2017 CECAFA Cup

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = CECAFA Cup

| year = 2017

| other_titles = CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup

| image =

| size =

| alt =

| caption =

| country = Kenya[http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/sports/2017/09/28/kenya-host-cecafa-challenge-cup/ www.capitalfm.co.ke]

| dates = 3–17 December{{Cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-ke/news/libya-set-to-grace-cecafa-tournament-in-kenya/10t23vd62x7gj16pjhymb8sdit |title=Libya set to grace Cecafa tournament in Kenya | Goal.com |access-date=2017-11-08 |archive-date=2017-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108162532/http://www.goal.com/en-ke/news/libya-set-to-grace-cecafa-tournament-in-kenya/10t23vd62x7gj16pjhymb8sdit |url-status=dead }}

| num_teams = 9

| sub-confederations = 2

| venues = 3

| cities = 3

| champion = Kenya

| count = 7

| second = Zanzibar

| third = Uganda

| fourth = Burundi

| matches = 20

| goals = 41

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|UGA}} Derrick Nsibambi (4 goals)

| goalkeeper =

| prevseason = 2015

| nextseason = 2019

}}

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.{{cite web|title=Libya set to grace Cecafa tournament in Kenya {{!}} Goal.com|url=http://www.goal.com/en-ke/news/libya-set-to-grace-cecafa-tournament-in-kenya/10t23vd62x7gj16pjhymb8sdit|publisher=Goal.com|access-date=8 November 2017|language=en|date=8 November 2017}} Zambia were to replace to Eritrea but later pulled out of the competition. Somalia and Sudan also withdrew from the tournament in mid November.{{cite web |url=https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2017/Nov/145296/somalia_sudan_withdraw_from_regional_tourney.aspx |title= Somalia, Sudan withdraw from regional tourney |publisher=Hiraan |access-date=17 November 2017 }} Zimbabwe withdrew in November 2017.{{cite web|title=Zimbabwe Football Association » Zimbabwe withdraws from CECAFA tournament|url=http://www.zifa.org.zw/zimbabwe-withdraws-from-cecafa-tournament/|website=www.zifa.org.zw|access-date=29 November 2017|date=29 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202070449/http://www.zifa.org.zw/zimbabwe-withdraws-from-cecafa-tournament/|archive-date=2 December 2017|url-status=dead}}

class="wikitable sortable"

!National Team

!FIFA Ranking
(November 2017)

{{fb|BDI}}138
{{fb|ETH}}145
{{fb|KEN}}111
{{fb|LBY}} (Guest)77
{{fb|RWA}}120
{{fb|SSD|2011}}152
{{fb|TAN}}142
{{fb|UGA}}74
{{fb|Zanzibar}}300N/A

Match officials

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

;Referees

  • {{flagicon|BDI}} George Gatogato (Burundi)
  • {{flagicon|RWA}} Twagirumukiza Abdoul Karim (Rwanda)
  • {{flagicon|KEN}} Peter Waweru (Kenya)
  • {{flagicon|KEN}} Antony Ogwayo (Kenya)
  • {{flagicon|UGA}} Alex Muhabi (Uganda)
  • {{flagicon|ZAN}} Nassor Mfaume (Zanzibar)
  • {{flagicon|TAN}} Sassy Elly Ally (Tanzania)
  • {{flagicon|SSD|2011}} Malong Ring Akech (South Sudan)

Venues

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align=center

| Town

KakamegaKisumuMachakos
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|Stadium

Bukhungu StadiumMoi StadiumKenyatta Stadium

Group stage

=Group A=

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Otieno {{goal|39}}

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=Group B=

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|name_ETH = {{fb|Ethiopia}}

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Mavugo {{goal|69}}
Nahimana {{goal|79}}

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Kaweesa {{goal|11}}
Nsibambi {{goal|31||58}}
Wadada {{goal|86}}

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|referee =Mfaume Ali Nassoro (Zanzibar)

}}

Knockout stage

=Bracket=

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4

|3rdplace=yes|bold_winner=high|widescore=yes|team-width=200

|RD1=Semi-finals

|RD2=Final

|RD3=Third place match

|14 December|{{flagicon|KEN}} Kenya {{aet}}|1|{{flagicon|BDI}} Burundi|0

|15 December|{{flagicon|UGA}} Uganda|1|{{flagicon|ZAN}} Zanzibar|2

|17 December|{{flagicon|KEN}} Kenya (pen.)|2 (3)|{{flagicon|ZAN}} Zanzibar|2 (2)

|17 December|{{flagicon|BDI}} Burundi|1|{{flagicon|UGA}} Uganda|2

}}

=Semi-finals=

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|score = 1–0

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|referee =Malong Ring Akech (South Sudan)

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{{Football box

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|date = {{Start date|2017|12|15|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

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|team1 = {{fb-rt|Uganda}}

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|report = http://www.worldfootball.com/m/670328/2017-12-15/cecafa-cup/uganda/zanzibar

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|goals1 = Nsibambi {{goal|29}}

|goals2 = Makame {{goal|23}}
Issa {{goal|58|pen.}}

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=Third place match=

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|date = {{Start date|2017|12|17|df=y}}

|time = 13:30

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|team1 = {{fb-rt|Burundi}}

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|report = http://www.worldfootball.com/m/672425/2017-12-17/cecafa-cup/uganda/burundi

|team2 = {{fb|Uganda}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

  • Juma {{goal|49||76}}

|stadium = Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos

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}}

=Final=

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|aet = yes

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|attendance =

|referee = Twagirumukiza Abdoul Karim (Rwanda)

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Goalscorers

;4 goals

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;3 goals

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;2 goals

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;1 goal

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References