2024 CECAFA U-20 Championship

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2024 CECAFA U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryTanzania
Dates6 –20 October
Teams9
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
(3rd title)
Runners-upFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Third placeFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Fourth placeFlag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored68 (3.4 per match)
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The 2024 CECAFA U-20 Championship was the 15th edition of the CECAFA U-20 Championship, an international youth football tournament open to national associations of the CECAFA region. It took place between 6 and 20 October 2024 in Tanzania. This competition served as the CECAFA qualifiers for the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

Contents

Uganda won previous edition title in 2022. [1]

Tanzania defeated Kenya 2–1 in the final. Both finalists qualified for the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

Teams

Did not enter

Venues

Match officials

Draw

The draw was held on 12 September 2024 at 12:00 EAT (UTC+3) at Dar es Salaam.The 9 teams were drawn into two groups of four and five teams, with hosts Tanzania seeded in Group A (position A1), and the defending champions Uganda seeded in Group B (position B1). The remaining 7 teams were allocated to two pots based on the results of the previous tournament edition and were drawn to the remaining positions. [2]

SeededPot 1Pot 2

Group stage

All times are local, EAT (UTC+3).

The nine teams were drawn into two groups of four and five teams. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 4310101+910 Semi-finals
2Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania (H)4301122+109
3Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 420246−26
4Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 41125504
5Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 4004219−170
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg1–2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
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Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg3–1Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg7–0Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg1–0Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg0–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg1–0Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Djibouti  Flag of Djibouti.svg0–4Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg3–0Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg5–1Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg0–4Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 321093+67 Semi-finals
2Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 320156−16
3Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 31114404
4Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 300338−50
Source: [ citation needed ]
South Sudan  Flag of South Sudan.svg0–1Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg3–0Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg4–1Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
South Sudan  Flag of South Sudan.svg2–1Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg3–2Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg2–2Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 October –
 
 
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1
 
20 October –
 
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania (a.e.t.)2
 
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 2
 
18 October –
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 4
 
 
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 0
 
Third place
 
 
20 October –
 
 
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 3
 
 
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 1

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations .

Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg1–2 (a.e.t.)Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg4–0Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi

Third place

Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg3–1Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi

Final

Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg2–1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya

Goalscorers

References

  1. ↑ "Cecfa U20:Uganda emerge Champion". globalsportsarchive.com. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Hosts Tanzania to face Kenya in Africa Cup of Nations U-20 CECAFA qualifiers". Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
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