CECAFA Cup 1973

CECAFA Cup 1973
1973 Palmares CECAFA Championship
Number of nations	6th
East / Central African champions	Uganda (1st title)
venue	Uganda
Opening game	22nd September 1973
Endgame	29th September 1973
Games	8th
Gates	28  (⌀: 3.5 per game)

The first edition of the CECAFA Cup , officially the 1973 Palmares CECAFA Championship , took place in Uganda from September 22 to 29, 1973 . Six East and Central African teams played here for the title of East and Central African champions. Host Uganda won its first title. The CECAFA Cup is considered the successor to the East and Central African Senior Challenge Cup .

Game mode

The six participating countries played in two groups of three teams each. The two group winners played for the title in the final.

competition

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Uganda	2	1	1	0	007: 200	+5	03
2.	Zambia	2	1	1	0	007: 200	+5	03
3.	Somalia	2	0	0	2	002:120	−10	00

22nd September 1973
Uganda	-	Somalia	6: 1
September 24, 1973
Zambia	-	Somalia	6: 1
September 26, 1973
Uganda	-	Zambia	1: 1

Play-off game

September 28, 1973
Uganda	-	Zambia	2: 1

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Tanzania	2	2	0	0	003: 100	+2	04th
2.	Kenya	2	1	0	1	003: 200	+1	02
3.	Zanzibar	2	0	0	2	000: 300	−3	00

23rd September 1973
Kenya	-	Zanzibar	2-0
September 25, 1973
Tanzania	-	Zanzibar	1-0
September 27, 1973
Tanzania	-	Kenya	2: 1

final

29th September 1973

Uganda

-

Tanzania

2: 1

East / Central African Champion 1973 Uganda

Web links

• CECAFA-Cup 1973 in the RSSSF database(English)