JKT Tanzania

JKT Tanzania Football Club is a Tanzanian football club based in Mbweni, Dar es Salaam. The club competes in the Premier league. The club plays home games at Mej.Gen. Isamuhyo Stadium.^[1]

JKT Tanzania known as National Building Force (Jeshi la Kujenga Taifa), is a football club based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, founded in 1994, the team is affiliated with the National Service of Tanzania, which is a branch of the Tanzanian military’s involvement in sports development during the post-independence era of Tanzania.

This team was founded under the name JKT Kabambe at the JKT Mgulani camp in Dar es Salaam,before being transferred to the JKT Ruvu Camp in the Coast region and its name was changed to JKT Ruvu Stars.

In 1999, the team was transferred to the headquarters of the National Building Force (Jeshi la Kujenga Taifa), Mlalakuwa in Dar es Salaam, although it continued to be known as JKT Ruvu Stars until 12 December 2017.^[2]

In 2018 Article no.11 of TFF Constitution on Rules and Regulations, urging the owners of the teams not to have two teams participating in the Tanzania Mainland Premier League. There were many military teams, Lt. Col Hassan Mabena who was Chairman of the JKT Ruvu team make a statement he said "we have received a letter from TFF and have already worked on it, and have called all the leaders of the military clubs to discuss the issue and agree that one team will remain owned by the JKT Army, while the others will return to the citizens".The team renamed JKT Tanzania.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 GK  TAN Yakoub Suleiman 21 DF  TAN Wilson Nangu 12 DF  TAN David Bryson 29 DF  TAN Salum Hamis Gado 8 MF  TAN Saidi Ndemla 4 MF  TAN Hassan Kapalata 13 MF  TAN Najim Maguru 20 MF  TAN Edson Kataga (Captain) 7 MF  TAN Gamba Matiko 25 FW  TAN Shiza Kichuya 31 MF  TAN Hassan Nassor 19 MF  TAN Ismail Aziz Kader 24 DF  TAN Hassan Dilunga 32 FW  TAN Mateo Antony Simone

No. Pos. Nation Player 10 MF  TAN Edward Songo 2 DF  TAN Karimu mfaume 43 MF  TAN Abdulrahim Seif Bausi (vice-captain) 11 MF  TAN Mohammed Bakar 16 FW  TAN Richard Maranya 6 MF  TAN Maka Edward 23 DF  TAN Issa Dau 35 MF  TAN Jaffar Maneno 33 GK  TAN Denis Richard 42 MF  TAN Ally Msengi 45 GK  TAN Joseph Ilunda i4 FW  TAN Charles Ilamfia 15 DF  TAN Anuar Seleman

• Tanzanian Cup: 1

2002

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