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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Zanzibar |
| City | Gombani |
| Dates | 3–10 January 2025 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Fourth place |  Tanzania |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 5 |
| Goals scored | 8 (1.6 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Clément Pitroipa(2 goals) |
The 2025 Mapinduzi Cup is an international association football friendly tournament that took place from 3 to 10 January 2025 at the Gombani Stadium in Zanzibar.
Venue
All matches will be held at the Gombani Stadium in Pemba Island, Zanzibar.
| Gombani |   Gombani
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|---|---|
| Gombani Stadium | |
| Capacity: 10,000 | |
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Participants countries
Initially, six teams contested in the tournament, but Burundi and South Sudan withdrew before the tournament began. FIFA ranking as of 19 December 2024.
| Country | Confederation | FIFA Ranking | Confederation Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso
|
CAF | 66 | 12 |
 Burundi (Withdrew)
|
CAF | 139 | 42 |
 Kenya
|
CAF | 108 | 25 |
 South Sudan (Withdrew)
|
CAF | 170 | 47 |
| Tanzania
|
CAF | 106 | 24 |
| Zanzibar (Host)
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CAF (associate member) | N/A | N/A |
Officials
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Matches
The four teams competing against each other played in a group stage, and the team that finished on top of the group would win the tournament. The tournament was also previously intended to be a group stage involving two groups of three teams.
The tournament saw the return of Zanzibar to international football after a hiatus since December 2023.
Table
| Pos. | Team | Pld. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Champion |
| 2 | Kenya | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Zanzibar (H, E) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Tanzania (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts; (E) Eliminated
All times listed below are UTC| Zanzibar | 1–0 | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
51'| Burkina Faso | 1–1 | Kenya |
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Report |
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| Burkina Faso | 1–0 | Zanzibar |
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Report |
| Tanzania | 0–2 | Kenya |
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| Report |
| Tanzania | 0–2 | Burkina Faso |
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| Report |
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| Kenya | v | Zanzibar |
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Statistics
Goalscorers
There have been 8 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 1.6 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
References
- "Mapinduzi Cup 2025 - Results, fixtures, tables and stats". Soccerway.
- ^ "Mapinduzi Cup Format Overhaul After Burundi's Exit". Azscore. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- "FIFA World Men's team rankings". FIFA.com. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- "Zanzibar 1–0 Tanzania". Soccerway. 3 January 2025.