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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Uganda |
| Dates | 18 November – 2 December |
| Teams | 9 (from CECAFA confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uganda A (8th title) |
| Runners-up | Uganda B |
| Third place |  Ethiopia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 61 (3.05 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Hassan Mubiru Andrew Mukasa (5 goals each) |
The 2000 CECAFA Cup was the 24th edition of the football tournament, which involves teams from Southern and Central Africa. The matches were played in Uganda, a decision which Tanzania protested, but to no avail.[1] Tanzania were also banned from international football by FIFA, the world football governing body.[1] The matches were played from 18 November to 2 December 2000. Prior to the tournament, Djibouti withdrew due to monetary difficulties, but re-entered. Sudan and Zanzibar also withdrew, but stayed out. The reasoning behind their withdrawal was unknown.[1]
Nine teams entered the tournament, as opposed to the twelve teams competing at the previous tournament in 1999.[2] However, there were only eight different nations competing in the tournament as Uganda entered two teams: Uganda (A) and Uganda (B). Uganda (A) was in Group A, and Uganda (B) was in Group B, enabling the two to potentially meet each other in the final, as occurred here. Both Ugandas topped their respective groups, and progressed to the knockout stages along with Ethiopia and Rwanda. Uganda (A) beat Rwanda, and Uganda (B) beat Ethiopia to mean that "the Cranes" (Uganda A) and "the Lions" (Uganda B) would meet in the final. In the final, Uganda (A) captained by George Ssimwogerere of Express, won 2–0.[1][3] Ethiopia finished third after beating Rwanda on penalties 4–2 after the match finished 0–0.[1]
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