CECAFA Cup 1988

CECAFA-Cup 1988 1988 Palmares CECAFA Championship
Number of nations	8th
East / Central African champions	Malawi
venue	Malawi
opening	November 6, 1988
Endgame	November 19, 1988
Gates	27
Top scorer	?

The 1988 CECAFA Cup was a soccer cup . The fifteenth edition of the CECAFA Cup , officially the 1988 Palmares CECAFA Championship , took place in Malawi from November 6-19, 1988 . Eight East and Central African teams played here for the title of East and Central African champions. Host Malawi won their third title.

Game mode

The 8 participating countries played in two groups of four teams each. 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 3rd place.

competition

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Malawi	3	2	1	0	004-000	+4	07th
2.	Kenya	3	2	0	1	004: 300	+1	06th
3.	Zanzibar	3	1	0	2	001: 300	−2	03
4th	Tanzania	3	0	1	2	000: 300	−3	01

November 6, 1988
Malawi	-	Tanzania	0-0
November 8, 1988
Kenya	-	Zanzibar	2-0
November 10, 1988
Malawi	-	Zanzibar	1-0
November 10, 1988
Kenya	-	Tanzania	2-0
November 12, 1988
Malawi	-	Kenya	3-0
November 12, 1988
Zanzibar	-	Tanzania	1-0

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Zambia	3	1	2	0	004: 100	+3	05
2.	Zimbabwe	3	1	2	0	003: 200	+1	05
3.	Ethiopia	3	1	1	1	003: 300	± 0	04th
4th	Uganda	3	0	1	2	001: 500	−4	01

November 6, 1988
Zambia	-	Ethiopia	0-0
November 8, 1988
Uganda	-	Zimbabwe	0-0
November 11, 1988
Zambia	-	Zimbabwe	1: 1
November 11, 1988
Uganda	-	Ethiopia	1: 2
November 13, 1988
Zambia	-	Uganda	3-0
November 13, 1988
Zimbabwe	-	Ethiopia	2: 1

Semifinals

November 16, 1988
Malawi	-	Zimbabwe	2-0
November 16, 1988
Kenya	-	Zambia	0: 1

3rd place match

November 19, 1988
Kenya	-	Zimbabwe	0-0

final

November 19, 1988
Malawi	-	Zambia	3: 1

1988 Malawi East / Central African Champion

Web links

• The tournament on www.rsssf.com