2017 CECAFA Cup

2017 CECAFA Cup
CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
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) Uganda Derrick Nsibambi (4 goals)

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)
 Burundi138
 Ethiopia145
 Kenya111
 Libya (Guest)77
 Rwanda120
 South Sudan152
 Tanzania142
 Uganda74
 ZanzibarN/A

Match officials

The match officials, which included 8 referees and 8 assistant referees, were announced on November 17, 2017.

Venues

TownKakamegaKisumuMachakos
StadiumBukhungu StadiumMoi StadiumKenyatta Stadium

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kenya (Q) 4 2 2 0 3 0 +3 8 Advance to Semi-Final
2  Zanzibar (Q) 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7
3  Libya (E) 4 1 3 0 1 0 +1 6
4  Rwanda (E) 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4
5  Tanzania (E) 4 0 1 3 2 5 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2017. Source: CECAFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Kenya  2–0  Rwanda
Juma  27'
Otieno  39'		 Report
Referee: Mfaume Ali Nassoro (Zanzibar)
Libya  0–0  Tanzania
Report
Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Referee: Alex Muhabi (Uganda)
Zanzibar  3–1  Rwanda
Yahya  35'
Issa  54'
Suleiman  87'		 Report Hakizimana  47'
Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Referee: Malong Ring Akech (South Sudan)
Kenya  0–0  Libya
Report
Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Referee: George Gatogato (Burundi)
Tanzania  1–2  Zanzibar
Mkami  29' Report Suleiman  67'
Ahmada  79'
Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Referee: Twagirumukiza Abdoul Karim (Rwanda)
Rwanda  0–0  Libya
Report
Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Referee: Alex Muhabi (Uganda)
Rwanda  2–1  Tanzania
Nshuti  18'
Biramahire  66'		 Report Lyanga  30'
Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Referee: Malong Ring Akech (South Sudan)
Kenya  0–0  Zanzibar
Report
Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Referee: George Gatogato (Burundi)
Libya  1–0  Zanzibar
Al Harish  25' Report
Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Referee: Twagirumukiza Abdoul Karim (Rwanda)
Kenya  1–0  Tanzania
Oburu  20' Report
Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Referee: Alex Muhabi (Uganda)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uganda (Q) 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 5 Advance to Semi-Final
2  Burundi (Q) 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
3  Ethiopia (E) 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  South Sudan (E) 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on 10 December 2017. Source: CECAFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Uganda  0–0  Burundi
Report
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
South Sudan  0–3  Ethiopia
Report
  • Yalew  24', 50'
  • Sanni  57'
Referee: Sassy Elly Ally (Tanzania)
Burundi  4–1  Ethiopia
Kwizera  30'
Urasenga  55'
Mavugo  69'
Nahimana  79'		 Report Hotessa  45+2'
Referee: Antony Ogwayo (Kenya)
Uganda  5–1  South Sudan
Karisa  8'
Kaweesa  11'
Nsibambi  31', 58'
Wadada  86'		 Report Atak Lual  27'
Referee: Mfaume Ali Nassoro (Zanzibar)
Ethiopia  1–1  Uganda
Sanni  23' Report Nsibambi  87'
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
South Sudan  0–0  Burundi
Report
Referee: Mfaume Ali Nassoro (Zanzibar)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 December
 
 
Kenya Kenya1
 
17 December
 
Burundi Burundi0
 
Kenya Kenya (p)2 (3)
 
15 December
 
Zanzibar Zanzibar2 (2)
 
Uganda Uganda1
 
 
Zanzibar Zanzibar2
 
Third place match
 
 
17 December
 
 
Burundi Burundi1
 
 
Uganda Uganda2

Semi-finals

Kenya  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Burundi
Isuza  97' Report
Referee: Malong Ring Akech (South Sudan)
Uganda  1–2  Zanzibar
Nsibambi  29' Report Makame  23'
Mohammed Issa  58' (pen.)
Referee: Twagirumukiza Abdoul Karim (Rwanda)

Third place match

Burundi  1–2  Uganda
 Report
Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

Final

Kenya  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Zanzibar
 Report
  • Makame  89', 100'
Penalties
 3–2
  • Saleh
  • Haidar
  • Salum
  • Yahya
Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Referee: Twagirumukiza Abdoul Karim (Rwanda)

Goalscorers


4 goals
3 goals
  • Zanzibar Khamis Musa Makame
2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ↑ www.capitalfm.co.ke
  2. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-ke/news/libya-set-to-grace-cecafa-tournament-in-kenya/10t23vd62x7gj16pjhymb8sdit
  3. ↑ "Libya set to grace Cecafa tournament in Kenya | Goal.com". Goal.com. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Somalia, Sudan withdraw from regional tourney". Hiraan. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Zimbabwe Football Association » Zimbabwe withdraws from CECAFA tournament". www.zifa.org.zw. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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