2001 CECAFA Cup

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2001 CECAFA Cup
Tournament details
Host countryRwanda
Dates8–22 December
Teams11 (from CECAFA confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Third placeFlag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda A
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored69 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Uganda.svg Alex Isabirye
(5 goals)
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The 2001 CECAFA Cup was the 25th edition of the football tournament that involves teams from East and Central Africa. The matches were played in Rwanda, who had last hosted the competition two years before, in 1999. [1] All the matches at the tournament were played from 8 December 2001, when Rwanda beat Somalia, until the 22 December 2001, when both the final and third place play-off were hosted. Prior to the tournament, Sudan withdrew their participation, and as such were suspended from all CECAFA tournaments in the future on an indefinite basis. [2] However, the suspension was lifted in time for the 2002 CECAFA Cup. [3]

Contents

Eleven teams entered the tournament, two more than had competed at the previous edition. [4] There were, however, only ten countries competing at the 2001 Cup, as the hosts, Rwanda, entered Rwanda (A) and Rwanda (B). The last time Rwanda had hosted the tournament, in 1999, they had similarly entered two teams: Rwanda (A) finished third, beating Burundi in the third place play-off, and Rwanda (B) won the competition, beating Kenya 3 - 1 in the final. [1] There were similar fortunes at the 2001 CECAFA Cup for Rwanda, as both teams qualified from their groups in second place, the tournament's set-up meaning that the two Rwandan sides could compete in the final against each other if they progressed thus far, as both Ugandan sides did at the 2000 tournament. [4] Although Tanzania and Uganda were both beaten in the quarter-finals by Rwanda in 2001, in the semifinals both Rwanda sides lost to Ethiopia, and Kenya, the side Rwanda (A) had beaten in 1999 to clinch the title. The two Rwanda sides therefore met in the third place play-off in 2001, and after it finished 1 - 1 after normal time, Rwanda (A) won 5 - 3 in a penalty shoot out. The two teams in the final, Kenya and Ethiopia, both won their groups (group A and group C respectively). 2001 was a good year for Ethiopia, not only did they beat Kenya 2 - 1 in the CECAFA Cup final, but their under-20 team qualified for the Argentinian-held 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, this was the first time Ethiopia had qualified for the event. [5] When they did reach the final, Ethiopia had never lost a CECAFA Cup final having played one prior to the occasion, but to this day Ethiopia still have not lost when they have reached the final, an event which has occurred four times. [6] Uganda's 10 - 1 demolition of Djibouti was the biggest winning margin in the CECAFA Cup's history. [6]

Background

The CECAFA Cup is considered Africa's oldest football tournament, and involves teams from Central and Southern Africa. The tournament was originally named the Gossage Cup, contested by the four nations of Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika (modern day Tanzania), and Zanzibar, [7] running from 1929 until 1965. [8] In 1967, this became the East and Central African Senior Challenge Cup, often shortened to simply the Challenge Cup, which was competed for five years, until 1971, before the CECAFA Cup was introduced in 1973. [7] The 2000 champions were Uganda (A), in 2001 Uganda scraped through their group in the third and final qualifying position; they were 3 points behind Burundi and 6 behind Tanzzania, but they were then knocked out in the quarter-finals against Rwanda (A). The 2001 champions, Ethiopia, were knocked out in the 2000 semifinals by Uganda (B), though beat Rwanda to achieve third place. [4]

Participants

11 teams from 9 countries competed, four teams from the original tournament (excluding Tanganyika, which changed names and is currently called Tanzania), including all 8 nations who competed at the 2000 CECAFA Cup in addition to Tanzania and Zanzibar. [4]

Group stage

The group stage began on 8 December and ended on 15 December with Group A's final match between Rwanda (A) and Kenya, and Group C's final match between Rwanda (B) and Ethiopia. At the end of the group stage, the teams who finished bottom of their group were eliminated, along with the team which finished in third and received the worst number of points contrasted with the other teams finishing third in the other groups. Owing to there being an odd number of teams, Group C contained one less team, with a total of three, and therefore a reduced schedule, hosting only three matches to Group A and B's six. [2]

