2019 CECAFA U-20 Championship

The 2019 CECAFA U-20 Challenge Cup took place from 21 September to 5 October 2019 in Uganda.^[1] It was originally expected to take place in January 2019.^[2]

2019 CECAFA U-20 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Uganda
Dates	21 September – 5 October 2019
Teams	11
Final positions
Champions	Tanzania
Runners-up	Kenya
Third place	Eritrea
Fourth place	Sudan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	85 (3.7 per match)
Top scorer	Kelvin John (7 goals)
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Venues

• Pece War Memorial Stadium, Gulu, Uganda
• FUFA Technical Center, Njeru, Uganda

Teams

•  Burundi
•  Eritrea
•  Sudan
•  Kenya
•  Somalia
•  South Sudan
•  Tanzania
•  Uganda
•  Ethiopia
•  Zanzibar
•  Djibouti

Officials

Referees[3] Eric Manirakiza (Burundi) Dinareh Mohamed Guedi (Djibouti) Israel Mpaima (Kenya) Lemma Nigussi (Ethiopia) Yonas Zekarias Ghebre (Eritrea) (ms) Jonesia Kabakama Rukyaa (Tanzania) Martin Sanya (Tanzania) Mahmood Shantair Ismael (Sudan) Alex Muhabi (Uganda)[4] Ali Mfaume Nassoro (Zanzibar)

Assistant Referees Oliver Odhiambo (Kenya) Ali Mohamed Mahad (Somalia) Belachew Yetayew (Ethiopia) Michael Bereket (Eritrea) (ms) Jane Cherono Jebet (Kenya) Frank John Komba (Tanzania) Nour Abdi Mohamed (Somalia) Ronald Katenya (Uganda) Robert Henry Duwuki Simbe (South Sudan) Musa Balikowa (Uganda)

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Eritrea	3	1	2	0	11	4	+7	5	Advance to knockout stage
2	Sudan	3	1	2	0	9	5	+4	5
3	Uganda	3	1	2	0	8	4	+4	5
4	Djibouti	3	0	0	3	1	16	−15	0

Source: CECAFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

21 September 2019 (2019-09-21)

13:30

Sudan	4–0	Djibouti
Namir 24' Eljamri 74' Aboalqassem 78' Elsiddiq 86' (pen.)

Pece War Memorial Stadium, Gulu

Referee: Eric Manirakiza (Burundi)

21 September 2019 (2019-09-21)

16:00

Uganda	1–1	Eritrea
Bogere 37'	Report	Mewael 57'

Pece War Memorial Stadium, Gulu

Referee: Israel Mpaima (Kenya)

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23 September 2019 (2019-09-23)

13:30

Eritrea	3–3	Sudan
Mewael 10' Teklemichael 55' (pen.) Sulieman 72'	Report	Namir 40' Siddiq 45+1' Elfaki 90+2' (pen.)

Pece War Memorial Stadium, Gulu

Referee: Martin Sanya (Tanzania)

23 September 2019 (2019-09-23)

16:00

Djibouti	1–5	Uganda
Elmi 53'		Sserwada 25', 52' Bogere 43' Mugulusi 82' Opiro 86'

Pece War Memorial Stadium, Gulu

Referee: Lemma Nigussi (Ethiopia)

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25 September 2019 (2019-09-25)

13:00

Eritrea	7–0	Djibouti
Teklemichael 15' Sulieman 41' Mewael 49', 54' Asmelash 65' Habte 79' Jahar 90'	Report

Pece War Memorial Stadium, Gulu

Referee: Eric Manirakiza (Burundi)

25 September 2019 (2019-09-25)

16:00

Uganda	2–2	Sudan
Sserwada 20' Anukani 63'		Kannou 76' Namir 89'

Pece War Memorial Stadium, Gulu

Referee: Israel Mpaima (Kenya)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kenya	3	2	1	0	11	2	+9	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Tanzania	3	2	1	0	11	2	+9	7
3	Zanzibar	3	1	0	2	2	11	−9	3
4	Ethiopia	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9	0

Source: CECAFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

22 September 2019 (2019-09-22)

16:00

Kenya	5–0	Zanzibar

FUFA Technical Center, Njeru

Referee: Alex Muhabi (Uganda)

22 September 2019 (2019-09-22)

13:00

Ethiopia	0–4	Tanzania

FUFA Technical Center, Njeru

Referee: Mahmood Shantair Ismael (Sudan)

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24 September 2019 (2019-09-24)

16:00

Ethiopia	1–2	Zanzibar

FUFA Technical Center, Njeru

Referee: Yonas Zekarias Ghebre (Eritrea)

24 September 2019 (2019-09-24)

13:00

Tanzania	2–2	Kenya

FUFA Technical Center, Njeru

Referee: Dinareh Mohamed Guedi (Djibouti)

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26 September 2019 (2019-09-26)

16:00

Zanzibar	0–5	Tanzania

FUFA Technical Center, Njeru

Referee: Mahmood Shantair Ismael (Sudan)

26 September 2019 (2019-09-26)

13:00

Kenya	4–0	Ethiopia

FUFA Technical Center, Njeru

Referee: Ali Mfaume Nassoro (Zanzibar)

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Sudan	2	1	1	0	6	3	+3	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Burundi	2	1	1	0	5	4	+1	4
3	Somalia	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0

Source: CECAFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

21 September 2019 (2019-09-21)

16:00

Burundi	3–3	South Sudan

FUFA Technical Center, Njeru

Referee: Ali Mfaume Nassoro (Zanzibar)

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23 September 2019 (2019-09-23)

16:00

Somalia	1–2	Burundi

FUFA Technical Center, Njeru

Referee: Jonesia Kabakama Rukyaa (Tanzania)

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25 September 2019 (2019-09-25)

16:00

South Sudan	3–0	Somalia

FUFA Technical Center, Njeru

Referee: Alex Muhabi (Uganda)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)

13:00

South Sudan	0–1	Sudan

Pece War Memorial Stadium, Gulu

Referee: Israel Mpaima (Kenya)

29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)

13:00

Kenya	2–1	Burundi

FUFA Technical Center, Njeru

Referee: Mahmood Shantair Ismael (Sudan)

29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)

16:00

Tanzania	4–2	Uganda

Pece War Memorial Stadium, Gulu

Referee: Lemma Nigussi (Ethiopia)

29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)

16:00

Eritrea	5–0	Zanzibar
Mewael Sulieman Asmelash	Report

FUFA Technical Center, Njeru

Referee: Dinareh Mohamed Guedi (Djibouti)

Semi-finals

2 October 2019 (2019-10-02)

Kenya	1–0	Eritrea

FUFA Technical Center, Njeru

Referee: Alex Muhabi (Uganda)

2 October 2019 (2019-10-02)

Sudan	1–2	Tanzania

Pece War Memorial Stadium, Gulu

Referee: Lemma Nigussi (Ethiopia)

3rd Place match

5 October 2019 (2019-10-05)

Eritrea	1–0	Sudan
Mengsteab	Report

FUFA Technical Center, Njeru

Referee: Alex Muhabi (Uganda)

Finals

5 October 2019 (2019-10-05)

Kenya	0–1	Tanzania
		Onyango 46' (o.g.)

FUFA Technical Center, Njeru

Referee: Lemma Nigussi (Ethiopia)

Champion

2019 CECAFA U-20 Championship champion
Tanzania Second title