1995 CECAFA Cup

CECAFA Cup 1995 Uganda November 26 – December 9 8 CECAFA Zanzibar 1964a 1 Uganda Uganda B 16 38 1994 1996 The 1995 CECAFA Cup was the 21st edition of the CECAFA Cup, a football tournament for members of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). The competition was held in Uganda and began with the first matches in the group stage on November 26, 1995 and ended with the final on December 9, 1995. Zanzibar and Uganda B contested the final which was played in Kampala. Zanzibar won the match 1–0 to win the competition for the first time. In the third-place match, Kenya defeated Ethiopia 2–1. Background The CECAFA Cup, formerly Gossage Cup and the East and Central African Senior Challenge Cup, is a football competition held in East and Central Africa for members of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). It was first played in 1926.Mark Cruickshank Roberto Di Maggio Neil Morrison Karel Stokkermans East and Central African Championship (CECAFA) https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eastcentrafr.html RSSSF 9 July 2025 3 April 2025 Tanzania were the defending champions having won the 1994 CECAFA Cup after beating Uganda 4–3 on penalties following a 2–2 draw in Nairobi, Kenya. Zanzibar had never won the tournament before. Format Eight teams took part in the competition. They were drawn into two single round robin groups of four teams. The winning team and the runner up from each group would contest the semi-finals which would decide the teams to contest the final and the third-place match. Group stage Group A Kenya won their group to advance to the semi-finals alongside Zanzibar. TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGDKEN7321030+3ZAN 1964a63201330UGA Uganda A2302101–1 RWA 19621301213–2 November 26, 1995 UGA Uganda A 0–0 RWA 1962 Kampala November 27, 1995 KEN 2–0 ZAN 1964a Lwanga 40 Motego 61 Kampala November 29, 1995 ZAN 1964a 2–1 RWA 1962 Kampala November 30, 1995 KEN 1–0 RWA 1962 Kampala November 30, 1995 UGA Uganda A 0–1 ZAN 1964a Kampala December 2, 1995 UGA Uganda A 0–0 KEN Kampala Group B Ethiopia won their group to advance to the semi-finals alongside Uganda B. TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGDETH 19917321082+6UGA Uganda B6320153+2TAN43111104+6SOM03003115–14 November 27, 1995 TAN 2–2 ETH 1991 Bugembe November 28, 1995 Uganda B UGA 3–1 SOM Bugembe November 30, 1995 Uganda B UGA 0–1 ETH 1991 Bugembe December 1, 1995 TAN 7–0 SOM Bugembe December 3, 1995 ETH 1991 5–0 SOM Bugembe December 3, 1995 Uganda B UGA 2–1 TAN Bugembe Semi-finals Uganda B defeated Kenya and Zanzibar to advance to the final. December 6, 1995 Uganda B UGA 1–0 KEN Kampala December 6, 1995 ETH 1991 1–1 5–6 ZAN 1964a Bugembe Third-place match Kenya defeated Ethiopia to win the third-place match. December 9, 1995 KEN 2–1 ETH 1991 Kampala Final Zanzibar defeated Uganda B to win the tournament. December 9, 1995 ZAN 1964a 1–0 UGA Uganda B Kampala References Category:CECAFA Cup Category:International association football competitions hosted by Uganda CECAFA Category:1995 in Ugandan football