2008 CECAFA Cup explained
Tourney Name: | CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup |
Year: | 2008 |
Size: | 85px |
Country: | Uganda |
Dates: | 31 December 2008 – 13 January 2009 |
Num Teams: | 10 |
Confederations: | CECAFA |
Champion: | Uganda |
Count: | 10 |
Second: | Kenya |
Third: | Tanzania |
Matches: | 24 |
Goals: | 60 |
Top Scorer: | Bryan Omwony (5 goals) |
Prevseason: | 2007 |
Nextseason: | 2009 |
The 2008 CECAFA Cup was the 32nd edition of the football tournament that involves teams from East and Central Africa.
All matches were played from 31 December 2008 to 13 January 2009 at the National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda.
Information
- originally scheduled for 8 November till 22 November in Kampala; postponed to January 2009 because some of the competing countries were yet to meet conditions set by GTV, the main sponsors.[1]
- The winner of this year's competition will receive $30,000, the second-placed team will be given $20,000, with $10,000 going to the side that comes third.[2]
- left out due to FIFA suspension[3]
- pulled out due to administrative wrangles in the home federation. They were replaced by .[4]
Group A
Group B
Final
Top goalscorers
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: East and Central African Championship (CECAFA) . 1 February 2009 . 1 February 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20081218175449/http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/eastcentrafr.html. 18 December 2008 . . live.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7081407.stm Sponsorship boost for Cecafa
- http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1143999799&cid=38&j=&m=&d= Harambee Stars draw Sudan in Cecafa
- Web site: Zambia fills up Eritrea slot in CECAFA event . 17 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081221102203/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/30/665139 . 21 December 2008 . dead. dmy-all .