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2020 CECAFA U-17 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Rwanda
City	Gisenyi
Dates	12-22 December 2020
Teams	6 (from CAF confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Uganda
Runners-up	Tanzania
Third place	Ethiopia
Fourth place	Djibouti
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	32 (3.2 per match)
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The 2020 CECAFA U17 Championship was the 4th CECAFA U-17 Championship organized by CECAFA (Council of East and Central Africa Football Association). It took place from 12 to 22 December 2020 in Gisenyi, Rwanda.

This competition also served as the CECAFA qualifiers for the 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations as the two finalists of the tournament represented CECAFA in the CAF U-17 continental competition.

The 6 participating teams were drawn into 2 groups. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Venue

• Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi - Rubavu

Teams

•  Rwanda
•  Djibouti
•  Ethiopia
•  Kenya
•  Tanzania
•  Uganda
•  South Sudan - Disqualified

•  Burundi - Withdrew
•  Sudan - Withdrew
•  Eritrea - Withdrew

Match officials

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Uganda	2	2	0	0	8	0	+8	6	Semi-finals
2	Ethiopia	2	0	1	1	2	5	−3	1
3	Kenya	2	0	1	1	2	7	−5	1

Kenya	2–2	Ethiopia
Gachago 14' Rajab 84'	Report	Jiru 61' Nagash 90+4' (pen.)

Uganda	5–0	Kenya
Mawa 7' 50' 54' Mutyaba 77' Gava 84'	Report

Uganda	3–0	Ethiopia
Mawa 17' 63' Irinimbabazi 35'	Report

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tanzania	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4	Semi-finals
2	Djibouti	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
3	Rwanda (H)	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1

Rwanda	1–3	Tanzania
Irimhaye 19' (pen.)	Report	Kassimu 10' Omar Abbas 14' 61'

Rwanda	0–0	Djibouti
	Report

Djibouti	1–1	Tanzania
Moktar Djama Ali 80'	Report	Mouhoumed 33' (og.)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.

	Semi-finals				Final
	20 December – Umuganda Stadium
	Uganda	1
					22 December – Umuganda Stadium
	Djibouti	0
					Uganda	3
	20 December – Umuganda Stadium
					Tanzania	1
	Tanzania	1 (4)
	Ethiopia	1 (3)
					Third place
					22 December – Umuganda Stadium
					Ethiopia	5
					Djibouti	2

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

Uganda	1–0	Djibouti
Mawa 90'	Report

Tanzania	1–1	Ethiopia
Bakari 37'	Report	Ganta 69'
Penalties
	4-3

3rd Place match

Ethiopia	5–2	Djibouti
Bakalo 18' 35' Jiru 36' Ramato 59' 72'	Report	Hadi 56' Mohamed 77'

Final

Tanzania	1–3	Uganda
Mulema 88' (o.g.)	Report	Irinambabazi, 63' Mutyaba 70' Juma 90+1' (pen.)

Champion

2020 CECAFA U-17 Championship champion
Uganda 2nd title

Qualification for CAF U17 Cup of Nations

The two finalists of the tournament qualified for the 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.

Qualified nations:

•  Uganda
•  Tanzania

References

1. "CECAFA.COM". CECAFA.
2. "Qualifiers will be held at Umuganda Stadium in Rubavu District". Rwanda FA.
3. "South Sudan disqualified from the CECAFA U-17 tournament". Eye Radio -South Sudan.
4. "CECAFA U17: Seven teams to compete after Burundi, Sudan and Eritrea withdrawals". KT Press Rwanda.

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