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2009 CECAFA Cup

2009 CECAFA Cup
FieldValue
tourney_nameCECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
year2009
image2009-cecafa-logo.png
size120px
caption2009 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup Logo
countryKenya
dates28 November – 13 December
num_teams12
confederations2
venues2
cities2
championUganda
count11
secondRwanda
thirdZanzibar
fourthTanzania
matches26
goals58
top_scorerTAN Mrisho Ngassa
(5 goals)
prevseason[2008](2008-cecafa-cup)
nextseason[2010](2010-cecafa-cup)

(5 goals)

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.

Participants

  • Invited as guest

Notes:

Information

Kenya

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

French telecommunications company Orange agreed to sponsor the tournament. Orange paid US$175,000 for the privilege.

The Kenyan Government also paid US$80,000 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-striped 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

  • All times are East Africa Time (EAT) – UTC+3

Group A

Girma
Tesfaye
Ukuri

Wanga

Sunzu
Siyingwa

Wanga

Group B

Wolday

Guthrie

Tseqay
Egal

Group C

Hakizimana
Kassim
Mbazumutima

Sserumaga

Wagaluka

Knockout stage

  • All times are East Africa Time (EAT) – UTC+3 |7 December – Nairobi||0 (3)|** (pen.)** |0 (4) |7 December – Nairobi||1||0 |8 December – Nairobi||4||0 |8 December – Nairobi||4||1 |9 December – Nairobi||2||1 |10 December – Nairobi||1||2 |13 December – Nairobi||2||0 |13 December – Nairobi|****|1||0

Quarter-finals

Ngassa

Ndamuhanga
Niyonzima

Semi-finals

Hamoud

Mutesa

Third place play-off

Final

Okwi

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.

Goalscorers

;5 goals

  • TAN Mrisho Ngassa

;4 goals

  • RWA Yusuf Ndayishime

;3 goals

  • ZAM James Chamanga
  • ZAM Kennedy Chola

;2 goals

  • ETH Umed Ukuri
  • KEN Allan Wanga
  • RWA Tumayine Ndamuhanga
  • UGA Dan Wagaluka
  • ZAM Charles Siyingwa

;1 goal

  • ERI Isaias Andberhian
  • ERI Testfaldet Goitom
  • ERI Filmon Tseqay
  • ETH Aklilu Ayenew
  • ETH Adane Girma
  • ETH Tefesse Tesfaye
  • KEN John Baraza
  • KEN George Odhiambo
  • RWA Haruna Niyonzima
  • RWA Mafisango Mutesa
  • SOM Mohamed Hassan Ali
  • TAN Musa Mugosi
  • UGA Stephen Bengo
  • UGA Owen Kasule
  • UGA Geoffrey Massa
  • UGA Emmanuel Okwi
  • UGA Mike Sserumaga
  • UGA Robert Ssentongo
  • ZAM Felix Sunzu
  • Zanzibar Abdulla Abdulghani
  • Zanzibar Abdi Kassim
  • Zanzibar Aggrey Morris
  • ZIM Mangezi Tapiwa
  • ZIM Zhokinyi Guthrie
  • ZIM Lionel Mutizwa

;Own goal

  • BDI Hassan Hakizimana (for Zanzibar)
  • BDI Henry Mbazumutima (for Zanzibar)
  • ERI Ermias Wolday (for Rwanda)
  • SOM Moalim Bader (for Rwanda)
  • SOM Yassin Ali Egal (for Eritrea)
  • Zanzibar Abdoulahi Hamoud (for Uganda)

References

References

  1. "Cecafa’s new rule to host events". Standard.
  2. (November 19, 2009). "Kenya pooled with Zambia". Daily Nation.
  3. (10 November 2009). "CECAFA Tournament Lands Orange Deal". CAFonline.com.
  4. "FT.com / Africa - Eritrea's football team seeks asylum". Financial Times.
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