2019 CECAFA Cup

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2019 CECAFA Cup
CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
2019 CECAFA Cup.png
Tournament details
Host countryUganda [1]
Dates7–19 December
Teams9 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda (15th title)
Runners-upFlag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea
Third placeFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Fourth placeFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored40 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Kenya.svg Hassan Abdallah
Flag of Kenya.svg Oscar Musa Wamalwa
Flag of Uganda.svg Bright Anukani
(3 goals each)
2017
2021

The 2019 CECAFA Cup was the 40th edition of the annual CECAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of the national teams of member nations of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). It took place in Uganda in December 2019.

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Participants

The following teams were confirmed to be participating in the tournament. The national team of the Democratic Republic of Congo was announced to participate in place of Rwanda. [2] Ethiopia, DR Congo and South Sudan all withdrew from the tournament in December 2019. [3] The reason was the financial shortages of each respective federation which prevented them from meeting the $20,000 entry requirement. [4]

National TeamFIFA Ranking
(November 2019)
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 151
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 184
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 205
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 111
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 196
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 128
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 134
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 77
Flag of Zanzibar.svg  Zanzibar N/A

Match officials

Venue

Kampala
Lugogo Stadium
Capacity: 3000

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda (H)4400102+812Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 421142+27
3Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 41211215
4Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 41123854
5Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 40042640
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
Djibouti  Flag of Djibouti.svg0–0Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg2–1Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Anukani Soccerball shade.svg10'
Bayo Soccerball shade.svg23'
Rurasenga Soccerball shade.svg63'
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)

Eritrea  Flag of Eritrea.svg1–0Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Kidane Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Mfaume Nassoro (Zanzibar)
Somalia  Flag of Somalia.svg0–2Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Okello Soccerball shade.svg28', 67'
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)

Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg1–2Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)
Eritrea  Flag of Eritrea.svg0–2Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Kazozi Soccerball shade.svg58'
Kizza Soccerball shade.svg76' (pen.)
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)

Djibouti  Flag of Djibouti.svg0–3Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg0–1Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Mohamed Soccerball shade.svg40'
StarTimes Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)

Somalia  Flag of Somalia.svg0–0Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg4–1Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
Mutyaba Soccerball shade.svg14' (pen.)
Ojera Soccerball shade.svg65'
Ocen Soccerball shade.svg79'
Anukani Soccerball shade.svg81'
Mohamed Soccerball shade.svg69'
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 330041+39Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 31111104
3Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 30212312
4Flag of Zanzibar.svg  Zanzibar 30121321
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Zanzibar  Flag of Zanzibar.svg1–1Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Khamis Soccerball shade.svg55' Muntasir Soccerball shade.svg90'
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg1–0Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Abdallah Soccerball shade.svg4'
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Ali Sabilla (Uganda)

Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg1–2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Tsegay Teklu Mogos (Eritrea)
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg1–0Flag of Zanzibar.svg  Zanzibar
Ditram Nchimbi Soccerball shade.svg38'
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg1–0Flag of Zanzibar.svg  Zanzibar
Wamalwa Soccerball shade.svg48'
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Ali Sabilla (Uganda)
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg0–0Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
17 December – Kampala
 
 
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 1
 
19 December – Kampala
 
Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea 4
 
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda 3
 
17 December – Kampala
 
Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea 0
 
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda 1
 
 
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania 0
 
Third place match
 
 
19 December – Kampala
 
 
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 2
 
 
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania 1

Semi-finals

Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg1–4Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg1–0Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)

Third place match

Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg2–1Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)

Final

Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg3–0Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

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