The 2012 Kagame Interclub Cup was the 37th edition of the Kagame Interclub Cup, which is organised by CECAFA. It began on 14 July and ended on 28 July 2012. Tanzania hosted the tournament for their eleventh time since it officially began in 1974, when they were also hosts. The tournament made Wau Salaam the first South Sudanese club to take part in an international club tournament.[1]
| CECAFA Club Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Tanzania |
| Dates | 14–28 July 2012 |
| Teams | 11 (from 9 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Young Africans (5th title) |
| Runners-up | Azam |
| Third place |  Vita Club |
| Fourth place |  A.P.R. |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 23 |
| Goals scored | 77 (3.35 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Said Bahanunzi (7 goals) |
Defending champions Young Africans picked up their fifth title of the competition after beating fellow Tanzanians Azam in the final.
Broadcasting edit
SuperSport secured official rights to broadcast all games played in the tournament. They used their SS9 (SuperSport 9) and SS9E (SuperSport 9 East) channels.[2]
Participants edit
On 29 June 2012, the draw for clubs to participate in the tournament was released.[3][4][5] Young Africans, the winning team, received a cash prize of US$ 30,000, while the runners-up and third-placed teams, Azam and Vita Club respectively, received cash prizes US$ 20,000 and US$ 10,000 respectively.[6] The budget of the tournament is said to be around US$ 600,000.[7] Matches are being played at the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in Dar es Salaam and the Azam Stadium in Chamazi.[8]
The following 11 clubs took part in the competition:
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Group A |
Group B |
Group C
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Match officials edit
CECAFA appointed 15 officials to participate in the tournament.[9]
- Referees
- Assistant referees
Group stage edit
The group stage featured 11 teams, with 4 teams in Group A and Group C and 3 in Group B. The matchdays were 14–15, 17–18, 19, 20 and 21 July.[5][10][11][12]
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):
- Number of points obtained in games between the teams involved;
- Goal difference in games between the teams involved;
- Goals scored in games between the teams involved;
- Away goals scored in games between the teams involved;
- Goal difference in all games;
- Goals scored in all games;
- Drawing of lots.
Nine CECAFA associations were represented in the group stage: Tanzania by three clubs and Burundi, Congo DR, Djibouti, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda and Zanzibar.
Group A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 U.R.A.
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 |
| Vita Club
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4 |
| Simba
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
 Port
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
| Vita Club | 7–0 | Port |
|---|---|---|
Rogombe  21'Etekiama 24', 30', 74', 84' (pen.)Ngudikama 34'Makola 69' |
Report |
Group B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azam
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] |
 Mafunzo
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] |
 Tusker
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] |
Notes:
- ^ a b c Tiebreakers: Azam, Mafunzo and Tusker are all tied on points as shown above, but Azam and Mafunzo are ranked ahead of Tusker because of having more goals scored in the group, and Azam is ranked higher than Mafunzo because, since all of their criteria are the same, the first letter on their team name (A) is higher in the alphabet.
| Azam | 0–0 | Tusker |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Group C edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlético Olympic
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 7 |
| Young Africans
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 |
| A.P.R.
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 |
 Wau Salaam
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
| A.P.R. | 7–0 | Wau Salaam |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Preux 15' (pen.), 53' Ndikumana 24'Karekezi 40'Mugiraneza 48', 77'Mubumbyi 57' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
| Young Africans | 0–2 | Atlético Olympic |
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| Report 1 Report 2 (in Swahili) |
Kavumbagu 82' Ndikumana 90' |
| Wau Salaam | 1–7 | Young Africans |
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| Ulama 90+2' |
Report | Bahanunzi 12', 17' Kizza 18', 27', 30', 35'Khalfan 72' |
| Atlético Olympic | 5–0 | Wau Salaam |
|---|---|---|
| Gateretse 2' Ciza 38'Nsabiyumwa 48'Nimubona 55'Ndayisenga 57' |
Report |
| Young Africans | 2–0 | A.P.R. |
|---|---|---|
| Bahanunzi 23', 68' |
Report |
Knockout stage edit
The knockout stage involved the eight teams which advanced from the group stage: the top three teams from Group A and Group C and the top two from Group B.
