CECAFA Cup

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The CECAFA-Cup , completely CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup ( German  East and Central African Championship ), is a football competition for East and Central African teams that has been held annually since 1973, with the exception of 1986, 1993, 1997 and 1998, and is organized by CECAFA becomes. In principle, its eleven member associations are eligible to participate. Teams from neighboring regions, especially southern Africa , are invited almost regularly and tournaments have already been held there in the past. With Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe, three such teams have already entered the list of winners. Forerunner tournaments were from 1926 to 1966 the Gossage Cup , the oldest football tournament in Africa (sponsored by soap maker William Gossage), and from 1967 to 1971 the Challenge Cup .

In 2005 and 2006, the tournament was sponsored by Saudi billionaire Sheikh Mohammed Al Amoudi and renamed the Al Amoudi Senior Challenge Cup until 2007 .

First participations

Below are all national teams that have participated in this tournament so far and two countries that competed under a new name.

  • Teams in bold became African champions when they first participated.
  • Teams in italics were hosts when they first participated.
  • Teams in brackets participated for the first time under a different name.
year First time participant
1923 British East AfricaBritish East Africa British East Africa Uganda 1914Uganda Uganda
1928 to 1944 no first-time participants
1945 Tanganyika 1919Tanganyika Tanganyika
1946 no first-time participants
1947 Zanzibar 1861Zanzibar Zanzibar
1948 to 1963 no first-time participants
1964 ( British East Africa )British East AfricaBritish East Africa  ( Tanzania )TanzaniaTanzania 
1965 to 1971 no first-time participants
1973 ZambiaZambia Zambia SomaliaSomalia Somalia
1974 no first-time participants
1975 Malawi 1964Malawi Malawi
1976 to 1978 no first-time participants
1979 SudanSudan Sudan
1979 to 1980 no first-time participants
1981 ZimbabweZimbabwe Zimbabwe
1982 no first-time participants
1983 Ethiopia 1975Ethiopia Ethiopia
1984 to 1991 no first-time participants
1992 Seychelles 1977Seychelles Seychelles
1994 DjiboutiDjibouti Djibouti EritreaEritrea Eritrea
1995 Rwanda 1962Rwanda Rwanda
1996 no first-time participants
1999 BurundiBurundi Burundi
2000 to 2009 no first-time participants
2010 Ivory CoastIvory Coast Ivory Coast
2011 no first-time participants
2012 South SudanSouth Sudan South Sudan
2013 to 2019 no first-time participants

