Category: CECAFA (Council of East and Central African Football Associations)

CECAFA East and Central Africa Challenge Cup 1989

CECAFA Logo [Reference: 1]
CECAFA Logo [Reference: 1]

Finals Stage

DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
1989Uganda3Zambia1
1989Kenya0Malawi1
3rd Place
1989Kenya1Zambia0
Final
1989Malawi3 (1p)Uganda3 (2p)
[References: 2]

Group Tables

ECFA Challege Cup 1989PWDLFAPts
Group A
Kenya (Q)3300636
Uganda (Q)3111743
Zimbabwe3111533
Tanzania30032100
Group B
Zambia (Q)3210205
Malawi (Q)3120104
Zanzibar3021012
Kenya B3012020
[References: 2]

Group Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Group A
1989Kenya2Uganda1
1989Tanzania0Zimbabwe3
1989Kenya2Tanzania1
1989Uganda1Zimbabwe1
1989Tanzania1Uganda5
1989Kenya2Zimbabwe1
Group B
1989Malawi0Zanzibar0
1989Kenya B0Zambia1
1989Kenya B0Malawi1
1989Zambia1Zanzibar0
1989Kenya B0Zanzibar0
1989Malawi0Zambia0
[Reference: 2]

Report

Uganda won the 1989 East and Central Africa Cup hosted in Kenya, by defeating Malawi on penalties in the Final after a 3-3 draw. The seven Nations were drawn into two groups along with Kenya’s B Team. The two Groups could not have been more different with Group A, featuring Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Tanzania providing a high-scoring spectacle with 20 goals in the six games.

By contrast Group B with Zambia, Malawi, Zanzibar and Kenya B only provided three goals across the entire six matches – three games finishing 0-0 and three games 1-0. The Semi-Finals saw Uganda defeat Zambia 3-1 and Malawi knock hosts Kenya out 1-0. The Bronze Medal was won by Kenya who edged Zambia 1-0 in the Third Place Playoff.

About CECAFA

CECAFA is the Council of East and Central African Football Associations, comprising Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It organizes Regional International Competitions for both Nations and Club teams for Men’s, Women’s and Underage teams.

Images

[1] CECAFA (2021) cecafa-logo6 [Internet] Available from: http://www.cecafafootball.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cecafa-logo6.png  [Accessed 5 January 2021]

Magazines

[2] Mark Gleeson (1990) “African Notebook” World Soccer. February 1990. pg. 51.

Websites

[3] CACAFA (2021) About Us[Internet] Available from: http://www.cecafafootball.org/about-cecafa/ [Accessed 5 January 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Francesco.

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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 5 January 2021

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