2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship

The 2022 CECAFA U17 Championship was the 5th CECAFA U-17 Championship organized by CECAFA (¨Council of East and Central Africa Football Association). It took place from October 3 to October 15, 2022 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia .[1]

2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEthiopia
CityAddis Ababa,
Dates3-15 October 2022
Teams10 (from CAF confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Somalia (1st title)
Runners-up South Sudan
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored30 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Tanzania Sylvester Otto (4 goals)
2020
2024

This competition also served as the CECAFA qualifiers for the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations as the two finalists of the tournament represented CECAFA in the CAF U-17 continental competition.

The ten teams were initially drawn into two groups of five teams. Ethiopia, Tanzania, Somalia, South Sudan and Eritrea were drawn into Group A and Uganda, Djibouti, Sudan, Burundi and Rwanda were drawn into Group B. However, on 26 September, Eritrea and Rwanda withdrew from the competition, leaving both the groups with four teams.[2][3] On 1 October, Djibouti and Sudan were disqualified from the tournament after some of their players failed the MRI test, leaving Group B with only two teams.[4] The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Venue

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Teams

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Match officials

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Group stage

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Original Groups

  • Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Ethiopia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2   Tanzania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Somalia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   South Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5   Eritrea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ On 26 September 2022, Eritrea withdrew from the competition.[9]


  • Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Uganda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2   Burundi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Djibouti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[a]
4   Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5   Rwanda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ On 26 September 2022, Rwanda withdrew from the competition.also Djibuti and Sudan on september 28
  • On october 1st the CECAFA announced the disqualification of Sudan and Djibouti. A new draw was set for 2 October with on 6 team .[10][11]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Tanzania 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2 6 Semi-finals
2   Somalia 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3   Ethiopia (H) 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Ethiopia  0–1  Somalia
Report
  • A. Abdi   12'
Referee: Djaffari Nduwimana (Burundi)

Tanzania  3–2  Ethiopia
Report
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Jelly Chavani (South Africa)

Somalia  1–2  Tanzania
Report
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Yasir Abdelaziz (Sudan)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Uganda 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 6 Semi-finals
2   South Sudan 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1
3   Burundi 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
Uganda  4–0  Burundi
Report
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Abdulsalam Kassim (Nigeria)

South Sudan  1–4  Uganda
Report
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania)

Burundi  1–1  South Sudan
Report
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)

Knockout stage

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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-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 October – Abebe Bikila Stadium
 
 
  Uganda1 (7)
 
15 October – Abebe Bikila Stadium
 
  Somalia (p)1 (8)
 
  Somalia3
 
12 October – Abebe Bikila Stadium
 
  South Sudan1
 
  Tanzania1 (3)
 
 
  South Sudan (p)1 (4)
 
Third place
 
 
15 October – Abebe Bikila Stadium
 
 
  Uganda1 (1)
 
 
  Tanzania (p)1 (4)

Semi-finals

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Winners qualified for 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.

Uganda  1–1  Somalia
Report
Penalties
7–8
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia)
Tanzania  1–1  South Sudan
Report
Penalties
3–4
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Abdulsalam Kassim (Nigeria)

Third place

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Uganda  1–1  Tanzania
Report
Penalties
1–4
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Nasser Houssein (Djibouti)

Final

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Somalia  3–1  South Sudan
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Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)

Goalscorers

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There were 30 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Qualification for CAF U17 Cup of Nations

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The two finalists of the tournament qualified for the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.

References

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  1. ^ "The CECAFA U-17 tournament will be held in Addis Ababa". CECAFA.
  2. ^ "Eritrea, Rwanda withdraw from U-17 AFCON qualifiers". cecafaonline.com. 26 September 2022.
  3. ^ Gyimah, Edmund Okai (28 September 2022). "Rwanda withdraws from Cecafa U-17 tourney". New Times. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Djibouti, Sudan disqualified from U-17 AFCON qualifiers". CECAFA. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Ethiopia draw Eritrea in U-17 AFCON Zonal qualifiers". Rwanda FA.
  6. ^ "eritrea rwanda-withdraw from u-17 afcon qualifiers". cecafaonline.
  7. ^ "djibouti-sudan withdraw from u-17 afcon qualifiers". cecafaonline.
  8. ^ south-africas-chavani-to-officiate-u-17-afcon-qualifiers-for-cecafa
  9. ^ "Eritrea, Rwanda withdraw from U-17 AFCON qualifiers". cecafaonline.com. 26 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Sudan, Djibouti Disqualified from U17 AFCON CECAFA Zonal qualifiers". October 2022.
  11. ^ "Uganda Cubs to open against Burundi - CECAFA FOOTBALL".