About

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 Tanzania TAN Victor Lwalance 2 DF Tanzania TAN Godfrey Sabasi 3 DF Tanzania TAN Pascal John 4 DF Tanzania TAN Emmanuel Simwanza (Vice-captain) 5 DF Tanzania TAN Mussa January 6 DF Tanzania TAN Emmanuel Daudi (Captain) 7 MF Tanzania TAN Mwarami Abdallah 8 MF Tanzania TAN Saidi Mtikila 9 FW Tanzania TAN Mussa Gadi 10 FW Tanzania TAN Ramadhani Ashim 11 MF Tanzania TAN Maulid Maulid Timam 12 MF Tanzania TAN Ladislaus Stanslaus 13 FW Tanzania TAN Yusuph Mwera 14 DF Tanzania TAN Rehani Kibingu 15 DF Tanzania TAN Godfrey Mwashuya 16 DF Tanzania TAN Asonile Malichela 17 MF Tanzania TAN Jery Tegete 18 FW Tanzania TAN Kassim JumaNo. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF Tanzania TAN Monja Liseki 20 GK Tanzania TAN Bwanaeli Abdallah 21 MF Tanzania TAN Hamis Shengo 22 GK Kenya KEN Juma Mbugua 23 DF Tanzania TAN Johannes Kajuna 24 FW Tanzania TAN Karume Songoro 25 MF Tanzania TAN Mohammed Samatta 26 DF Tanzania TAN Saidi Mwarami 27 FW Tanzania TAN Benedicto Jackob 28 MF Tanzania TAN Sultan Kittu 30 MF Tanzania TAN Rashid Chidi Gumbo 31 MF Tanzania TAN Razack Khalfan (on loan from Young Africans FC) 32 FW Tanzania TAN Adam Kingwande (on loan from Simba SC) 33 DF Tanzania TAN George Nyanda (on loan from Simba SC) 34 MF Tanzania TAN Ulimboka Mwakingwe 35 FW Tanzania TAN Vincent Barnabas (on loan from Young Africans FC) 36 MF Tanzania TAN Meshack Abel (on loan from Simba SC) 92 FW North Macedonia MKD Alexandar Trajkovski — MF France FRA Victor Da Costa

U-20 Squad

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF Tanzania TAN Abdul Massenga 18 FW Tanzania TAN Mike Katenda 24 MF Tanzania TAN Victor TubangaNation Player 27 DF Tanzania TAN Zubeir Makame 28 MF Tanzania TAN Aziz Zuba 31 FW Tanzania TAN Ariri Charles 31 FW Tanzania TAN Wilson Harold