2025–26 Young Africans SC season
2025-2026 Tanzanian football club season
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The 2025–26 season will be the 90th season in the history of Young Africans and the 61st consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domese, CRDB Bank Federation Cup, Muungano Cup and the CAF Champions League.
Benjamin Mkapa Stadium
(international Matches)
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Eng.Hersi Said |
| Head Coach | Pedro Gonçalves |
| Stadium | KMC Complex Benjamin Mkapa Stadium (international Matches) |
| NBC Premier League | 1th |
| CRDB Bank Federation Cup | Round of 64 |
| Mapinduzi Cup | TBD |
| Community Shield | Winners |
| CAF Champions League | Group Stage |
| Top goalscorer | League: Maxi Nzegeli Andy Boyeli (2 each) All: Pacóme Zouzoua (4) |
| Biggest win | 4–1 vs KMC (H) 9 November 2025 , Premier League |
| Biggest defeat | 1–0 vs Silver Strikers (A), 18 October 2025, Champions League |
| All statistics correct as of 9 November 2025. | |
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 July 2025 | MF | Undisclosed | [1][2] | ||
| 22 July 2025 | MF | Undisclosed | [3] | ||
| 23 July 2025 | MF | Undisclosed | [4] | ||
| 25 July 2025 | MF | Undisclosed | [5] | ||
| 27 July 2025 | DF | Undisclosed | |||
| 31 July 2025 | FW | Loan | [6][7] | ||
| 1 August 2025 | FW | Undisclosed | [8][9] | ||
| 3 July 2025 | FW | Undisclosed | [10][11] | ||
| 6 August 2025 | DF | Free | [12][13] | ||
| 15 August 2025 | MF | Undisclosed | |||
| 21 August 2025 | DF | Loan | [14][15] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2025 | MF | Undisclosed | [16][17] | ||
| 30 July 2025 | MF | Free | [18] | ||
| 30 July 2025 | MF | Free | |||
| 30 July 2025 | MF | Free Agent | End of contract | ||
| 30 July 2025 | FW | Free Agent | Undisclosed | ||
| 30 July 2025 | DF | Undisclosed | |||
| 30 July 2025 | FW | Free | [19] |
Mwananchi Day
It is 7th festival and special day for the Yanga team to unveil and introduce its players, coaches, and the entire technical bench for the season.[20] For the Season 2025/26 held on 12 September 2025.[21]
| 12 September 2025 Mwananchi Day | Young Africans | 1-0 | Bandari | Dar es Salaam |
| 20:40 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Ramadhan Kayoko |
Players
Current squad
- As of 12 September 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Friendlies
| 15 August 2025 Friendly | Rayon Sports | 1-3 | Young Africans | Kigali |
| 18:00 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Amahoro Stadium Attendance: 30,000 |
| 23 August 2025 Friendly | Young Africans | 2-1 | Fountain Gate | Mwenge |
| 16:00 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: KMC Complex Attendance: Closed Door |
| 29 August 2025 Friendly | Young Africans | 4-0 | Tabora United | Mwenge |
| 16:00 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: KMC Complex Attendance: Closed Door |
| 5 September 2025 Friendly | JKT Tanzania | 1-2 | Young Africans | Mbweni |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Mej.Gen.isamuhyo Stadium Attendance: Closed Door |
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| NBC Premier League | 24 September 2025 | 23 May 2026 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 87.50 |
| CRDB Bank Federation Cup | TBD | 27 May 2026 | Round of 64 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| CAF Champions League | 19 September 2026 | TBD | Qualifying rounds | TBD | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 50.00 |
| Muungano Cup | 21 April 2026 | 26 April 2026 | Semi-Final | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Community Shield | 16 September 2025 | Finals | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| 2026 Mapinduzi Cup | 4 January 20226 | 13 January 2026 | Group Stage | Winners | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Total | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 4 | +33 | 76.19 | ||||
Tanzanian Premier League
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results by round
Score overview
Win Draw Loss
| Opposition | Home score | Away score | Aggregate score | Double |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azam | ||||
| Coastal Union | ||||
| Dodoma Jiji | ||||
| Fountain Gate | 2–0 | |||
| JKT Tanzania | ||||
| KMC | 4–1 | |||
| Mashujaa | 6–0 | |||
| Mbeya City | 0–0 | |||
| Mtibwa Sugar | 2–0 | |||
| Namungo | ||||
| Pamba | 3–0 | |||
| Prisons | ||||
| Simba | ||||
| Singida Black Stars | ||||
| Tabora United |
Matches
The league schedule was released on 29 August 2025
| 24 September 2025 Round 2 | Young Africans | 3–0 | Pamba | Dar es Salaam |
