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.

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1979 CECAFA Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Kenya
Dates	November 3–17
Teams	7 (from CECAFA confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Malawi (2nd title)
Runners-up	Kenya
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	49 (3.5 per match)
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More information Team, Pts ...

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

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

More information Malawi, 4–0 ...

Malawi	4–0	Zanzibar
Chamangwana Dandize ? ?

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More information Malawi, 4–0 ...

Malawi	4–0	Sudan
Waya Phiri Billie Dandize

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More information Zanzibar, 1–1 ...

Zanzibar	1–1	Sudan

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