The tournaments at a glance

Gossage Cup

year host final 3rd place match
winner Result 2nd place 3rd place Result 4th Place
1926
details
Kenya British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
1: 1/2: 1 Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
only two teams
1928
details
Uganda Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
4-0 British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
only two teams
1929
details
Kenya Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
5: 3 British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
only two teams
1930
details
Uganda Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
5-0 British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
only two teams
1931
details
Kenya British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
2: 1 Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
only two teams
1932
details
Uganda Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
13: 1 British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
only two teams
1935
details
Uganda Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
5: 1 British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
only two teams
1936
details
Kenya Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
3: 1 British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
only two teams
1937
details
Uganda Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
9: 5 British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
only two teams
1938
details
Kenya Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
3: 1 British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
only two teams
1939
details
Uganda Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
5: 2 British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
only two teams
1940
details
Kenya Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
6: 3 British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
only two teams
1941
details
Uganda British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
4: 3 Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
only two teams
1942
details
Kenya British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
4: 3 Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
only two teams
1943
details
Uganda Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
2: 1 British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
only two teams
1944
details
Kenya British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
2: 1 Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
only two teams
1945
details
Uganda Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
4: 1 British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
Tanganyika 1919Tanganyika
Tanganyika
only three teams
1946
details
Kenya British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
2: 1 Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
Tanganyika 1919Tanganyika
Tanganyika
only three teams
1947
details
Tanganyika Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
4: 2 Tanganyika 1919Tanganyika
Tanganyika
not carried out
1948
details
Uganda Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
2: 1 British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
not carried out
1949
details
Zanzibar Tanganyika 1919Tanganyika
Tanganyika
2-0 British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
not carried out
1951
details
Kenya Tanganyika 1919Tanganyika
Tanganyika
2: 1 British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
not carried out
1952
details
Uganda Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
6: 3 British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
Zanzibar 1861Zanzibar
Zanzibar
3: 1 Tanganyika 1919Tanganyika
Tanganyika
1953
details
Zanzibar British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
6: 2 Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
not carried out
1954
details
Kenya Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
2: 2 a.d. / 4: 1 British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
not carried out
1955
details
Uganda Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
5: 1 Tanganyika 1919Tanganyika
Tanganyika
not carried out
1956
details
Tanganyika Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
3: 2 British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
Zanzibar 1861Zanzibar
Zanzibar
3: 2 Tanganyika 1919Tanganyika
Tanganyika
1957
details
Zanzibar Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
2: 1 British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
Zanzibar 1861Zanzibar
Zanzibar Tanganyika
Tanganyika 1919Tanganyika
3: 3
(3rd place shared)
1958
details
Kenya British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
League system Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
Tanganyika 1919Tanganyika
Tanganyika
League system Zanzibar 1861Zanzibar
Zanzibar
1959
details
Tanganyika British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
League system Zanzibar 1861Zanzibar
Zanzibar
Tanganyika 1919Tanganyika
Tanganyika Uganda
Uganda 1914Uganda
League system
(3rd place shared)
1960
details
Uganda British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya Uganda
Uganda 1914Uganda
League system
(title shared)
Tanganyika 1919Tanganyika
Tanganyika
League system Zanzibar 1861Zanzibar
Zanzibar
1961
details
Kenya British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
League system Tanganyika 1919Tanganyika
Tanganyika
Uganda 1914Uganda
Uganda
League system Zanzibar 1861Zanzibar
Zanzibar
1962
details
not a host Uganda 1962Uganda
Uganda
League system British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
TanganyikaTanganyika
Tanganyika
League system Zanzibar 1861Zanzibar
Zanzibar
1963
details
Kenya UgandaUganda
Uganda
League system British East AfricaBritish East Africa
Kenya
TanganyikaTanganyika
Tanganyika
League system Zanzibar 1861Zanzibar
Zanzibar
1964
details
Tanzania TanzaniaTanzania
Tanzania
League system KenyaKenya
Kenya
UgandaUganda
Uganda
League system Flag of Zanzibar (January-April 1964) .svg
Zanzibar
1965
details
Uganda TanzaniaTanzania
Tanzania
League system KenyaKenya
Kenya
UgandaUganda
Uganda
League system Flag of Zanzibar (January-April 1964) .svg
Zanzibar
1966
details
Zanzibar KenyaKenya
Kenya
League system UgandaUganda
Uganda
TanzaniaTanzania
Tanzania
League system Flag of Zanzibar (January-April 1964) .svg
Zanzibar

Challenge Cup

year host Final stands
winner 2nd place 3rd place 4th Place
1967
details
Kenya KenyaKenya
Kenya
UgandaUganda
Uganda
Flag of Zanzibar (January-April 1964) .svg
Zanzibar
TanzaniaTanzania
Tanzania
1968
details
Tanzania UgandaUganda
Uganda
KenyaKenya
Kenya
TanzaniaTanzania
Tanzania
Flag of Zanzibar (January-April 1964) .svg
Zanzibar
1969
details
Uganda UgandaUganda
Uganda
TanzaniaTanzania
Tanzania
KenyaKenya
Kenya
Flag of Zanzibar (January-April 1964) .svg
Zanzibar
1970
details
Zanzibar UgandaUganda
Uganda
TanzaniaTanzania
Tanzania
Flag of Zanzibar (January-April 1964) .svg
Zanzibar
KenyaKenya
Kenya
1971
details
Kenya KenyaKenya
Kenya
UgandaUganda
Uganda
TanzaniaTanzania
Tanzania
Flag of Zanzibar (January-April 1964) .svg
Zanzibar

