Tanzania vs Zambia head-to-head record

Tanzania wins: 6
Draws: 12
Zambia wins: 18

36 meetings, 1964 to 2025Goals: Tanzania 33, Zambia 62

Tanzania and Zambia have met 36 times since 1964. Zambia have won 18, Tanzania 6, and 12 matches ended level. They last met on 8 October 2025, when Zambia won 1–0 in World Cup qualifying.

The 36 meetings have produced 95 goals, 2.64 per game. The biggest win is Zambia’s 7–1 in a friendly in 1968.

Who has won more, Tanzania or Zambia?

All matches36 matches

6 Tanzania12 drawsZambia 18

Competitive21 matches

3 Tanzania7 drawsZambia 11

Friendlies15 matches

3 Tanzania5 drawsZambia 7

Key numbers

Goals: Tanzania 33, Zambia 622.64 per game
First meeting: Zambia 3–0 TanzaniaFriendly, 3 Jul 1964
Most recent: Tanzania 0–1 ZambiaWorld Cup qualifying, 8 Oct 2025
Tanzania’s biggest win: Tanzania 2–1 ZambiaCECAFA Cup, 24 Nov 1981
Zambia’s biggest win: Zambia 7–1 TanzaniaFriendly, 22 Oct 1968
Most goals in a meeting: Zambia 7–1 TanzaniaFriendly, 22 Oct 1968
Biggest upset: Tanzania 1–0 ZambiaFriendly, 22 Dec 2012Winner’s rating-based win expectancy: 22%
TFN Elo rating now: Tanzania 1386 (144th), Zambia 1558 (92nd)How the rating works

Last five meetings

8 Oct 2025
Tanzania0Zambia1
World Cup qualifying
Unguja, Tanzania
11 Jun 2024
Zambia0Tanzania1
World Cup qualifying
Ndola, Zambia
21 Jan 2024
Zambia1Tanzania1
Africa Cup of Nations
San-Pédro, Ivory Coast (neutral)
5 Jul 2017
Zambia4Tanzania2
COSAFA Cup
Saulspoort, South Africa (neutral)
12 Dec 2013
Tanzania1Zambia1
CECAFA Cup
Nairobi, Kenya (neutral)

Who has had the upper hand over time?

The line climbs with every Tanzania win and drops with every Zambia win, so its height shows who has won more meetings up to that point.

Above the line: Tanzania have won more Below: Zambia have won more

Level

Zambia lead by 12 wins after the latest meeting. The biggest lead was 12, held by Zambia from 7 June 2003.

Every meeting on one timeline

Tanzania wins

Draws

Zambia wins

Larger dots mark bigger winning margins. Hover a dot for the result.

Home, away and neutral

In Tanzania's home games

16 matches

556

TanzaniaDrawsZambia

In Zambia's home games

10 matches

127

TanzaniaDrawsZambia

At neutral venues

10 matches

055

TanzaniaDrawsZambia

Record by competition

Record by competition
Competition	Played	Tanzania	Draws	Zambia	Goals
Friendly	15	3	5	7	12–25
CECAFA Cup	8	1	3	4	10–14
Africa Cup of Nations qualifying	6	1	2	3	4–10
World Cup qualifying	4	1	0	3	2–6
COSAFA Cup	2	0	1	1	4–6
Africa Cup of Nations	1	0	1	0	1–1

Meetings by decade

Tanzania wins Draws Zambia wins

Meetings by decade
Decade	Played	Tanzania	Draws	Zambia	Goals
1960s	5	1	1	3	21
1970s	8	1	4	3	28
1980s	3	1	0	2	8
1990s	8	0	3	5	16
2000s	4	1	1	2	6
2010s	5	1	2	2	12
2020s	3	1	1	1	4

Longest runs

Longest runs
Longest run of	Tanzania	Zambia
Wins in a row	12024	61984 to 1996
Unbeaten meetings	32012 to 2013	121984 to 2007

The longest run of draws is 3, from 21 May 1996 to 27 September 1997.

Questions answered

How many times have Tanzania and Zambia played each other?

36 times, starting on 3 July 1964. 21 of those meetings were competitive and 15 were friendlies.

Who has won more matches between Tanzania and Zambia?

Zambia, with 18 wins to 6. 12 matches ended level.

What is the biggest win in Tanzania vs Zambia?

