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2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship

The 2022 CECAFA U17 Championship was the 5th CECAFA U-17 Championship organized by CECAFA (¨Council of East and Central Africa Football Association). It took place from October 3 to October 15, 2022 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia .[1]

2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEthiopia
CityAddis Ababa,
Dates3-15 October 2022
Teams10 (from CAF confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Somalia (1st title)
Runners-up South Sudan
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored30 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Tanzania Sylvester Otto (4 goals)
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This competition also served as the CECAFA qualifiers for the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations as the two finalists of the tournament represented CECAFA in the CAF U-17 continental competition.

The ten teams were initially drawn into two groups of five teams. Ethiopia, Tanzania, Somalia, South Sudan and Eritrea were drawn into Group A and Uganda, Djibouti, Sudan, Burundi and Rwanda were drawn into Group B. However, on 26 September, Eritrea and Rwanda withdrew from the competition, leaving both the groups with four teams.[2][3] On 1 October, Djibouti and Sudan were disqualified from the tournament after some of their players failed the MRI test, leaving Group B with only two teams.[4] The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Venue edit

Teams edit

Match officials edit

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Group stage edit

Original Groups

  • Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Ethiopia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2   Tanzania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Somalia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   South Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5   Eritrea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ On 26 September 2022, Eritrea withdrew from the competition.[9]


  • Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Uganda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2   Burundi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Djibouti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[a]
4   Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5   Rwanda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ On 26 September 2022, Rwanda withdrew from the competition.also Djibuti and Sudan on september 28
  • On october 1st the CECAFA announced the disqualification of Sudan and Djibouti. A new draw was set for 2 October with on 6 team .[10][11]

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Tanzania 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2 6 Semi-finals
2   Somalia 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3   Ethiopia (H) 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Ethiopia  0–1  Somalia
Report
  • A. Abdi   12'
Referee: Djaffari Nduwimana (Burundi)
Tanzania  3–2  Ethiopia
 Report
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Jelly Chavani (South Africa)
Somalia  1–2  Tanzania
 Report
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Yasir Abdelaziz (Sudan)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Uganda 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 6 Semi-finals
2   South Sudan 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1
3   Burundi 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
Uganda  4–0  Burundi
 Report
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Abdulsalam Kassim (Nigeria)
South Sudan  1–4  Uganda
 Report
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania)
Burundi  1–1  South Sudan
 Report
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)

Knockout stage edit

In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 October – Abebe Bikila Stadium
 
 
  Uganda1 (7)
 
15 October – Abebe Bikila Stadium
 
  Somalia (p)1 (8)
 
  Somalia3
 
12 October – Abebe Bikila Stadium
 
  South Sudan1
 
  Tanzania1 (3)
 
 
  South Sudan (p)1 (4)
 
Third place
 
 
15 October – Abebe Bikila Stadium
 
 
  Uganda1 (1)
 
 
  Tanzania (p)1 (4)

Semi-finals edit

Winners qualified for 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.

Uganda  1–1  Somalia
 Report
Penalties
 7–8
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia)
Tanzania  1–1  South Sudan
 Report
Penalties
 3–4
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Abdulsalam Kassim (Nigeria)

Third place edit

Uganda  1–1  Tanzania
 Report
Penalties
 1–4
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Nasser Houssein (Djibouti)

Final edit

Somalia  3–1  South Sudan
 Report
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)

Goalscorers edit

There were 30 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Qualification for CAF U17 Cup of Nations edit

The two finalists of the tournament qualified for the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.

References edit

  1. ^ "The CECAFA U-17 tournament will be held in Addis Ababa". CECAFA.
  2. ^ "Eritrea, Rwanda withdraw from U-17 AFCON qualifiers". cecafaonline.com. 26 September 2022.
  3. ^ Gyimah, Edmund Okai (28 September 2022). "Rwanda withdraws from Cecafa U-17 tourney". New Times. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Djibouti, Sudan disqualified from U-17 AFCON qualifiers". CECAFA. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Ethiopia draw Eritrea in U-17 AFCON Zonal qualifiers". Rwanda FA.
  6. ^ "eritrea rwanda-withdraw from u-17 afcon qualifiers". cecafaonline.
  7. ^ "djibouti-sudan withdraw from u-17 afcon qualifiers". cecafaonline.
  8. ^ south-africas-chavani-to-officiate-u-17-afcon-qualifiers-for-cecafa
  9. ^ "Eritrea, Rwanda withdraw from U-17 AFCON qualifiers". cecafaonline.com. 26 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Sudan, Djibouti Disqualified from U17 AFCON CECAFA Zonal qualifiers". October 2022.
  11. ^ "Uganda Cubs to open against Burundi - CECAFA FOOTBALL".
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