2019 CECAFA U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryUganda
Dates21 September – 5 October 2019
Teams11
Final positions
Champions Tanzania
Runners-up Kenya
Third place Eritrea
Fourth place Sudan
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored85 (3.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)Tanzania Kelvin John (7 goals)
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The 2019 CECAFA U-20 Challenge Cup will take place from 21 September to 5 October 2019 in Uganda.[1] It was originally expected to take place in January 2019.[2]

Venues

Teams

Officials

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Eritrea Eritrea 3 1 2 0 11 4 +7 5 Advance to knockout stage
2 Sudan Sudan 3 1 2 0 9 5 +4 5
3 Uganda Uganda 3 1 2 0 8 4 +4 5
4 Djibouti Djibouti 3 0 0 3 1 16 −15 0
Source: CECAFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Sudan 4–0 Djibouti
  • Namir 24'
  • Eljamri 74'
  • Aboalqassem 78'
  • Elsiddiq 86' (pen.)
Pece War Memorial Stadium, Gulu
Referee: Eric Manirakiza (Burundi)
Uganda 1–1 Eritrea
  • Bogere 37'
 Report
  • Mewael 57'
Pece War Memorial Stadium, Gulu
Referee: Israel Mpaima (Kenya)
Eritrea 3–3 Sudan
 Report
  • Namir 40'
  • Siddiq 45+1'
  • Elfaki 90+2' (pen.)
Pece War Memorial Stadium, Gulu
Referee: Martin Sanya (Tanzania)
Djibouti 1–5 Uganda
  • Elmi 53'
Pece War Memorial Stadium, Gulu
Referee: Lemma Nigussi (Ethiopia)
Eritrea 7–0 Djibouti
 Report
Pece War Memorial Stadium, Gulu
Referee: Eric Manirakiza (Burundi)
Uganda 2–2 Sudan
  • 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 Kenya 3 2 1 0 11 2 +9 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 Tanzania Tanzania 3 2 1 0 11 2 +9 7
3 Zanzibar Zanzibar 3 1 0 2 2 11 −9 3
4 Ethiopia Ethiopia 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: CECAFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Kenya 5–0 Zanzibar
FUFA Technical Center, Njeru
Referee: Alex Muhabi (Uganda)
Ethiopia 0–4 Tanzania
FUFA Technical Center, Njeru
Referee: Mahmood Shantair Ismael (Sudan)
Ethiopia 1–2 Zanzibar
FUFA Technical Center, Njeru
Referee: Yonas Zekarias Ghebre (Eritrea)
Tanzania 2–2 Kenya
FUFA Technical Center, Njeru
Referee: Dinareh Mohamed Guedi (Djibouti)
Zanzibar 0–5 Tanzania
FUFA Technical Center, Njeru
Referee: Mahmood Shantair Ismael (Sudan)
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 South Sudan 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 Burundi Burundi 2 1 1 0 5 4 +1 4
3 Somalia Somalia 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source: CECAFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Burundi 3–3 South Sudan
FUFA Technical Center, Njeru
Referee: Ali Mfaume Nassoro (Zanzibar)
Somalia 1–2 Burundi
FUFA Technical Center, Njeru
Referee: Jonesia Kabakama Rukyaa (Tanzania)
South Sudan 3–0 Somalia
FUFA Technical Center, Njeru
Referee: Alex Muhabi (Uganda)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

South Sudan 0–1 Sudan
Pece War Memorial Stadium, Gulu
Referee: Israel Mpaima (Kenya)
Kenya 2–1 Burundi
FUFA Technical Center, Njeru
Referee: Mahmood Shantair Ismael (Sudan)
Tanzania 4–2 Uganda
Pece War Memorial Stadium, Gulu
Referee: Lemma Nigussi (Ethiopia)
Eritrea 5–0 Zanzibar
 Report
FUFA Technical Center, Njeru
Referee: Dinareh Mohamed Guedi (Djibouti)

Semi-finals

Kenya 1–0 Eritrea
FUFA Technical Center, Njeru
Referee: Alex Muhabi (Uganda)
Sudan 1–2 Tanzania
Pece War Memorial Stadium, Gulu
Referee: Lemma Nigussi (Ethiopia)

3rd Place match

Eritrea 1–0 Sudan
  • Mengsteab
Report
FUFA Technical Center, Njeru
Referee: Alex Muhabi (Uganda)

Finals

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

References

  1. ^ "Cecafa U20: Stanley Okumbi names Harambee Stars provisional squad | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  2. ^ "CECAFA U20 Championship postponed". futaa.com. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Pictures of the officials during CECAFA U20 in Uganda". 21 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 CECAFA U-20 TOURNAMENT: UGANDAN TRIO CONFIRMED". kawowo.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
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