2025 Mapinduzi Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Zanzibar |
| City | Gombani |
| Dates | 3–13 January 2025 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Zanzibar (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Burkina Faso |
| Third place |  Kenya |
| Fourth place |  Tanzania |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 7 (0.58 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Clément Pitroipa Aboubacar Traoré
(2 goals each) |
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The 2025 Mapinduzi Cup was an international association football friendly tournament that took place at the Gombani Stadium in Zanzibar. It was contested by four teams between 3 and 13 January 2025.
The tournament culminated in the final on 13 January which was contested by hosts Zanzibar and Burkina Faso. Goals from Ibrahim Hilika and Haji Cheda help Zanzibar to a 2–1 victory as the won the competition.
Venue
All matches were played at the Gombani Stadium in Gombani on Pemba Island, Zanzibar.[2]
Participants countries
Initially, six teams were due to contest the Mapinduzi Cup, but Burundi and South Sudan withdrew before the tournament began.[3] The FIFA rankings used are as of 19 December 2024.[4]
| Country | Confederation | FIFA Ranking | Confederation Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso |
CAF | 66 | 12 |
 Burundi (Withdrew) |
CAF | 139 | 42 |
| Kenya |
CAF | 108 | 25 |
 South Sudan (Withdrew) |
CAF | 170 | 47 |
| Tanzania |
CAF | 106 | 24 |
| Zanzibar (Host) |
CAF (associate member) |
N/a | N/a |
Format
Initially, the six competing teams were to be split into two single round robin groups of three teams. The winners of the two groups would then play each other in the final. However, the tournament was reorganised following the withdrawal of Burundi and South Sudan. Instead, the four teams contesting the tournament would play each other once in a single round-robin group. The final would be contested the two teams finishing first and second in the group stage.[3]
Group stage
| Pos. | Team | Pld. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burkina Faso |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Qualified for final match |
| 2 | Zanzibar (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Kenya |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Tanzania |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
| Burkina Faso | 1–1 | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
A. Traoré  89' |
Report | Kinyanjui 45+3' |
| Burkina Faso | 1–0 | Zanzibar |
|---|---|---|
| Sagné 74' |
Report |
| Tanzania | 0–2 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pitroipa 30', 40' |
