2020 CECAFA U-17 Championship

The 2020 CECAFA U17 Championship was the 4th CECAFA U-17 Championship organized by CECAFA (Council of East and Central Africa Football Association). It took place from 12 to 22 December 2020 in Gisenyi, Rwanda.

This competition also served as the CECAFA qualifiers for the 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations as the two finalists of the tournament represented CECAFA in the CAF U-17 continental competition.

The 6 participating teams were drawn into 2 groups. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Venue

 * Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi - Rubavu

Teams

 * 🇷🇼 Rwanda
 * 🇩🇯 Djibouti
 * 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
 * 🇰🇪 Kenya
 * 🇹🇿 Tanzania
 * 🇺🇬 Uganda
 * 🇸🇸 South Sudan - Disqualified


 * 🇧🇮 Burundi - Withdrew
 * 🇸🇩 Sudan - Withdrew
 * 🇪🇷 Eritrea - Withdrew

Match officials
Referees
 * 🇧🇮 Djaffari Nduwimana (Burundi)
 * Emmanuel Mwandembwa (Tanzania)
 * Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)
 * 🇪🇹 Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia)
 * 🇩🇯 Mohamed Diraneh (Djibouti)
 * 🇸🇴 Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
 * 🇰🇪 Israël Mpaima (Kenya)
 * 🇷🇼 Sammuel Uwikunda (Rwanda) (Rwanda)
 * 🇺🇬 (Ms) Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
 * 🇺🇬 Ronald Madanda (Uganda)

Assistant Referees
 * 🇧🇮 Emery Niyongabo (Burundi)
 * 🇷🇼 Dieudonne Mutuyimana (Rwanda)
 * Abd Elgabar Mohammed (Sudan)
 * 🇸🇸 Gasim Madir Dehiya (South Sudan)
 * 🇸🇴 Ahmad Abdulahi Farah (Somalia)
 * 🇪🇹 Fasika Yehualashet (Ethiopia)
 * 🇰🇪 Samuel Kuria (Kenya)
 * 🇰🇪 (Ms) Carolyne Kiles (Kenya)
 * Frank Komba (Tanzania)
 * 🇺🇬 Hakim Mulindwa (Uganda)
 * 🇺🇬 (Ms) Lydia Nantabo (Uganda)

Knockout stage
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.

Semi-finals
Winners qualified for 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

Qualification for CAF U17 Cup of Nations
The two finalists of the tournament qualified for the 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.

Qualified nations: