Tournament details | |
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Host country | Uganda |
Dates | 31 December 2008 – 13 January 2009 |
Teams | 10 (from CECAFA confederations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Uganda (10th title) |
Runners-up | Kenya |
Third place | Tanzania |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 60 (2.5 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Bryan Omwony (5 goals) |
The 2008 CECAFA Cup was the 32nd edition of the football tournament that involves teams from East and Central Africa.
All matches were played from 31 December 2008 to 13 January 2009 at the National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Uganda | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 10 |
Tanzania | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
Rwanda | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Zanzibar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 |
Somalia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 3 |
Zanzibar | 2–0 | Somalia |
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Morris 23', 90' (pen.) |
Rwanda | 0–4 | Uganda |
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Mawejje 59' Massa 68' (pen.) Omwony 85' Bengo 87' |
Uganda | 0–0 | Zanzibar |
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Somalia | 1–0 | Tanzania |
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Abshir 14' |
Rwanda | 3–0 | Somalia |
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Gesana 67', 85' Bokota 87' |
Uganda | 4–0 | Somalia |
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Mawejje 31', 39', 65' Massa 75' |
Rwanda | 0–2 | Tanzania |
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Ngassa 10' Iddy 44' |
Uganda | 2–1 | Tanzania |
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Rwanda | 3–0 | Zanzibar |
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Kenya | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 8 |
Burundi | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
Sudan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
Zambia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
Djibouti | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 1 |
Sudan | 0–0 | Kenya |
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Zambia | 3–0 | Djibouti |
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Singouluma 25', 40' Sakuwaha 43' |
Kenya | 0–0 | Zambia |
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Djibouti | 0–4 | Burundi |
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Gatoto 5', 8' Nahimana 55', 78' |
Sudan | 1–1 | Djibouti |
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Elmahi 19' | Ahmed 52' |
Zambia | 1–1 | Burundi |
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Kola 57' | Nahimana 90+1' |
Burundi | 1–0 | Sudan |
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Catoto 7' |
Zambia | 0–2 | Sudan |
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Ammari 33' Elmahi 62' |
Burundi | 0–1 | Kenya |
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Monday 60' (pen.) |
Kenya | 0–1 | Uganda |
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Omwony 16' |
CECAFA Cup 2008 winners |
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Uganda Tenth title |
Player | Nationality | Goals | Against | Penalties | Against |
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Bryan Omwony | Uganda | 5 | Rwanda (1) Tanzania (1) Burundi (2) Kenya (1) | ||
Francis Ouma | Kenya | 3 | Djibouti (3) | ||
Aggrey Morris | Zanzibar | 2 | Somalia (2) | 1 | Somalia (1) |
Given Singuluma | Zambia | 2 | Djibouti (2) | ||
Jonas Sakuwaha | Zambia | 1 | Djibouti (1) | ||
Rodgers Kola | Zambia | 1 | Burundi (1) | ||
Tony Mawejje | Uganda | 1 | Rwanda (1) | ||
Simeon Massa | Uganda | 1 | Rwanda (1) | 1 | Rwanda (1) |
Bryan Omwony | Uganda | 1 | Rwanda (1) | ||
Stephen Bengo | Uganda | 1 | Rwanda (1) | ||
Cisse Abshir | Somalia | 1 | Tanzania (1) |
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