| 2010 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup Logo | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tanzania |
| Dates | November 27 – December 12 |
| Teams | 12 (9 CECAFA members + 3 invitees) |
| Venue | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 58 (2.23 per match) |
| Top scorer | |
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The 2010 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup (known as the CECAFA Tusker Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 34th edition of the competition. The host of the tournament is Tanzania. [1]
Eritrea and Djibouti were left out due to missing the deadline for the draw. [4]
The winner team will receive $30,000 USD, the runner up will receive $20,000 USD and third place will receive $10,000 USD. There will also be prizes for the best team, best goalkeeper and top scorer among others. [5]
In the event that one of the invited teams wins the tournament, a replica trophy will be handed over and the prize money.
East African Breweries Limited (EABL) agreed to sponsor the tournament. [6] They paid $450,000 USD.
All the games will be played in Dar es Salaam to allow easy TV coverage by Super Sport.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 |
| Rwanda | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Birori Kagabo | Kouadio |
| Ivory Coast | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kone Tchetche |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third-placed teams of each group. The two best third-placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 2 | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | A | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 December – Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 10 December – Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 7 December – Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 12 December – Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 8 December – Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 (5) | ||||||||||
| 10 December – Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
| 2 (3) | ||||||||||
| 0 (4) | ||||||||||
| 8 December – Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
| 0 (5) | Third place | |||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 12 December – Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||
| 2010 CECAFA Cup winners |
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Tanzania Third title |