Aishi Manula

Aishi Manula
Personal information
Full name Aishi Manula
Date of birth (1995-09-13) 13 September 1995[1]
Place of birth Morogoro, Tanzania[2]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Simba
Number 28
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Azam FC
2017–2025 Simba S.C.
2025– Azam FC
International career‡
2015– Tanzania 69 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2026

Aishi Manula (born 13 September 1995) is a Tanzanian football player for Azam FC. He plays as a goalkeeper and represents the Tanzanian national team.[3]

Early life

Manula was born in Morogoro, Tanzania.

Club career

He began his career at Mtibwa Sugar FC. In 2012 he joined Azam FC at 17 years old. His performance and consistency helped him to join the first eleven replacing the Ghanaian goalkeeper Daniel Agpeyi. He joined Simba S.C. in 2017 and helped the club to win the league four times in succession. After eight years with Simba, Manula returned to Azam in 2025.[4]

International career

Manula's performance for Tanzania in a September 2016 loss against Nigeria in 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group G was described as "the game of his life" by the Tanzania Daily News.[5] He was one of three goalkeepers included in Tanzania's squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[6] When Tanzania next qualified for the final tournament, he was again selected for the 2023 tournament, held in 2024.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Aishi MANULA". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Tanzania - A. Manula - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  3. ↑ Aishi Manula at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ↑ Nchimbi, Nassir (13 June 2025). "Aishi Manula set to rejoin Azam FC on free transfer". The Guardian (IPP Media). Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Tanzania/Nigeria: Manula Leaves Mark in Nigeria". Tanzania Daily News. allafrica.com. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Olowolagba, Fikayo (12 June 2019). "AFCON 2019: Tanzania names final 23-man squad [Full List]". Daily Post (Nigeria). Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Afcon 2023: Squads for tournament including Ghana, Nigeria and Egypt". BBC Sport. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
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