The 2009 Orange CECAFA Senior Challenge tournament was the 33rd edition of the CECAFA Cup football tournament that involves teams from East and Central Africa. The 2009 edition was hosted in Kenya.
Participants
Invited as guest
Notes:
Information
Sudan was left out due to missing the deadline for the draw.
French telecommunications company Orange agreed to sponsor the tournament. Orange paid US$175,000 for the privilege.
The Kenyan Government also paid US$80,000 to sponsor the tournament. It is the first time in 15 years that the CECAFA Cup has been hosted in Kenya.
CECAFA unveiled tournament mascot Tembo, a friendly looking elephant in a black and yellow-striped jersey and orange shorts, standing with his left foot on a football. Tembo will spread the message "Uniting for Peace", the tournament's theme.
Television rights were sold to Kenya Broadcasting Corporation in partnership with South-African owned Super Sport.
Group stage All times are East Africa Time (EAT) – UTC+3
Group A
Group B
Group C
Knockout stage All times are East Africa Time (EAT) – UTC+3
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Eritreans seek refugee status Following Eritrea's exit from the competition, the Eritrean national football team sought refugee status in Nairobi and then leave to Australia.
Goalscorers 5 goals Mrisho Ngassa
4 goals Yusuf Ndayishime
3 goals James Chamanga Kennedy Chola
2 goals
Umed Ukuri Allan Wanga Tumayine Ndamuhanga Dan Wagaluka Charles Siyingwa
1 goal
Isaias Andberhian Testfaldet Goitom Filmon Tseqay Aklilu Ayenew Adane Girma Tefesse Tesfaye John Baraza George Odhiambo Haruna Niyonzima Mafisango Mutesa Mohamed Hassan Ali Musa Mugosi Stephen Bengo Owen Kasule Geoffrey Massa Emmanuel Okwi Mike Sserumaga Robert Ssentongo Felix Sunzu Abdulla Abdulghani Abdi Kassim Aggrey Morris Mangezi Tapiwa Zhokinyi Guthrie Lionel Mutizwa
Own goal
Hassan Hakizimana (for Zanzibar) Henry Mbazumutima (for Zanzibar) Ermias Wolday (for Rwanda) Moalim Bader (for Rwanda) Yassin Ali Egal (for Eritrea) Abdoulahi Hamoud (for Uganda)
References
External links Official Site