Mbwana Samatta

Samatta was a key figure during TP Mazembe's run to the final of the 2015 CAF Champions League, scoring seven goals in the process and finishing as the competition's top scorer. In their group stage match against Moghreb Tétouan, Samatta scored a memorable hat-trick to secure a place in the semi-finals where they were drawn against Sudanese side Al-Merrikh SC. Mazembe would go on to lift the cup after defeating Algerian side USM Alger in the final 4–1 on aggregate, with Samatta scoring a goal in both legs. At the Glo-CAF Awards on 7 January 2016 at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, Nigeria, he became the first player from East Africa to be crowned the CAF African Player of the Year. Mbwana garnered a total of 127 points, ahead of his TP Mazembe teammate and DR Congo goalkeeper Robert Kidiaba, who amassed 88 points, and Algerian Baghdad Bounedjah trailed in third place with 63 points.

Genk

In January 2016, after winning the prize for best African player on the continent, he signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with KRC Genk. He was voted the 2017 Most Influential Young Tanzanian in a ranking poll by Avance Media On 23 August 2018, Samatta scored a hat-trick against Brøndby IF in the Europa League for a 5–2 win. During the 2018–19 season, he led the Belgian First Division A in scoring with 20 goals, as Genk finished the season as league winners. In May 2019 he was awarded with the Ebony Shoe award for his exploits during the campaign.

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On 13 June 2019, he was named by manager Emmanuel Amunike as one of the 23 in 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. He made his debut in the competition on 23 June against Senegal in the round-robin stage.

Club

As of match played 29 August 2026

International

As of match played 27 December 2025

Scores and results list Tanzania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Samatta goal.

Samatta is a Muslim. He made the umrah to Mecca in 2018 with his Genk teammate Omar Colley.