2024 CECAFA U-20 Championship

2024 CECAFA U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryTanzania
Dates6 –20 October
Teams9
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Tanzania
(3rd title)
Runners-up Kenya
Third place Uganda
Fourth place Burundi
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored68 (3.4 per match)
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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:
(H) Hosts
Tanzania 1–2 Kenya
  • Mkinyange 77'
  • Wanganya 26'
  • Omondi 67'
Sudan 3–1 Djibouti
  • Khmies 3'
  • Musa 62'
  • Shamselden 73'
  • Daher 54'
Tanzania 7–0 Djibouti
  • Mashaka 21', 76', 90+6' (pen.)
  • Kondo 58', 90+1'
  • Jimmy 62'
  • Mosha 70'
Sudan 1–0 Rwanda
  • Khmies 6'
Rwanda 0–0 Kenya
Tanzania 1–0 Sudan
  • Khamis 76'
Djibouti 0–4 Kenya
  • Kitsao 6'
  • Wangaya 10', 26'
  • Okoth 49'
Tanzania 3–0 Rwanda
  • Sereri 3'
  • Kondo 71', 83'
Rwanda 5–1 Djibouti
  • Sindi 9'
  • Ndayishimiye 23'
  • Iradukunda 44'
  • Petry 52' (pen.)
  • Yangiriyeneza 74'
  • Ahmed Dini Hassan 90+4' (pen.)
Sudan 0–4 Kenya
  • Kibet 3', 41', 90+2'
  • Wangaya 68'

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:
South Sudan 0–1 Burundi
  • Ndayikengurukiye 8'
Uganda 3–0 Ethiopia
  • Sekibengo 24'
  • Mpasa 40'
  • Babulo 90' (o.g.)
Uganda 4–1 Burundi
  • Ndayikengurukiye 62'
South Sudan 2–1 Ethiopia
  • Garang 14'
  • Bichiok 75'
  • Thurbiel 83'
Burundi 3–2 Ethiopia
  • Ndayikengurukiye 7' (pen.), 34'
  • Mariniho 87'
  • Tefera 25'
  • Iwali 28'
Uganda 2–2 South Sudan
  • Dembe 16', 21'
  • Swoka 31'
  • Oleo 90'

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
  • Majub 47'
  • Maguda 74' (o.g.)
  • Simba 120'
Kenya 4–0 Burundi
  • Okoth 52'
  • Beja 68'
  • Kibet 70'
  • Ingavi 90+5'

Third place

Uganda 3–1 Burundi
  • Walusimbi 45+1'
  • Dembe 62', 78'
  • Hakizimana 6'

Final

Tanzania 2–1 Kenya
  • Mashaka 63'
  • Khamis 79'
  • Beja 47'

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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