1995 CECAFA Cup

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1995 CECAFA Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUganda
DatesNovember 26 – December 9
Teams8 (from CECAFA confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsZanzibar-jan-avr-1964.svg  Zanzibar (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda B
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored38 (2.38 per match)
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The 1995 CECAFA Cup was the 21st edition of the CECAFA Cup, a football tournament for members of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). The competition was held in Uganda and began with the first matches in the group stage on November 26, 1995 and ended with the final on December 9, 1995.

Contents

Zanzibar and Uganda B contested the final which was played in Kampala. Zanzibar won the match 1–0 to win the competition for the first time. In the third-place match, Kenya defeated Ethiopia 2–1.

Background

The CECAFA Cup, formerly Gossage Cup and the East and Central African Senior Challenge Cup, is a football competition held in East and Central Africa for members of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). It was first played in 1926. [1]

Tanzania were the defending champions having won the 1994 CECAFA Cup after beating Uganda 4–3 on penalties following a 2–2 draw in Nairobi, Kenya. [1]

Zanzibar had never won the tournament before. [1]

Format

Eight teams took part in the competition. They were drawn into two single round robin groups of four teams. The winning team and the runner up from each group would contest the semi-finals which would decide the teams to contest the final and the third-place match. [1]

Group stage

Group A

Kenya won their group to advance to the semi-finals alongside Zanzibar. [1]

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 7321030+3
Zanzibar-jan-avr-1964.svg  Zanzibar 63201330
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda A 2302101–1
Flag of Rwanda (1961-2001).svg  Rwanda 1301213–2
Uganda A  Flag of Uganda.svg0–0Flag of Rwanda (1961-2001).svg  Rwanda
Kampala
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg2–0Zanzibar-jan-avr-1964.svg  Zanzibar
Kampala
Zanzibar  Zanzibar-jan-avr-1964.svg2–1Flag of Rwanda (1961-2001).svg  Rwanda
Kampala
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg1–0Flag of Rwanda (1961-2001).svg  Rwanda
Kampala
Uganda A  Flag of Uganda.svg0–1Zanzibar-jan-avr-1964.svg  Zanzibar
Kampala
Uganda A  Flag of Uganda.svg0–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Kampala

Group B

Ethiopia won their group to advance to the semi-finals alongside Uganda B. [1]

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg  Ethiopia 7321082+6
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda B 6320153+2
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 43111104+6
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 03003115–14
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg2–2Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg  Ethiopia
Bugembe
Uganda B Flag of Uganda.svg 3–1Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Bugembe
Uganda B Flag of Uganda.svg 0–1Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg  Ethiopia
Bugembe
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg7–0Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Bugembe
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg5–0Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Bugembe
Uganda B Flag of Uganda.svg 2–1Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Bugembe

Semi-finals

Uganda B defeated Kenya and Zanzibar to advance to the final. [1]

Uganda B Flag of Uganda.svg 1–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Kampala
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg1–1Zanzibar-jan-avr-1964.svg  Zanzibar
Penalties
5–6
Bugembe

Third-place match

Kenya defeated Ethiopia to win the third-place match. [1]

Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg2–1Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg  Ethiopia
Kampala

Final

Zanzibar defeated Uganda B to win the tournament. [1]

Zanzibar  Zanzibar-jan-avr-1964.svg1–0 Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda B
Kampala

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cruickshank, Mark; Di Maggio, Roberto; Morrison, Neil; Stokkermans, Karel (3 April 2025). "East and Central African Championship (CECAFA)". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
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