2007 CECAFA Cup

2007 CECAFA Cup
Tournament details
Host country Tanzania
Dates 8 – 22 December
Teams 11 (from CECAFA confederations)
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Sudan (3rd title)
Runners-up  Rwanda
Third place  Uganda
Tournament statistics
Matches played 23
Goals scored 62 (2.7 per match)
Top scorer(s) Sudan Abdelhameed Amarri (6)

The 2007 CECAFA Cup is the 31st edition of the football tournament that involves teams from East and Central Africa.

All matches are to be played from 8 December 2007 - 22 December 2007 at the National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Sheikh Amri Abeid Stadium, Arusha, Tanzania.

Information

  • The Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup received a major boost on Tuesday after clinching a US$4m four-year sponsorship deal with Gateway TV (GTV).[1]
  • The winner of this year's competition will receive $30,000, the second-placed team will be given $20,000, with $10,000 going to the side that comes third.[1]
  • Sudan fielded mostly their youth players ('B' team), with some senior players.[2][3][4]

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Burundi 7321040+4
 Tanzania 7321031+2
 Kenya 33102330
 Somalia 0300306-6
Tanzania  1 - 0  Somalia
Michael Chuma  65' Report
Kenya  2 - 0  Somalia
John Mwangi  45'
Allan Wanga  55'		 Report
Tanzania  0 - 0  Burundi
Report

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Uganda 63201113+8
 Rwanda 63201113+8
 Eritrea 6320176+1
 Djibouti 03003219-17
  • Uganda won group on better head-to-head record against Rwanda.
Uganda  7 - 0  Djibouti
Hamis Kitagenda  18',  20',  37'
Danny Wagaluka  40'
Ronald Maganga  45'
Tony Odur  60'
Vincent Kayizzi  80'		 Report
Rwanda  2 - 1  Eritrea
Haruna Niyonzima  6'
Kamana Bokota  41'		 Report Berhane Aregaye  38'
Djibouti  2 - 3  Eritrea
Ahmed Daher  71'
Mohammed Kader  86'		 Berhane Aregaye  6'
Yidnekachew Shimangus  46'
Jonas Fesehaye  69'
Rwanda  0 - 2  Uganda
Simon Masaba 69'
Assani Bajope 86'
Djibouti  0 - 9  Rwanda
Report Olivier Karekezi  17',  84'
Abdi Ahmed  25' (o.g.)
Kamana Bokota  38',  42',  77'
Roger Tuyisenge  47'
Elias Uzamukunda  54'
Hegman Ngoma  61'
Eritrea  3 - 2  Uganda
Elmon Temekribon  53',  62'
Samuel Ghebrehine  82'		 Report Ronald Maganga  54'
Danny Wagaluka  74'

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Zanzibar 4211053+2
 Sudan 22020220
 Ethiopia 1201113-2
Sudan  2 - 2  Zanzibar
Abdelhamid Amari  55',  80' Report Ali Mkweche  60'
Abdullah Juma  84'
Zanzibar  3 - 1  Ethiopia
Nassor Masoud  18'
Abdi Kassim  64'
Ahmed Ali  75'		 Report Behailu Demeke  39'
Ethiopia  0 - 0  Sudan
Report

Knock-out stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
December 17 - Dar es Salaam
 
 
 Sudan2
 
December 19 - Dar es Salaam
 
 Tanzania1
 
 Sudan2
 
December 17 - Dar es Salaam
 
 Burundi1
 
 Burundi2
 
December 22 - Dar es Salaam
 
 Eritrea1
 
 Sudan2 (4)
 
December 18 - Dar es Salaam
 
 Rwanda2 (2)
 
 Uganda1 (4)
 
December 20 - Dar es Salaam
 
 Kenya1 (2)
 
 Uganda0
 
December 18 - Dar es Salaam
 
 Rwanda1 aet Third place
 
 Zanzibar0 (4)
 
December 22 - Dar es Salaam
 
 Rwanda0 (5)
 
 Burundi0
 
 
 Uganda2
 

Quarter finals

Sudan  2 - 1  Tanzania
Abdelhameed Amarri  10',  35' Report Danny Mrwanda  25'
Burundi  2 - 1  Eritrea
Claude Nahimana  69'
Alain Ndizeye  80'		 Report Berhane Aregaye  4'
Uganda  1 - 1  Kenya
Caesar Okhuti  23' Report Allan Wanga  75'

Uganda won 4-2 on Penalties

Zanzibar  0 - 0  Rwanda
Report

Rwanda won 5-4 on Penalties

Semi finals

Sudan  2 - 1  Burundi
Sef Masawi  2'
Abdelhameed Amarri  45'		 Report Claude Nahimana  12'
Uganda  0 - 1  Rwanda
Report Andrew Mwesigwa  118' (o.g.)

Third place play-off

Burundi  0 - 2  Uganda
Report Hamisi Kitagenda

Final

Sudan  2 - 2 (aet)  Rwanda
Abdelhameed Amarri
Mudathir El Tahir  46'		 Report Haruna Niyonzima  48'
Abed Mulenda  59'

Sudan won 4-2 on Penalties

 CECAFA Cup 2007 Winners 

Sudan
Third title

Top goalscorers

NationPlayer NameGoals Scored
 SudanAbdelhamid Amari6
 RwandaLabama Bokota4
 UgandaHamis Kitagenda3
 EritreaBerhane Aregaye3
 KenyaAllan Wanga3
 RwandaOlivier Karekezi2
 UgandaRonald Maganga2
 TanzaniaDanny Mrwanda2
 BurundiClaude Nahimana2
 RwandaHaruna Niyonzima2
 EritreaElmon Temekribon2
 UgandaDanny Wagaluka2

References

  1. 1 2 Sponsorship boost for Cecafa
  2. ↑ Burundi reach Cecafa last four
  3. ↑ Sudan claim Cecafa title
  4. ↑ Sudan harvest Cecafa talent
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