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2020 CECAFA U-20 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Tanzania
City	Arusha
Dates	22 November – 2 December 2020
Teams	9
Final positions
Champions	Uganda (4th title)
Runners-up	Tanzania
Third place	South Sudan
Fourth place	Kenya
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	54 (4.15 per match)
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The 2020 CECAFA U-20 Championship took place from 22 November to 2 December 2020 in Arusha, Tanzania.

This competition served as the CECAFA qualifiers for the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. The two finalists of the tournament represented CECAFA in the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. It was initially planned to be hosted by Sudan in October–November 2020 but were then later shifted and held in Tanzania between 22 November–2 December 2020.

The matches were played at Karatu (Black Rhino Academy) and Arusha (Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium)

All the 11 teams were initially drawn into 3 groups, 2 groups of 4 teams and 1 group of 3 teams but ultimately Rwanda & Eritrea withdrew. The winners of each group and the best runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.

All times are local, EAT (UTC+3).

Venues

• Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium, Arusha, Tanzania
• Black Rhino Academy, Karatu, Tanzania

Teams

•  Burundi
•  Djibouti
•  Sudan
•  Kenya
•  Somalia
•  South Sudan
•  Tanzania
•  Uganda
•  Ethiopia
•  Rwanda (withdrew)
•  Eritrea (withdrew)

Officials

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tanzania (H)	2	2	0	0	14	2	+12	6	Semi-finals
2	Djibouti	2	1	0	1	3	7	−4	3
3	Somalia	2	0	0	2	2	10	−8	0

Tanzania	6–1	Djibouti
Theonasy 52' Hamis 65', 72', 90+1' (pen.) Hamdoun 82' Haruna 88'	Report	Kamil 14'

Djibouti	2–1	Somalia
Kamil 49' (pen.) Djama 87'	Report	Iman 4'

Somalia	1–8	Tanzania
Muhumed 6'		Suleman 4' Starkie 15' John 29', 34', 48' Haruna 60', 65', 87'

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Uganda	2	1	1	0	6	1	+5	4	Semi-finals
2	South Sudan	2	1	1	0	4	0	+4	4
3	Burundi	2	0	0	2	1	10	−9	0

South Sudan	0–0	Uganda
	Report

Uganda	6–1	Burundi
Bogere 43', 51' (pen.) Yiga 45' Mulugusi 52', 82' Kizza 88'	Report	Nkurunziza 90+2'

Burundi	0–4	South Sudan

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kenya	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	6	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Ethiopia	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2	3
3	Sudan	2	0	0	2	3	5	−2	0

Ethiopia	0–3	Kenya
	Report	Omalla 38' Odede 46' Wanyama 85'

Sudan	2–3	Ethiopia
Yousif 32', 45'	Report	Bayse 58', 79' Balcha 72'

Kenya	2–1	Sudan
Omotto 56' Omalla 90+2'		Nooh 84'

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

Uganda	3–1	Kenya
Semakula 22' Bogere 26', 64' (pen.)	Report	Bobosi 81'

Tanzania	1–0	South Sudan
Haruna 55'	Report

3rd Place match

Kenya	1–2	South Sudan
Ochieng 12'	Report	Biajo 3' Victor 41'

Finals

Tanzania	1–4	Uganda
Sulimani 31' (pen.)	Report	Yiga 12' Sserwadda 45' Bogere 61' Kayondo 72'

Champion

2020 CECAFA U-20 Championship champion
Uganda Fourth title

Qualification for CAF U20 Cup of Nations

The two finalists of the tournament qualified for the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

Qualified nations:

•  Uganda
•  Tanzania

References

1. "Rwanda drawn against Tanzania in Group A at Cecafa U-20 Cup". The New Times. 29 October 2020.
2. Mabuka, Dennis (17 November 2020). "Rwanda, Eritrea pull out as TFF settles for Arusha to host Cecafa U20 Championship". Goal.com.

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