African Lyon is a professional football club based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The team competes in the Tanzanian Premier League, the country’s top-tier football league, after securing promotion by winning Group A of the First Division League during the 2015/2016 season.
History
Founded on June 14, 2000, African Lyon FC is one of the top Football clubs in Tanzania, based in the capital city of Dar es Salaam. African Lyon plays in the top division of Tanzanian professional football league, the Tanzanian Premier League. The club is owned by Rahim Kangezi. In 2017 a minority stake of the club was purchased by Middle East-based sports media group, DANTANI, Inc. Sports under the banner of Dantani Football Group led by Omar Al Raisi.
Current squad
No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  TAN Victor Lwalance 2 DF TAN Godfrey Sabasi 3 DF TAN Pascal John 4 DF TAN Emmanuel Simwanza (Vice-captain) 5 DF TAN Mussa January 6 DF TAN Emmanuel Daudi (Captain) 7 MF TAN Mwarami Abdallah 8 MF TAN Saidi Mtikila 9 FW TAN Mussa Gadi 10 FW TAN Ramadhani Ashim 11 MF TAN Maulid Maulid Timam 12 MF TAN Ladislaus Stanslaus 13 FW TAN Yusuph Mwera 14 DF TAN Rehani Kibingu 15 DF TAN Godfrey Mwashuya 16 DF TAN Asonile Malichela 17 MF TAN Jery Tegete 18 FW TAN Kassim Juma | No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF TAN Monja Liseki 20 GK TAN Bwanaeli Abdallah 21 MF TAN Hamis Shengo 22 GK  KEN Juma Mbugua 23 DF TAN Johannes Kajuna 24 FW TAN Karume Songoro 25 MF TAN Mohammed Samatta 26 DF TAN Saidi Mwarami 27 FW TAN Benedicto Jackob 28 MF TAN Sultan Kittu 30 MF TAN Rashid Chidi Gumbo 31 MF TAN Razack Khalfan (on loan from Young Africans FC) 32 FW TAN Adam Kingwande (on loan from Simba SC) 33 DF TAN George Nyanda (on loan from Simba SC) 34 MF TAN Ulimboka Mwakingwe 35 FW TAN Vincent Barnabas (on loan from Young Africans FC) 36 MF TAN Meshack Abel (on loan from Simba SC) 92 FW  MKD Alexandar Trajkovski — MF  FRA Victor Da Costa |
U-20 Squad
| No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF TAN Abdul Massenga 18 FW TAN Mike Katenda 24 MF TAN Victor Tubanga | Nation Player 27 DF TAN Zubeir Makame 28 MF TAN Aziz Zuba 31 FW TAN Ariri Charles 31 FW TAN Wilson Harold |