In Khartoum.
NB: Silver Strikers of Lilongwe arrived a few days before the start
of the tournament but were denied entrance by CECAFA General Secretary
James Tirop (Kenya) for having registered late for the tournament;
Kenyan side Gor Mahia arrived late for the opening match against
El Merreikh but were unpunished; Silver Strikers remained in Khartoum
for a few days in the hope of being allowed to enter but eventually
returned home frustrated; out of protest Malawi left CECAFA, following
the earlier example of Zambia and Zimbabwe, and never returned, later
joining COSAFA instead.
Group A
El Merreikh 1-1 Gor Mahia
Express FC 2-1 Simba SC
El Merreikh 2-1 Express FC
Simba SC 2-0 Gor Mahia
Express FC 1-0 Gor Mahia
El Merreikh abd Simba SC [abandoned at 1-2 in 88']
[Simba players were stoned by supporters; the match was abandoned with
Merreikh losing 2-1; a replay was ordered, in which Simba, with 5
injured players, refused to take part; the replay was then apparently
awarded to El Merreikh]
1.El Merreikh 3 2 1 0 3- 2 5 [Sudan]
2.Express FC 3 2 0 1 4- 3 4 [Uganda]
3.Simba SC 3 1 0 2 3- 2 2 [Tanzania]
4.Gor Mahia 3 0 1 2 1- 4 1 [Kenya]
[NB: without goals that may have been awarded for Merreikh vs Simba]
Group B
El Hilal 1-0 Small Simba
Young Africans 0-0 Mebrat Hail
Young Africans 2-0 Small Simba
El Hilal 0-0 Mebrat Hail
El Hilal 1-1 Young Africans
Mebrat Hail 0-2 Small Simba
1.Young Africans 3 1 2 0 3- 1 4 [Tanzania]
2.El Hilal 3 1 2 0 2- 1 4 [Sudan]
3.Small Simba 3 1 0 2 2- 3 2 [Zanzibar]
4.Mebrat Hail 3 0 2 1 0- 2 2 [Ethiopia] [aka EELPA]
Semifinals
Young Africans 0-0 Express FC [4-5 pen]
El Merreikh n/p El Hilal
[El Hilal withdrew in protest to the group A scandal from which their
local rivals had profited; they insisted on playing group A runners-up
El-Merreikh instead and were replaced by 3rd placed Small Simba (other
source list the club as Shanigani)]
El Merreikh 1-0 Small Simba
Final
El Merreikh 2-1 Express FC
[Fatah El Rahman Faraq (2)]
[sent-off in 2nd half: Fatah El Rahman Faraq (Merreikh) and
Abdul Nsubuga (Express)]
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