2018 CECAFA U-17 Championship
|  | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Burundi | 
| City | Ngozi, Muyinga & Gitenga | 
| Dates | 14 April – 29 April | 
| Teams | 8 (from CAF confederations) | 
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tanzania | 
| Runners-up |  Somalia | 
| Third place |  Uganda | 
| Fourth place |  Kenya | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 | 
| Goals scored | 31 (2.38 per match) | 
| ← 2009  2020 →  | |
The 2018 CECAFA U17 Championship was the 3rd CECAFA U-17 Championship organized by CECAFA (Council of East and Central Africa Football Association)[1]
Venues
Teams
- ^ Zanzibar was banished from the tournament for fielding twelve over-age players.
Officials
On 6 April 2018, CECAFA released the list of 7 referees and 8 assistant referees.[3]
| List of officials | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Referee | Assistant referees | 
|  Burundi | Eric Manirakiza | Willy Habimana | 
|  Ethiopia | Amanuel Haleselass Worku | Yetayew Belachew | 
|  Kenya | Israel Mpaima | Oliver Omodi | 
|  Somalia | Mohamed Nur Muhdin | Hassan Hussein Mao | 
|  Sudan | Sabri Mohamed Fadul | Omer Hamid Ahmed | 
|  Tanzania | Emmanuel Mwandembwa | Mohamed Mkono | 
|  Uganda | William Oloya | Isa Masembe | 
|  Zanzibar | — | Mbaraka Haule | 
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Somalia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Kenya | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Burundi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Ethiopia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | 
Source: 
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
   Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
- ^ Despite a 3-1 win, Ethiopia was forfeited for fielding over age players.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tanzania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Uganda | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | 
Source: 
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
 Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Zanzibar team was removed from the tournament for fielding over age players.
Knockout stage
In 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
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 25 April – Gitega | ||||||
|  Somalia | 1 | |||||
| 29 April – Gitega | ||||||
|  Uganda | 0 | |||||
|  Somalia | 0 | |||||
| 25 April – Muyinga | ||||||
|  Tanzania | 2 | |||||
|  Tanzania | 2 | |||||
|  Kenya | 1 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 28 April – Ngozi | ||||||
|  Uganda | 4 | |||||
|  Kenya | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
References
- ^ "Home". cecafafootball.org.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-04-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Isabirye, David (6 April 2018). "Two Ugandan referees to officiate at 2018 CECAFA U-17 Championship". Kawowo.
- ^ Ethiopia CECA FA
