2019 CECAFA U-15 Championship

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2019 CECAFA U-15 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEritrea
CityAsmara
Dates16–30 August 2019
Teams10 (from CAF confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Uganda
Runners-up Kenya
Third place Rwanda
Fourth place Burundi
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored81 (3.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uganda [1]
Best player(s)Eritrea [1]
Best goalkeeperKenya [1]

The 2019 CECAFA U15 Championship was the first CECAFA U-15 Championship organized by CECAFA (Council of East and Central Africa Football Association).[2] It was held in Eritrea (it is the first time in recent times[vague] that an official international football tournament is being staged in Eritrea.)[3][failed verification]

Venues[]

Teams[]

  1. ^ Djibouti withdrew from the competition

Officials[]

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kenya 4 3 1 0 10 3 +7 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Burundi 4 3 1 0 9 3 +6 10
3 Eritrea Eritrea 4 1 1 2 8 4 +4 4
4 Somalia 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
5 Sudan 4 0 0 4 0 16 −16 0
Source: CECAFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
 1–3 
Report
Referee: Lemma Nigussi (Ethiopia)
Eritrea 1–2 
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Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)
 0–4 
Report
Referee: Idris Osman Mohammed (Eritrea)
 1–2 
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Referee: Lemma Nigussi (Ethiopia)
 1–1 
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Referee: Biruk Yemanebirhan Kassaun (Ethiopia)
Eritrea 6–0 
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Referee: Lemma Nigussi (Ethiopia)
 0–2 
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Referee: Biruk Yemanebirhan Kassaun (Ethiopia)
Eritrea 1–2 
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Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)
 0–4 
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Referee: Lemma Nigussi (Ethiopia)
Eritrea 1–1 
Report
Referee: Biruk Yemanebirhan Kassaun (Ethiopia)

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Uganda 4 4 0 0 13 0 +13 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Rwanda 4 3 0 1 8 4 +4 9
3 Tanzania 4 2 0 2 10 5 +5 6
4 Ethiopia 4 0 1 3 2 10 −8 1
5 South Sudan 3 0 1 2 1 15 −14 1
Source: CECAFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
 3–0 
Report
Referee: Sabri Mohammed Fadul (Sudan)
 3–0 
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Referee: Idris Osman Mohammed (Eritrea)
 2–0 
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Referee: Sabri Mohammed Fadul (Sudan)
 1–1 
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Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)
 6–0 
Report
Referee: Idris Osman Mohammed (Eritrea)
 3–0 
Report
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)
 2–1 
Report
Referee: Lemma Nigussi (Ethiopia)
 5–0
Abandoned (55')[note 1]		 
Report
Referee: Biruk Yemanebirhan Kassaun (Ethiopia)
 3–1 
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Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)
 0–3 
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Referee: Sabri Mohammed Fadul (Sudan)

Knockout stage[]

Semi-finals[]

 1–1 
Report
Penalties
4–2
Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Asmara
Referee: Sabri Mohammed Fadul (Sudan)
 6–0 
Report
Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Asmara
Referee: Lemma Nigussi (Ethiopia)

3rd Place Match[]

 1–1 
Penalties
4–2
Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Asmara
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)

Final[]

 4–0 
Report
Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Asmara
Referee: Idris Osman Mohammed (Eritrea)

Winner[]

2019 CECAFA U15 Championship Winners
Uganda

1st title

Notes[]

  1. ^ South Sudan who came into this game with 5 players out through injury had to abandon the match early into the second half as 5 more players couldn't finish the game because of injuries

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Yebio, Natnael (30 August 2019). "Uganda Wins CECAFA U-15 Championship". tesfanews.net. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. ^ http://www.cecafafootball.org
  3. ^ "CECAFA set for U-15 Championship in Eritrea".
  4. ^ https://chimpreports.com/cecafa-u-15-reorganized-after-djiboutis-withdrawal-uganda-draws-rwanda-again[bare URL]
  5. ^ "Pictures of the officials during CECAFA U15 in Eritrea". 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
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