| CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Uganda[1] |
| Dates | 7–19 December |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uganda (15th title) |
| Runners-up |  Eritrea |
| Third place |  Kenya |
| Fourth place |  Tanzania |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 40 (2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Hassan AbdallahOscar Musa WamalwaBright Anukani (3 goals each) |
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The2019 CECAFA Cup was the 40th edition of the annualCECAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of the national teams of member nations of theCouncil for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). It took place inUganda in December 2019.
The following teams were confirmed to be participating in the tournament. The national team of theDemocratic Republic of Congo was announced to participate in place of Rwanda.[2] Ethiopia, DR Congo and South Sudan all withdrew from the tournament in December 2019.[3] The reason was the financial shortages of each respective federation which prevented them from meeting the $20,000 entry requirement.[4]
| National Team | FIFA Ranking (November 2019) |
|---|---|
 Burundi | 151 |
 Djibouti | 184 |
| Eritrea | 205 |
| Kenya | 111 |
 Somalia | 196 |
 Sudan | 128 |
| Tanzania | 134 |
| Uganda | 77 |
 Zanzibar | 300N/A |
Referees[5]
| Assistant Referees
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| Kampala | |
|---|---|
| Lugogo Stadium | |
| Capacity:3000 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda(H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 12 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Eritrea | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Somalia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Djibouti | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | |
| 5 | Burundi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
| Uganda | 2–1 | Burundi |
|---|---|---|
Anukani 10'Bayo 23' | Rurasenga 63' |
| Eritrea | 0–2 | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| Kazozi 58' Kizza 76' (pen.) |
| Uganda | 4–1 | Djibouti |
|---|---|---|
| Mutyaba 14' (pen.) Ojera 65'Ocen 79'Anukani 81' | Mohamed 69' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Tanzania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Sudan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Zanzibar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
| Zanzibar | 1–1 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Khamis 55' | Muntasir 90' |
| Tanzania | 1–0 | Zanzibar |
|---|---|---|
| Ditram Nchimbi 38' |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 17 December –Kampala | ||||||
| Kenya | 1 | |||||
| 19 December –Kampala | ||||||
| Eritrea | 4 | |||||
| Uganda | 3 | |||||
| 17 December –Kampala | ||||||
| Eritrea | 0 | |||||
| Uganda | 1 | |||||
| Tanzania | 0 | |||||
| Third place match | ||||||
| 19 December –Kampala | ||||||
| Kenya | 2 | |||||
| Tanzania | 1 | |||||
