1999 CECAFA Cup

1999 CECAFA Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Rwanda
Dates	July 24–August 7
Teams	12 (from CECAFA confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Rwanda (B) (1st title)
Runners-up	Kenya
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Goals scored	34 (1.62 per match)

The 1999 CECAFA Cup was the 23rd edition of the tournament. It was held in Rwanda, and was won by Rwanda B team. The matches were played between July 24–August 7.

Rwanda sent two teams: Rwanda A and Rwanda B.

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Rwanda (A)	4	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3
Tanzania	4	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
Djibouti	0	2	0	0	2	2	6	-4

Rwanda (A)  v  Djibouti

July 24, 1999

Rwanda (A)	4 – 1	Djibouti

Tanzania  v  Djibouti

July 26, 1999

Tanzania	2 – 1	Djibouti

Rwanda (A)  v  Tanzania

July 28, 1999

Rwanda (A)	0 – 0	Tanzania

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Burundi	4	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3
Uganda	4	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2
Somalia	0	2	0	0	2	0	5	-5

Burundi  v  Uganda

July 25, 1999

Burundi	0 – 0	Uganda

Burundi  v  Somalia

July 27, 1999

Burundi	3 – 0	Somalia

Somalia  v  Uganda

July 29, 1999

Somalia	0 – 2	Uganda

Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Ethiopia	4	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2
Sudan	2	2	0	2	0	1	1	0
Zanzibar	1	2	0	1	1	1	3	-2

Ethiopia  v  Zanzibar

July 25, 1999

Ethiopia	2 – 0	Zanzibar

Ethiopia  v  Sudan

July 27, 1999

Ethiopia	0 – 0	Sudan

Sudan  v  Zanzibar

July 29, 1999

Sudan	1 – 1	Zanzibar

Group D

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Kenya	6	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2
Rwanda (B)	1	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1
Eritrea	1	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1

Rwanda B finished second on coin toss.

Eritrea  v  Rwanda (B)

July 26, 1999

Eritrea	0 – 0	Rwanda (B)

Kenya  v  Eritrea

July 28, 1999

Kenya	1 – 0	Eritrea

Kenya  v  Rwanda (B)

July 30, 1999

Kenya	1 – 0	Rwanda (B)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Rwanda (A)  v  Uganda

July 31, 1999

Rwanda (A)	1 – 0	Uganda

Burundi  v  Tanzania

July 31, 1999

Burundi	1 – 0	Tanzania

Ethiopia  v  Rwanda (B)

August 1, 1999

Ethiopia	0 – 1	Rwanda (B)

Kenya  v  Sudan

August 1, 1999

Kenya	3 – 0	Sudan

Semi-final

Rwanda (A)  v  Kenya

August 3, 1999

Rwanda (A)	0 – 0 (1 – 4 pen.)	Kenya

Rwanda (B)  v  Burundi

August 4, 1999

Rwanda (B)	2 – 1	Burundi

Third place match

Rwanda (A)  v  Burundi

August 7, 1999

Rwanda (A)	0 – 0 (3 – 2 pen.)	Burundi

Final

Rwanda (B)  v  Kenya

August 7, 1999

Rwanda (B)	3 – 1	Kenya

References

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