Young Africans S.C.

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Full name	Young Africans Sports Club
Nickname(s)	Wananchi Fc Vijana Stars (The Young Stars) Wananchi (kiboko)
Founded	11 February 1935; 89 years ago (1935-02-11), as New Young
Stadium	Benjamin Mkapa Stadium
Capacity	60,000
Manager	Sead Ramović
League	Tanzanian Premier League
2023–24	1st (champions)
Website	https://yangasc.africa/
Current season

Young Africans Sports Club (commonly referred to as Yanga) is a Tanzanian professional football club based at Jangwani ward of Ilala District in Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania. Founded in 1935, the club plays their home games at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Chang'ombe ward of Temeke District.

Nicknamed Yanga "Timu ya Wananchi",^[2] the club has won 30 Tanzanian Premier 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 was ranked among the top ten clubs in Africa, at number 80, by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) in their 1 September 2022 – 30 August 2023 rankings. Globally, the club was ranked at number 104 in the IFFHS World Ranking.^[3][4]

The club became a symbol of the anti-colonial movement. Young Africans became associated with nationalists, freedom fighters and Sam Gosmore 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 Simba, with whom they contest the Kariakoo derby, named after the district where both teams were founded. The rivalry was ranked 5th as one of the most famous African derbies.^[5]

On Wednesday, 17 May 2023, Young Africa made history when they became the first Tanzanian club to reach a CAF Confederation Cup final after defeating Marumo Gallants 4-1 on aggregate and they faced USM Algiers from Algeria on the Cup's Finals which they lost 2-2 on aggregate due to away goals.^[6][7][8]

After winning the Tanzania Premier League Championship for a third consecutive time in the 2023-24 season, Yanga achieved a historical milestone of winning the country's Premier League title for the 30th time.^[9]

The club's roots can be traced as far back as the 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. /sunderland fc (currently Simba). The two teams, Young Africans and Simba, have been rivals ever since.

In 2020, Yanga signed a consultancy deal with La Liga.^[10] On 27 May, the members of the club agreed to change their club's ruling structure to allow private investments from other companies.

On 17 May 2023, Yanga for the first time in its history qualified to a Continental final after defeating Marumo Gallants in the semi-final.^[11] On 3 June, Yanga Lost the 2023 CAF Confederation Cup final against USM Alger On Saturday, 16 September 2023, Yanga became the first African club to have over 2000 fans traveling with the team to an away CAF official match. The game was conducted at Kigali in Rwanda, a journey of 1156 km, which is over 20 hour drive distance. They bossed the game and of course thwarted the Sudanese side 2-0.^[12][13]

The Young Africans drew an average home attendance of 9,460 in the 2023-24 edition of the Premier League, the highest in the league.^[14]

Period	Chairman
1935–1939	Ali Said
1945–1947	Musa Suleiman
1948–1950	G. Khalifan
1950–1953	Hamis Penda
1953–1954	Nasib Mwande
1955–1961	Hafidh Mkweche
1961–1962	Abdul Jaffer
1963–1971	Abass Kandoro
1972–1977	Salim Salim
1978–1980	Mohamed Gulamhussein
1980–1986	Abass Kandoro
1986–1989	Mustapha Mwituka
1989–1993	Hassan Muhiddin
1994–1999	Tarimba Abbas
1999–2000	Rashid Kawawa
2000–2005	Francis Kifukwe
2007–2010	Imani Madega
2010–2012	Lloyd Nchunga
2012–2019	Yusuf Manji
2019–2022	Mshindo Msola
2022–present	Eng Hersi Said

Period	Main sponsor	Other sponsors
1996–1999	Biafra
2001–2005	Kilimanjaro Beer
2005–2008	Superdoll
2009–2015	Kilimanjaro Premium
2015–2020	SportPesa
2020–2021	SportPesa	GSM Group
2021–present	SportPesa	GSM Group

• 
  The old crest
• 
  The present crest

As of 23 November 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  TAN Khomeny Abubakary 2 MF  TAN Aziz Andabwile 3 DF  TAN Bakari Mwamnyeto 4 DF  TAN Ibrahim Hamad 5 DF  TAN Dickson Job 7 MF  COD Maxi Nzengeli 8 MF  UGA Khalid Aucho 10 FW  BFA Stephane Aziz Ki 11 FW  COD Jean Baleke 12 FW  TAN Faridi Mussa 15 DF  TAN Kibwana Shomari 16 GK  TAN Abuutwalib Mshery 17 MF  ZAM Clatous Chama 18 MF  TAN Salum Abubakar

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF  TAN Jonas Mkude 21 DF  CIV Kouassi Attohoula 22 MF  TAN Sheikhan Ibrahim 23 DF  COD Chadrack Boka 24 FW  TAN Clement Mzize 25 FW  ZAM Kennedy Musonda 26 MF  CIV Pacôme Zouzoua 27 MF  TAN Mudathir Yahya 29 FW  ZIM Prince Dube 30 DF  TAN Nickson Kibabage 38 MF  KEN Duke Ooga Abuya 39 GK  MLI Djigui Diarra 40 FW  TAN Denis Nkane

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Sead Ramović
1st Assistant Coach	-
2nd Assistant Coach and Fitness Coach	Taibi Lagrouni
Goalkeeping Coach	Alaa Meskini
Team Doctor	Mosses Etutu
Team Coordinator	Hafidh Ally
Team Manager	Walter Harrison
Kit Manager	Mahmoud Omary

Position	Staff
Chief Executive Officer	Andre Mtine
Competition Director	Ibrahim Mohamed
Director of Legal	Patrick Simon
Director of Marketing & Members Affair	Ibrahim Samwel
Senior Accountant	Ms Justina Kubila
Media Officer	Ally Kamwe
Logistics manager	Hafidh Ally
Content & Social Media Coordinator	Privatus Shayo
Office Assistant	Gabriel Sengo

• Tanzanian Premier League^[15]
  • Champions (25): 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012/2013, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024
• Nyerere Cup^[16]
  • Champions (3): 1975, 1994, 1999
  • Runners-up (1): 2001
• FAT Cup^[17]
  • Champions (4): 2015/16, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24
  • Runners-up (2): 1996, 2021
• Tusker Cup^[16]
  • Champions (7): 1986, 1992, 1987, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2009
  • Runners-up (3): 2001, 2002, 2005
• Mapinduzi Cup^[16]
  • Champions (3): 2003, 2004, 2021
  • Runners-up (1): 2011
• Community Shield^[16]
  • Champions (8): 2001, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2024
  • Runners-up (7): 2002, 2005, 2013, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017

CECAFA Club Championship^[18]

• Champions (5): 1975, 1993, 1999, 2011, 2012
• Runners-up (3): 1976, 1986, 1990

CAF Confederation Cup

• Runners-up (1): 2023

• CAF Champions League: 15 appearances^[19]

2022 – First Round

2023 – Quarter finals

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 11 appearances

• CAF Confederation Cup: 6 appearances

• CAF Cup: 2 appearances

1994 – First Round

1999 – First Round

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances

1995 – Quarter-finals

2000 – First Round