2009 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
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Tournament details
Host countryKenya
Dates28 November – 13 December
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Uganda (11th title)
Runners-up Rwanda
Third place Zanzibar
Fourth place Tanzania
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored58 (2.23 per match)
Top scorer(s)Tanzania Mrisho Ngassa
(5 goals)
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The 2009 Orange CECAFA Senior Challenge tournament was the 33rd edition of the CECAFA Cup football tournament that involves teams from East and Central Africa. The 2009 edition was hosted in Kenya.[1]

Participants

Notes:

  1. ^ a b Invited as guest

Information

Tembo the Elephant
2009 CECAFA Cup is located in Kenya
Mumias Sports Complex
Nyayo National Stadium
Location of stadiums used in 2009 CECAFA Cup

Sudan was left out due to missing the deadline for the draw.[2]

French telecommunications company Orange agreed to sponsor the tournament.[3] Orange paid $175,000 USD for the privilege.

The Kenyan Government also paid $80,000 USD to sponsor the tournament. It is the first time in 15 years that the CECAFA Cup has been hosted in Kenya.

CECAFA unveiled tournament mascot Tembo, a friendly looking elephant in a black- and yellow-stripped jersey and orange shorts, standing with his left foot on a football. Tembo will spread the message "Uniting for Peace", the tournament's theme.

Television rights were sold to Kenya Broadcasting Corporation in partnership with South-African owned Super Sport.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zambia 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9
 Kenya 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
 Ethiopia 3 1 0 2 5 3 +2 3
 Djibouti 3 0 0 3 0 13 −13 0
Source:[citation needed]
Zambia 2–0 Kenya
Chamanga 86', 89'
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
Djibouti 0–5 Ethiopia
Ayenew 50'
Girma 60'
Tesfaye 65'
Ukuri 70', 85'
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
Kenya 2–0 Djibouti
Odhiambo 23'
Wanga 44'
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
Ethiopia 0–1 Zambia
Chamanga 30'
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
Zambia 6–0 Djibouti
Chola 3', 49', 85'
Sunzu 31'
Siyingwa 65', 81'
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
Ethiopia 0–2 Kenya
Baraza 2'
Wanga 52'
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Rwanda 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9
 Eritrea 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
 Zimbabwe 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
 Somalia 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source:[citation needed]
Somalia 0–1 Rwanda
Bader 4' (o.g.)
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
Zimbabwe 0–0 Eritrea
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
Eritrea 1–2 Rwanda
Goitom 85' Ndayishimiye 15'
Wolday 35' (o.g.)
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
Somalia 0–2 Zimbabwe
Tapiwa 32'
Guthrie 47' (pen.)
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
Eritrea 3–1 Somalia
Andberhian 15' (pen.)
Tseqay 27'
Egal 60' (o.g.)		 Ali 70'
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
Zimbabwe 0–1 Rwanda
Ndayishimiye 10'
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uganda 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
 Tanzania 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 6
 Zanzibar 3 1 1 1 4 1 +3 4
 Burundi 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source:[citation needed]
Zanzibar 4–0 Burundi
Morris 16'
Hakizimana 18' (o.g.)
Kassim 25'
Mbazumutima 67' (o.g.)
Mumias Sports Complex, Mumias
Tanzania 0–2 Uganda
Kasule 3'
Sserumaga 88'
Mumias Sports Complex, Mumias
Tanzania 1–0 Zanzibar
Ngassa 18'
Mumias Sports Complex, Mumias
Burundi 0–2 Uganda
Massa 12'
Wagaluka 67'
Mumias Sports Complex, Mumias
Burundi 0–1 Tanzania
Ngassa 48'
Mumias Sports Complex, Mumias
Zanzibar 0–0 Uganda
Mumias Sports Complex, Mumias

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 December – Nairobi
 
 
 Zambia0 (3)
 
9 December – Nairobi
 
 Zanzibar (pen.) 0 (4)
 
 Uganda2
 
7 December – Nairobi
 
 Zanzibar1
 
 Uganda1
 
13 December – Nairobi
 
 Kenya0
 
 Uganda2
 
8 December – Nairobi
 
 Rwanda0
 
 Tanzania4
 
10 December – Nairobi
 
 Eritrea0
 
 Tanzania1
 
8 December – Nairobi
 
 Rwanda2
 
 Rwanda4
 
 
 Zimbabwe1
 

Quarter-finals

Zambia 0–0 Zanzibar
Penalties
3–4
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
Uganda 1–0 Kenya
Ssentongo 64'
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
Tanzania 4–0 Eritrea
Bocco 62'
Ngassa 65', 78', 85'
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
Rwanda 4–1 Zimbabwe
Ndayishimiye 31'
Ndamuhanga 68', 78'
Niyonzima 89'		 Mutizwa 7'
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Semi-finals

Uganda 2–1 Zanzibar
Bengo 4'
Hamoud 11' (o.g.)		 Abdulghani 74'
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
Tanzania 1–2 Rwanda
Mugosi 82' Ndayishimiye 59'
Mutesa 79'
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Third place play-off

Zanzibar 1–0 Tanzania
Kassim 70'
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Final

Uganda 2–0 Rwanda
Wagaluka 40'
Okwi 73'
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi


 2009 CECAFA Cup winners 

Uganda
Eleventh title

Eritreans seek refugee status

Following Eritrea's exit from the competition, the Eritrean national football team sought refugee status in Nairobi and then leave to Australia.[4]

Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

References

  1. ^ "Cecafa's new rule to host events". Standard. Retrieved 2009-01-17.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Kenya pooled with Zambia". Daily Nation. November 19, 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  3. ^ "CECAFA Tournament Lands Orange Deal". CAFonline.com. 10 November 2009. Archived from the original on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  4. ^ "FT.com / Africa - Eritrea's football team seeks asylum". Financial Times. Retrieved 10 April 2011.

External links

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2009 in African football (CAF)
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