The 2024 CECAFA U-20 Championship was the 15th edition of the CECAFA U-20 Championship, an international youth football tournament open to national associations of the CECAFA region. It took place between 6 and 20 October 2024 in Tanzania. This competition served as the CECAFA qualifiers for the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

Uganda won previous edition title in 2022.[1]

Tanzania defeated Kenya 2–1 in the final. Both finalists qualified for the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

Teams

Did not enter

Venues

Match officials

Draw

The draw was held on 12 September 2024 at 12:00 EAT (UTC+3) at Dar es Salaam.The 9 teams were drawn into two groups of four and five teams, with hosts Tanzania seeded in Group A (position A1), and the defending champions Uganda seeded in Group B (position B1). The remaining 7 teams were allocated to two pots based on the results of the previous tournament edition and were drawn to the remaining positions.[2]

Seeded Pot 1 Pot 2

Group stage

All times are local, EAT (UTC+3).

The nine teams were drawn into two groups of four and five teams. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kenya 4 3 1 0 10 1 +9 10 Semi-finals
2  Tanzania (H) 4 3 0 1 12 2 +10 9
3  Sudan 4 2 0 2 4 6 −2 6
4  Rwanda 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 4
5  Djibouti 4 0 0 4 2 19 −17 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Tanzania 1–2 Kenya
Sudan 3–1 Djibouti
Tanzania 7–0 Djibouti
Sudan 1–0 Rwanda
Rwanda 0–0 Kenya
Tanzania 1–0 Sudan
Djibouti 0–4 Kenya
Tanzania 3–0 Rwanda
Rwanda 5–1 Djibouti
Sudan 0–4 Kenya

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uganda 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7 Semi-finals
2  Burundi 3 2 0 1 5 6 −1 6
3  South Sudan 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Ethiopia 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
South Sudan 0–1 Burundi
Uganda 3–0 Ethiopia
Uganda 4–1 Burundi
South Sudan 2–1 Ethiopia
Burundi 3–2 Ethiopia
Uganda 2–2 South Sudan

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 October –
 
 
 Uganda1
 
20 October –
 
 Tanzania (a.e.t.)2
 
 Tanzania2
 
18 October –
 
 Kenya1
 
 Kenya4
 
 
 Burundi0
 
Third place
 
 
20 October –
 
 
 Uganda3
 
 
 Burundi1

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

Uganda 1–2 (a.e.t.) Tanzania
Kenya 4–0 Burundi

Third place

Uganda 3–1 Burundi

Final

Tanzania 2–1 Kenya

Goalscorers

References

  1. ^ "Cecfa U20:Uganda emerge Champion". globalsportsarchive.com. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Hosts Tanzania to face Kenya in Africa Cup of Nations U-20 CECAFA qualifiers". Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.


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