2007 CECAFA Cup

2007 CECAFA CupTournament details

Host country| Tanzania
Dates| 8–22 December
Teams| 11 (from CECAFA confederations)
Venue(s)| 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions|  Sudan (3rd title)
Runners-up|  Rwanda
Third place|  Uganda
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 23
Goals scored| 62 (2.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Abdelhameed Amarri (6 goals)

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International football competition

The 2007 CECAFA Cup is the 31st edition of the football tournament that involves teams from East and Central Africa.

All matches are to be played from 8 to 22 December 2007 at the National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Sheikh Amri Abeid Stadium, Arusha, Tanzania.

## Information

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* The Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup received a major boost on Tuesday after clinching a US$4m four-year sponsorship deal with Gateway TV (GTV).[1]
* The winner of this year's competition will receive $30,000, the second-placed team will be given $20,000, with $10,000 going to the side that comes third.[1]
* Sudan fielded mostly their youth players ('B' team), with some senior players.[2][3][4]

## Group A

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

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Burundi | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 0  | +4  | 7
Tanzania | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 1  | +2  | 7
Kenya | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 3
Somalia | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 6  | −6  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

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8 December 2007

Tanzania | 2–1|  Kenya

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Khalfan 16' (pen.)
Mrwanda 89' | Report | Wanga 45'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

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10 December 2007

Somalia | 0–3|  Burundi

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| Report | Nzohabonayo 19'
Ndikumana 77', 82'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

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12 December 2007

Kenya | 0–1|  Burundi

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| Report | Mbazumutima 33'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

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12 December 2007

Tanzania | 1–0|  Somalia

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Chuma 65' | Report |

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

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14 December 2007

Kenya | 2–0|  Somalia

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Mwangi 45'
Wanga 55' | Report |

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

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15 December 2007

Tanzania | 0–0|  Burundi

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| Report |

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

## Group B

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

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Uganda | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 11  | 3  | +8  | 6
Rwanda | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 11  | 3  | +8  | 6
Eritrea | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 7  | 6  | +1  | 6
Djibouti | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 19  | −17  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

* Uganda won group on better head-to-head record against Rwanda.

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9 December 2007

Uganda | 7–0|  Djibouti

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Kitagenda 18', 20', 37'
Wagaluka 40'
Maganga 45'
Odur 60'
Kayizzi 80' | Report |

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

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9 December 2007

Rwanda | 2–1|  Eritrea

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Niyonzima 6'
Bokota 41' | Report | Aregaye 38'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

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11 December 2007

Djibouti | 2–3|  Eritrea

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Daher 71'
Kader 86' |  | Aregaye 6'
Shimangus 46'
Fesehaye 69'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

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11 December 2007

Rwanda | 0–2|  Uganda

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|  | Masaba 69'
Bajope 86'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

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13 December 2007

Djibouti | 0–9|  Rwanda

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| Report | Karekezi 17', 84'
Ahmed 25' (o.g.)
Bokota 38', 42', 77'
Tuyisenge 47'
Uzamukunda 54'
Ngoma 61'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

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14 December 2007

Eritrea | 3–2|  Uganda

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Temekribon 53', 62'
Ghebrehine 82' | Report | Maganga 54'
Wagaluka 74'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

## Group C

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

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Zanzibar | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 3  | +2  | 4
Sudan | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 2
Ethiopia | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | −2  | 1

Source: [citation needed]

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9 December 2007

Sudan | 2–2|  Zanzibar

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Amari 55', 80' | Report | Mkwenche 60'
Juma 84'

Sheikh Amri Abeid Stadium, Arusha

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13 December 2007

Zanzibar | 3–1|  Ethiopia

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Masoud 18'
Kassim 64'
Ahmed Ali 75' | Report | Demeke 39'

Sheikh Amri Abeid Stadium, Arusha

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15 December 2007

Ethiopia | 0–0|  Sudan

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| Report |

Sheikh Amri Abeid Stadium, Arusha

## Knock-out stage

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| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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| December 17 – Dar es Salaam| | | | |

|  Sudan| 2

| December 19 – Dar es Salaam

|  Tanzania| 1 |

|  Sudan| 2

| December 17 – Dar es Salaam

| |  Burundi| 1 |

|  Burundi| 2

| | December 22 – Dar es Salaam

|  Eritrea| 1 |

|  Sudan (pen.)| 2 (4)

| December 18 – Dar es Salaam

| |  Rwanda| 2 (2)

|  Uganda (pen.)| 1 (4)

| December 20 – Dar es Salaam|

|  Kenya| 1 (2) |

|  Uganda| 0

| December 18 – Dar es Salaam

| |  Rwanda (a.e.t.)| 1 | | Third place

|  Zanzibar| 0 (4)

| | December 22 – Dar es Salaam

|  Rwanda (pen.)| 0 (5) |

|  Burundi| 0

|  Uganda| 2

### Quarter-finals

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17 December 2007

Sudan | 2–1|  Tanzania

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Amarri 10', 35' | Report | Mrwanda 25'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

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17 December 2007

Burundi | 2–1|  Eritrea

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Nahimana 69'
Ndizeye 80' | Report | Aregaye 4'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

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18 December 2007

Uganda | 1–1|  Kenya

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Okhuti 23' | Report | Wanga 75'
Penalties
| 4–2 |

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

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18 December 2007

Zanzibar | 0–0|  Rwanda

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| Report |
Penalties
| 5–4 |

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

### Semifinals

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19 December 2007

Sudan | 2–1|  Burundi

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Farah 2'
Amarri 45' | Report | Nahimana 12'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

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20 December 2007

Uganda | 0–1|  Rwanda

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| Report | Mwesigwa 118' (o.g.)

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

### Third place play-off

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22 December 2007

Burundi | 0–2|  Uganda

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| Report | Kitagenda

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

### Final

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22 December 2007

Sudan | 2–2 (a.e.t.)|  Rwanda

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Amarri
Karika 46' | Report | Niyonzima 48'
Mulenda 59'
Penalties
| 4–2 |

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

CECAFA Cup 2007 winners

Sudan
Third title

## Top goalscorers

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Nation | Player name | Goals Scored

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Sudan | Abdelhamid Amari | 6
Rwanda | Labama Bokota | 4
Uganda | Hamis Kitagenda | 3
Eritrea | Berhane Aregaye | 3
Kenya | Allan Wanga | 3
Rwanda | Olivier Karekezi | 2
Uganda | Ronald Maganga | 2
Tanzania | Danny Mrwanda | 2
Burundi | Claude Nahimana | 2
Rwanda | Haruna Niyonzima | 2
Eritrea | Elmon Temekribon | 2
Uganda | Danny Wagaluka | 2

## References

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1. ^ a b Sponsorship boost for Cecafa
2. ^ Burundi reach Cecafa last four
3. ^ Sudan claim Cecafa title
4. ^ Sudan harvest Cecafa talent

## External links

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* CECAFA official website
* CAF official website
* African football at BBC Sports

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Tournaments|

* Uganda 1973
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