2022 CECAFA U-20 Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Sudan |
Dates | 28 October – 11 November 2022 |
Teams | 7 |
Venue(s) | 2 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 13 |
Goals scored | 27 (2.08 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (3 goals) |
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
[edit]Al Hilal Stadium in Omdurman
Teams
[edit]Did not enter
Officials
[edit]Group stage
[edit]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
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
Djibouti ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() |
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Sudan ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Burundi ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Burundi ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Uganda ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Knockout stage
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
8 November – Al-Hilal Stadium | ||||||
![]() | 2 (2) | |||||
11 November – Al-Hilal Stadium | ||||||
![]() | 2 (4) | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
8 November – Kober Stadium | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
11 November – Al-Hilal Stadium | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 2 |
Semi-finals
[edit]Winners qualified for 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
Ethiopia ![]() | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
2–4 |
Third place
[edit]Final
[edit]South Sudan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Qualification for CAF U20 Cup of Nations
[edit]The two finalists of the tournament qualified for the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
Qualified nations:
Goalscorers
[edit]There were 27 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 2.08 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Eyasu Legese (against Sudan)
References
[edit]- ^ "Sudan Confirmed to Host CECAFA Tournament". 9 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Seven teams for U-20 AFCON qualifiers in Sudan". CECAFA. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Djibouti to kick-off against Burundi in U-20 AFCON qualifiers". CECAFA. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Cecfa U20:Uganda emerge Champion". Goal.com. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Champions Uganda to face Ethiopia in U-20 AFCON qualifiers". CECAFA. 11 October 2022.