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2024 CECAFA U-20 Championship

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2024 CECAFA U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryTanzania
Dates6 –20 October
Teams9
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Tanzania
(3rd title)
Runners-up Kenya
Third place Uganda
Fourth place Burundi
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored68 (3.4 per match)
2022
2026

The 2024 CECAFA U-20 Championship was the 15th edition of the CECAFA U-20 Championship, an international youth football tournament open to national associations of the CECAFA region. It took place between 6 and 20 October 2024 in Tanzania. This competition served as the CECAFA qualifiers for the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

Uganda won previous edition title in 2022.[1]

Tanzania defeated Kenya 2–1 in the final. Both finalists qualified for the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

Teams

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Did not enter

Venues

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Match officials

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Draw

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The draw was held on 12 September 2024 at 12:00 EAT (UTC+3) at Dar es Salaam.The 9 teams were drawn into two groups of four and five teams, with hosts Tanzania seeded in Group A (position A1), and the defending champions Uganda seeded in Group B (position B1). The remaining 7 teams were allocated to two pots based on the results of the previous tournament edition and were drawn to the remaining positions.[2]

Seeded Pot 1 Pot 2

Group stage

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All times are local, EAT (UTC+3).

The nine teams were drawn into two groups of four and five teams. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kenya 4 3 1 0 10 1 +9 10 Semi-finals
2  Tanzania (H) 4 3 0 1 12 2 +10 9
3  Sudan 4 2 0 2 4 6 −2 6
4  Rwanda 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 4
5  Djibouti 4 0 0 4 2 19 −17 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Tanzania 1–2 Kenya
  • Mkinyange 77'
Sudan 3–1 Djibouti

Tanzania 7–0 Djibouti
Sudan 1–0 Rwanda

Rwanda 0–0 Kenya
Tanzania 1–0 Sudan

Djibouti 0–4 Kenya
Tanzania 3–0 Rwanda

Rwanda 5–1 Djibouti
Sudan 0–4 Kenya

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uganda 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7 Semi-finals
2  Burundi 3 2 0 1 5 6 −1 6
3  South Sudan 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Ethiopia 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
South Sudan 0–1 Burundi
Uganda 3–0 Ethiopia

Uganda 4–1 Burundi
South Sudan 2–1 Ethiopia

Burundi 3–2 Ethiopia
Uganda 2–2 South Sudan

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 October –
 
 
 Uganda1
 
20 October –
 
 Tanzania (a.e.t.)2
 
 Tanzania2
 
18 October –
 
 Kenya1
 
 Kenya4
 
 
 Burundi0
 
Third place
 
 
20 October –
 
 
 Uganda3
 
 
 Burundi1

Semi-finals

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Winners qualified for 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

Uganda 1–2 (a.e.t.) Tanzania

Kenya 4–0 Burundi

Third place

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Uganda 3–1 Burundi

Final

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Tanzania 2–1 Kenya

Goalscorers

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References

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  1. ^ "Cecfa U20:Uganda emerge Champion". globalsportsarchive.com. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Hosts Tanzania to face Kenya in Africa Cup of Nations U-20 CECAFA qualifiers". Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.