Young Africans Sports Club, commonly referred to as Yanga, is a Tanzanian professional football club based in the Jangwani ward of Ilala District, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The team competes in the Tanzanian Premier League, the top tier of football in the country, and is one of the most successful clubs in Tanzanian football. This unofficial Young Africans SC flag (Swahili: bendera isiyo rasmi ya Young Africans Sports Club) features the club's official emblem centered on a green-and-yellow vertically divided background, with the colors directly derived from the crest and the club's traditional identity.
| Flag Proportion: | 3:5 (standard flag ratio) |
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| Flag Format: | Animated GIF (25-frame loop) |
| Flag Usage: | Fan-made / unofficial digital flag |
The club's emblem is circular in design and reflects both its sporting heritage and Pan-African identity. At its center is a yellow disc containing a green silhouette of the African continent, overlaid with a stylized torch symbolizing hope, enlightenment, ambition, and progress. The founding year "1935" appears above the map. Along the lower edge of the continent are cartoon-style illustrations of three young athletes representing football, volleyball, and boxing, emphasizing the club's origins as a multi-sport organization. Surrounding the center is a green ring bearing the inscriptions "YOUNG AFRICANS SC" and "TANZANIA" in yellow, separated by two gold stars. Beneath the circular emblem is a ribbon displaying the club's famous Swahili motto, "DAIMA MBELE NYUMA MWIKO," meaning "Always forward, backward never." The traditional green and yellow colors reinforce the club's long-established identity, while the combination of African symbolism, youth, and sporting diversity makes the crest one of the most distinctive emblems in East African football.
| Team name: | Young Africans Sports Club |
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| Team nicknames: | Yanga, Wananchi, Vijana Stars (The Young Stars), Wananchi (kiboko), Waarabu Weusi |
| Team abbreviation: | - |
| Founded: | 1935 |
| Location: | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| Stadium: | Benjamin Mkapa Stadium |
| Capacity: | 60,000 |
| League: | Tanzanian Premier League |
| Team Colors: | Green and yellow |
| Championships: | 27 |
| Mascots: | - |