In this stage, teams play against each other once. The losers of the semi-finals play against each other in the third place playoff where the winners are placed third overall in the entire competition and receive US$ 10,000. The winners of the final receive US$30,000 and the runners-up US$20,000.[6]
Bracket edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||
| U.R.A. | 1 | |||||||||
| 26 July | ||||||||||
| A.P.R. | 2 | |||||||||
| A.P.R. | 0 | |||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||
| Young Africans | 1 | |||||||||
| Mafunzo | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| 28 July | ||||||||||
| Young Africans | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| Young Africans | 2 | |||||||||
| 24 July | ||||||||||
| Azam | 0 | |||||||||
| Atlético Olympic | 1 | |||||||||
| 26 July | ||||||||||
| Vita Club | 2 | |||||||||
| Vita Club | 1 | |||||||||
| 24 July | ||||||||||
| Azam | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
| Azam | 3 | |||||||||
| 28 July | ||||||||||
| Simba | 1 | |||||||||
| A.P.R. | 1 | |||||||||
| Vita Club | 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals edit
The quarter-finals were played on 23–24 July 2012.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda Revenue Authority
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1–2 | Armée Patriotique Rwandaise
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| Mafunzo
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1–1 (3–5 p) | Young Africans
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| Atlético Olympic
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1–2 | Association Sportive Vita Club
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| Azam
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3–1 | Simba
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In the first quarter-final, Uganda Revenue Authority, who had lost the 2008 final in to Tusker, faced Armée Patriotique Rwandaise, who had already beaten them 2–1 five years earlier to clinch the title in 2007. The latter won the match 2–1. Mafunzo, in the second quarter-final, were beaten 5–3 on penalties by Young Africans, who are seeking their fifth title in the competition, after the match ended in a 1–1 stalemate after 90 minutes.
Atlético Olympic, making their first appearance at the tournament as only the second Burundian club ever to participate, were edged out 2–1 in the third quarter-final by Vita Club, also competing for their first time. Azam completed a surprise upset in the fourth quarter-final over six-time champions and fellow Tanzanians Simba, beating them 3–1 to advance to the semi-finals.
| Mafunzo | 1–1 (90 min.) | Young Africans |
|---|---|---|
| Mbanga 34' |
Report | Bahanunzi 46' |
| Penalties | ||
Shebe  Shabaan  Abdulrahim Jaku |
3–5 | Bahanunzi Haroub Kizza Niyonzima Idd |
Semi-finals edit
The semi-finals will be played on 26 July 2012.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Association Sportive Vita Club
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1–2 | Azam
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| Armée Patriotique Rwandaise
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0–1 | Young Africans
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In the first semi-final Vita Club will be up against Azam, both of whom have performed impressively for newcomers in this year's competition, having reached the semi-finals ahead of more experienced clubs.
Armée Patriotique Rwandaise will face Young Africans for a second time in the tournament, having lost 2–0 to them in the group stage.
| A.P.R. | 0–1 | Young Africans |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kizza 90+10' |
Third place playoff edit
The third place playoff was played on 28 July 2012, right before the final.
Final edit
The final was played on 28 July 2012, right after the third place playoff. To reach the final, in the knockout stage Azam defeated six-time champions Simba and Vita Club, while Young Africans eliminated Mafunzo and Armée Patriotique Rwandaise, whom they had already beaten in the group stage.
Azam, making their first ever appearance at the tournament, were the fifth team from Tanzania to reach the final and the fourth to reach the final with Tanzania as the hosts, the last being defending champions Young Africans in 1986. The match was also the third final in which both finalists were from Tanzania, and the second final hosted by Tanzania in which both finalists were from Tanzania.
| Young Africans | 2–0 | Azam |
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| Kizza 44' Bahanunzi 90+3' |
Report 1[permanent dead link] Report 2 |
        Young Africans
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 Azam
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Match rules
- 90 minutes.
- Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
- Seven named substitutes.
- Maximum of three substitutions.
Top scorers edit
A total of 77 goals was scored by 46 different players in the entire tournament.
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ Patrick Korir (12 July 2012). "All Kagame Cup ties be aired live by Super Sport". Futaa.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ "CECAFA-KAGAME Club Cup Championship draw released". CAF. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ Rodgers Eshitemi (29 June 2012). "Kagame Cup draw released". Futaa.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ a b "CECAFA KAGAME CUP 2012 14th – 28th July 2012, Dar-Es Salaam, Tanzania". FERWAFA. 29 June 2012. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ a b Gishinga Njoroge (16 July 2012). "2012 Cecafa Kagame Cup, Day 2: Simba also beaten". KPL.co.ke. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ Bonnie Mugabe; Ostine Arinaitwe (17 May 2012). "Rwanda: 2012 Kagame Cup to Cost Rwf.358 Million". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ "Zim side turns down Kagame Cup invite". The New Times. 28 June 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ "Five local referees to officiate at Kagame Cup". Daily News Online Edition. 6 July 2012. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ "CECAFA-KAGAME Club Cup Championship draw released". CAF. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ "Zim side turns down Kagame Cup invite". The New Times. 28 June 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012. (Venues)
- ^ "Vita Club, South Sudan side main attraction as Kagame Cup starts Saturday". KPL.co.ke. 13 July 2012. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012. (Venues)