2019 CECAFA Cup
The 2019 CECAFA Cup was the 40th edition of the annual CECAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of the national teams of member nations of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations. It took place in Uganda in December 2019.
Participants
The following teams were confirmed to be participating in the tournament. The national team of the Democratic Republic of Congo was announced to participate in place of Rwanda. Ethiopia, DR Congo and South Sudan all withdrew from the tournament in December 2019. The reason was the financial shortages of each respective federation which prevented them from meeting the $20,000 entry requirement.| National Team | FIFA Ranking |
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Match officials
Referees- Mfaume Nassoro
- Thierry Nkurunziza
- Anthony Ogwayo
- Ali Sabilla
- Omar Abdulkadir Artan
- Mohamed Diraneh Guedi
- Tsegay Teklu Mogos
- Sabri Mohamed Fadul
- Ferdinand Chacha
- Nagi Subahi Ahmed
- Joshua Achilla
- Musa Balikoowa
- Bashir Sheikh Suleiman
- Liban Abdirazack Ahmed
- Eyobel Michael Ghebru
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Goalscorers
;3 goals- Hassan Abdallah
- Oscar Musa Wamalwa
- Bright Anukani
- Mahdi Houssein Mahabeh
- Robel Kidane
- Abel Okbay
- Ali Sulieman
- Kizza Mustafa
- Fahad Bayo
- Allan Okello
- Landry Ndikumana
- Cedric Rurasenga
- Haroun Mohamed
- Michael Habte
- Kenneth Muguna
- Omar Mohamed
- Mohamed Abbas Namir
- Muntasir Osman
- Gadiel Kamagi
- Ditram Nchimbi
- Nicholas Kazozi
- Muzamir Mutyaba
- Ben Ocen
- Joakim Ojera
- Makame Khamis