2007 CECAFA Cup

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2007 CECAFA Cup
Tournament details
Host countryTanzania
Dates8–22 December
Teams11 (from CECAFA confederations)
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan (3rd title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda
Third placeFile:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored62 (2.7 per match)
Top scorerSudan Abdelhameed Amarri (6 goals)
2006
2008

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
File:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
File:Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
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Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 6
File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 6
File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
File:Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti 3 0 0 3 2 19 −17 0
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  • Uganda won group on better head-to-head record against Rwanda.






Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Zanzibar.svg Zanzibar 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4
File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
File:Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Ethiopia 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]



Knock-out stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
December 17 – Dar es Salaam
 
 
File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan2
 
December 19 – Dar es Salaam
 
File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania1
 
File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan2
 
December 17 – Dar es Salaam
 
File:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi1
 
File:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi2
 
December 22 – Dar es Salaam
 
File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea1
 
File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan (pen.)2 (4)
 
December 18 – Dar es Salaam
 
File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda2 (2)
 
File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda (pen.)1 (4)
 
December 20 – Dar es Salaam
 
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya1 (2)
 
File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda0
 
December 18 – Dar es Salaam
 
File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda (a.e.t.)1 Third place
 
File:Flag of Zanzibar.svg Zanzibar0 (4)
 
December 22 – Dar es Salaam
 
File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda (pen.)0 (5)
 
File:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi0
 
 
File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda2
 

Quarter-finals

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Semifinals

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Third place play-off

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Final

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 CECAFA Cup 2007 winners 
File:Flag of Sudan.svg
Sudan

Third title

Top goalscorers

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Nation Player name Goals Scored
File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan Abdelhamid Amari 6
File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda Labama Bokota 4
File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Hamis Kitagenda 3
File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea Berhane Aregaye 3
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Allan Wanga 3
File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda Olivier Karekezi 2
File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Ronald Maganga 2
File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Danny Mrwanda 2
File:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi Claude Nahimana 2
File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda Haruna Niyonzima 2
File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea Elmon Temekribon 2
File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Danny Wagaluka 2

References

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