2017 CECAFA Cup
International football competition
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The 2017 CECAFA Cup was the 39th edition of the annual CECAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of the national teams of member nations of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). It took place in Kenya in December 2017.
| CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Kenya[1] |
| Dates | 3–17 December[2] |
| Teams | 9 (from 2 sub-confederations) |
| Venue | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Kenya (7th title) |
| Runners-up |  Zanzibar |
| Third place |  Uganda |
| Fourth place |  Burundi |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 41 (2.05 per match) |
| Top scorer | Derrick Nsibambi (4 goals) |
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Participants
The following teams were confirmed to be participating in the tournament. National teams from Libya and Zimbabwe will participate in place of Djibouti and Eritrea.[3] Zambia were to replace to Eritrea but later pulled out of the competition. Somalia and Sudan also withdrew from the tournament in mid November.[4] Zimbabwe withdrew in November 2017.[5]
Match officials
The match officials, which included 8 referees and 8 assistant referees, were announced on November 17, 2017.
- Referees
Venues
| Town | Kakamega | Kisumu | Machakos |
| Stadium | Bukhungu Stadium | Moi Stadium | Kenyatta Stadium |
Group stage
Group A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(H) Hosts
| Zanzibar | 3–1 |  Rwanda |
|---|---|---|
Yahya  35'Issa 54'Suleiman 87' |
Report | Hakizimana 47' |
| Rwanda | 2–1 |  Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| Nshuti 18' Biramahire 66' |
Report | Lyanga 30' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Burundi |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Ethiopia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  South Sudan |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
| South Sudan | 0–3 | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| South Sudan | 0–0 | Burundi |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 14 December | ||||||
| Kenya (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
| 17 December | ||||||
| Burundi | 0 | |||||
| Kenya (pen.) | 2 (3) | |||||
| 15 December | ||||||
| Zanzibar | 2 (2) | |||||
| Uganda | 1 | |||||
| Zanzibar | 2 | |||||
| Third place match | ||||||
| 17 December | ||||||
| Burundi | 1 | |||||
| Uganda | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
Khamis Musa Makame
- 2 goals
Pierre Kwizera
Abubakher Sanni- Abel Yalew
Masoud Juma
Ibrahim Juma- Mohamed Issa
- Kassim Suleiman
- 1 goal
- Laudit Mavugo
- Shassiri Nahimana
- Cedric Dani Urasenga
- Dawa Hotessa
- Whyvonne Isuza
- Ovella Ochieng
- Vincent Oburu
- Duncan Otieno
Zakaria Al Harish
Muhadjiri Hakizimana
Atak Lual
Himid Mao Mkami- Milton Karisa
- Manko Kaweesa
- Nicholas Wadada
- Ibrahim Ahmada
- Mudathir Yahya