Zambia’s 7–1 win in a friendly on 22 October 1968 in Kitwe.

When did Tanzania and Zambia last play?

On 8 October 2025 in Unguja, when Zambia won 1–0 in World Cup qualifying.

What is the competitive record between Tanzania and Zambia?

In 21 competitive matches, Tanzania have 3 wins, Zambia have 11, and 7 ended level.

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Every Tanzania vs Zambia result

All 36 Competitive 21 Friendlies 15

Every Tanzania vs Zambia result
Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Venue
8 Oct 2025	Tanzania	0–1	Zambia	World Cup qualifying	Unguja, Tanzania
11 Jun 2024	Zambia	0–1	Tanzania	World Cup qualifying	Ndola, Zambia
21 Jan 2024	Zambia	1–1	Tanzania	Africa Cup of Nations	San-Pédro, Ivory Coast (neutral)
5 Jul 2017	Zambia	4–2	Tanzania	COSAFA Cup	Saulspoort, South Africa (neutral)
12 Dec 2013	Tanzania	1–1	Zambia	CECAFA Cup	Nairobi, Kenya (neutral)
28 Nov 2013	Tanzania	1–1	Zambia	CECAFA Cup	Machakos, Kenya (neutral)
22 Dec 2012	Tanzania	1–0	Zambia	Friendly	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
27 Nov 2010	Tanzania	0–1	Zambia	CECAFA Cup	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
21 Nov 2007	Tanzania	1–0	Zambia	Friendly	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
9 Jun 2007	Tanzania	1–1	Zambia	Friendly	Morogoro, Tanzania
7 Jun 2003	Zambia	2–0	Tanzania	Africa Cup of Nations qualifying	Lusaka, Zambia
29 Mar 2003	Tanzania	0–1	Zambia	Africa Cup of Nations qualifying	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
27 Sept 1997	Tanzania	0–0	Zambia	Friendly	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
5 Jul 1997	Tanzania	2–2	Zambia	COSAFA Cup	Arusha, Tanzania
21 May 1996	Zambia	0–0	Tanzania	Friendly	Kitwe, Zambia
19 May 1996	Zambia	1–0	Tanzania	Friendly	Lusaka, Zambia
16 Jan 1993	Tanzania	1–3	Zambia	World Cup qualifying	Mwanza, Tanzania
23 Nov 1992	Tanzania	1–2	Zambia	CECAFA Cup	Mwanza, Tanzania
11 Oct 1992	Zambia	2–0	Tanzania	World Cup qualifying	Lusaka, Zambia
1 Apr 1990	Zambia	2–0	Tanzania	Friendly	Ndola, Zambia
5 Dec 1984	Tanzania	1–2	Zambia	CECAFA Cup	Kampala, Uganda (neutral)
24 Nov 1981	Tanzania	2–1	Zambia	CECAFA Cup	Dodoma, Tanzania
20 Apr 1980	Tanzania	0–2	Zambia	Friendly	Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (neutral)
6 Nov 1979	Tanzania	2–2	Zambia	CECAFA Cup	Nairobi, Kenya (neutral)
26 Aug 1979	Zambia	1–1	Tanzania	Africa Cup of Nations qualifying	Ndola, Zambia
11 Aug 1979	Tanzania	1–0	Zambia	Africa Cup of Nations qualifying	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
27 Nov 1977	Tanzania	2–4	Zambia	CECAFA Cup	Mogadishu, Somalia (neutral)
16 Nov 1976	Tanzania	2–3	Zambia	Friendly	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
22 Jun 1975	Tanzania	1–1	Zambia	Friendly	Maputo, Mozambique (neutral)
1 Nov 1970	Zambia	5–1	Tanzania	Africa Cup of Nations qualifying	Lusaka, Zambia
17 Oct 1970	Tanzania	1–1	Zambia	Africa Cup of Nations qualifying	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
24 Oct 1968	Zambia	2–1	Tanzania	Friendly	Lusaka, Zambia
22 Oct 1968	Zambia	7–1	Tanzania	Friendly	Kitwe, Zambia
8 Jul 1967	Tanzania	2–1	Zambia	Friendly	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
6 Jul 1967	Tanzania	2–2	Zambia	Friendly	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
3 Jul 1964	Zambiaas Northern Rhodesia	3–0	Tanzania	Friendly	Zomba, Nyasaland (neutral)