The 2008 CECAFA Cup was the 32nd edition of the football tournament that involves teams from East and Central Africa.
All matches were played from 31 December 2008 to 13 January 2009 at the National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda.
Information originally scheduled for 8 November till 22 November in Kampala; postponed to January 2009 because some of the competing countries were yet to meet conditions set by GTV, the main sponsors. The winner of this year's competition will receive $30,000, the second-placed team will be given $20,000, with $10,000 going to the side that comes third.Sponsorship boost for Cecafa left out due to FIFA suspensionHarambee Stars draw Sudan in Cecafa pulled out due to administrative wrangles in the home federation. They were replaced by .
Group A
Group B
Semi finals
Third place play-off
Final
Top goalscorers PlayerNationalityGoalsAgainstPenaltiesAgainstBryan Omwony5 (1) (1) (2) (1)Francis Ouma3 (3)Aggrey Morris2 (2)1 (1)Given Singuluma2 (2)Jonas Sakuwaha1 (1)Rodgers Kola1 (1)Tony Mawejje1 (1)Simeon Massa1 (1)1 (1)Bryan Omwony1 (1)Stephen Bengo1 (1)Cisse Abshir1 (1)
References
External links Goal updates BBC's African Football Site, includes reports from the tournament.