The 2009 Orange CECAFA Senior Challenge tournament was the 33rd edition of the
CECAFA Cup
The CECAFA Cup, formerly the Gossage Cup (1926–1966) and the East and Central African Senior Challenge Cup (1967–1971), is the oldest football tournament in Africa. It is organized by the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associati ...
football tournament that involves teams from East and Central
Africa
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. The 2009 edition was hosted in Kenya.
Participants
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Sudan
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was left out due to missing the deadline for the draw.
French telecommunications company Orange agreed to sponsor the tournament. Orange paid US$175,000 for the privilege.
The Kenyan Government also paid US$80,000 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-striped 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
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(EAT) –
UTC+3
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Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Knockout stage
*All times are
East Africa Time
East Africa Time, or EAT, is a time zone used in eastern Africa. The time zone is three hours ahead of UTC ( UTC+03:00), which is the same as Moscow Time, Arabia Standard Time, Further-eastern European Time and Eastern European Summer Time. ...
(EAT) –
UTC+3
UTC+03:00 is an identifier for a UTC offset, time offset from UTC of +03:00. In areas using this time offset, the time is three hours ahead of the Coordinated Universal Time, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Following the ISO 8601 standard, ...
Quarter-finals
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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
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Mrisho Ngassa
;4 goals
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Yusuf Ndayishime
;3 goals
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James Chamanga
James Chamanga (born 2 February 1980) is a Zambian professional association football, football who plays as a striker (association football), striker for Red Arrows F.C., Red Arrows.
Club career
Chamanga's goal against the South Africa national ...
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Kennedy Chola
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Umed Ukuri
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Allan Wanga
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Tumayine Ndamuhanga
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Dan Wagaluka
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Charles Siyingwa
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Isaias Andberhian
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Testfaldet Goitom
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Filmon Tseqay
Filmon Tseqay (born is an Eritrean footballer. He currently plays for the Eritrea national football team.
International career
Tseqay played in the 2009 CECAFA Cup in Kenya, scoring in the 3–1 victory against Somalia
Somalia, official ...
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Aklilu Ayenew
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Adane Girma
Adane Girma (; born 25 June 1985) is an Ethiopian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was a member of the Ethiopia national team from 2004 to 2014 and scored 9 goals in 45 appearances.
Club career
Adane began his care ...
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Tefesse Tesfaye
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John Baraza
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George Odhiambo
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Haruna Niyonzima
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Mafisango Mutesa
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Mohamed Hassan Ali
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Musa Mugosi
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Stephen Bengo
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Owen Kasule
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Geoffrey Massa
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Emmanuel Okwi
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Mike Sserumaga
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Robert Ssentongo
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Felix Sunzu
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Abdulla Abdulghani
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Abdi Kassim
Abdi Kassim (born October 19, 1984 in Zanzibar) is a footballer from Tanzania.
International career
Also known as BABI or sometime Ballack of unguja, Kassim was the first player to score a goal in Tanzania's new stadium in Dar es Salaam
Da ...
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Aggrey Morris
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Mangezi Tapiwa
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Zhokinyi Guthrie
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Lionel Mutizwa
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Hassan Hakizimana (for Zanzibar)
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Henry Mbazumutima (for Zanzibar)
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Ermias Wolday (for Rwanda)
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Moalim Bader (for Rwanda)
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Yassin Ali Egal (for Eritrea)
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Abdoulahi Hamoud (for Uganda)
References
External links
Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:2009 CECAFA Cup
2009
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CECAFA Cup
The CECAFA Cup, formerly the Gossage Cup (1926–1966) and the East and Central African Senior Challenge Cup (1967–1971), is the oldest football tournament in Africa. It is organized by the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associati ...
CECAFA Cup
The CECAFA Cup, formerly the Gossage Cup (1926–1966) and the East and Central African Senior Challenge Cup (1967–1971), is the oldest football tournament in Africa. It is organized by the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associati ...
International association football competitions hosted by Kenya