CECAFA Cup 2002

CECAFA-Cup 2002 2002 Palmares CECAFA Championship
Number of teams	10
East / Central African champions	Kenya
venue	Tanzania
opening	November 30, 2002
Endgame	December 14, 2002
Gates	53
Top scorer	?

The 26th edition of the CECAFA-Cup , officially the 2002 Palmares CECAFA Championship , took place from November 30th to December 14th, 2002 in Tanzania . Ten East and Central African teams played here for the title of East and Central African champions. Kenya won its fifth title.

Game mode

The ten participating countries played in two groups of five 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.	Tanzania	4th	2	2	0	005: 200	+3	08th
2.	Kenya	4th	2	1	1	006: 300	+3	07th
3.	Eritrea	4th	1	2	1	005: 700	−2	05
4th	Sudan	4th	1	1	2	004: 500	−1	04th
5.	Burundi	4th	0	2	2	003: 600	−3	02

Group A games took place at the CCM Kirumba Stadium in Mwanza .

November 30, 2002
Tanzania	-	Kenya	1-0
December 1, 2002
Burundi	-	Eritrea	1: 1
December 2, 2002
Tanzania	-	Sudan	1: 1
December 3, 2002
Kenya	-	Burundi	1: 1
4th December 2002
Eritrea	-	Sudan	2: 1
December 5, 2002
Burundi	-	Tanzania	0: 2
December 6, 2002
Kenya	-	Eritrea	4: 1
December 7, 2002
Sudan	-	Burundi	2: 1
December 8, 2002
Eritrea	-	Tanzania	1: 1
December 9, 2002
Sudan	-	Kenya	0: 1

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Uganda	4th	4th	0	0	009: 100	+8	12
2.	Rwanda	4th	3	0	1	004: 200	+2	09
3.	Zanzibar	4th	1	1	2	001: 300	−2	04th
4th	Somalia	4th	1	0	3	001: 400	−3	03
5.	Ethiopia	4th	0	1	3	003: 500	−2	01

Group B games took place at the Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium in Arusha .

November 30, 2002
Rwanda	-	Zanzibar	1-0
December 1, 2002
Somalia	-	Uganda	0: 2
December 2, 2002
Ethiopia	-	Zanzibar	0-0
December 3, 2002
Somalia	-	Rwanda	0: 1
4th December 2002
Uganda	-	Ethiopia	3-0
December 5, 2002
Zanzibar	-	Somalia	1-0
December 6, 2002
Uganda	-	Rwanda	2: 1
December 7, 2002
Ethiopia	-	Somalia	0: 1
December 8, 2002
Zanzibar	-	Uganda	0: 2
December 9, 2002
Rwanda	-	Ethiopia	1-0

Semifinals

The semi-finals took place in Mwanza .

December 11, 2002
Tanzania	-	Rwanda	3-0
December 12, 2002
Uganda	-	Kenya	1: 3

3rd place match

December 14, 2002
Uganda	-	Rwanda	1: 2

final

December 14, 2002
Tanzania	-	Kenya	2: 3

East / Central Africa Champion 2002 Kenya

Web links

• The tournament on www.rsssf.com (English)