2007 CECAFA Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Tanzania |
Dates | 8 – 22 December |
Teams | 11 (from CECAFA confederations) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 23 |
Goals scored | 62 (2.7 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
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 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
Tanzania ![]() | 2 - 1 | ![]() |
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Nizar Khalfan ![]() Danny Mrwanda ![]() |
Report | Allan Wanga ![]() |
Kenya ![]() | 2 - 0 | ![]() |
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![]() Allan Wanga ![]() |
Report |
Group B[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
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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 | ![]() |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tony Odur ![]() Vincent Kayizzi ![]() |
Report |
Rwanda ![]() | 2 - 1 | ![]() |
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Haruna Niyonzima ![]() Kamana Bokota ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Djibouti ![]() | 2 - 3 | ![]() |
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Ahmed Daher ![]() ![]() |
![]() Yidnekachew Shimangus ![]() ![]() |
Rwanda ![]() | 0 - 2 | ![]() |
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Simon Masaba![]() Assani Bajope ![]() |
Djibouti ![]() | 0 - 9 | ![]() |
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Report | Olivier Karekezi ![]() ![]() ![]() Kamana Bokota ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Elias Uzamukunda ![]() ![]() |
Group C[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Source:[citation needed]
Zanzibar ![]() | 3 - 1 | ![]() |
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![]() Abdi Kassim ![]() ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Knock-out stage[]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
December 17 - Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
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December 19 - Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
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December 17 - Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
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December 22 - Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
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December 18 - Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
![]() | 2 (2) | |||||||||
![]() | 1 (4) | |||||||||
December 20 - Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
![]() | 1 (2) | |||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
December 18 - Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
![]() | 1 aet | Third place | ||||||||
![]() | 0 (4) | |||||||||
December 22 - Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
![]() | 0 (5) | |||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals[]
Sudan ![]() | 2 - 1 | ![]() |
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Abdelhameed Amarri ![]() ![]() |
Report | Danny Mrwanda ![]() |
Burundi ![]() | 2 - 1 | ![]() |
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![]() Alain Ndizeye ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Uganda ![]() | 1 - 1 | ![]() |
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Caesar Okhuti ![]() |
Report | Allan Wanga ![]() |
Uganda won 4-2 on Penalties
Rwanda won 5-4 on Penalties
Semifinals[]
Sudan ![]() | 2 - 1 | ![]() |
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Saif Eldin Ali Idris Farah ![]() Abdelhameed Amarri ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Uganda ![]() | 0 - 1 | ![]() |
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Report | Andrew Mwesigwa ![]() |
Third place play-off[]
Final[]
Sudan ![]() | 2 - 2 (aet) | ![]() |
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Abdelhameed Amarri ![]() Mudather Karika ![]() |
Report | Haruna Niyonzima ![]() ![]() |
Sudan won 4-2 on Penalties
CECAFA Cup 2007 Winners |
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![]() Sudan Third title |
Top goalscorers[]
Nation | Player Name | Goals Scored |
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Abdelhamid Amari | 6 |
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Labama Bokota | 4 |
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Allan Wanga | 3 |
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Olivier Karekezi | 2 |
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Danny Mrwanda | 2 |
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Haruna Niyonzima | 2 |
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References[]
External links[]
Categories:
- CECAFA Cup
- 2007 in African football
- International association football competitions hosted by Tanzania
- 2007 in Tanzanian sport