2010 CECAFA Cup
The 2010 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup (known as the CECAFA Tusker Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 34th edition of the competition. The host of the tournament is Tanzania.[1]
![]() 2010 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup Logo  | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tanzania | 
| Dates | November 27 – December 12 | 
| Teams | 12 (9 CECAFA members + 3 invitees) | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 | 
| Goals scored | 58 (2.23 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | |
Participants
    
    
Information
    
Eritrea and Djibouti were left out due to missing the deadline for the draw.[4]
The winner team will receive $30,000 USD, the runner up will receive $20,000 USD and third place will receive $10,000 USD. There will also be prizes for the best team, best goalkeeper and top scorer among others.[5]
In the event that one of the invited teams wins the tournament, a replica trophy will be handed over and the prize money.
East African Breweries Limited (EABL) agreed to sponsor the tournament.[6] They paid $450,000 USD.
All the games will be played in Dar Es Salaam to allow easy TV coverage by Super Sport.
Group stage
    
    Group A
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 | 
Group B
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | 
| Rwanda  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Birori  Kagabo  | 
Kouadio  | 
| Ivory Coast  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bolou  | 
| Ivory Coast  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kone  Tchetche  | 
Group C
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 | 
Ranking of Third-placed Teams
    
At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third-placed teams of each group. The two best third-placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 2 | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | A | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 
Knockout stage
    
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 December – Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 10 December – Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 7 December – Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 12 December – Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 8 December – Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 (5) | ||||||||||
| 10 December – Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
| 2 (3) | ||||||||||
| 0 (4) | ||||||||||
| 8 December – Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
| 0 (5) | Third place | |||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 12 December – Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
    
Semi-finals
    
Third place play-off
    
Goalscorers
    
- 5 goals
 
- 4 goals
 
- 3 goals
 
- 2 goals
 
 Fred Ajwang
 Davi Banda
 Victor Nyirenda
 Shadrack Nsajigwa
 Henry Kisekka
 Ahmed Ali Salum
- 1 goal
 
 Jean-Paul Habarugira
 Claude Nahimana
 Kipre Bolou
 Zoumana Kone
 Fabrice Kouadio
 Tesfaye Alebachew
 Abebaw Butako
 John Baraza
 Henry Kabichi
 Daddy Birori
 Peter Kagabo
 John Boko
 Henry Shindika
 Simeon Masaba
 Sula Matovu
 Tony Mawejje
 Andrew Mwesigwa
 Mike Sserumaga
 Venecious Mapande
 Kennedy Mudenda
 Allan Mukuka
 Aggrey Morris
 Mcha Khamis
References
    
- "Tanzania Mainland to host Cecafa Cup".
 - Côte d'Ivoire are not competing with their national team, but instead are competing with their local-based team in preparation for the 2011 African Nations Championship. Therefore, their matches will not count towards the FIFA ranking.
 - Tanzania's team does not include players from the islands of Unguja and Pemba, who compete separately as Zanzibar at the CECAFA Cup.
 - http://foreign.peacefmonline.com/sports/201011/101016.php%5B%5D
 - "New Vision Online : Uganda Cranes target new-look trophy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
 - "2010 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup - Malawi". Archived from the original on 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
 
