The seventh edition of the CECAFA Cup , officially the 1979 Palmares CECAFA Championship , took place in Kenya from November 3rd to 17th, 1979 . Seven East and Central African teams played here for the title of East and Central African champions in football. Malawi won its second title.
The seven participating countries played in two groups with three and four teams respectively. The group runner-up played against the group leader of the other group in the semi-finals. The two semi-final winners played for the title in the final. The semi-final losers played for third place.
competition
Group A
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
KenyaKenya
3
2
1
0
006: 200
+4
05
2.
TanzaniaTanzania
3
2
0
1
005: 300
+2
04th
3.
Zambia 1964 Zambia
3
1
1
1
005: 600
−1
03
4th
Uganda Uganda
3
0
0
3
005:100
−5
00
3rd November 1979
Kenya
-
Tanzania
0-0
4th November 1979
Uganda
-
Zambia
1: 2
November 6, 1979
Zambia
-
Tanzania
2: 2
November 7, 1979
Kenya
-
Uganda
3: 1
November 9, 1979
Tanzania
-
Uganda
5: 3
November 10, 1979
Kenya
-
Zambia
3: 1
Group B
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Malawi 1964Malawi
2
2
0
0
008-000
+8
04th
2.
ZanzibarZanzibar
2
0
1
1
001: 500
−4
01
2.
Sudan Sudan
2
0
1
1
001: 500
−4
01
4th November 1979
Malawi
-
Zanzibar
4-0
November 7, 1979
Malawi
-
Sudan
4-0
November 9, 1979
Zanzibar
-
Sudan
1: 1
Semifinals
November 13, 1979
Malawi 1964 Malawi
-
Tanzania Tanzania
1: 1
November 14, 1979 in Nairobi
KenyaKenya
-
Zanzibar Zanzibar
2-0
Replay
November 14, 1979
Malawi 1964Malawi
-
Tanzania Tanzania
4-0
3rd place match
The third place match took place on August 16 in Mombasa .
Malawi
Kenya
Tanzania
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Zambia
Uganda
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Zanzibar
Sudan
