2009 CECAFA U-17 Championship

2009 CECAFA U-17 Championship

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Tournament details
Host country	Sudan
City	Khartoum, Juba & Kessela
Dates	August 23 - September 6
Teams	8 (from CAF confederations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Uganda (1st title)
Runners-up	Eritrea
Third place	Tanzania
Fourth place	Sudan

The second edition of the CECAFA U-17 Tournament, all games were originally to be played in Nairobi, Kenya^[1] but have since been moved to Sudan.^[2] due to financial reasons, the Sudanese FA and El Merreikh Investment Group have agreed to sponsor the tournament.

The cup is also referred to as the Bashir Cup and the Hassan el Bashir Cup by East African media due to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's involvement.

There is a possibility that a third group will be based at Kessala.

Participants

Burundi  Djibouti[nb 1]  Eritrea  Ethiopia  Malawi  Kenya  Rwanda

Somalia  Sudan[nb 2]  Tanzania  Uganda  Zanzibar  Egypt (invited))[nb 3]  Nigeria (invited)[nb 4]

1. Djibouti withdrew from tournament
2. Sudan were banished from the tournament for fielding sixteen over age players.
3. Egypt withdrew from tournament and were not replaced by another team
4. Nigeria withdrew from tournament and were replaced by Malawi

Officials

Referees Hassan Ali Mohamed Luleseged Ghebremichael Thomas Onyango Issa Kagabo Mohamed Hussein El Nigomi Ahmed Rassaz Librato Israel Mujuni Dennis Batte

Assistant Referees Hakizimana Jean Marie Muhamed Hugush Tilahun Fekadu, Muhamed Sultan Elias Wamalwa Olad Arab Bashir Medany Mustafa Saeed Salih Khalafala Abdel Aziz Ahmed Ali Waleed Erasmo Jesse Josephat Bulali

Group A

Results

Tanzania  v  Somalia

Tanzania	2 - 0	Somalia

Khartoum

Somalia  v  Sudan

Somalia	0 - 1	Sudan

Khartoum

Malawi [[File:{{{flag alias-1964}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] v  Tanzania

Malawi [[File:{{{flag alias-1964}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]]	1 - 2	Tanzania

Khartoum

Sudan  v  Tanzania

Sudan	3 - 0	Tanzania

Khartoum

Somalia  v  Malawi

Somalia	1 - 2	Malawi

Khartoum

Sudan  v  Malawi

Sudan	1 - 1	Malawi

Khartoum

Final table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sudan	3	2	1	0	5	1	4	7
Tanzania	3	2	0	1	4	4	0	6
Malawi	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
Somalia	3	0	0	3	1	5	-4	0

Sudan were removed from the tournament for fielding over age players.

Group B

Results

Zanzibar  v  Uganda

Zanzibar	1 - 0	Uganda

Juba Stadium, Juba

Kenya  v  Ethiopia

Kenya	0 - 1	Ethiopia

Juba Stadium, Juba

Uganda  v  Kenya

Uganda	4 - 1	Kenya

Juba Stadium, Juba

Zanzibar  v  Ethiopia

Zanzibar	0 - 1	Ethiopia

Juba Stadium, Juba

Kenya  v  Zanzibar

Kenya	1 - 3	Zanzibar

Juba Stadium, Juba

Ethiopia  v  Uganda

Ethiopia	0 - 4	Uganda

Juba Stadium, Juba

Final table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Uganda	3	2	0	1	8	2	6	6
Zanzibar	3	2	0	1	4	2	2	6
Ethiopia	3	2	0	1	2	4	-2	6
Kenya	3	0	0	3	2	8	-6	0

Group C

Results

Eritrea  v  Burundi

Eritrea	2 - 2	Burundi

Wad Madani

Rwanda  v  Eritrea

Rwanda	0 - 0	Eritrea

Wad Madani

Burundi  v  Rwanda

Burundi	1 - 1	Rwanda

Wad Madani

Final table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Burundi	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	2
Eritrea	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
Rwanda	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2

Quarter finals

Tanzania  v  Ethiopia

Tanzania	1 - 0	Ethiopia

Khartoum

Uganda  v  Malawi

Uganda	2 - 0	Malawi

Khartoum

Zanzibar  v  Eritrea

Zanzibar	1 - 3	Eritrea

Khartoum

Burundi  v  Sudan

Burundi	0 - 1	Sudan

Khartoum

Semi finals

Tanzania  v  Uganda

28-10-09 17:00

Tanzania	1 - 1	Uganda
	Penalties
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Eritrea  v  Sudan

29-10-09 17:00

Eritrea	2 - 0	Sudan

Third Place Playoff

 Tanzania v  Sudan

Tanzania	2 - 0	Sudan

Final

 Uganda v  Eritrea

6 September 2009

Uganda	2 - 0	Eritrea

CECAFA u-17 Championship 2009 Winners
Uganda First title

References

1. http://allafrica.com/stories/200809190175.html
2. Momanyi, James (26 May 2009). "CECAFA Club And Youth Championships Switched To Sudan, Kenya To Host Senior Challenge". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2009-07-11.