2018 CECAFA U-17 Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Burundi |
| City | Ngozi, Muyinga & Gitenga |
| Dates | 14 April – 29 April |
| Teams | 8 (from CAF confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tanzania |
| Runners-up |  Somalia |
| Third place |  Uganda |
| Fourth place |  Kenya |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 31 (2.38 per match) |
The 2018 CECAFA U17 Championship was the 3rd CECAFA U-17 Championship organized by CECAFA (Council of East and Central Africa Football Association)[1]
Venues[edit]
Teams[edit]
- ^ Zanzibar was banished from the tournament for fielding twelve over-age players.
Officials[edit]
On 6 April 2018, CECAFA released the list of 7 referees and 8 assistant referees.[3]
| List of officials | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Referee | Assistant referees |
 Burundi
|
Eric Manirakiza | Willy Habimana |
 Ethiopia
|
Amanuel Haleselass Worku | Yetayew Belachew |
| Kenya
|
Israel Mpaima | Oliver Omodi |
| Somalia
|
Mohamed Nur Muhdin | Hassan Hussein Mao |
 Sudan
|
Sabri Mohamed Fadul | Omer Hamid Ahmed |
| Tanzania
|
Emmanuel Mwandembwa | Mohamed Mkono |
| Uganda
|
William Oloya | Isa Masembe |
 Zanzibar
|
— | Mbaraka Haule |
Group stage[edit]
Group A[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Kenya
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Burundi
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Ethiopia
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
- ^ Despite a 3-1 win, Ethiopia was forfeited for fielding over age players.
Group B[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzania
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Uganda
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Sudan
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Zanzibar team was removed from the tournament for fielding over age players.
Knockout stage[edit]
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.
Bracket[edit]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 25 April – Gitega | ||||||
| Somalia | 1 | |||||
| 29 April – Gitega | ||||||
| Uganda | 0 | |||||
| Somalia | 0 | |||||
| 25 April – Muyinga | ||||||
| Tanzania | 2 | |||||
| Tanzania | 2 | |||||
| Kenya | 1 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 28 April – Ngozi | ||||||
| Uganda | 4 | |||||
| Kenya | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals[edit]
Third place play-off[edit]
Final[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Home". cecafafootball.org.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Isabirye, David (6 April 2018). "Two Ugandan referees to officiate at 2018 CECAFA U-17 Championship". Kawowo.
- ^ Ethiopia CECA FA [dead link]
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