The 1979 CECAFA Cup was the 7th edition of annual CECAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of the national teams of member nations of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). The tournament was held in Kenya from November 3 to November 17 and saw seven teams competing in the competition. It was held in Kenya, and was won by Malawi.

1979 CECAFA Cup
Tournament details
Host countryKenya
DatesNovember 3–17
Teams7 (from CECAFA confederations)
Final positions
Champions Malawi (2nd title)
Runners-up Kenya
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored49 (3.5 per match)
1978
1980

Group A

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Kenya 5 3 2 1 0 6 2 4
  Tanzania 4 3 1 2 0 7 5 2
  Zambia 3 3 1 1 1 5 6 –1
  Uganda 0 3 0 0 3 5 10 –5
Kenya  0–0  Tanzania

Uganda  1–2  Zambia
  Chitalu  
?  

Zambia  2–2  Tanzania
Chitalu  
Chola  
   

Kenya  3–1  Uganda

Tanzania  5–3  Uganda

Kenya  3–1  Zambia

Group B

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Malawi 4 2 2 0 0 8 0 8
  Zanzibar 1 2 0 1 1 1 5 –4
  Sudan 1 2 0 1 1 1 5 –4

It is unclear why Zanzibar was placed the second over Sudan; probably by drawing lot

Malawi  4–0  Zanzibar
Chamangwana  
Dandize  
Mphamba   

Malawi  4–0  Sudan
Waya  
Phiri  
Billie  
Dandize  

Zanzibar  1–1  Sudan

Semifinals

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Malawi  1–1  Tanzania
Gondwe  
Malawi  0–0
(Replay)
  Tanzania

Kenya  2–0  Zanzibar

Third place match

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Tanzania  2–1  Zanzibar

Final

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Malawi  3–2  Kenya
Thewe   87'
Dandize[1]   90'
Gondwe   117'
Lukoye  
Ochieng  

References

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  1. ^ According to this, he was the goalscorer but according to this Jack Chamangwana was the goalscorer. But Chamangwana page page say he wasn't the goalscorer