2019 CECAFA U-20 Championship

The 2019 CECAFA U-20 Challenge Cup took place from 21 September to 5 October 2019 in Uganda. It was originally expected to take place in January 2019.

Venues

Pece War Memorial Stadium, Gulu, Uganda
FUFA Technical Center, Njeru, Uganda

Teams

Officials

Referees Burundi Eric Manirakiza (Burundi) Djibouti Dinareh Mohamed Guedi (Djibouti) Kenya Israel Mpaima (Kenya) Ethiopia Lemma Nigussi (Ethiopia) Eritrea Yonas Zekarias Ghebre (Eritrea) Tanzania (ms) Jonesia Kabakama Rukyaa (Tanzania) Tanzania Martin Sanya (Tanzania) Sudan Mahmood Shantair Ismael (Sudan) Uganda Alex Muhabi (Uganda) Zanzibar Ali Mfaume Nassoro (Zanzibar)

Assistant Referees Kenya Oliver Odhiambo (Kenya) Somalia Ali Mohamed Mahad (Somalia) Ethiopia Belachew Yetayew (Ethiopia) Eritrea Michael Bereket (Eritrea) Kenya (ms) Jane Cherono Jebet (Kenya) Tanzania Frank John Komba (Tanzania) Somalia Nour Abdi Mohamed (Somalia) Uganda Ronald Katenya (Uganda) South Sudan Robert Henry Duwuki Simbe (South Sudan) Uganda Musa Balikowa (Uganda)

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Eritrea Eritrea	3	1	2	0	11	4	+7	5	Advance to knockout stage
2	Sudan Sudan	3	1	2	0	9	5	+4	5
3	Uganda Uganda	3	1	2	0	8	4	+4	5
4	Djibouti Djibouti	3	0	0	3	1	16	−15	0

Sudan	4–0	Djibouti
Namir 24' Eljamri 74' Aboalqassem 78' Elsiddiq 86' (pen.)

Uganda	1–1	Eritrea
Bogere 37'		Mewael 57'

Eritrea	3–3	Sudan
Mewael 10' Teklemichael 55' (pen.) Sulieman 72'		Namir 40' Siddiq 45+1' Elfaki 90+2' (pen.)

Djibouti	1–5	Uganda
Elmi 53'		Sserwada 25', 52' Bogere 43' Mugulusi 82' Opiro 86'

Eritrea	7–0	Djibouti
Teklemichael 15' Sulieman 41' Mewael 49', 54' Asmelash 65' Habte 79' Jahar 90'

Uganda	2–2	Sudan
Sserwada 20' Anukani 63'		Kannou 76' Namir 89'

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kenya Kenya	3	2	1	0	11	2	+9	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Tanzania Tanzania	3	2	1	0	11	2	+9	7
3	Zanzibar Zanzibar	3	1	0	2	2	11	−9	3
4	Ethiopia Ethiopia	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9	0

Kenya	5–0	Zanzibar

Ethiopia	0–4	Tanzania

Ethiopia	1–2	Zanzibar

Tanzania	2–2	Kenya

Zanzibar	0–5	Tanzania

Kenya	4–0	Ethiopia

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Sudan South Sudan	2	1	1	0	6	3	+3	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Burundi Burundi	2	1	1	0	5	4	+1	4
3	Somalia Somalia	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0

Burundi	3–3	South Sudan

Somalia	1–2	Burundi

South Sudan	3–0	Somalia

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

South Sudan	0–1	Sudan

Kenya	2–1	Burundi

Tanzania	4–2	Uganda

Eritrea	5–0	Zanzibar
Mewael Sulieman Asmelash

Semi-finals

Kenya	1–0	Eritrea

Sudan	1–2	Tanzania

3rd Place match

Eritrea	1–0	Sudan
Mengsteab

Finals

Kenya	0–1	Tanzania
		Onyango 46' (o.g.)

Champion

2019 CECAFA U-20 Championship champion
Tanzania Second title