2007 CECAFA Cup

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2007 CECAFA Cup
Tournament details
Host countryTanzania
Dates8 – 22 December
Teams11 (from CECAFA confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Sudan (3rd title)
Runners-up Rwanda
Third place Uganda
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored62 (2.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sudan Abdelhameed Amarri (6 goals)
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The 2007 CECAFA Cup is the 31st edition of the football tournament that involves teams from East and Central Africa.

All matches are to be played from 8 December 2007 - 22 December 2007 at the National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Sheikh Amri Abeid Stadium, Arusha, Tanzania.

Information[]

  • The Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup received a major boost on Tuesday after clinching a US$4m four-year sponsorship deal with Gateway TV (GTV).[1]
  • The winner of this year's competition will receive $30,000, the second-placed team will be given $20,000, with $10,000 going to the side that comes third.[1]
  • Sudan fielded mostly their youth players ('B' team), with some senior players.[2][3][4]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Burundi 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
 Tanzania 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
 Kenya 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
 Somalia 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source:[citation needed]
Tanzania 2 - 1 Kenya
Nizar Khalfan Goal 16' (pen.)
Danny Mrwanda Goal 89'		 Report Allan Wanga Goal 45'
Somalia 0 - 3 Burundi
Report Aime Nzohabonayo Goal 19'
Seleman Ndikumana Goal 77' Goal 82'
Kenya 0 - 1 Burundi
Report Henry Mbazumutima Goal 33'
Tanzania 1 - 0 Somalia
Goal 65' Report
Kenya 2 - 0 Somalia
Goal 45'
Allan Wanga Goal 55'		 Report
Tanzania 0 - 0 Burundi
Report

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uganda 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 6
 Rwanda 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 6
 Eritrea 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
 Djibouti 3 0 0 3 2 19 −17 0
Source:[citation needed]
  • Uganda won group on better head-to-head record against Rwanda.
Uganda 7 - 0 Djibouti
Goal 18', Goal 20', Goal 37'
Goal 40'
Goal 45'
Tony Odur Goal 60'
Vincent Kayizzi Goal 80'		 Report
Rwanda 2 - 1 Eritrea
Haruna Niyonzima Goal 6'
Kamana Bokota Goal 41'		 Report Goal 38'
Djibouti 2 - 3 Eritrea
Ahmed Daher Goal 71'
Goal 86'		 Goal 6'
Yidnekachew Shimangus Goal 46'
Goal 69'
Rwanda 0 - 2 Uganda
Simon MasabaGoal 69'
Assani BajopeGoal 86'
Djibouti 0 - 9 Rwanda
Report Olivier Karekezi Goal 17', Goal 84'
Goal 25' (o.g.)
Kamana Bokota Goal 38', Goal 42', Goal 77'
Goal 47'
Elias Uzamukunda Goal 54'
Goal 61'
Eritrea 3 - 2 Uganda
Goal 53', Goal 62'
Goal 82'		 Report Goal 54'
Goal 74'

Group C[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zanzibar 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4
 Sudan 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
 Ethiopia 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source:[citation needed]
Sudan 2 - 2 Zanzibar
Abdelhamid Amari Goal 55', Goal 80' Report Goal 60'
Goal 84'
Zanzibar 3 - 1 Ethiopia
Goal 18'
Abdi Kassim Goal 64'
Goal 75'		 Report Goal 39'
Ethiopia 0 - 0 Sudan
Report

Knock-out stage[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
December 17 - Dar es Salaam
 
 
 Sudan2
 
December 19 - Dar es Salaam
 
 Tanzania1
 
 Sudan2
 
December 17 - Dar es Salaam
 
 Burundi1
 
 Burundi2
 
December 22 - Dar es Salaam
 
 Eritrea1
 
 Sudan2 (4)
 
December 18 - Dar es Salaam
 
 Rwanda2 (2)
 
 Uganda1 (4)
 
December 20 - Dar es Salaam
 
 Kenya1 (2)
 
 Uganda0
 
December 18 - Dar es Salaam
 
 Rwanda1 aet Third place
 
 Zanzibar0 (4)
 
December 22 - Dar es Salaam
 
 Rwanda0 (5)
 
 Burundi0
 
 
 Uganda2
 

Quarter-finals[]

Sudan 2 - 1 Tanzania
Abdelhameed Amarri Goal 10', Goal 35' Report Danny Mrwanda Goal 25'
Burundi 2 - 1 Eritrea
Goal 69'
Alain Ndizeye Goal 80'		 Report Goal 4'
Uganda 1 - 1 Kenya
Caesar Okhuti Goal 23' Report Allan Wanga Goal 75'

Uganda won 4-2 on Penalties

Zanzibar 0 - 0 Rwanda
Report

Rwanda won 5-4 on Penalties

Semifinals[]

Sudan 2 - 1 Burundi
Saif Eldin Ali Idris Farah Goal 2'
Abdelhameed Amarri Goal 45'		 Report Goal 12'
Uganda 0 - 1 Rwanda
Report Andrew Mwesigwa Goal 118' (o.g.)

Third place play-off[]

Burundi 0 - 2 Uganda
Report Goal Goal

Final[]

Sudan 2 - 2 (aet) Rwanda
Abdelhameed Amarri Goal
Mudather Karika Goal 46'		 Report Haruna Niyonzima Goal 48'
Goal 59'

Sudan won 4-2 on Penalties


 CECAFA Cup 2007 Winners 

Sudan
Third title

Top goalscorers[]

Nation Player Name Goals Scored
 Sudan Abdelhamid Amari 6
 Rwanda Labama Bokota 4
 Uganda 3
 Eritrea 3
 Kenya Allan Wanga 3
 Rwanda Olivier Karekezi 2
 Uganda 2
 Tanzania Danny Mrwanda 2
 Burundi 2
 Rwanda Haruna Niyonzima 2
 Eritrea 2
 Uganda 2

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Sponsorship boost for Cecafa
  2. ^ Burundi reach Cecafa last four
  3. ^ Sudan claim Cecafa title
  4. ^ Sudan harvest Cecafa talent

External links[]

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