The 2011 CECAFA Cup was an international football competition consisting of East and Central African national teams. It was the 35th edition of the annual

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 ...

. The tournament was hosted by

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for the second consecutive year and seventh time overall. The tournament received Sh823 million (approximately $450,000) sponsorship from Serengeti Breweries Limited which covered the fees of the tournament such as the air tickets of all delegates, accommodations and prize money to name a few. The competition was therefore known as the CECAFA Tusker Challenge Cup 2011.

Participants

* * * * * (invitees) * * * * * * * (invitees) The

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(CECAFA) General Secretary Nicholas Musonye said that over 10 football associations applied to play as a guest team in the tournament. Out of all the applicants, the final shortlist was trimmed to four; Côte d'Ivoire, Malawi, South Africa and Zambia. However the

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(CAF) stated that Côte d'Ivoire and Zambia were not eligible to play in the competition as they had qualified for the

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. Teams are not able to compete in another competition within a two-month period of the Africa Cup of Nations. The invitation was eventually extended to Malawi. However, it was then reported that they withdrew, citing financial constraints and lack of preparation time due to the late invitation. Zimbabwe had then been invited to replace them but the Malawian government told the

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to reconsider their participation in the tournament as they along with CECAFA will shoulder their expenses. Eritrea were initially scheduled to participate but withdrew due to lack of funds and were replaced with Namibia. It was suggested by some media outlets that Eritrean authorities were mindful of players attempting to seek political asylum whilst in Tanzania. Namibia eventually turned down the invitation, stating that it would disrupt the

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schedule. They were replaced by Zimbabwe.

Squads

Group stage

All times are

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(EAT) –

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Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Ranking of third-placed teams

At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third-placed teams of each group. The two best third-placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

Awards

The following were the awards of the tournament: ;Individual awards *Best coach:

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(Rwanda) *Best goalkeeper: Elmoiz Mahgoug (Sudan) *Best player: Haruna Niyonzima (Rwanda) *Best referee: Wiish Yabarow (Somalia) *Top scorers: Olivier Karekezi (Rwanda),

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(Rwanda),

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(Uganda) ;Prize Money *Champions: Uganda – $30,000 *Runner-up: Rwanda – $20,000 *Third place: Sudan – $10,000

Goalscorers

;5 goals *

* Olivier Karekezi *

;2 goals * Cédric Amissi * Ahmed Hassan Daoud * Jean-Baptiste Mugiraneza * Mwinyi Kazimoto * Isaac Isinde * Dan Wagaluka * Donald Ngoma ;1 goal * Floribert Ndayisaba * Fuadi Ndayisenga * Faty Papy *

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* Bob Mugalia *

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* John Banda * Henry Kabichi * Joseph Kamwendo *

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Jean-Claude Iranzi Jean-Claude Iranzi (born 5 October 1990) is a Rwandan professional footballer who most recently played for Rwanda Premier League club Rayon Sports. Club career Kiyovu Sport Iranzi was born in Kigali. He began his career in 2004 with SC Kiyovu ...

* Khalid Ali * Ramadan Agab * Mohamed Shaikh Eldin * Mowaia Fadasi * Mohammed Musa * Amir Rabea *

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* Nurdin Bakari * Mrisho Ngassa * Yusuf Rashid * Thomas Ulimwengu * Hamis Kizza * Andrew Mwesigwa * Mike Sserumaga *

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* Abdulrahaman Mohammed *

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* Hamad Omar * Kassim Suleiman Selembe * Qadr Amini ;Own goal * Said Maulid (playing against Zimbabwe) * Robert Odongkara (playing against Burundi)

Participants

Squads

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Ranking of third-placed teams

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Final

Awards

Goalscorers

Notes

References

External links