CECAFA Cup
| Founded | 1926 |
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| Region | CECAFA |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Current champions |
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| Most successful team(s) |
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The CECAFA Cup is the oldest football tournament in Africa. A FIFA competition, it includes national teams from the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). There is an anomaly on national teams in the case of Tanzania. The latter nation fields two teams, Tanzania and Zanzibar. In 2005 and 2006, the tournament was sponsored by the Ethiopian-Saudi businessman Sheikh Mohammed Al Amoudi, and was dubbed the Al Amoudi Senior Challenge Cup.[1] It is the successor competition of the Gossage Cup, held 37 times from 1926 until 1966, and the East and Central African Senior Challenge Cup, held 7 times between 1965 and 1971.
In August 2012, CECAFA signed a sponsorship deal worth US$450,000 with East African Breweries to have the cup renamed to the CECAFA Tusker Challenge Cup.[2]
Previous winners
Gossage Cup (1926–1966) and Challenge Cup (1967–1971)
The Gossage Cup was contested between Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The first match was played between the Kenyan and Ugandan national teams in May 1926, with Kenya winning 2–1 in a replay.[3][4] Tanganyika participated since 1945 and Zanzibar since 1949. The tournament was sponsored by the soap manufacturer Gossage, owned by the British Lever Brothers. In 1967, the competition was renamed to the East and Central African Senior Challenge Cup.[5]
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CECAFA Cup
With the formation of CECAFA in 1973, the tournament was renamed to the CECAFA Cup.
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| Tournament not held or not officially recognised |
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Notes
- 1 ^ – From 1973 to 1976 there was no third place play-off and both teams eliminated in the semi-finals were acknowledged as the third-placed team.
- A ^ – Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes. Tanzania won the shoot-out 5–3.
- B ^ – Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes. Kenya won the shoot-out 4–3.
- C ^ – Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes. Uganda won the shoot-out 5–3.
- D ^ – Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes. Kenya won the shoot-out 4–3.
- E ^ – Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes. Zambia won the shoot-out 3–0.
- F ^ – Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes. Ethiopia won the shoot-out 5–4.
- G ^ – Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes. Kenya won the shoot-out 3-2.
- H ^ – Score was 3–3 after 90 minutes. Uganda won the shoot-out 2–1.
- I ^ – Score was 2–2 after 90 minutes. Tanzania won the shoot-out 4–3.
- J ^ – Score was 2–2 after 90 minutes. Kenya won the shoot-out 5–4.
- K ^ – Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes. Sudan won the shoot-out 5–4.
- L ^ – Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes. Rwanda won the shoot-out 3–2.
- M ^ – Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes. Ethiopia won the shoot-out 5–3.
- N ^ – Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes. Zanzibar won the shoot-out 5–4.
- O ^ – Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes. Zambia won the shoot-out 11–10, but Sudan were given the title as Zambia were invited as guests.
- P ^ – Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes. Rwanda won the shoot-out 4–2.
- Q ^ – Score was 2–2 after 90 minutes. Sudan won the shoot-out 4–2.
- R ^ – Score was 2–2 after 90 minutes. Uganda won the shoot-out 3–2.
- S ^ – Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes. Zanzibar won the shoot-out 6–5.
- T ^ – Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes. Zanzibar won the shoot-out 6–5.
- U ^ – Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes. Ethiopia won the shoot-out 4–3.
- V ^ – Score was 2–2 after 120 minutes. Kenya won the shoot-out 3–2.
Statistics
Performance by nation
By number of titles won and editions participated in
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Pld | Last |
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14 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 2017 |
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7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 2017 |
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4 | – | 2 | 2 | 25 | 2017 |
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3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 2017 |
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3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 2012 |
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3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 2015 |
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2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 2013 |
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1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2011 |
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1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 2017 |
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1 | – | – | – | 2 | 2001 |
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– | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 2017 |
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– | 1 | – | 4 | 14 | 2017 |
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– | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2010 |
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– | – | – | 1 | 10 | 2012 |
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– | – | – | – | 10 | 2011 |
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– | – | – | – | 2 | 1994 |
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– | – | – | – | 1 | 2017 |
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– | – | – | – | 2 | 1994 |
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– | – | – | – | 30 | 2016 |
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– | – | – | – | 4 | 2017 |
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– | – | – | – | 1 | 1996 |
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– | – | – | – | 1 | 1992 |
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– | – | – | – | 2 | 2000 |
See also
References
- ↑
- ↑ Bonnie Mugabe (30 August 2012). "Challenge Cup brought forward". The New Times. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ↑ Courtney, Barrie (8 June 2007). "Kenya International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ↑ Courtney, Barrie (15 August 2006). "Uganda - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ↑ Aro Geraldes, Pablo. "CECAFA Senior Challenge history". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
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