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2017 CECAFA Cup
CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Host countryKenya[1]
Dates3–17 December[2]
Teams9 (from 2 sub-confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Kenya (7th title)
Runners-up Zanzibar
Third place Uganda
Fourth place Burundi
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored41 (2.05 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uganda Derrick Nsibambi (4 goals)
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The 2017 CECAFA Cup was the 39th edition of the annual CECAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of the national teams of member nations of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). It took place in Kenya in December 2017.

Participants

The following teams were confirmed to be participating in the tournament. National teams from Libya and Zimbabwe will participate in place of Djibouti and Eritrea.[3] Zambia were to replace to Eritrea but later pulled out of the competition. Somalia and Sudan also withdrew from the tournament in mid November.[4] Zimbabwe withdrew in November 2017.[5]

National Team FIFA Ranking
(November 2017)
 Burundi 138
 Ethiopia 145
 Kenya 111
 Libya (Guest) 77
 Rwanda 120
 South Sudan 152
 Tanzania 142
 Uganda 74
 Zanzibar 300N/A

Match officials

The match officials, which included 8 referees and 8 assistant referees, were announced on November 17, 2017.

Referees

Venues

Town Kakamega Kisumu Machakos
Stadium Bukhungu Stadium Moi Stadium Kenyatta Stadium

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kenya (H) 4 2 2 0 3 0 +3 8 Advance to knockout stage
2  Zanzibar 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7
3  Libya 4 1 3 0 1 0 +1 6
4  Rwanda 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4
5  Tanzania 4 0 1 3 2 5 −3 1
Source: CECAFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(H) Hosts
Kenya 2–0 Rwanda
Juma 27'
Otieno 39'		 Report
Referee: Mfaume Ali Nassoro (Zanzibar)
Libya 0–0 Tanzania
Report
Referee: Alex Muhabi (Uganda)
Zanzibar 3–1 Rwanda
Yahya 35'
Issa 54'
Suleiman 87'		 Report Hakizimana 47'
Referee: Malong Ring Akech (South Sudan)
Kenya 0–0 Libya
Report
Referee: George Gatogato (Burundi)
Tanzania 1–2 Zanzibar
Mkami 29' Report Suleiman 67'
Ahmada 79'
Referee: Twagirumukiza Abdoul Karim (Rwanda)
Rwanda 0–0 Libya
Report
Referee: Alex Muhabi (Uganda)
Rwanda 2–1 Tanzania
Nshuti 18'
Biramahire 66'		 Report Lyanga 30'
Referee: Malong Ring Akech (South Sudan)
Kenya 0–0 Zanzibar
Report
Referee: George Gatogato (Burundi)
Libya 1–0 Zanzibar
Al Harish 25' Report
Referee: Twagirumukiza Abdoul Karim (Rwanda)
Kenya 1–0 Tanzania
Oburu 20' Report
Referee: Alex Muhabi (Uganda)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uganda 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Burundi 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
3  Ethiopia 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  South Sudan 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1
Source: CECAFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
Uganda 0–0 Burundi
Report
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
South Sudan 0–3 Ethiopia
Report
Referee: Sassy Elly Ally (Tanzania)
Burundi 4–1 Ethiopia
Kwizera 30'
Urasenga 55'
Mavugo 69'
Nahimana 79'		 Report Hotessa 45+2'
Referee: Antony Ogwayo (Kenya)
Uganda 5–1 South Sudan
Karisa 8'
Kaweesa 11'
Nsibambi 31', 58'
Wadada 86'		 Report Atak Lual 27'
Referee: Mfaume Ali Nassoro (Zanzibar)
Ethiopia 1–1 Uganda
Sanni 23' Report Nsibambi 87'
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
South Sudan 0–0 Burundi
Report
Referee: Mfaume Ali Nassoro (Zanzibar)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 December
 
 
Kenya Kenya (a.e.t.)1
 
17 December
 
Burundi Burundi0
 
Kenya Kenya (pen.)2 (3)
 
15 December
 
Zanzibar Zanzibar2 (2)
 
Uganda Uganda1
 
 
Zanzibar Zanzibar2
 
Third place match
 
 
17 December
 
 
Burundi Burundi1
 
 
Uganda Uganda2

Semi-finals

Kenya 1–0 (a.e.t.) Burundi
Isuza 97' Report
Referee: Malong Ring Akech (South Sudan)
Uganda 1–2 Zanzibar
Nsibambi 29' Report Makame 23'
Issa 58' (pen.)
Referee: Twagirumukiza Abdoul Karim (Rwanda)

Third place match

Burundi 1–2 Uganda
 Report
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

Final

Kenya 2–2 (a.e.t.) Zanzibar
 Report
Penalties
 3–2
Referee: Twagirumukiza Abdoul Karim (Rwanda)

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ^ www.capitalfm.co.ke
  2. ^ "Libya set to grace Cecafa tournament in Kenya | Goal.com". Archived from the original on 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  3. ^ "Libya set to grace Cecafa tournament in Kenya | Goal.com". Goal.com. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Somalia, Sudan withdraw from regional tourney". Hiraan. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Zimbabwe Football Association » Zimbabwe withdraws from CECAFA tournament". www.zifa.org.zw. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_CECAFA_Cup

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