CECAFA Cup

year host final 3rd place match
winner Result 2nd place 3rd place Result 4th Place
1973
details
Uganda UgandaUganda
Uganda
2: 1 TanzaniaTanzania
Tanzania
not carried out
1974
details
Tanzania TanzaniaTanzania
Tanzania
1: 1, 5: 3 i. E. UgandaUganda
Uganda
not carried out
1975
details
Zambia KenyaKenya
Kenya
0: 0, 5: 4 i. E. Malawi 1964Malawi
Malawi
not carried out
1976
details
Zanzibar UgandaUganda
Uganda
2-0 ZambiaZambia
Zambia
not carried out
1977
details
Somalia UgandaUganda
Uganda
0: 0, 5: 3 i. E. ZambiaZambia
Zambia
Malawi 1964Malawi
Malawi
2: 1 KenyaKenya
Kenya
1978
details
Malawi Malawi 1964Malawi
Malawi
3: 2 ZambiaZambia
Zambia
KenyaKenya
Kenya
2-0 UgandaUganda
Uganda
1979
details
Kenya Malawi 1964Malawi
Malawi
3: 2 KenyaKenya
Kenya
TanzaniaTanzania
Tanzania
2: 1 Flag of Zanzibar (January-April 1964) .svg
Zanzibar
1980
details
Sudan SudanSudan
Sudan
1-0 TanzaniaTanzania
Tanzania
Malawi 1964Malawi
Malawi
1-0 ZambiaZambia
Zambia (B)
1981
details
Tanzania KenyaKenya
Kenya
1-0 TanzaniaTanzania
Tanzania
ZambiaZambia
Zambia
1-0 UgandaUganda
Uganda
1982
details
Uganda KenyaKenya
Kenya
1: 1, 5: 3 i. E. UgandaUganda
Uganda
ZimbabweZimbabwe
Zimbabwe
3-0 Flag of Zanzibar (January-April 1964) .svg
Zanzibar
1983
details
Kenya KenyaKenya
Kenya
1-0 ZimbabweZimbabwe
Zimbabwe
UgandaUganda
Uganda
2: 1 Malawi 1964Malawi
Malawi
1984
details
Uganda ZambiaZambia
Zambia
0: 0, 3: 0 i. E. Malawi 1964Malawi
Malawi
UgandaUganda
Uganda
3: 1 KenyaKenya
Kenya
1985
details
Zimbabwe ZimbabweZimbabwe
Zimbabwe
2-0 KenyaKenya
Kenya
Malawi 1964Malawi
Malawi
3: 1 UgandaUganda
Uganda
1987
details
Ethiopia Ethiopia People's Democratic RepublicEthiopia
Ethiopia
1: 1, 5: 4 i. E. ZimbabweZimbabwe
Zimbabwe
UgandaUganda
Uganda
2-0 Flag of Zanzibar (January-April 1964) .svg
Zanzibar
1988
details
Malawi Malawi 1964Malawi
Malawi
3: 1 ZambiaZambia
Zambia
KenyaKenya
Kenya
0: 0, 3: 2 i. E. ZimbabweZimbabwe
Zimbabwe
1989
details
Kenya UgandaUganda
Uganda
3: 3, 2: 1 i. E. Malawi 1964Malawi
Malawi
KenyaKenya
Kenya
1-0 ZambiaZambia
Zambia
1990
details
Zanzibar UgandaUganda
Uganda
2-0 SudanSudan
Sudan
TanzaniaTanzania
Tanzania
2: 1 Flag of Zanzibar (January-April 1964) .svg
Zanzibar
1991
details
Uganda ZambiaZambia
Zambia
2-0 KenyaKenya
Kenya
UgandaUganda
Uganda
3: 1 SudanSudan
Sudan
1992
details
Tanzania UgandaUganda
Uganda
1-0 TanzaniaTanzania
Tanzania (B)
ZambiaZambia
Zambia
4-0 Malawi 1964Malawi
Malawi
1994
details
Kenya TanzaniaTanzania
Tanzania
2: 2, 4: 3 i. E. UgandaUganda
Uganda
KenyaKenya
Kenya
1-0 EritreaEritrea
Eritrea
1995
details
Uganda Flag of Zanzibar (January-April 1964) .svg
Zanzibar
1-0 UgandaUganda
Uganda (B)
KenyaKenya
Kenya
2: 1 Ethiopia 1991Ethiopia
Ethiopia
1996
details
Sudan UgandaUganda
Uganda
1-0 SudanSudan
Sudan (B)
SudanSudan
Sudan
1: 1, 5: 4 i. E. KenyaKenya
Kenya
1999
details
Rwanda Rwanda 1962Rwanda
Rwanda (B)
3: 1 KenyaKenya
Kenya
Rwanda 1962Rwanda
Rwanda
0: 0, 3: 2 i. E. BurundiBurundi
Burundi
2000
details
Uganda UgandaUganda
Uganda
2-0 UgandaUganda
Uganda (B)
Ethiopia 1996Ethiopia
Ethiopia
1: 1, 4: 2 i. E. Rwanda 1962Rwanda
Rwanda
2001
details
Rwanda Ethiopia 1996Ethiopia
Ethiopia
2: 1 KenyaKenya
Kenya
Rwanda 1962Rwanda
Rwanda
1: 1, 5: 3 i. E. Rwanda 1962Rwanda
Rwanda (B)
2002
details
Tanzania KenyaKenya
Kenya
3: 2 TanzaniaTanzania
Tanzania
RwandaRwanda
Rwanda
2: 1 UgandaUganda
Uganda
2003
details
Sudan UgandaUganda
Uganda
2-0 RwandaRwanda
Rwanda
KenyaKenya
Kenya
2: 1 SudanSudan
Sudan
2004
details
Ethiopia Ethiopia 1996Ethiopia
Ethiopia
3-0 BurundiBurundi
Burundi
SudanSudan
Sudan
2: 1 KenyaKenya
Kenya
2005
details
Rwanda Ethiopia 1996Ethiopia
Ethiopia
1-0 RwandaRwanda
Rwanda
ZanzibarZanzibar
Zanzibar
0: 0 n.v., 5: 4 i. E. UgandaUganda
Uganda
2006
details
Ethiopia ZambiaZambia
Zambia
0: 0 a.d., 11:10 i. E. ( 1 )
SudanSudan
Sudan
RwandaRwanda
Rwanda
0: 0 n.v., 4: 2 i. E. UgandaUganda
Uganda
2007
details
Tanzania SudanSudan
Sudan
2: 2 n.V., 4: 2 i. E. RwandaRwanda
Rwanda
UgandaUganda
Uganda
2-0 BurundiBurundi
Burundi
2008
details
Uganda UgandaUganda
Uganda
1-0 KenyaKenya
Kenya
TanzaniaTanzania
Tanzania
3: 2 BurundiBurundi
Burundi
2009
details
Kenya UgandaUganda
Uganda
2-0 RwandaRwanda
Rwanda
ZanzibarZanzibar
Zanzibar
1-0 TanzaniaTanzania
Tanzania
2010
details
Tanzania TanzaniaTanzania
Tanzania
1-0 Ivory CoastIvory Coast
Ivory Coast
UgandaUganda
Uganda
4: 3 EthiopiaEthiopia
Ethiopia
2011
details
Tanzania UgandaUganda
Uganda
2: 2 n.V., 3: 2 i. E. RwandaRwanda
Rwanda
SudanSudan
Sudan
1-0 TanzaniaTanzania
Tanzania
2012
details
Uganda UgandaUganda
Uganda
2: 1 KenyaKenya
Kenya
ZanzibarZanzibar
Zanzibar
1: 1 n.V., 6: 5 i. E. TanzaniaTanzania
Tanzania
2013
details
Kenya KenyaKenya
Kenya
2-0 SudanSudan
Sudan
ZambiaZambia
Zambia
1: 1 n.V., 6: 5 i. E. TanzaniaTanzania
Tanzania
2014 Ethiopia Tournament canceled ( 2 )
2015
details
Ethiopia UgandaUganda
Uganda
1-0 RwandaRwanda
Rwanda
EthiopiaEthiopia
Ethiopia
1: 1 n.V., 5: 4  i. E. SudanSudan
Sudan
2016 Kenya Tournament canceled ( 3 )
2017
details
Kenya KenyaKenya
Kenya
5: 4 n.e. (1: 1; 2: 2) ZanzibarZanzibar
Zanzibar
UgandaUganda
Uganda
2: 1 (0: 1) Burkina FasoBurkina Faso
Burundi
2018 Kenya Tournament canceled ( 4 )
2019
details
Uganda UgandaUganda
Uganda
3: 0 (1: 0) EritreaEritrea
Eritrea
KenyaKenya
Kenya
2: 1 (1: 1) TanzaniaTanzania
Tanzania
1 Sudan won the title despite losing to Zambia in the final as the Zambian team only competed in the tournament as a visiting team.
2 Ethiopia withdrew from the organization and none of the other participating nations wanted to step in on short notice.
3 Sudan resigned as the host due to financial difficulties, Kenya stepped in, but later also resigned.
4 Due to financial difficulties, Zanzibar resigned as the host, Kenya stepped in, but later also resigned.

Ranking list of winners

rank country title Year (s)
1 Uganda 1914Uganda/ / UgandaUganda 1962UgandaUgandaUganda  40 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019
2 British East AfricaBritish East Africa/ KenyaKenyaKenya  21st 1926, 1931, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1953, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1981, 1982, 1983, 2002, 2013, 2017
3 TanzaniaTanzania Tanzania 5 1964, 1965, 1974, 1994, 2010
4th Ethiopia People's Democratic RepublicEthiopia/ EthiopiaEthiopia 1996Ethiopia 4th 1987, 2001, 2004, 2005
5 Malawi 1964Malawi Malawi 3 1978, 1979, 1988
ZambiaZambia Zambia 3 1984, 1991, 2006
7th SudanSudan Sudan 2 1980, 2007
Tanganyika 1919Tanganyika Tanganyika 2 1949, 1951
9 Rwanda 1962Rwanda Rwanda 1 1999
ZimbabweZimbabwe Zimbabwe 1 1985
Flag of Zanzibar (January-April 1964) .svg Zanzibar 1 1995

Individual evidence

  1. ^ BBC Sports
  2. BBC Sport: Sudan named as 2016 Cecafa Cup hosts. January 5, 2016, accessed January 25, 2016 .
  3. ^ Kenya step in to host Cecafa events. September 8, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016 .

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