| CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Uganda[1] | 
| Dates | 7–19 December | 
| Teams | 9 (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 played | 20 | 
| Goals scored | 40 (2 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Hassan Abdallah  Oscar Musa Wamalwa  Bright Anukani (3 goals each) | 
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.
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 Team | FIFA Ranking (November 2019) | 
|---|---|
|  Burundi | 151 | 
|  Djibouti | 184 | 
|  Eritrea | 205 | 
|  Kenya | 111 | 
|  Somalia | 196 | 
|  Sudan | 128 | 
|  Tanzania | 134 | 
|  Uganda | 77 | 
|  Zanzibar | N/A | 
Match officials
Venue
| Kampala | |
|---|---|
| Lugogo Stadium | |
| Capacity: 3000 | 
Group stage
Group A
| 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 | 
| Uganda  | 2–1 |  Burundi | 
|---|---|---|
| Anukani  10' Bayo  23' | Rurasenga  63' | 
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)
Group B
| 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: 
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
| Zanzibar  | 1–1 |  Sudan | 
|---|---|---|
| Khamis  55' | Muntasir  90' | 
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
| 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)
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 17 December – Kampala | ||||||
|  Kenya | 1 | |||||
| 19 December – Kampala | ||||||
|  Eritrea | 4 | |||||
|  Uganda | 3 | |||||
| 17 December – Kampala | ||||||
|  Eritrea | 0 | |||||
|  Uganda | 1 | |||||
|  Tanzania | 0 | |||||
| Third place match | ||||||
| 19 December – Kampala | ||||||
|  Kenya | 2 | |||||
|  Tanzania | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
 Hassan Abdallah Hassan Abdallah
 Oscar Musa Wamalwa Oscar Musa Wamalwa
 Bright Anukani Bright Anukani
- 2 goals
 Mahdi Houssein Mahabeh Mahdi Houssein Mahabeh
 Robel Kidane Robel Kidane
 Abel Okbay Abel Okbay
 Ali Sulieman Ali Sulieman
 Kizza Mustafa Kizza Mustafa
 Fahad Bayo Fahad Bayo
 Allan Okello Allan Okello
- 1 goal
 Landry Ndikumana Landry Ndikumana
 Cedric Rurasenga Cedric Rurasenga
 Haroun Mohamed Haroun Mohamed
 Michael Habte Michael Habte
 Kenneth Muguna Kenneth Muguna
 Omar Mohamed Omar Mohamed
 Mohamed Abbas Namir Mohamed Abbas Namir
 Muntasir Osman Muntasir Osman
 Gadiel Kamagi Gadiel Kamagi
 Ditram Nchimbi Ditram Nchimbi
 Nicholas Kazozi Nicholas Kazozi
 Muzamir Mutyaba Muzamir Mutyaba
 Ben Ocen Ben Ocen
 Joakim Ojera Joakim Ojera
 Makame Khamis Makame Khamis
References
- ↑ "Uganda to Host 2019 Cecafa Senior Challenge -". 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Ethiopia, DR Congo and South Sudan withdrawals force Cecafa to revise fixtures -". 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ↑ "Musonye explains why teams are out of CECAFA cup". 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- ↑ "Pictures of the officials during 2019 CECAFA Challenge Cup in Uganda". 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
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