Tanzania national under-20 football team
| Nickname(s) | Ngorongoro Boys | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Tanzania Football Federation | |||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
| Sub-confederation | CECAFA | |||
| Home stadium | Benjamin Mkapa Stadium | |||
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| First international | ||||
| South Africa 3–0 Tanzania (Pretoria, South Africa; 22 December 1996) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
| Somalia 1–8 Tanzania (Karatu, Tanzania; 26 November 2020) | ||||
| U-20 Africa Cup of Nations | ||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2021) | |||
| Best result | Group stage (2021) | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | ||||
| Appearances | None | |||
The Tanzania national under-20 football team, nicknamed the Ngorongoro Boys, represents Tanzania in international youth football competitions. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior national team. The team competes in a variety of competitions, including the biennial FIFA U-20 World Cup and the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, which is the top competitions for this age group.
They also participate in the CECAFA U-20 Championship which serves as a qualifier to the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, winning it twice, in the 1971 and 2019 CECAFA U-20 Championships, and have been runners-up three times, in the 1975, 1995, and 2020 CECAFA U-20 Championships.