| 19:00 UTC+3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium Referee: Abdi Wajihi |
| 29 September 2025 Round 3 | Mbeya City | 0–0 | Young Africans | mbeya |
| 16:15 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Sokoine Stadium |
| 10 October 2025 Round 1 | Young Africans | 2–0 | Mtibwa Sugar | Dar es Salaam |
| 16:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium |
| TBC Round 4 | Tanzania Prisons | v | Young Africans | mbeya |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Stadium: Sokoine Stadium |
| 9 November 2025 Round 5 | Young Africans | 4–1 | KMC | Dar es Salaam |
| 16:00 UTC+3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: KMC Complex |
| 10 December 2025 Round 6 | Coastal Union | v | Young Africans | Tanga |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Mkwakwani Stadium |
| 13 December 2025 Round 7 | Young Africans | v | Simba | Dar es Salaam |
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium |
| 18 February 2026 Round 8 | Young Africans | v | Dodoma Jiji | Dar es Salaam |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium |
| 23 February 2026 Round 9 | Singida Black Stars | v | Young Africans | Singida |
| 16:15 UTC+3 | Stadium: CCM Liti Stadium |
| 26 February 2026 Round 11 | Young Africans | v | Mashujaa | Dar es Salaam |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium |
| 1 March 2026 Round 12 | Young Africans | v | Fountain Gate | Dar es Salaam |
| 18:30 UTC+3 | Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium |
| TBC Round 13 | Azam | v | Young Africans | Dar es Salaam |
| TBC UTC+3 | Stadium: Chamazi Stadium |
| TBC Round 14 | Tabora United | v | Young Africans | Tabora |
| TBC UTC+3 | Stadium: Ali Hassan Mwinyi Stadium |
| TBC Round 15 | Young Africans | v | JKT Tanzania | Dar es Salaam |
| TBC UTC+3 | Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium |
| TBV Round 16 | Mtibwa Sugar | v | Young Africans | Morogoro |
| TBC UTC+3 | Stadium: Jamhuri Stadium (Morogoro) |
| 4 March 2026 Round 17 | Pamba | v | Young Africans | Mwanza |
| 16:15 UTC+3 | Stadium: CCM Kirumba Stadium |
| TBC Round 18 | Young Africans | v | Mbeya City | Dar es Salaam |
| TBC UTC+3 | Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium |
| TBC Round 19 | Young Africans | v | Tanzania Prisons | Dar es Salaam |
| TBC UTC+3 | Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium |
| TBC Round 20 | KMC | v | Young Africans | Dar es Salaam |
| TBC UTC+3 | Stadium: KMC Complex |
| TBC Round 21 | Young Africans | v | Coastal Union | Dar es Salaam |
| TBC UTC+3 | Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium |
| TBC Round 23 | Dodoma Jiji | v | Young Africans | Dodoma |
| TBC UTC+3 | Stadium: Jamhuri Stadium (Dodoma) |
| TBC Round 24 | Young Africans | v | Singida Black Stars | Dar es Salaam |
| TBC UTC+3 | Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium |
| TBC Round 25 | Young Africans | v | Namungo | Dar es Salaam |
| TBC UTC+3 | Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium |
| TBC Round 27 | Fountain Gate | v | Young Africans | Manyara |
| TBC UTC+3 | Stadium: Tanzanite Kwaraa |
| 14 May 2026 Round 28 | Young Africans | v | Azam | Dar es Salaam |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium |
| 20 May 2026 Round 29 | Young Africans | v | Tabora United | Dar es Salaam |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium |
| 23 May 2026 Round 30 | JKT Tanzania | v | Young Africans | Dar es Salaam |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Mej.Gen.isamuhyo Stadium |
Community Shield
| 16 September 2025 Community Shield | Young Africans | 1-0 | Simba | Dar es Salaam |
| 17:00 UTC+3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Ahmed Arajiga |
CRDB Bank Federation Cup
Muungano Cup
CAF Champions League
First round
The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 9 August 2025, 10:00 GMT (13:00 local time, UTC+3), in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.[22]
| 19 September 2025 First leg | Wiliete | 0-3 | Young Africans | Luanda |
| 16:00 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro |
| 27 September 2025 Second leg | Young Africans | 2-0 | Wiliete | Dar es Salaam |
| 17:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium |
Second round
| 18 October 2025 First leg | Silver Strikers | 1-0 | Young Africans | Lilongwe |
| 16:00 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Bingu National Stadium |
| 25 October 2025 Second leg | Young Africans | 2-0 | Silver Strikers | Dar es Salaam |
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium |
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 3 November 2025, 12:00 GMT (14:00 local time, UTC+2), in Johannesburg, South Africa.[23]
