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Young Africans Sports Club is a Tanzanian football club based in Dar Es Salaam. Their home games are played at National Stadium.
Location: Jangwani/Twiga streets.
Affiliation: TFF
Members: Estimated 20 million fan base all over the world. Over 10,000 subscription paying members in Tanzania and elsewhere. The club has over 20 branches in Tanzania.
Young Africans is arguably the oldest and greatest soccer team in East Africa. Awards
Tanzanian Premier League:23
1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008,2009, 2011
Tanzanian Cup: 4
1975, 1994, 1999, 2000
CECAFA Clubs Cup: 4
1975, 1993, 1999, 2011
Performance in CAF competitions
CAF Champions League: 7 appearances
1997 - Preliminary Round
1998 - Group Stage
2001 - Second Round
2006 - Preliminary Round
2007 - Second Round
2009 - First Round
2010 - Preliminary Round
2012 - Preliminary Round
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: 3 appearances
2007 Intermediate Round
2008 - Second Round
2011 - Preliminary Round
CAF Cup: 2 appearances
1994 - First Round
1999 - First Round
CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances
1995 - Quarter-Finals
2000 - First Round
Shabani Nonda Papii is the most notable player who ever played for this club. Papii had a stint with Yanga in the middle of the 1990s before heading to Vaal Professionals based in South Africa
