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1979 CECAFA Cup
Tournament details
Host countryKenya
DatesNovember 3–17
Teams7 (from CECAFA confederations)
Final positions
Champions Malawi (2nd title)
Runners-up Kenya
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored49 (3.5 per match)
← 1978 1980 →
International football competition

The 1979 CECAFA Cup was the 7th edition of annual CECAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of the national teams of member nations of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). The tournament was held in Kenya from November 3 to November 17 and saw seven teams competing in the competition. It was held in Kenya, and was won by Malawi.

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Kenya 5 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4
 Tanzania 4 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2
 Zambia 3 3 1 1 1 5 6 –1
 Uganda 0 3 0 0 3 5 10 –5
Kenya 0–0 Tanzania
Uganda 1–2 Zambia
Chitalu
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Zambia 2–2 Tanzania
Chitalu
Chola
Kenya 3–1 Uganda
Tanzania 5–3 Uganda
Kenya 3–1 Zambia

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Malawi 4 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8
 Zanzibar 1 2 0 1 1 1 5 –4
 Sudan 1 2 0 1 1 1 5 –4

It is unclear why Zanzibar was placed the second over Sudan; probably by drawing lot

Malawi 4–0 Zanzibar
Chamangwana
Dandize
Mphamba
Malawi 4–0 Sudan
Waya
Phiri
Billie
Dandize
Zanzibar 1–1 Sudan

Semifinals

Malawi 1–1 Tanzania
Gondwe
Malawi 0–0
(Replay) 		 Tanzania
Kenya 2–0 Zanzibar
Nairobi

Third place match

Tanzania 2–1 Zanzibar
Mombasa

Final

Malawi 3–2 Kenya
Thewe 87'
Dandize 90'
Gondwe 117'		 Lukoye
Ochieng

References

  1. According to this, he was the goalscorer but according to this Jack Chamangwana was the goalscorer. But Chamangwana page page say he wasn't the goalscorer
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