CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Ethiopia |
Dates | 21 November–5 December |
Teams | 12 (from 2 sub-confederations) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Uganda (14th title) |
Runners-up | Rwanda |
Third place | Ethiopia |
Fourth place | Sudan |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 26 |
Goals scored | 52 (2 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Athar El Tahir (4 goals) |
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.
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.
The following teams were confirmed to be participating in the tournament:
The draw result was announced by CECAFA on 11 November 2015.
If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):
The two best ranked third-placed teams also advance to the quarter-finals.
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