Host country Sudan Champions Uganda (1st title) | Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city) | |
City Khartoum, Juba & Kessela Dates August 23 - September 6 Teams 8 (from CAF confederations) | ||
The second edition of the CECAFA U-17 Tournament, all games were originally to be played in Nairobi, Kenya but have since been moved to Sudan. due to financial reasons, the Sudanese FA and El Merreikh Investment Group have agreed to sponsor the tournament.
The cup is also referred to as the Bashir Cup and the Hassan el Bashir Cup by East African media due to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's involvement.
There is a possibility that a third group will be based at Kessala.
Final table
Sudan were removed from the tournament for fielding over age players.
References
2009 CECAFA U-17 Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA