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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 12,000 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:24
1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992,1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2010-2011, 2012-2013
Tanzanian Cup: 4
1975, 1994, 1999, 2000
CECAFA Clubs Cup: 5
1975, 1993, 1999, 2011, 2012
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
