2012 Kagame Interclub Cup


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.
Defending champions Young Africans picked up their fifth title of the competition after beating fellow Tanzanians Azam in the [|final].

Broadcasting

secured official rights to broadcast all games played in the tournament. They used their SS9 and SS9E channels.

Participants

On 29 June 2012, the draw for clubs to participate in the tournament was released. 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. The budget of the tournament is said to be around US$ 600,000. Matches are being played at the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in Dar es Salaam and the Azam Stadium in Chamazi.
The following 11 clubs took part in the competition:
Group A
Group B
Group C
appointed 15 officials to participate in the tournament.
;Referees
;Assistant referees
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.

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings :
  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams involved;
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams involved;
  3. Goals scored in games between the teams involved;
  4. Away goals scored in games between the teams involved;
  5. Goal difference in all games;
  6. Goals scored in all games;
  7. 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


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Group B


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Group C


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Knockout stage

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.

Bracket

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were played on 23–24 July 2012.
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.
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Semi-finals

The semi-finals will be played on 26 July 2012.
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.
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Third place playoff

The third place playoff was played on 28 July 2012, right before the final.

Final

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.
Match rules
A total of 77 goals was scored by 46 different players in the entire tournament.
RankNameTeamGoals
1 Said Bahanunzi Young Africans7
2 Tady Etekiama Association Sportive Vita Club6
2 Hamis Kizza Young Africans6
4 John Bocco Azam5
5 Jean-Baptiste Mugiraneza Armée Patriotique Rwandaise3
5 Robert Ssentongo Uganda Revenue Authority3
7 Selemani Ndikumana Armée Patriotique Rwandaise2
7 Leonel Saint-Preux Armée Patriotique Rwandaise2
7 Basilua Makola Association Sportive Vita Club2
7 Kazadi Mutombo Association Sportive Vita Club2
7 Abdalla Juma Simba2
7 Feni Ali Uganda Revenue Authority2
13 Jean-Claude Iranzi Armée Patriotique Rwandaise1
13 Olivier Karekezi Armée Patriotique Rwandaise1
13 Barnabe Mubumbyi Armée Patriotique Rwandaise1
13 Ayuk Roland Agbor Association Sportive du Port1
13 Magola Mapanda Association Sportive Vita Club1
13 Alfred Mfongang Association Sportive Vita Club1
13 Emmanuel Ngudikama Association Sportive Vita Club1
13 Romaric Rogombé Association Sportive Vita Club1
13 Hussein Ciza Atlético Olympic1
13 Divin Gateretse Atlético Olympic1
13 Didier Kavumbagu Atlético Olympic1
13 Pierre Kwizera Atlético Olympic1
13 Kevin Ndayisenga Atlético Olympic1
13 Olivier Ndikumana Atlético Olympic1
13 Emery Nimubona Atlético Olympic1
13 Frederick Nsabiyumwa Atlético Olympic1
13 Mrisho Ngassa Azam1
13 Mohamed Abdulrahim Mafunzo1
13 Ali Juma Hassan Mafunzo1
13 Juma Jaku Mafunzo1
13 Ally Othman Mbanga Mafunzo1
13 Salum Said Shebe Mafunzo1
13 Shomari Kapombe Simba1
13 Haruna Moshi Simba1
13 Felix Sunzu Simba1
13 Sula Bagala Uganda Revenue Authority1
13 Samuel Mubiru Uganda Revenue Authority1
13 Augustine Nsumba Uganda Revenue Authority1
13 Erias Ssekisambu Uganda Revenue Authority1
13 Khamis Deshama Ulama Wau Salaam1
13 Nadir Haroub Young Africans1
13 Athuman Idd Young Africans1
13 Nizar Khalfan Young Africans1
13 Haruna Niyonzima Young Africans1