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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 Kyeyune Abasi[1]
Best player(s)Eritrea Temesghen Tesfai[1]
Best goalkeeperKenya Lwangu Alvin[1]
2023

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

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Teams

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  1. ^ Djibouti withdrew from the competition

Officials

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Group stage

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Group A

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

Sudan 0–4 Kenya
Report
Referee: Idris Osman Mohammed (Eritrea)
Somalia 1–2 Burundi
Report
Referee: Lemma Nigussi (Ethiopia)

Kenya 1–1 Burundi
Report
Referee: Biruk Yemanebirhan Kassaun (Ethiopia)
Eritrea 6–0 Sudan
Report
Referee: Lemma Nigussi (Ethiopia)

Sudan 0–2 Somalia
Report
Referee: Biruk Yemanebirhan Kassaun (Ethiopia)
Eritrea 1–2 Kenya
Report
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)

Sudan 0–4 Burundi
Report
Referee: Lemma Nigussi (Ethiopia)
Eritrea 1–1 Somalia
Report
Referee: Biruk Yemanebirhan Kassaun (Ethiopia)

Group B

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

Uganda 2–0 Tanzania
Report
Referee: Sabri Mohammed Fadul (Sudan)
Ethiopia 1–1 South Sudan
Report
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)

Tanzania 6–0 South Sudan
Report
Referee: Idris Osman Mohammed (Eritrea)
Rwanda 3–0 Ethiopia
Report
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)

Rwanda 2–1 Tanzania
Report
Referee: Lemma Nigussi (Ethiopia)
Uganda 5–0
Abandoned (55')[note 1]
 South Sudan
Report
Referee: Biruk Yemanebirhan Kassaun (Ethiopia)

Tanzania 3–1 Ethiopia
Report
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)
Rwanda 0–3 Uganda
Report
Referee: Sabri Mohammed Fadul (Sudan)

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals

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Kenya 1–1 Rwanda
Report
Penalties
4–2
Referee: Sabri Mohammed Fadul (Sudan)
Uganda 6–0 Burundi
Report
Referee: Lemma Nigussi (Ethiopia)

3rd Place Match

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Rwanda 1–1 Burundi
Penalties
4–2
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)

Final

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Uganda 4–0 Kenya
Report
Referee: Idris Osman Mohammed (Eritrea)

Winner

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2019 CECAFA U15 Championship Winners
Uganda
Uganda
1st title

Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ a b c Yebio, Natnael (30 August 2019). "Uganda Wins CECAFA U-15 Championship". tesfanews.net. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Home". CECAFA Website. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  3. ^ "CECAFA set for U-15 Championship in Eritrea".
  4. ^ "Cecafa U-15 Reorganized After Djibouti's Withdrawal, Uganda Draws Rwanda Again | ChimpReports". 16 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Pictures of the officials during CECAFA U15 in Eritrea". 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.