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.

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

Participants

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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 Team FIFA Ranking
(November 2019)
  Burundi 151
  Djibouti 184
  Eritrea 205
  Kenya 111
  Somalia 196
  Sudan 128
  Tanzania 134
  Uganda 77
  Zanzibar 300N/A

Match officials

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Venue

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Kampala
Lugogo Stadium
Capacity: 3000

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Uganda (H) 4 4 0 0 10 2 +8 12 Advance to knockout stage
2   Eritrea 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 7
3   Somalia 4 1 2 1 1 2 −1 5
4   Djibouti 4 1 1 2 3 8 −5 4
5   Burundi 4 0 0 4 2 6 −4 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Djibouti  0–0  Somalia
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Uganda  2–1  Burundi
Anukani   10'
Bayo   23'
Rurasenga   63'
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)

Eritrea  1–0  Burundi
Kidane   45+2'
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Mfaume Nassoro (Zanzibar)
Somalia  0–2  Uganda
Okello   28', 67'
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)

Burundi  1–2  Djibouti
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)
Eritrea  0–2  Uganda
Kazozi   58'
Kizza   76' (pen.)
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)

Djibouti  0–3  Eritrea
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Burundi  0–1  Somalia
Mohamed   40'
StarTimes Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)

Somalia  0–0  Eritrea
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)
Uganda  4–1  Djibouti
Mutyaba   14' (pen.)
Ojera   65'
Ocen   79'
Anukani   81'
Mohamed   69'
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Kenya 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Tanzania 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
3   Sudan 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4   Zanzibar 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Zanzibar  1–1  Sudan
Khamis   55' Muntasir   90'
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Kenya  1–0  Tanzania
Abdallah   4'
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Ali Sabilla (Uganda)

Sudan  1–2  Kenya
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Tsegay Teklu Mogos (Eritrea)
Tanzania  1–0  Zanzibar
Ditram Nchimbi   38'
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

Kenya  1–0  Zanzibar
Wamalwa   48'
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Ali Sabilla (Uganda)
Sudan  0–0  Tanzania
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 December – Kampala
 
 
  Kenya1
 
19 December – Kampala
 
  Eritrea4
 
  Uganda3
 
17 December – Kampala
 
  Eritrea0
 
  Uganda1
 
 
  Tanzania0
 
Third place match
 
 
19 December – Kampala
 
 
  Kenya2
 
 
  Tanzania1

Semi-finals

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Kenya  1–4  Eritrea
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)
Uganda  1–0  Tanzania
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)

Third place match

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Kenya  2–1  Tanzania
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)

Final

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Uganda  3–0  Eritrea
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)

Goalscorers

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3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Uganda to Host 2019 Cecafa Senior Challenge -". 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  2. ^ "Big challenge for Kenya to retain CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup-". 2019-11-25. Archived from the original on November 28, 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  3. ^ "Ethiopia, DR Congo and South Sudan withdrawals force Cecafa to revise fixtures -". 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  4. ^ "Musonye explains why teams are out of CECAFA cup". 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  5. ^ "Pictures of the officials during 2019 CECAFA Challenge Cup in Uganda". 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.