CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup

 

2021 CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup 

Tournament details
Host country	Ethiopia
Dates	17–30 July 2021
Teams	9 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Tanzania
Runners-up	Burundi
Third place	South Sudan
Fourth place	Kenya
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	24 (1.85 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ali Suleiman Ibrahim (4 goals)[

Group A

18 July 2021 Uganda 0–0 DR Congo

21 July 2021 Tanzania 1–0 DR Congo

24 July 2021 Uganda 1–1 Tanzania

1.Tanzania 2 1 1 0 2 1 4

2.Uganda 2 0 2 0 1 1 2

3.DR Congo 2 0 1 1 0 1 1

Group B

17 July 2021 Ethiopia 3–3 Eritrea

20 July 2021 Burundi 3–0 Eritrea

23 July 2021 Ethiopia 1–1 Burundi

1.Burundi 2 1 1 0 4 1 4

2.Ethiopia (H) 2 0 2 0 4 4 2

3.Eritrea 2 0 1 1 3 6 1

Group C

18 July 2021 Djibouti   0–3 Kenya

21 July 2021 South Sudan  0–2 Kenya

24 July 2021 Djibouti     0–2 South Sudan

1.Kenya   2 2 0 0 5 0 6

2.SouthSudan 2 1 0 1 2 2 3

3.Djibouti 2 0 0 2 0 5 0

Semi-finals

27 July 2021 Tanzania  1–0 South Sudan

27 July 2021 Burundi  0–0 Kenya       Penalties 4–2

Third place match

29 July 2021 South Sudan 1–0 Kenya

Final

30 July 2021 Tanzania  0–0 Burundi     Penalties 6–5