2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship

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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)
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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]

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[edit]

Teams[edit]

Match officials[edit]

[8]

Group stage[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Final[edit]

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

Goalscorers[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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".
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