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2015 CECAFA Cup

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Host country
  
Ethiopia

Venue(s)
  
3 (in 3 host cities)

Runners-up
  
Rwanda

Dates
  
21 November–5 December

Champions
  
Uganda (14th title)

2015 CECAFA Cup

Teams
  
12 (from 2 sub-confederations)

The 2015 CECAFA Cup is the 38th 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 (CECAFA). It took place in Ethiopia from 21 November to 5 December 2015.

Contents

The tournament was initially scheduled to be hosted in Rwanda. However, in June 2015, it was announced that Ethiopia replaced Rwanda as host due to Rwanda's preparation to host the 2016 African Nations Championship.

Participants

The following teams were confirmed to be participating in the tournament:

Notes
  • Eritrea national football team refused to participate due to the country's political tensions with hosts Ethiopia.
  • A draw containing Zambia was released to the press on 9 November 2015 but appeared to be inaccurate due to Malawi's inclusion.

    • Match officials

    Referees
    Assistant referees

    Group stage

    The draw result was announced by CECAFA on 11 November 2015.

    References

    2015 CECAFA Cup Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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