	3	0	0	3	0	19
1963	Fourth Place	4th	3	0	0	3	1	5
1964	Fourth Place	4th	3	1	0	2	5	10
1965	Fourth Place	4th	3	0	0	3	2	12
1966	Fourth Place	4th	3	0	1	2	1	7
Total	20/37	0 Titles	41	4	4	33	37	141

East and Central African Senior Challenge Cup

East and Central African Senior Challenge Cup Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA
1967	Third Place	3rd	3	1	0	2	3	8
1968	Fourth Place	4th	3	0	0	3	0	8
1969	Fourth Place	4th	3	0	0	3	1	12
1970	Third Place	3rd	3	1	0	2	4	5
1971	Fourth Place	4th	3	0	1	2	2	8
Total	5/5	0 Titles	15	2	1	12	10	41

CECAFA Cup

CECAFA Cup Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA
1973	Group Stage	5th	2	0	0	2	0	6
1974	Third Place	3rd	2	1	0	1	3	3
1975	Group Stage	6th	2	0	0	2	1	7
1976	Group Stage	6th	3	1	0	2	1	4
1977	Group Stage	6th	3	1	0	2	1	4
1978	Did Not Enter
1979	Fourth Place	4th	4	0	2	2	3	8
1980	Group Stage	5th	3	1	0	2	2	5
1981	Group Stage	8th	3	0	0	3	3	9
1982	Fourth Place	4th	4	1	1	2	3	8
1983	Group Stage	8th	3	0	1	2	3	6
1984	Group Stage	8th	3	0	0	3	1	4
1985	Did Not Enter
1987	Fourth Place	4th	5	1	2	2	2	3
1988	Group Stage	7th	3	1	0	2	1	3
1989	Group Stage	6th	3	0	2	1	0	1
1990	Fourth Place	4th	5	1	1	3	3	5
1991	Group Stage	7th	3	0	0	3	4	7
1992	Group Stage	8th	4	1	0	3	2	14
1994	Did Not Enter
1995	Champions	1st	5	3	1	1	5	4
1996	Group Stage	5th	3	1	1	1	3	3
1999	Group Stage	10th	2	0	1	1	1	3
2000	Did Not Enter
2001	Group Stage	10th	2	0	0	2	0	8
2002	Group Stage	7th	4	1	1	2	1	3
2003	Group Stage	5th	2	0	1	1	2	6
2004	Group Stage	7th	4	1	0	3	7	11
2005	Third Place	3rd	6	3	2	1	7	6
2006	Group Stage	9th	2	0	1	1	0	4
2007	Quarter-Finals	7th	3	1	2	0	5	3
2008	Group Stage	8th	4	1	1	2	3	5
2009	Third Place	3rd	6	2	2	2	6	3
2010	Quarter-Finals	7th	4	1	2	1	4	3
2011	Quarter-Finals	7th	4	1	1	2	5	4
2012	Third Place	6	6	1	4	1	5	6
2013	Group Stage	9th	3	1	0	2	3	6
2014	Cancelled
2015	To Be Determined
Total	33/37	1 Title	115	26	29	60	90	175

Minor Tournaments

Minor Tournament Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA
2006 FIFI Wild Cup	Runners-Up	2nd	4	2	1	1	7	6
2006 ELF Cup	Fourth Place	4th	5	1	3	1	5	9
Total	0 Titles		9	3	4	2	12	15

Current squad

Goalkeepers:

• Mbarouk Suleiman Seif
• Muhammed Aboud Kirobo
• Abrek Abdul Messabara

Outfield players:

• Malale Hamsin Keya (Defender)
• Twahir Ahmada Mzee
• Rajab Khamis Shaban (Defender)
• Hussein Raashid
• Salum Mohammed
• Mwinyi Ally Salum
• Kasim Abukadir(Midfielder)
• Khamis Mcha Khamis (Midfielder)
• Khamis Sufiani
• Salum Ussi Hamad
• Masoud Ali Mohamed
• Nassor Massoud
• Abdalla Seif Ali
• Thomas Mauris (Striker)
• Ali Suleiman (Striker)
• Musa Omar (Striker)
• Abdalla Juma (Striker)
• Awsu Maulid (Striker)
• Lorne Campbell (Striker)

Coaches

• Oliver Pocher
• Abdel-Fattah Abbas
• Stewart Hall (2010)

See Also

• 2006 ELF Cup Squads#Zanzibar U-20

External Links

• East and Central African Championship (CECAFA) at RSSSF