Tanzania, July 19 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania's One Tanzanite Football Academy (OTFA) has written a new chapter in the country's football history after winning the Gothia Cup 2026 Boys U17 Playoff A title, becoming one of the few Tanzanian youth teams to lift a major international football trophy.

The academy sealed the prestigious title with a convincing 2-0 victory over England's Horsham in a thrilling final played in Gothenburg, Sweden last Saturday.

Saidi Lugazo and Abdul Rajab scored the goals that secured the championship as OTFA emerged victorious from a field of more than 137 teams representing countries from across the world at the Gothia Cup, widely regarded as one of the largest and most prestigious international youth footbal...