| 21–22 November 2025 Round 1 | Young Africans | v | | Dar es Salaam |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium |
| 28–29 November 2025 Round 2 | JS Kabylie | v | | Tizi Ouzou |
| --:-- UTC+1 | Stadium: Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium |
| 23–24 January 2026 Round 3 | Al Ahly | v | | Cairo |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium |
| 30–31 January 2026 Round 4 | Young Africans | v | | Dar es Salaam |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium |
| 6–7 February 2026 Round 5 | AS FAR | v | | Rabat |
| --:-- UTC+1 | Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium |
| 13–14 February 2026 Round 6 | Young Africans | v | | Dar es Salaam |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium |
Statistics
Squad statistics
- As of 7 November 2025
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | NBC Premier League | CAF Champions League | CRDB Bank Federation Cup | Muungano Cup | Community Shield | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Khomeny Abubakary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | GK | Abuib Mshery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | GK | Djigui Diarra | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Bakari Mwamnyeto | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Ibrahim Bacca | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Dickson Job | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Mohamed Zimbwe jr | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | Kibwana Shomari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | Shedrak Boka | 7 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | Israel Mwenda | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 36 | DF | Frank Assinki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | DF | Abubakar Ninju | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Kouassi Attohoula Yao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | MF | Aziz Andambwile | 8 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Balla Conte | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Maxi Nzegeli | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Lassine Kouma | 4 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Pacòme ZouZoua | 8 | 4 | 2+1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 18 | MF | Sure Boy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | Mohamed Doumbia | 8 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Sheikhan Ibrahim | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | MF | Mudathir Yahya | 5 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 38 | MF | Duke Abuya | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 35 | MF | Abdulnasir Casemiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Andey Boyeli | 7 | 2 | 2+2 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Cèlectin Ecua | 6 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 12 | FW | Faridi Mussa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | FW | Denis Nkane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | FW | Clement Mzize | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 26 | FW | Edmund John | 7 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | FW | Prince Dube | 8 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 31 | FW | Offen Chikola | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Top Scorer
- As of 9 November 2025
| Rank | Player | NBC Premier | FA | CCL | Muungano | Community Shield | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | |
Clean sheets
- As of 9 November 2025
| Rank | Player | NBC Premier | FA | CCL | Muungano | Community Shield | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
Assist
- As of 9 November 2025
| Rank | Player | NBC Premier | FA | CCL | Muungano | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | |
Goal Contributions
- As of 9 November 2025
Disciplinary record
- As of 19 September 2025
| N | P | Nat. | Name | NBC Premier | FA | CCL | Muungano | Total | Notes | ||||||||||
| 38 | MF | Duke Abuya | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | Lassine Kouma | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Source: [citation needed]
Ordered by
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and ![]()
= Number of bookings;
= Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;
= Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Player awards
Player of the Matchday
| Month(s) | Competition(s) | Player(s) | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| September | Community Shield | Simba | |
| Premier League | Pamba Jiji |