The 25th edition of the CECAFA Cup , officially 2001 Palmares CECAFA Championship , took place from December 8th to 22nd, 2001 in Rwanda . Eleven East and Central African teams played here for the title of East and Central African champions. Ethiopia won its second title. Sudan withdrew its participation.
The eleven participating teams from ten countries played in three groups with two four and one three teams each. The group winners and runners-up qualified directly for the quarter-finals. The two best thirds in the group moved up. 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.
KenyaKenya
3
2
1
0
005: 100
+4
07th
2.
RwandaRwanda A
3
2
1
0
004-000
+4
07th
3.
EritreaEritrea
3
0
1
2
001: 300
−2
01
4th
Somalia Somalia
3
0
1
2
000: 600
−6
01
December 8, 2001
Rwanda A
-
Somalia
3-0
December 10, 2001
Kenya
-
Eritrea
2: 1
December 12, 2001
Kenya
-
Somalia
3-0
December 12, 2001
Rwanda A
-
Eritrea
1-0
December 14, 2001
Somalia
-
Eritrea
0-0
December 15, 2001
Rwanda A
-
Kenya
0-0
Group B
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
TanzaniaTanzania
3
3
0
0
007: 200
+5
09
2.
BurundiBurundi
3
2
0
1
006: 300
+3
06th
3.
UgandaUganda
3
1
0
2
010: 400
+6
03
4th
Djibouti Djibouti
3
0
0
3
003:170
−14
00
December 9, 2001
Uganda
-
Djibouti
10: 1
December 9, 2001
Tanzania
-
Burundi
2: 1
December 11, 2001
Burundi
-
Djibouti
3: 1
December 11, 2001
Tanzania
-
Uganda
1-0
December 13, 2001
Djibouti
-
Tanzania
1: 4
December 14, 2001
Uganda
-
Burundi
0: 2
Group C
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Ethiopia 1996Ethiopia
2
1
1
0
006: 100
+5
04th
2.
RwandaRwanda B
2
1
1
0
004: 100
+3
04th
3.
Zanzibar Zanzibar
2
0
0
2
000: 800
−8
00
December 10, 2001
Rwanda B
-
Zanzibar
3-0
December 13, 2001
Ethiopia
-
Zanzibar
5-0
December 15, 2001
Rwanda B
-
Ethiopia
1: 1
Final round
Quarter finals
December 17, 2001
KenyaKenya
-
Eritrea Eritrea
1-0
December 17, 2001
Tanzania Tanzania
-
RwandaRwanda B
1: 2
December 18, 2001
RwandaRwanda A
-
Uganda Uganda
3: 2
December 18, 2001
Ethiopia 1996Ethiopia
-
Burundi Burundi
2: 2 n.v., 5: 4 i. E.
Semifinals
December 20, 2001
KenyaKenya
-
Rwanda Rwanda B
3: 1
December 20, 2001
Rwanda Rwanda A
-
Ethiopia 1996Ethiopia
0: 1
3rd place match
December 22, 2001
RwandaRwanda A
-
Rwanda Rwanda B
1: 1, 5: 3 i. E.
final
December 22, 2001
Kenya Kenya
-
Ethiopia 1996Ethiopia
1: 2
East / Central Africa Champion 2001 Ethiopia Ethiopia 1996