2009 CECAFA Cup
The 2009 Orange CECAFA Senior Challenge tournament was the 33rd edition of the CECAFA Cup football tournament that involves teams from East and Central Africa. The 2009 edition was hosted in Kenya.[1]
 2009 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup Logo | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Kenya |
| Dates | 28 November – 13 December |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 58 (2.23 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (5 goals) |
Participants
Notes:
- Invited as guest
Information
Sudan was left out due to missing the deadline for the draw.[2]
French telecommunications company Orange agreed to sponsor the tournament.[3] Orange paid $175,000 USD for the privilege.
The Kenyan Government also paid $80,000 USD to sponsor the tournament. It is the first time in 15 years that the CECAFA Cup has been hosted in Kenya.
CECAFA unveiled tournament mascot Tembo, a friendly looking elephant in a black- and yellow-stripped jersey and orange shorts, standing with his left foot on a football. Tembo will spread the message "Uniting for Peace", the tournament's theme.
Television rights were sold to Kenya Broadcasting Corporation in partnership with South-African owned Super Sport.
Group stage
- All times are East Africa Time (EAT) – UTC+3
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
Knockout stage
- All times are East Africa Time (EAT) – UTC+3
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 December | ||||||||||
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| 9 December | ||||||||||
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| 7 December | ||||||||||
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| 13 December | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
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| 8 December | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||
| 10 December | ||||||||||
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| 1 | |||||||||
| 8 December | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Eritreans seek refugee status
Following Eritrea's exit from the competition, the Eritrean national football team sought refugee status in Nairobi and then leave to Australia.[4]
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
References
- "Cecafa's new rule to host events". Standard. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- "Kenya pooled with Zambia". Daily Nation. November 19, 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- "CECAFA Tournament Lands Orange Deal". CAFonline.com. 10 November 2009. Archived from the original on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
- "FT.com / Africa - Eritrea's football team seeks asylum". Financial Times. Retrieved 10 April 2011.