2025 Mapinduzi Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Zanzibar |
| City | Gombani |
| Dates | 3–13 January 2025 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Zanzibar (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Burkina Faso |
| Third place |  Kenya |
| Fourth place |  Tanzania |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 7 (0.58 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Clément Pitroipa Aboubacar Traoré
(2 goals each) |
← 2024 | |
The 2025 Mapinduzi Cup was an international association football friendly tournament that took place from 3 to 13 January 2025 at the Gombani Stadium in Zanzibar.[1]
Zanzibar won the final after defeating Burkina Faso 2–1.[2]
Venue
[edit]All matches will be held at the Gombani Stadium in Pemba Island, Zanzibar.
| Gombani | |
|---|---|
| Gombani Stadium | |
| Capacity: 10,000 | |
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Participants countries
[edit]Initially, six teams contested in the tournament, but Burundi and South Sudan withdrew before the tournament began.[3] FIFA ranking as of 19 December 2024.
| Country | Confederation | FIFA Ranking[4] | Confederation Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso
|
CAF | 66 | 12 |
 Burundi (Withdrew)
|
CAF | 139 | 42 |
| Kenya
|
CAF | 108 | 25 |
 South Sudan (Withdrew)
|
CAF | 170 | 47 |
| Tanzania
|
CAF | 106 | 24 |
| Zanzibar (Host)
|
CAF (associate member) | N/A | N/A |
Officials
[edit]![[icon]](/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (January 2025) |
Group stage
[edit]The four teams competing against each other played in a group stage, and the team that finished on top of the group would win the tournament. The tournament was also previously intended to be a group stage involving two groups of three teams.[3]
The tournament saw the return of Zanzibar to international football after a hiatus since December 2023.[5]
| Pos. | Team | Pld. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burkina Faso
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Qualified for final |
| 2 | Zanzibar (H)
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Kenya
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Tanzania
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
| Burkina Faso | 1–1 | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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| Burkina Faso | 1–0 | Zanzibar |
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Report |
| Tanzania | 0–2 | Burkina Faso |
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| Report |
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Final
[edit]The final was played on 13 January 2025[2] and when the two sides met in the group stage, Burkina Faso won 1–0.[6]
Ibrahim Hilika gave the home side the lead four minutes before half-time, and during the second half, Burkina Faso continued to press before Aboubacar Traore scored the equalising goal after 74 minutes. As the referee prepared to blow the final whistle, Haji Cheda made it 2–1 after he curled in his shot.[2]
| Burkina Faso | 1–2 | Zanzibar |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]There have been 12 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 1.71 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
References
[edit]- ^ "Mapinduzi Cup 2025 - Results, fixtures, tables and stats". Global Sports Archive.
- ^ a b c "Zanzibar stop Burkina Faso to win Mapinduzi Cup". CECAFA. 13 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Mapinduzi Cup Format Overhaul After Burundi's Exit". Azscore. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "FIFA World Men's team rankings". FIFA.com. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Zanzibar 1–0 Tanzania". Soccerway. 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Burkina Faso 1–0 Zanzibar". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
Friendly association football tournaments in 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Mapinduzi Cup | Zanzibar (3–13 January) |
| Lunar New Year Cup |  Hong Kong (1 February) |
| Pinatar Cup |  Spain (19–25 February) |
| SheBelieves Cup |  United States (20–26 February) |
| CFA Team China Cup |  China (20–25 March) |
| Canadian Shield | |
| J.League World Challenge |  Japan (July) |
| MLS All-Star Game | |
| GoTyme Bank Cup |  Philippines (September) |
