2017 CECAFA Cup
CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Kenya[1] |
Dates | 3–17 December[2] |
Teams | 9 (from 2 sub-confederations) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Kenya (7th title) |
Runners-up | Zanzibar |
Third place | Uganda |
Fourth place | Burundi |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 20 |
Goals scored | 41 (2.05 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Derrick Nsibambi (4 goals) |
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The 2017 CECAFA Cup was the 39th 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 Kenya in December 2017.
Participants
The following teams were confirmed to be participating in the tournament. National teams from Libya and Zimbabwe will participate in place of Djibouti and Eritrea.[3] Zambia were to replace to Eritrea but later pulled out of the competition. Somalia and Sudan also withdrew from the tournament in mid November.[4] Zimbabwe withdrew in November 2017.[5]
National Team | FIFA Ranking (November 2017) |
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Burundi | 138 |
Ethiopia | 145 |
Kenya | 111 |
Libya (Guest) | 77 |
Rwanda | 120 |
South Sudan | 152 |
Tanzania | 142 |
Uganda | 74 |
Zanzibar | 300N/A |
Match officials
The match officials, which included 8 referees and 8 assistant referees, were announced on November 17, 2017.
- Referees
- George Gatogato (Burundi)
- Twagirumukiza Abdoul Karim (Rwanda)
- Peter Waweru (Kenya)
- Antony Ogwayo (Kenya)
- Alex Muhabi (Uganda)
- Nassor Mfaume (Zanzibar)
- Sassy Elly Ally (Tanzania)
- Malong Ring Akech (South Sudan)
Venues
Town | Kakamega | Kisumu | Machakos |
Stadium | Bukhungu Stadium | Moi Stadium | Kenyatta Stadium |
Group stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Kenya (H) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Zanzibar | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | |
3 | Libya | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6 | |
4 | Rwanda | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
5 | Tanzania | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(H) Hosts
Zanzibar | 3–1 | Rwanda |
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Yahya 35' Issa 54' Suleiman 87' | Report | Hakizimana 47' |
Rwanda | 2–1 | Tanzania |
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Nshuti 18' Biramahire 66' | Report | Lyanga 30' |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Uganda | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Burundi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | |
3 | Ethiopia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | South Sudan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
South Sudan | 0–3 | Ethiopia |
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Report |
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Burundi | 4–1 | Ethiopia |
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Kwizera 30' Urasenga 55' Mavugo 69' Nahimana 79' | Report | Hotessa 45+2' |
Uganda | 5–1 | South Sudan |
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Karisa 8' Kaweesa 11' Nsibambi 31', 58' Wadada 86' | Report | Atak Lual 27' |
South Sudan | 0–0 | Burundi |
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Report |
Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
14 December | ||||||
Kenya (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
17 December | ||||||
Burundi | 0 | |||||
Kenya (pen.) | 2 (3) | |||||
15 December | ||||||
Zanzibar | 2 (2) | |||||
Uganda | 1 | |||||
Zanzibar | 2 | |||||
Third place match | ||||||
17 December | ||||||
Burundi | 1 | |||||
Uganda | 2 |
Semi-finals
Kenya | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Burundi |
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Isuza 97' | Report |
Uganda | 1–2 | Zanzibar |
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Nsibambi 29' | Report | Makame 23' Issa 58' (pen.) |
Third place match
Final
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Khamis Musa Makame
- 2 goals
- Pierre Kwizera
- Abubakher Sanni
- Abel Yalew
- Masoud Juma
- Ibrahim Juma
- Mohamed Issa
- Kassim Suleiman
- 1 goal
- Laudit Mavugo
- Shassiri Nahimana
- Cedric Dani Urasenga
- Dawa Hotessa
- Whyvonne Isuza
- Ovella Ochieng
- Vincent Oburu
- Duncan Otieno
- Zakaria Al Harish
- Muhadjiri Hakizimana
- Atak Lual
- Himid Mao Mkami
- Milton Karisa
- Manko Kaweesa
- Nicholas Wadada
- Ibrahim Ahmada
- Mudathir Yahya
References
- ^ www.capitalfm.co.ke
- ^ "Libya set to grace Cecafa tournament in Kenya | Goal.com". Archived from the original on 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ "Libya set to grace Cecafa tournament in Kenya | Goal.com". Goal.com. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Somalia, Sudan withdraw from regional tourney". Hiraan. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Football Association » Zimbabwe withdraws from CECAFA tournament". www.zifa.org.zw. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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