1981 CECAFA Cup

1981 CECAFA CupTournament details

Host country| Tanzania
Dates| November 14–28
Teams| 8 (from CECAFA confederations)
Final positions
Champions|  Kenya (2nd title)
Runners-up|  Tanzania
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 16
Goals scored| 39 (2.44 per match)

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The 1981 CECAFA Cup was the 9th edition of the tournament. It was held in Tanzania, and was won by Kenya. The matches were played between November 14–28.

Somalia withdrew before the tournament.

## Group A

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Team  | Pts  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD

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Tanzania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3
Kenya | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1
Malawi | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2
Zanzibar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | –6

November 14, 1981

Kenya | 1–0|  Malawi

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Kheri |  |

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November 15, 1981

Tanzania | 3–1|  Zanzibar

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November 17, 1981

Kenya | 2–1|  Zanzibar

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Mulamba
Kheri |  |

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November 17, 1981

Tanzania | 2–2|  Malawi

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|  | Gondwe

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November 20, 1981

Malawi | 4–1|  Zanzibar

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Sinalo
Gondwe |  |

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November 20, 1981

Tanzania | 1–0|  Kenya

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## Group B

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Team  | Pts  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD

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Uganda | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2
Zambia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0
Zimbabwe | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
Sudan | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2

November 15, 1981

Uganda | 2–2|  Sudan

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* Sami
* Salah

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November 17, 1981

Uganda | 3–1|  Zambia

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November 17, 1981

Zimbabwe | 0–0|  Sudan

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November 19, 1981

Zambia | 1–1|  Zimbabwe

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November 20, 1981

Uganda | 0–0|  Zimbabwe

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November 21, 1981

Zambia | 2–0|  Sudan

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## Semi-finals

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November 24, 1981

Tanzania | 2–1|  Zambia

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November 24, 1981

Kenya | 3–1|  Uganda

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## Third place match

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November 27, 1981

Zambia | 1–0|  Uganda

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## Final

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November 28, 1981

Kenya | 1–0|  Tanzania

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Omah 22' |  |

Attendance: 40,000

## References

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CECAFA Cup

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Tournaments|

* Uganda 1973
* Tanzania 1974
* Zambia 1975
* Zanzibar 1976
* Somalia 1977
* Malawi 1978
* Kenya 1979
* Sudan 1980
* Tanzania 1981
* Uganda 1982
* Kenya 1983
* Uganda 1984
* Zimbabwe 1985
* Ethiopia 1987
* Malawi 1988
* Kenya 1989
* Zanzibar 1990
* Uganda 1991
* Tanzania 1992
* Kenya 1994
* Uganda 1995
* Sudan 1996
* Rwanda 1999
* Uganda 2000
* Rwanda 2001
* Tanzania 2002
* Sudan 2003
* Ethiopia 2004
* Rwanda 2005
* Ethiopia 2006
* Tanzania 2007
* Uganda 2008
* Kenya 2009
* Tanzania 2010
* Tanzania 2011
* Uganda 2012
* Kenya 2013
* ~~Ethiopia 2014~~
* Ethiopia 2015
* ~~Kenya 2016~~
* Kenya 2017
* ~~Kenya 2018~~
* Uganda 2019
* Ethiopia 2021

Finals|

* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* ~~2014~~
* 2015
* ~~2016~~
* 2017
* ~~2018~~
* 2019
* 2021

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