- Source: 2021 CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup
The 2021 CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup was 41st edition of the annual CECAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of the national U-23 teams of member nations of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA).
This year's tournament was reserved for U23 players but teams were allowed to field up to three players over 23.
It took place in Ethiopia from 17 July to 30 July 2021.
Uganda were the defending having won title in 2019. The Democratic Republic of the Congo participated as an invited team.
Participants
The FIFA World Ranking of participating Men's national football team as of 27 May 2021.
Venue
All matches are played at Bahir Dar International Stadium located in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
Match officials
Draw
The draw ceremony of the tournament took place on 13 July 2021 15:00 local time in Addis Ababa. Nine teams were divided into 3 groups. The top finisher in each group and the best second-placed finisher will qualify for the Semi-finals.
Groupings
Group stage
Tiebreakers
Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 9.3)
Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
Goal difference in all group matches;
Goals scored in all group matches;
Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
Drawing of lots.
All matches will be held at Bahir Dar
Time listed are UTC+3:00
= Group A
== Group B
== Group C
=Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra-time and a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.
= Bracket
=Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Statistics
= Goalscorers
=There were 23 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 1.77 goals per match.
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Dewan Asosiasi Sepak Bola Afrika Timur dan Tengah
- Kualifikasi Piala Asia U-20 AFC 2023
- Tim nasional sepak bola Uganda
- 2021 CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup
- CECAFA Cup
- Robel Teklemichael
- CECAFA
- Ali Sulieman
- Michael Habte
- AFC U-23 Asian Cup
- Kibrom Solomon
- Somalia national under-20 football team
- Travis Mutyaba
