Young Africans S.C.

Young Africans Sports Club, also known as Yanga or "Timu ya Wananchi", is a football club based in Jangwani, Dar es Salaam. The club's home games are played at the National Stadium. It's the most successful football club in Tanzanian football history with a total of 27 League titles.

Young Africans
The Young Africans Football Club Crest
Full nameYoung Africans Sports Club
Founded11 February 1935
StadiumNational Stadium
Uhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Capacity60,000
LeagueTanzanian Premier League
2018-20192nd
WebsiteClub website

History

The club's roots can be traced as far as back in 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 of theirs 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 and later it was replaced by the name Dar es Salaam Young Africans SC and eventually, the name changed to Young Africans Sports Club.

The club was popular with Africans and became the symbol of the movement to attain Independence from colonial shackles, the club became associated with Nationalists and all freedom fighters, and it was so influential that the party TANU which led the fight against colonial administration, adopted the colours Yellow and Green as the party's primary colours.

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. The name was later changed to Sunderland and then to Simba S.C. which is the club's current name.

Yanga became the club's unofficial name, but a very common one among many people, but many people believe the name 'Yanga' is a poor pronunciation of the word 'Young'.[1]

The two teams, Young Africans S.C. (Yanga) and Simba S.C. have been rivals ever since. The teams makes up one of the most entertaining, eye-catching and talked about derbies in Africa.

Young Africans S.C. is the most successful Tanzanian football club; the second being Simba S.C, the current Champions of Tanzania. The club has also secured several other international trophies including CECAFA cup.

Shabani Nonda is the most notable player to play for the club. He had a stint with Yanga in the middle of the 1990s before heading to Vaal Professionals based in South Africa. Other prominent players who have played for Yanga are Elias Michael (goalkeeper), Maulid Dilunga, Sunday Manara "Computer", Kassim Manara and Moro Lamine.

Crest
  • The Old crest
  • The Present crest

Honours
Young Africans S.C headquarters located on Twiga street, Jangwani, Dar es Salaam

Tanzanian Premier League

  • Champions (27): 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 (record)

Tanzanian Cup

  • Champions (4): 1975, 1994, 1999, 2015–16

CECAFA Club Cup/Kagame Interclub Cup

  • Champions (5): 1975, 1993, 1999, 2011, 2012

Performance in CAF competitions
1997 – Preliminary Round
1998 – Group stage
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 –
  • 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
2007 – Intermediate Round
2008 – First Round
2011 – Preliminary Round
2016 – Group stage
2018 - Group stage
1994 – First Round
1999 – First Round
  • CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances
1995 – Quarter-finals
2000 – First Round

Current squad

As at 5 August 2020.[2] 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 MF  ZAM Erick Kabamba
4 DF  TAN Ally Mtoni
14 MF  TAN DEO KANDA
33 DF  TAN Claotous Chota Chama
6 MF  TAN Feisal Salum
7 MF  TAN Mapinduzi Balama
8 MF  RWA Haruna Niyonzima
9 FW  CIV Gnamien Ghislain
10 FW  TAN Tariq Kiakala
11 MF  RWA Patrick Sibomana
12 DF  TAN Juma Abdul
13 GK  TAN Ramadhani Kabwili
14 DF  TAN Ally Ally
16 MF  TAN Mrisho Ngasa (vice captain)
17 DF  TAN Adeyum Ahmed
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  TAN Mohamed Issa
21 MF  TAN Abdul Aziz Makame
23 DF  TAN Jaffari Jaffari
24 MF  COD Papy Tshishimbi (captain)
25 DF  GHA Lamine Moro
26 DF  TAN Paulo Godfrey
27 MF  TAN Deus Kaseke
28 DF  TAN Andrew Chikupe
29 FW  TAN Ditram Nchimbi
30 GK  TAN Metacha Mnata
31 DF  TAN Said Makapu
33 DF  GHA Bernard Morrison
35 FW  TAN Juma Mahadhi
39 GK  KEN Farouk Shikalo
49 FW  COD David Molinga

Foreigners

In the Tanzania VPL, only Ten non-Tanzanian nationals can be registered.


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References
  1. http://presstz.net/historia-fupi-ya-klabu-ya-yanga-46641853
  2. http://yangasc.co.tz/?p=team
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