| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Zanzibar |
| Dates | 8–20 December |
| Teams | 7 (from CECAFA confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uganda (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Sudan |
| Third place |  Tanzania |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 26 (2 per match) |
← 1989 1991 → | |
The 1990 CECAFA Cup was the 17th edition of the CECAFA Cup, which involves teams from Southern and Central Africa. The tournament was held in Zanzibar. [1] [2]
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
 Zanzibar | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Malawi | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Zimbabwe | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Uganda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Kenya | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| December 17 | ||||||
| Zanzibar | 0 | |||||
| December 22 | ||||||
| Sudan (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
| Uganda | 2 | |||||
| December 17 | ||||||
| Sudan | 0 | |||||
| Uganda (pen.) | 1 (6) | |||||
| Tanzania | 1 (5) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| December 19 | ||||||
| Zanzibar | 1 | |||||
| Tanzania | 2 | |||||
| Zanzibar | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
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| Name | Played | Points | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Win Percent | Goals per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 0% | 1.5 |
| Malawi | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 33.3% | 0.66 |
| Sudan | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 50% | 1.25 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 25% | 0.75 |
| Uganda | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 50% | 1.75 |
| Zanzibar | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 25% | 0.5 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 33.3% | 0.33 |