CECAFA Cup: Uganda defeats Ethiopia 2-1 in Group C Opener
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – The Ethiopian national football team lost 2-1 to Uganda in the Group C opener of the CECAFA Tournament here today.
The two teams were tied 1-1 at half-time.
The tournament kicked off on Saturday with Group A matches, where host Tanzania lost 1-0 to Zambia and Burundi defeated Somalia 2-0.
In Group B matches played yesterday, Zanzibar shocked Sudan 2-0 and Rwanda edged past a domestic league-based Ivory Coast team 2-1.
Ethiopia’s next game will be against Kenya on Thursday and against Malawi on Saturday.
In this year’s tournament, there are 12 teams drawn in three groups of four, with the top two sides in each pool qualifying for the quarter-finals, along with the two best third-place finishers.
2010 CECAFA Challenge Cup groups:
Group A: Tanzania, Zambia, Burundi, Somalia
Burundi 2 – 0 Somalia
Tanzania 0 – 1 Zambia
Group B: Rwanda, Ivory Coast, Sudan, Zambia
Sudan 0 – 2 Zanzibar
Rwanda 2 – 1 Côte d’Ivoire
GROUP C: Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Malawi
Ethiopia 1 – 2 Uganda
Kenya vs Malawi 2-3