- Source: 2009 CECAFA Cup
The 2009 Orange CECAFA Senior Challenge tournament was the 33rd edition of the CECAFA Cup football tournament that involves teams from East and Central Africa. The 2009 edition was hosted in Kenya.
Participants
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Sudan was left out due to missing the deadline for the draw.
French telecommunications company Orange agreed to sponsor the tournament. Orange paid $175,000 USD for the privilege.
The Kenyan Government also paid $80,000 USD to sponsor the tournament. It is the first time in 15 years that the CECAFA Cup has been hosted in Kenya.
CECAFA unveiled tournament mascot Tembo, a friendly looking elephant in a black- and yellow-stripped jersey and orange shorts, standing with his left foot on a football. Tembo will spread the message "Uniting for Peace", the tournament's theme.
Television rights were sold to Kenya Broadcasting Corporation in partnership with South-African owned Super Sport.
Group stage
All times are East Africa Time (EAT) – UTC+3
= Group A
== Group B
== Group C
=Knockout stage
All times are East Africa Time (EAT) – UTC+3
= Quarter-finals
== Semi-finals
== Third place play-off
== Final
=Eritreans seek refugee status
Following Eritrea's exit from the competition, the Eritrean national football team sought refugee status in Nairobi and then leave to Australia.
Goalscorers
5 goals
Mrisho Ngassa
4 goals
Yusuf Ndayishime
3 goals
James Chamanga
Kennedy Chola
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
References
External links
Official Site
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Dewan Asosiasi Sepak Bola Afrika Timur dan Tengah
- Tim nasional sepak bola Zanzibar
- Daftar federasi sepak bola
- Tim nasional sepak bola Eritrea
- Tim nasional sepak bola Uganda
- Kualifikasi Piala Asia U-20 AFC 2023
- Sepak bola internasional non-FIFA
- Tim nasional sepak bola Kenya
- 2009 CECAFA Cup
- CECAFA Cup
- CECAFA
- Kagame Interclub Cup
- Ethiopia national football team
- Mrisho Ngasa
- Eritrea national football team
- Emmanuel Okwi
- 2009 in Kenyan football
- 2000 CECAFA Cup
