Host country Tanzania Champions Tanzania (3rd title) | Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city) Runners-up Ivory Coast | |
Dates November 27 to December 12 Teams 12
9 CECAFA members
+ 3 invitees | ||
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.
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Eritrea and Djibouti were left out due to missing the deadline for the draw.
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.
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. They paid $450,000 USD.
All the games will be played in Dar Es Salaam to allow easy TV coverage by Super Sport.
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.