The Hotly-contested match ended in 3-3 equality in the
90-minute period it takes to play a football match, but the Djiboutian
goalkeeper, Gamil Haider who survived two penalty shootouts lead his team to
secure their 3rd place.
But Djiboutian striker, Moussa Hassan, was recognized as
the top scorer of the two week-long tournament with 6 more goals.
"My intention was to win the trophy, but securing the 3rdplace against Qatar whose players are highly paid and have everything we are
lacking was even a good approach for me and my players and I am very hopeful we
will reach our target in the coming years” the coach of Djibouti youngsters,
Omar Mahfoud told CECAFA media after the match.
He praised the Qatari side for good exhibition, saying they were also a strong team.
"Having the top scorer of the tourney was another
mentionable achievement for me and my young boys who are for the first time
playing outside Djibouti” coach Omar Mahfoud said in his talk with CECAFA
Media.
Djibouti FA president Souleiman Hassan Waberi who watched
Sunday’s match, was the first to embrace and congratulate his youngsters on
their good reach, saying he was happy with how professionally they performed.
This was the first time that a team from the small horn
of African nation of Djibouti reaches such level at an Arab football
competition. However, Iraq won the trophy after they defeated Saudi
Arabia 2-0 on Sunday, while Djibouti finished 3rd and hosts Qatar
ended up in the 4th place.