2022 CECAFA U-20 Championship

2022 CECAFA Champions
Tournament details
Host countrySudan
Dates28 October – 11 November 2022
Teams7
Venue(s)2
Final positions
Champions Uganda (5th title)
Runners-up South Sudan
Third place Sudan
Fourth place Ethiopia
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored27 (2.08 per match)
Top scorer(s)Burundi Arthur Nibikora
(3 goals)
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International football competition

The 2022 CECAFA U-20 Championship was the 14th edition and was hosted in Sudan.[1] It was scheduled to be played from 28 October to 11 November 2022.[2][3]

Uganda won previous edition title in 2020[4] and successfully defended their title.

This competition served as the CECAFA qualifiers for the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[2][3]

Venues

Al Hilal Stadium in Omdurman


Teams

Did not enter

Officials

Group stage

The draw for the fixtures was held on 11 October 2022.[5]

All times are local, CAT (UTC+2).

The seven teams were drawn into two groups of three and four teams. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sudan (H) 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Semi-finals
2  South Sudan 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
3  Burundi 3 1 1 1 5 1 +4 4
4  Djibouti 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Djibouti 0–5 Burundi
Report
  • Nibikora 62', 77', 82'
  • Nimbona 63'
  • Nkurunziza 84'
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)
Sudan 0–0 South Sudan
Report
Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Retselisitsoe Molise (Lesotho)
Burundi 0–0 South Sudan
Report
Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Haileyesus Bazezew (Ethiopia)
Djibouti 0–1 Sudan
Report
  • Toto 23'
Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)
South Sudan 1–0 Djibouti
  • Loro 80' (pen.)
 Report
Kober Stadium, Khartoum
Referee: Retselisitsoe Molise (Lesotho)
Burundi 0–1 Sudan
Report
  • Omar 75'
Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Tuoniféré Soro (Ivory Coast)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ethiopia 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Semi-finals
2  Uganda 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
3  Tanzania 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
Uganda 2–0 Tanzania
 Report
Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Tuoniféré Soro (Ivory Coast)
Tanzania 2–2 Ethiopia
  • Mhilu 20'
  • Makambo 48'
 Report
  • Tarekegn 31'
  • Ali 87'
Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Ethiopia 1–0 Uganda
  • Ali 60'
 Report
Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Abdalaziz Estalgoo (Sudan)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
8 November – Al-Hilal Stadium
 
 
 Ethiopia2 (2)
 
11 November – Al-Hilal Stadium
 
 South Sudan (p)2 (4)
 
 South Sudan1
 
8 November – Kober Stadium
 
 Uganda2
 
 Sudan0
 
 
 Uganda2
 
Third place
 
 
11 November – Al-Hilal Stadium
 
 
 Ethiopia1
 
 
 Sudan2

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

Sudan 0–2 Uganda
Report
Kober Stadium, Khartoum
Referee: Saddam Mansour (Djibouti)
Ethiopia 2–2 (a.e.t.) South Sudan
  • Tarekegn 9' (pen.)
  • Abate 107'
 Report
  • Loro 18' (pen.)
  • Felix 111'
Penalties
  • Wabela soccer ball with check mark
  • Abate soccer ball with red X
  • Shamena soccer ball with red X
  • Dawit soccer ball with check mark
 2–4
  • soccer ball with check mark Talafun
  • soccer ball with red X Lual
  • soccer ball with check mark Lukciir
  • soccer ball with check mark Loro
  • soccer ball with check mark Sebit
Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

Third place

Ethiopia 1–2 Sudan
  • Gezahegn 56'
 Report
  • Legese 38' (o.g.)
  • Ali 62'
Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)

Final

South Sudan 1–2 Uganda
  • Felix 15'
 Report
Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Abdalaziz Estalgoo (Sudan)

Qualification for CAF U20 Cup of Nations

The two finalists of the tournament qualified for the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

Qualified nations:

Goalscorers

There were 27 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 2.08 goals per match.

3 goals

  • Burundi Arthur Nibikora

2 goals

1 goal

  • Burundi Kessy-Jordan Nimbona
  • Burundi Alfred Nkurunziza
  • Ethiopia Zelalem Abate
  • Ethiopia Wegene Gezahegn
  • Sudan Musa Ali
  • Sudan Abdelsamat Omar
  • Sudan Zeher Toto
  • Tanzania Athumani Makambo
  • Tanzania Dickson Mhilu
  • Uganda Issa Bugembe
  • Uganda Rogers Mugisha
  • Uganda Isma Mugulusi
  • Uganda Rogers Torach

1 own goal

  • Ethiopia Eyasu Legese (against Sudan)

References

  1. ^ "Sudan Confirmed to Host CECAFA Tournament". 9 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Seven teams for U-20 AFCON qualifiers in Sudan". CECAFA. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Djibouti to kick-off against Burundi in U-20 AFCON qualifiers". CECAFA. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Cecfa U20:Uganda emerge Champion". Goal.com. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Champions Uganda to face Ethiopia in U-20 AFCON qualifiers". CECAFA. 11 October 2022.
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