Texas 1978 CECAFA CupTournament detailsHost countryMalawiDatesNovember 1–19Teams5Final positionsChampions Malawi (1st title)Runners-up ZambiaTournament statisticsMatches played14Goals scored45 (3.21 per match)Top scorer(s) Godfrey Chitalu (11 goals)← 1977 1979 → International football competition The 1978 CECAFA Cup was the 6th edition of the tournament. It was held in Malawi, and was won by the hosts. The matches were played between November 1 and 19. Group stage Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Zambia 6 4 3 0 1 16 3 +13 Malawi 6 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 Uganda 5 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 Kenya 2 4 1 0 3 1 11 –10 Somalia 1 4 0 1 3 3 10 –7 November 1, 1978 Malawi 1–0 Kenya Kaimfa 79' November 3, 1978 Malawi 3–1 Somalia Phiri Chikafa Gondwe November 5, 1978 Malawi 0–2 Uganda November 7, 1978 Zambia 2–1 Uganda Chitalu Chola November 9, 1978 Zambia 4–0 Somalia Chitalu Chola ? November 9, 1978 Kenya 0–1 Uganda November 11, 1978 Malawi 2–1 Zambia Phiri Chikafa Chola November 11, 1978 Kenya 1–0 Somalia November 13, 1978 Kenya 0–9 Zambia Chitalu Chola Kalambo Simulambo ? November 13, 1978 Somalia 2–2 Uganda Semi-finals November 17, 1978 Malawi 2–0 Kenya Thewe 43'Phiri 87' November 17, 1978 Zambia 4–0 Uganda Chitalu Third place match November 19, 1978 Kenya 2–0 Uganda Adero ? Final November 19, 1978 Malawi 3–2 Zambia Gondwe 3'Billie 77'Phiri 89' Chitalu ? References Rsssf archives CECAFA CupCouncil for East and Central Africa Football AssociationsTournaments Uganda 1973 Tanzania 1974 Zambia 1975 Zanzibar 1976 Somalia 1977 Malawi 1978 Kenya 1979 Sudan 1980 Tanzania 1981 Uganda 1982 Kenya 1983 Uganda 1984 Zimbabwe 1985 Ethiopia 1987 Malawi 1988 Kenya 1989 Zanzibar 1990 Uganda 1991 Tanzania 1992 Kenya 1994 Uganda 1995 Sudan 1996 Rwanda 1999 Uganda 2000 Rwanda 2001 Tanzania 2002 Sudan 2003 Ethiopia 2004 Rwanda 2005 Ethiopia 2006 Tanzania 2007 Uganda 2008 Kenya 2009 Tanzania 2010 Tanzania 2011 Uganda 2012 Kenya 2013 Ethiopia 2014 Ethiopia 2015 Kenya 2016 Kenya 2017 Kenya 2018 Uganda 2019 Ethiopia 2021 Finals 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021