2007 CECAFA Cup
International football competition
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The 2007 CECAFA Cup is the 31st edition of the football tournament that involves teams from East and Central Africa.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tanzania |
| Dates | 8–22 December |
| Teams | 11 (from CECAFA confederations) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Sudan (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Rwanda |
| Third place |  Uganda |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 23 |
| Goals scored | 62 (2.7 per match) |
| Top scorer | Abdelhameed Amarri (6 goals) |
← 2006 2008 → | |
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
- 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
Group B
- Uganda won group on better head-to-head record against Rwanda.
Group C
Knock-out stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| December 17 – Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
| Sudan | 2 | |||||||||
| December 19 – Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
 Tanzania | 1 | |||||||||
| Sudan | 2 | |||||||||
| December 17 – Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
 Burundi | 1 | |||||||||
| Burundi | 2 | |||||||||
| December 22 – Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
 Eritrea | 1 | |||||||||
| Sudan (pen.) | 2 (4) | |||||||||
| December 18 – Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
| Rwanda | 2 (2) | |||||||||
| Uganda (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| December 20 – Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
 Kenya | 1 (2) | |||||||||
| Uganda | 0 | |||||||||
| December 18 – Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
| Rwanda (a.e.t.) | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
 Zanzibar | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| December 22 – Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
| Rwanda (pen.) | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| Burundi | 0 | |||||||||
| Uganda | 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semifinals
Third place play-off
Final
| CECAFA Cup 2007 winners |
|---|
 Sudan Third title |
Top goalscorers
| Nation | Player name | Goals Scored |
| Sudan | Abdelhamid Amari | 6 |
| Rwanda | Labama Bokota | 4 |
| Uganda | Hamis Kitagenda | 3 |
| Eritrea | Berhane Aregaye | 3 |
| Kenya | Allan Wanga | 3 |
| Rwanda | Olivier Karekezi | 2 |
| Uganda | Ronald Maganga | 2 |
| Tanzania | Danny Mrwanda | 2 |
| Burundi | Claude Nahimana | 2 |
| Rwanda | Haruna Niyonzima | 2 |
| Eritrea | Elmon Temekribon | 2 |
| Uganda | Danny Wagaluka | 2 |