The 2009 Orange CECAFA Senior Challenge tournament was the 33rd edition of the CECAFA Cup football tournament that involves teams from East and Central Africa. The 2009 edition was hosted in Kenya.[1]

Participants

Notes:

  1. ^ a b Invited as guest

Information

Tembo the Elephant
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Location of stadiums used in 2009 CECAFA Cup

Sudan was left out due to missing the deadline for the draw.[2]

French telecommunications company Orange agreed to sponsor the tournament.[3] Orange paid US$175,000 for the privilege.

The Kenyan Government also paid US$80,000 to sponsor the tournament. It is the first time in 15 years that the CECAFA Cup has been hosted in Kenya.

CECAFA unveiled tournament mascot Tembo, a friendly looking elephant in a black and yellow-striped jersey and orange shorts, standing with his left foot on a football. Tembo will spread the message "Uniting for Peace", the tournament's theme.

Television rights were sold to Kenya Broadcasting Corporation in partnership with South-African owned Super Sport.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zambia 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9
 Kenya 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
 Ethiopia 3 1 0 2 5 3 +2 3
 Djibouti 3 0 0 3 0 13 −13 0
Source: [citation needed]
Zambia 2–0 Kenya
Chamanga 86', 89'
Djibouti 0–5 Ethiopia
Ayenew 50'
Girma 60'
Tesfaye 65'
Ukuri 70', 85'
Kenya 2–0 Djibouti
Odhiambo 23'
Wanga 44'
Ethiopia 0–1 Zambia
Chamanga 30'
Zambia 6–0 Djibouti
Chola 3', 49', 85'
Sunzu 31'
Siyingwa 65', 81'
Ethiopia 0–2 Kenya
Baraza 2'
Wanga 52'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Rwanda 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9
 Eritrea 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
 Zimbabwe 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
 Somalia 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
Somalia 0–1 Rwanda
Bader 4' (o.g.)
Zimbabwe 0–0 Eritrea
Eritrea 1–2 Rwanda
Goitom 85' Ndayishimiye 15'
Wolday 35' (o.g.)
Somalia 0–2 Zimbabwe
Tapiwa 32'
Guthrie 47' (pen.)
Eritrea 3–1 Somalia
Andberhian 15' (pen.)
Tseqay 27'
Egal 60' (o.g.)		 Ali 70'
Zimbabwe 0–1 Rwanda
Ndayishimiye 10'

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uganda 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
 Tanzania 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 6
 Zanzibar 3 1 1 1 4 1 +3 4
 Burundi 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]
Zanzibar 4–0 Burundi
Morris 16'
Hakizimana 18' (o.g.)
Kassim 25'
Mbazumutima 67' (o.g.)
Tanzania 0–2 Uganda
Kasule 3'
Sserumaga 88'
Tanzania 1–0 Zanzibar
Ngassa 18'
Burundi 0–2 Uganda
Massa 12'
Wagaluka 67'
Burundi 0–1 Tanzania
Ngassa 48'
Zanzibar 0–0 Uganda

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 December – Nairobi
 
 
 Zambia0 (3)
 
9 December – Nairobi
 
 Zanzibar (pen.) 0 (4)
 
 Uganda2
 
7 December – Nairobi
 
 Zanzibar1
 
 Uganda1
 
13 December – Nairobi
 
 Kenya0
 
 Uganda2
 
8 December – Nairobi
 
 Rwanda0
 
 Tanzania4
 
10 December – Nairobi
 
 Eritrea0
 
 Tanzania1
 
8 December – Nairobi
 
 Rwanda2
 
 Rwanda4
 
 
 Zimbabwe1
 

Quarter-finals

Zambia 0–0 Zanzibar
Penalties
3–4
Uganda 1–0 Kenya
Ssentongo 64'
Tanzania 4–0 Eritrea
Bocco 62'
Ngassa 65', 78', 85'
Rwanda 4–1 Zimbabwe
Ndayishimiye 31'
Ndamuhanga 68', 78'
Niyonzima 89'		 Mutizwa 7'

Semi-finals

Uganda 2–1 Zanzibar
Bengo 4'
Hamoud 11' (o.g.)		 Abdulghani 74'
Tanzania 1–2 Rwanda
Mugosi 82' Ndayishimiye 59'
Mutesa 79'

Third place play-off

Zanzibar 1–0 Tanzania
Kassim 70'

Final

Uganda 2–0 Rwanda
Wagaluka 40'
Okwi 73'


 2009 CECAFA Cup winners 

Uganda
Eleventh title

Eritreans seek refugee status

Following Eritrea's exit from the competition, the Eritrean national football team sought refugee status in Nairobi and then leave to Australia.[4]

Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

References

  1. ^ "Cecafa's new rule to host events". Standard.
  2. ^ "Kenya pooled with Zambia". Daily Nation. November 19, 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  3. ^ "CECAFA Tournament Lands Orange Deal". CAFonline.com. 10 November 2009. Archived from the original on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  4. ^ "FT.com / Africa - Eritrea's football team seeks asylum". Financial Times. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_CECAFA_Cup
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