The 2009 Orange CECAFA Senior Challenge tournament was the 33rd edition of the CECAFA Cup football tournament that involves teams from East and Central Africa. The 2009 edition was hosted in Kenya.
Participants
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Sudan was left out due to missing the deadline for the draw.
French telecommunications company Orange agreed to sponsor the tournament. Orange paid $175,000 USD for the privilege.
The Kenyan Government also paid $80,000 USD to sponsor the tournament. It is the first time in 15 years that the CECAFA Cup has been hosted in Kenya.
CECAFA unveiled tournament mascot Tembo, a friendly looking elephant in a black- and yellow-stripped jersey and orange shorts, standing with his left foot on a football. Tembo will spread the message "Uniting for Peace", the tournament's theme.
Television rights were sold to Kenya Broadcasting Corporation in partnership with South-African owned Super Sport.
Group stage
All times are East Africa Time (EAT) – UTC+3
Group A
Group B
Group C
Knockout stage
All times are East Africa Time (EAT) – UTC+3
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Eritreans seek refugee status
Following Eritrea's exit from the competition, the Eritrean national football team sought refugee status in Nairobi and then leave to Australia.
Goalscorers
5 goals
Mrisho Ngassa
4 goals
Yusuf Ndayishime
3 goals
James Chamanga
Kennedy Chola
2 goals
Umed Ukuri
Allan Wanga
Tumayine Ndamuhanga
Dan Wagaluka
Charles Siyingwa
1 goal
Isaias Andberhian
Testfaldet Goitom
Filmon Tseqay
Aklilu Ayenew
Adane Girma
Tefesse Tesfaye
John Baraza
George Odhiambo
Haruna Niyonzima
Mafisango Mutesa
Mohamed Hassan Ali
Musa Mugosi
Stephen Bengo
Owen Kasule
Geoffrey Massa
Emmanuel Okwi
Mike Sserumaga
Robert Ssentongo
Felix Sunzu
Abdulla Abdulghani
Abdi Kassim
Aggrey Morris
Mangezi Tapiwa
Zhokinyi Guthrie
Lionel Mutizwa
Own goal
Hassan Hakizimana (for Zanzibar) Henry Mbazumutima (for Zanzibar) Ermias Wolday (for Rwanda) Moalim Bader (for Rwanda) Yassin Ali Egal (for Eritrea) Abdoulahi Hamoud (for Uganda)