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2019 CECAFA U-15 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Eritrea
City	Asmara
Dates	16–30 August 2019
Teams	10 (from CAF confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Uganda
Runners-up	Kenya
Third place	Rwanda
Fourth place	Burundi
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	81 (3.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Kyeyune Abasi
Best player(s)	Temesghen Tesfai
Best goalkeeper	Lwangu Alvin
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The 2019 CECAFA U15 Championship was the first CECAFA U-15 Championship organized by CECAFA (Council of East and Central Africa Football Association). It was held in Eritrea (it is the first time in recent times that an official international football tournament is being staged in Eritrea.)

Venues

• Cicero Stadium, Asmara

Teams

•  Burundi
•  Eritrea
•  Sudan
•  Kenya
•  Somalia
•  South Sudan
•  Tanzania
•  Uganda
•  Ethiopia
•  Rwanda
•  Djibouti

1. Djibouti withdrew from the competition

Officials

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kenya	4	3	1	0	10	3	+7	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Burundi	4	3	1	0	9	3	+6	10
3	Eritrea	4	1	1	2	8	4	+4	4
4	Somalia	4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	4
5	Sudan	4	0	0	4	0	16	−16	0

Somalia	1–3	Kenya
	Report

Eritrea	1–2	Burundi
	Report

Sudan	0–4	Kenya
	Report

Somalia	1–2	Burundi
	Report

Kenya	1–1	Burundi
	Report

Eritrea	6–0	Sudan
	Report

Sudan	0–2	Somalia
	Report

Eritrea	1–2	Kenya
	Report

Sudan	0–4	Burundi
	Report

Eritrea	1–1	Somalia
	Report

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Uganda	4	4	0	0	13	0	+13	12	Advance to knockout stage
2	Rwanda	4	3	0	1	8	4	+4	9
3	Tanzania	4	2	0	2	10	5	+5	6
4	Ethiopia	4	0	1	3	2	10	−8	1
5	South Sudan	3	0	1	2	1	15	−14	1

Uganda	3–0	Ethiopia
	Report

Rwanda	3–0	South Sudan
	Report

Uganda	2–0	Tanzania
	Report

Ethiopia	1–1	South Sudan
	Report

Tanzania	6–0	South Sudan
	Report

Rwanda	3–0	Ethiopia
	Report

Rwanda	2–1	Tanzania
	Report

Uganda	5–0 Abandoned (55')	South Sudan
	Report

Tanzania	3–1	Ethiopia
	Report

Rwanda	0–3	Uganda
	Report

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Kenya	1–1	Rwanda
	Report
Penalties
	4–2

Uganda	6–0	Burundi
	Report

3rd Place Match

Rwanda	1–1	Burundi
Penalties
	4–2

Final

Uganda	4–0	Kenya
	Report

Winner

2019 CECAFA U15 Championship Winners
Uganda 1st title

Notes

1. South Sudan who came into this game with 5 players out through injury had to abandon the match early into the second half as 5 more players couldn't finish the game because of injuries

References

1. ^ Yebio, Natnael (30 August 2019). "Uganda Wins CECAFA U-15 Championship". tesfanews.net. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
2. "Home". CECAFA Website. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
3. "CECAFA set for U-15 Championship in Eritrea".
4. "Cecafa U-15 Reorganized After Djibouti's Withdrawal, Uganda Draws Rwanda Again | ChimpReports". 16 August 2019.
5. "Pictures of the officials during CECAFA U15 in Eritrea". 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.

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