1979 CECAFA Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Kenya |
| Dates | November 3–17 |
| Teams | 7 (from CECAFA confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Malawi (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Kenya |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 49 (3.5 per match) |
← 1978 1980 → | |
The 1979 CECAFA Cup was the 7th edition of annual CECAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of the national teams of member nations of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). The tournament was held in Kenya from November 3 to November 17 and saw seven teams competing in the competition. It was held in Kenya, and was won by Malawi.
Group A
[edit]| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
 Tanzania
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 |
 Zambia
|
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 |
 Uganda
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | –5 |
Group B
[edit]| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 |
 Zanzibar
|
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | –4 |
 Sudan
|
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | –4 |
It is unclear why Zanzibar was placed the second over Sudan; probably by drawing lot
Semifinals
[edit]Third place match
[edit]Final
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ According to this, he was the goalscorer but according to this Jack Chamangwana was the goalscorer. But Chamangwana page page say he wasn't the goalscorer