2020 CECAFA U-20 Championship

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2020 CECAFA U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryTanzania
CityArusha
Dates22 November – 2 December 2020
Teams9
Final positions
Champions Uganda (4th title)
Runners-up Tanzania
Third place South Sudan
Fourth place Kenya
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored54 (4.15 per match)
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The 2020 CECAFA U-20 Championship took place from 22 November to 2 December 2020 in Arusha, Tanzania.[1]

This competition served as the CECAFA qualifiers for the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. The two finalists of the tournament represented CECAFA in the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. It was initially planned to be hosted by Sudan in October–November 2020 but were then later shifted and held in Tanzania between 22 November–2 December 2020.

The matches were played at Karatu (Black Rhino Academy) and Arusha (Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium)[2]

All the 11 teams were initially drawn into 3 groups, 2 groups of 4 teams and 1 group of 3 teams but ultimately Rwanda & Eritrea withdrew. The winners of each group and the best runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.

All times are local, EAT (UTC+3).

Venues[]

  • Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium, Arusha, Tanzania
  • Black Rhino Academy, Karatu, Tanzania

Teams[]

Officials[]

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tanzania (H) 2 2 0 0 14 2 +12 6 Semi-finals
2   2 1 0 1 3 7 −4 3
3   2 0 0 2 2 10 −8 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CECAFA
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
(H) Host
Tanzania 6–1 
  • Goal 52'
  • Goal 65', 72', 90+1' (pen.)
  • Goal 82'
  • Goal 88'
 Report
  • Goal 14'
Black Rhino Academy, Karatu
Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)
 2–1 
  • Kamil Goal 49' (pen.)
  • Djama Goal 87'
 Report
  • Iman Goal 4'
Black Rhino Academy, Karatu
Referee: Nsoro Ruzindana (Rwanda)
 1–8 Tanzania
  • Goal 6'
  • Goal 4'
  • Starkie Goal 15'
  • John Goal 29', 34', 48'
  • Haruna Goal 60', 65', 87'
Black Rhino Academy, Karatu
Referee: Mohamed Elsiddig Eltreefe (Sudan)

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uganda 2 1 1 0 6 1 +5 4 Semi-finals
2   2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 4
3  Burundi 2 0 0 2 1 10 −9 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CECAFA
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
 0–0 Uganda
Report
Referee: Saddam Houssein Mansour (Djibouti)
Uganda 6–1 Burundi
  • Bogere Goal 43', 51' (pen.)
  • Yiga Goal 45'
  • Mulugusi Goal 52', 82'
  • Kizza Goal 88'
 Report
  • Nkurunziza Goal 90+2'
Referee: Ahmed Hassan Hussein (Somalia)
Burundi 0–4 
Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium, Arusha
Referee: Israel Mpaima (Kenya)

Group C[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kenya Kenya 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Ethiopia Ethiopia 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 3
3 Sudan Sudan 2 0 0 2 3 5 −2 0
Source: CECAFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ethiopia 0–3 Kenya
Report
  • Goal 38'
  • Goal 46'
  • Goal 85'
Referee: Martin Saanya (Tanzania)
Sudan 2–3 Ethiopia
  • Yousif Goal 32', 45'
 Report
  • Bayse Goal 58', 79'
  • Balcha Goal 72'
Referee: (Ms) Florentina Zabron (Tanzania)
Kenya 2–1 Sudan
  • Omotto Goal 56'
  • Omalla Goal 90+2'
  • Nooh Goal 84'
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)

Knockout stage[]

Semi-finals[]

Winners qualified for 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

Uganda 3–1 Kenya
  • Semakula Goal 22'
  • Bogere Goal 26', 64' (pen.)
 Report
  • Bobosi Goal 81'
Black Rhino Academy, Karatu
Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)
Tanzania 1–0 
Haruna Goal 55' Report
Black Rhino Academy, Karatu
Referee: Nsoro Ruzindana (Rwanda)

3rd Place match[]

Kenya 1–2 
  • Ochieng Goal 12'
 Report
  • Biajo Goal 3'
  • Victor Goal 41'
Black Rhino Academy, Karatu
Referee: Martin Saanya (Tanzania)

Finals[]

Tanzania 1–4 Uganda
  • Sulimani Goal 31' (pen.)
 Report
  • Yiga Goal 12'
  • Sserwadda Goal 45'
  • Bogere Goal 61'
  • Kayondo Goal 72'
Black Rhino Academy, Karatu
Referee: Mohamed Elsiddig Eltreefe (Sudan)

Champion[]

 2020 CECAFA U-20 Championship Champion 

Uganda
Fourth title

Qualification for CAF U20 Cup of Nations[]

The two finalists of the tournament qualified for the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

Qualified nations:

References[]

  1. ^ "Rwanda drawn against Tanzania in Group A at Cecafa U-20 Cup". The New Times. 29 October 2020.
  2. ^ Mabuka, Dennis (17 November 2020). "Rwanda, Eritrea pull out as TFF settles for Arusha to host Cecafa U20 Championship". Goal.com.
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