The 2009 CECAFA U-17 Championship was the 2nd edition of the CECAFA U-17 Championship organized bt CECAFA (Council of East and Central Africa Football Association. The second edition of the CEFAFA U-17 Championship, all games were originally to be played in Nairobi, Kenya[1] but have since been moved to Sudan.[2] due to financial reasons, the Sudanese FA and El Merreikh Investment Group have agreed to sponsor the tournament.
 CECAFA Logo | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Sudan |
| City | Khartoum, Juba & Kessela |
| Dates | August 23 - September 6 |
| Teams | 8 (from CAF confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uganda (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Eritrea |
| Third place |  Tanzania |
| Fourth place |  Sudan |
The cup is also referred to as the Bashir Cup and the Hassan el Bashir Cup by East African media due to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's involvement.
There is a possibility that a third group will be based at Kessala.
Participants
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Officials
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|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Referee(s) | Assistant referee(s) |
 Burundi
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— | Hakizimana Jean Marie |
 Djibouti
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Hassan Ali Mohamed | — |
| Eritrea
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Luleseged Ghebremichael | Muhamed Hugush |
 Ethiopia
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— | Tilahun Fekadu Muhamed Sultan |
 Kenya
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Thomas Onyango | Elias Wamalwa |
 Rwanda
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Issa Kagabo | — |
 Somalia
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— | Olad Arab Bashir |
| Sudan
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Mohamed Hussein El-Nigomi Ahmed Rassaz Librato |
Medany Mustafa Saeed Salih Khalafala Abdel Aziz Ahmad Ali Waleed |
| Tanzania
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Israel Mujuni | Erasmo Jesse |
| Uganda
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Dennis Batte | — |
 Zanzibar
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— | Josephat Bulali |
Group stage
editGroup A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Tanzania
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Malawi
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Somalia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Zanzibar
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Ethiopia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Kenya
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Group C
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Burundi
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Eritrea
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Rwanda
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Knockout stage
editIn the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.
Bracket
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Khartoum | ||||||||||
| Tanzania | 1 | |||||||||
| 28 October | ||||||||||
| Ethiopia | 0 | |||||||||
| Tanzania | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| Khartoum | ||||||||||
| Uganda | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| Uganda | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 September | ||||||||||
| Malawi | 0 | |||||||||
| Uganda | 2 | |||||||||
| Khartoum | ||||||||||
| Eritrea | 0 | |||||||||
| Zanzibar | 1 | |||||||||
| 29 October | ||||||||||
| Eritrea | 3 | |||||||||
| Eritrea | 2 | |||||||||
| Khartoum | ||||||||||
| Sudan | 1 | Third place play-off | ||||||||
| Burundi | 0 | |||||||||
| Sudan | 1 | |||||||||
| Tanzania | 2 | |||||||||
| Sudan | 0 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
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editThird place play-off
editFinal
editReferences
edit- ^ http://allafrica.com/stories/200809190175.html
- ^ Momanyi, James (26 May 2009). "CECAFA Club And Youth Championships Switched To Sudan, Kenya To Host Senior Challenge". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-11.