2015 CECAFA Cup group stage

The 2015 CECAFA Cup Group Stage was the opening round of the CECAFA Cup, a competition played between national teams from the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations.

The Group Stage took place from November 21-28, 2015, and consisted of twelve teams divided into three groups of four, with each team playing every other in the group in a round–robin format. The best two teams from each group automatically advanced to the quarterfinals, and the two best third-placed teams advanced as well.

The biggest wins of the group stages were all 4–0 wins: Tanzania beat Somalia, Uganda beat Zanzibar, and Sudan beat Djibouti. The only other game that contained four goals was a 3–1 win for Zanzibar over Kenya.

No team won all of its games; Tanzania and South Sudan were the most successful teams as they both earned seven of nine possible points (two wins and a draw).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tanzania (A) 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Rwanda (A) 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Ethiopia (H, A) 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
4  Somalia (E) 3 0 0 3 0 9 9 0
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2015. Source: Standings table
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (H) Host.
Match 2
Ethiopia 0–1 Rwanda
Report  54' Tuyisenge
Match 3
Somalia 0–4 Tanzania
Report  11' (pen.), 55' Bocco
 17', 53' Maguli
Match 8
Rwanda 1–2 Tanzania
Tuyisenge  88' Report  23' Juma
 78' Msuva
Hawassa International Stadium, Awassa
Match 10
Somalia 0–2 Ethiopia
Report  14' Nasser
 82' Girma
Hawassa International Stadium, Awassa
Match 13
Rwanda 3–0 Somalia
Habimana  6'
Tuyisenge  52'
Ngomirakiza  58'
Report
Hawassa International Stadium, Awassa
Match 18
Tanzania 1–1 Ethiopia
Msuva  51' Report  90+2' (o.g.) Mbonde
Hawassa International Stadium, Awassa

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uganda (A) 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Kenya (A) 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Burundi (E) 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Zanzibar (E) 3 1 0 2 3 6 3 3
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2015. Source: Standings table
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated.
Match 1
Burundi 1–0 Zanzibar
Kavumbagu  39' Report
Match 4
Kenya 2–0 Uganda
Keli  29'
Olunga  48'
Report
Match 7
Zanzibar 0–4 Uganda
Report  10', 17' (pen.) Miya
 48' Ssekisambu
 79' Okhuti
Hawassa International Stadium, Awassa
Match 9
Kenya 1–1 Burundi
Olunga  41' Report  11' Tambwe
Hawassa International Stadium, Awassa
Match 14
Zanzibar 3–1 Kenya
Kassim  45+1', 74'
Khamis  57'
Report  90+2' Keli
Hawassa International Stadium, Awassa
Match 17
Uganda 1–0 Burundi
Kalanda  67' Report
Hawassa International Stadium, Awassa

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Sudan (A) 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Malawi (G, A) 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Sudan (A) 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
4  Djibouti (E) 3 0 0 3 0 9 9 0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2015. Source:
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (G) Guest.
Match 5
South Sudan 2–0 Djibouti
Bruno  28'
Pretino  72'
Report
Match 6
Sudan 1–2 Malawi
A. El Tahir  16' Report  13' Sailesi
 29' Msowoya
Match 11
Malawi 3–0 Djibouti
Phiri  38' (pen.)
Banda  40'
Msowoya  76'
Report
Match 12
South Sudan 0–0 Sudan
Report
Match 15
South Sudan 2–0 Malawi
Moga  8'
Bruno  90+2'
Report
Match 16
Djibouti 0–4 Sudan
Report  16', 68', 81' A. El Tahir
 25' Faris Abdalla
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