2007 CECAFA Cup

2007 CECAFA Cup
Tournament 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)

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

  • The Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup received a major boost on Tuesday after clinching a US$4m four-year sponsorship deal with Gateway TV (GTV).
  • 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.
  • Sudan fielded mostly their youth players ('B' team), with some senior players.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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:
Tanzania 2–1 Kenya
Khalfan 16' (pen.)
Mrwanda 89' 		Report Wanga 45'
Somalia 0–3 Burundi
Report Nzohabonayo 19'
Ndikumana 77', 82'
Kenya 0–1 Burundi
Report Mbazumutima 33'
Tanzania 1–0 Somalia
Chuma 65' Report
Kenya 2–0 Somalia
Mwangi 45'
Wanga 55' 		Report
Tanzania 0–0 Burundi
Report

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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:
  • Uganda won group on better head-to-head record against Rwanda.
Uganda 7–0 Djibouti
Kitagenda 18', 20', 37'
Wagaluka 40'
Maganga 45'
Odur 60'
Kayizzi 80' 		Report
Rwanda 2–1 Eritrea
Niyonzima 6'
Bokota 41' 		Report Aregaye 38'
Djibouti 2–3 Eritrea
Daher 71'
Kader 86' 		Aregaye 6'
Shimangus 46'
Fesehaye 69'
Rwanda 0–2 Uganda
Masaba 69'
Bajope 86'
Djibouti 0–9 Rwanda
Report Karekezi 17', 84'
Ahmed 25' (o.g.)
Bokota 38', 42', 77'
Tuyisenge 47'
Uzamukunda 54'
Ngoma 61'
Eritrea 3–2 Uganda
Temekribon 53', 62'
Ghebrehine 82' 		Report Maganga 54'
Wagaluka 74'

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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:
Sudan 2–2 Zanzibar
Amari 55', 80' Report Mkwenche 60'
Juma 84'
Zanzibar 3–1 Ethiopia
Masoud 18'
Kassim 64'
Ahmed Ali 75' 		Report Demeke 39'
Ethiopia 0–0 Sudan
Report

Knock-out stage

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
                    
 
 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

Sudan 2–1 Tanzania
Amarri 10', 35' Report Mrwanda 25'
Burundi 2–1 Eritrea
Nahimana 69'
Ndizeye 80' 		Report Aregaye 4'
Uganda 1–1 Kenya
Okhuti 23' Report Wanga 75'
Penalties
4–2
Zanzibar 0–0 Rwanda
Report
Penalties
5–4

Semifinals

Sudan 2–1 Burundi
Farah 2'
Amarri 45' 		Report Nahimana 12'
Uganda 0–1 Rwanda
Report Mwesigwa 118' (o.g.)

Third place play-off

Burundi 0–2 Uganda
Report Kitagenda

Final

Sudan 2–2 (a.e.t.) Rwanda
Amarri
Karika 46' 		Report Niyonzima 48'
Mulenda 59'
Penalties
4–2


 CECAFA Cup 2007 winners 

Sudan
Third title

Top goalscorers

Nation Player name Goals Scored
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