Young Africans S.C.

Young Africans Sports Club

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Full name	Young Africans Sports Club
Founded	11 February 1935 (1935-02-11), as New Young
Stadium	National Stadium (Tanzania)
Capacity	60 000
President	Hersi Said
Head coach	Nasreddine Nabi
League	Tanzanian Premier League
2021-22	Champion
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Young Africans Sports Club, commonly referred as Yanga is a Tanzanian football club based in Jangwani, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Founded in 1935, the club play their home games at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium.

Nicknamed "Yanga" (Young Boys), the club has won 28 league titles and number of domestic cups, and have participated in multiple CAF Champions League editions. They have won the CECAFA Club Championship five times.

The club became a symbol of the anti-colonial movement. Young Africans became associated with nationalists and freedom fighters, and inspired the political party TANU to adopt yellow and green as their primary colours. The club is currently in a process that will keep the club ownership 49% for investors and the rest 51% to the club members.

The club holds a long-standing rivalry with their cross-city rivals Simba, whom they contest the Dar es Salaam (better known as Kariakoo) derby. The rivalry was ranked 5th as one of the most famous African derbies.

History

The club's roots can be traced as far back as 1910s, but the officially recognised history of the club started in 1935 when Dar es Salaam residents, who were grouped as Africans by the colonial administration in Tanganyika, decided to form a football club to compete in a league which was full of "non-African" football clubs. The name New Young is said to be the club's first name. Later it was replaced by the name Dar es Salaam Young Africans SC, and eventually the name changed to Young Africans Sports Club.

After its establishment in 1935, its members squabbled over their team's poor performance and results. The club had an even poorer and unsatisfactory performance in 1936 that caused some of the members to split and form another team. The proponents of breaking away were Arabs who saw fit to cause conflict among the club members that led to a split. They succeeded, and together with dissidents formed a club known as Queens F.C. (currently Simba). The two teams, Young Africans and Simba, have been rivals ever since.

In 2020 Yanga signed a consultancy deal with La Liga. On May 27, the members of the club agreed to change their club's ruling structure to allow private investments from other companies.

Colours and badge

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  The old crest

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  The present crest

Players

Current squad

As of 10 September 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 CB TAN Abdallah Shahibu Ninja 3 DF TAN Bakari Nondo Mwamnyeto 4 DF COD Yannick Bangala Litombo 5 DF TAN Dickson Job 6 MF TAN Feisal Salum 8 MF UGA Khalid Aucho 9 FW COD Fiston Mayele 10 FW BFA Yacouba Songné 15 DF TAN Kibwana Shomari

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF TAN Farid Shah 16 FW TAN Dickson Ambundo 20 MF TAN Zawadi Mauya 21 FW TAN Yusuf Athuman 23 DF TAN Abdallah Haji 24 DF TAN Yassin Mustapha 27 FW TAN Deus Kaseke 28 FW COD Jesus Moloko 29 DF COD Djuma Shaaban 39 GK MLI Djigui Diarra

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF TAN Yohana Mkomola (at Inhulets Petrove)

Honours

Domestic

Young Africans headquarters located on Twiga street, Jangwani, Dar es Salaam, East Tanzania

Tanzanian Premier League

• Champions (28): 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1981, 1983, 1985,1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2021–22

Nyerere Cup

• Champions (3): 1975, 1994, 1999
• Runners-up (1): 2001

FAT Cup

• Champions (2): 2015–16, 2021/22
• Runners-up (1): 1996, 2021

Tusker Cup

• Champions (7):1986,1992,1987,2000,2005,2007, 2009
• Runners-up (3): 2001, 2002, 2005.

Mapinduzi Cup

• Champions (3): 2003,2004, 2021
• Runners-up (1): 2011

Community Shield

• Champions (8): 2001, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021,2022
• Runners-up (6): 2002, 2005,2013,2009, 2011, 2016, 2017

Continental

CECAFA Club Championship

• Champions (5): 1975, 1993, 1999, 2011, 2012
• Runners-up (3): 1976, 1986, 1992

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Champions League: 15 appearances

1997 – Preliminary Round

1998 – Group stage (Top 8)

2001 – Second Round

2006 – Preliminary Round

2007 – Second Round

2009 – First Round

2010 – Preliminary Round

2012 – Preliminary Round

2014 – First Round

2016 – Second Round

2017 – First Round

2022 – First Round

2023 –

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 11 appearances

1969 – Quarter-finals

1970 – Quarter-finals

1971 – withdrew in Second Round

1972 – First Round

1973 – First Round

1975 – Second Round

1982 – Second Round

1984 – First Round

1988 – First Round

1992 – First Round

1996 – Preliminary Round

• CAF Confederation Cup: 5 appearances

2007 – Intermediate Round

2008 – First Round

2011 – Preliminary Round

2016 – Group stage (Top 8)

2018 – Group stage (Top 16)

• CAF Cup: 2 appearances

1994 – First Round

1999 – First Round

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances

1995 – Quarter-finals

2000 – First Round