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 321051+47
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda A 321040+47
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 301213−21
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 301206−61
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rwanda A  Flag of Rwanda.svg3–0Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Milli Soccerball shade.svg5', 60'
Karekezi Soccerball shade.svg70'
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg2–1Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea
Juma Soccerball shade.svg75'
Sunguti Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Shimangus Soccerball shade.svg38'
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg3–0Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Mambo Soccerball shade.svg34', 45'
Mulama Soccerball shade.svg47'
Rwanda A  Flag of Rwanda.svg1–0Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea
Muhayimana Soccerball shade.svg62'
Somalia  Flag of Somalia.svg0–0Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea
Rwanda A  Flag of Rwanda.svg0–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 330072+59
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 320163+36
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 3102103+73
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 3003317−140
Source: [ citation needed ]
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg10–1Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
Isabirye Soccerball shade.svg24', 36', 55'
Nadduli Soccerball shade.svg26'
Kabeta Soccerball shade.svg57'
Nsubuga Soccerball shade.svg68'
Otika Soccerball shade.svg75'
Kabanda Soccerball shade.svg80'
Kizito Soccerball shade.svg90'
Kasule Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Said Soccerball shade.svg
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg2–1Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Macho Soccerball shade.svg24'
Tondolawere Soccerball shade.svg30'		 Kubi Soccerball shade.svg56'
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg3–1Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
Kubi Soccerball shade.svg40'
Karimbi Soccerball shade.svg65', 75'		 Robleh Soccerball shade.svg57'
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg1–0Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Maulidi Soccerball shade.svg56'
Djibouti  Flag of Djibouti.svg1–4Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Ismael Soccerball shade.svg75' Kasonso Soccerball shade.svg7'
Gabriel Soccerball shade.svg49'
Nyagawa Soccerball shade.svg52'
Mwansasu Soccerball shade.svg67'
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg0–2Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Kubi Soccerball shade.svg7', 12'

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 211061+54
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda B 211041+34
Zanzibar-jan-avr-1964.svg  Zanzibar 200208−80
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rwanda B  Flag of Rwanda.svg3–0Zanzibar-jan-avr-1964.svg  Zanzibar
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg5–0Zanzibar-jan-avr-1964.svg  Zanzibar
Tadesse Soccerball shade.svg15'
Afework Soccerball shade.svg35'
Yordanos Soccerball shade.svg60'
Fekadu Soccerball shade.svg
Bayou Soccerball shade.svg		 Report
Rwanda B  Flag of Rwanda.svg1–1Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia
Gatete Soccerball shade.svg52' Report Bayou Soccerball shade.svg35'

Knock-out stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
December 17
 
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1
 
December 20
 
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 0
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3
 
December 17
 
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda B 1
 
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1
 
December 22
 
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda B 2
 
Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 2
 
December 18
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1
 
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda A 3
 
December 20
 
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 2
 
Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 1
 
December 18
 
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda A 0 Third place
 
Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia (pen.)2 (5)
 
December 22
 
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 2 (4)
 
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda A (pen.)1 (5)
 
 
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda B 1 (3)
 

Quarter-finals

Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg1–0Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea
Aguda Soccerball shade.svg89'
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg1–2Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda B
Macho Soccerball shade.svg5' Witakenge Soccerball shade.svg1'
Kombi Soccerball shade.svg56'
Rwanda A  Flag of Rwanda.svg3–2Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Mshimiyamana Soccerball shade.svg27', 65'
Muhayimana Soccerball shade.svg29'		 Isabirye Soccerball shade.svg25', 47'
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg2–2Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Yordanos Soccerball shade.svg30'
Bayou Soccerball shade.svg65'		 Report Karimbi Soccerball shade.svg82'
Kubi Soccerball shade.svg87'
Penalties
5–4

Semifinals

Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg3–1Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda B
Sunguti Soccerball shade.svg8', 71'
Maruti Soccerball shade.svg56'		 Mbusa Soccerball shade.svg16'
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg1–0Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda A
Bayou Soccerball shade.svg7' Report

Third place play-off

Rwanda A  Flag of Rwanda.svg1–1Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda B
Penalties
5–3

Final

Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg2–1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Yordanos Soccerball shade.svg8'
Mamoalem Soccerball shade.svg37'		 Report Mulama Soccerball shade.svg67' (pen.)
 CECAFA Cup 2001 winners 
Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg
Ethiopia
Second title

Team statistics

Teams are ranked using the same tie-breaking criteria as in the group stage, except for the top four teams. [2]

Pos.TeamPldWDLPtsGFGAGD
1Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 532011114+7
2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 641113104+6
08Third-place play-off
3Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda (A) 63211184+4
4Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda (B) 5221886+2
08Eliminated in the knock-out stages
5Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 4301984+4
6Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 4211785+3
7Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 41033127+5
8Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 4013114−3
08Eliminated in the group stages
9Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 3012106−6
10Zanzibar-jan-avr-1964.svg  Zanzibar 2002008−8
11Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 30030317−14
Total10(1)64(2)62628280

Updated to games played on 22 December 2001. Team(s) rendered in italics represent(s) the host nation(s). The competition's winning team is rendered in bold.
(1) – Total games lost not counted in total games played (total games lost = total games won)
(2) – Total number of games drawn (tied) for all teams = Total number of games drawn (tied) ÷ 2 (both teams involved)
(3) – As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

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