1979 CECAFA Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Kenya
Dates	November 3–17
Teams	7 (from CECAFA confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Malawi (2nd title)
Runners-up	Kenya
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	49 (3.5 per match)
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The 1979 CECAFA Cup was the 7th edition of annual CECAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of the national teams of member nations of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). The tournament was held in Kenya from November 3 to November 17 and saw seven teams competing in the competition. It was held in Kenya, and was won by Malawi.

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Kenya	5	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4
Tanzania	4	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2
Zambia	3	3	1	1	1	5	6	–1
Uganda	0	3	0	0	3	5	10	–5

November 3, 1979

Kenya	0–0	Tanzania

November 4, 1979

Uganda	1–2	Zambia
		Chitalu ?

November 6, 1979

Zambia	2–2	Tanzania
Chitalu Chola

November 7, 1979

Kenya	3–1	Uganda

November 9, 1979

Tanzania	5–3	Uganda

November 10, 1979

Kenya	3–1	Zambia

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Malawi	4	2	2	0	0	8	0	+8
Zanzibar	1	2	0	1	1	1	5	–4
Sudan	1	2	0	1	1	1	5	–4

It is unclear why Zanzibar was placed the second over Sudan; probably by drawing lot

November 4, 1979

Malawi	4–0	Zanzibar
Chamangwana Dandize ? ?

November 7, 1979

Malawi	4–0	Sudan
Waya Phiri Billie Dandize

November 9, 1979

Zanzibar	1–1	Sudan

Semifinals

November 13, 1979

Malawi	1–1	Tanzania
Gondwe

November 14, 1979

Malawi	0–0 (Replay)	Tanzania

November 14, 1979

Kenya	2–0	Zanzibar

Nairobi

Third place match

November 16, 1979

Tanzania	2–1	Zanzibar

Mombasa

Final

November 17, 1979

Malawi	3–2	Kenya
Dandize Gondwe Thewe		Lukoye Ochieng