2012 CECAFA Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2012 CECAFA Cup began on 3 December 2012 with the quarter-finals and ended on 8 December 2012 with the final. Matches were played at the Namboole Stadium[1][2][3][4] and the Lugogo Stadium in Kampala, Uganda.

Format

The knockout stage involved the eight teams which advanced from the group stage: the top two teams from each group and the two best third-placed teams.

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.[5][6]

Match rules

Quarter-finals, third place playoff and final

  • Regulation time is 90 minutes.
  • If scores are still level after regulation time, there will be no extra time and a Penalty shoot-out decides the winner.
  • Each team is allowed to have seven named substitutes.
  • Each team is allowed to make a maximum of three substitutions.

Semi-finals rules

  • Regulation time is 90 minutes.
  • If scores are still level after regulation time, there will be 30 minutes of extra time and a Penalty shoot-out thereafter if scores are still level after extra time to decide the winner.
  • Each team is allowed to have seven named substitutes.
  • Each team is allowed to make a maximum of three substitutions.

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 December
 
 
 Rwanda0
 
6 December
 
 Tanzania2
 
 Tanzania0
 
4 December
 
 Uganda3
 
 Uganda2
 
8 December
 
 Ethiopia0
 
 Uganda2
 
3 December
 
 Kenya1
 
 Burundi0 (5)
 
6 December
 
 Zanzibar0 (6)
 
 Zanzibar2 (2)
 
4 December
 
 Kenya2 (4) Third place
 
 Kenya1
 
8 December
 
 Malawi0
 
 Tanzania1 (5)
 
 
 Zanzibar1 (6)
 

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were played on 3–4 December 2012.

Rwanda 0 – 2 Tanzania
Niyonzima Yellow card 45+3'
Mugiraneza Yellow card 74'		 Report Kiemba 34'
Nyoni Yellow card 42'
Bocco 54'
Referee: Mohamed El Fadhil (Sudan)
Burundi 0 – 0 Zanzibar
Report Morris Yellow card 45+4'
Azizi Yellow card 79'
Penalties
S. Ndikumana soccer ball with red X
Nzingamasabo soccer ball with check mark
Tambwe soccer ball with check mark
Nduwarugira soccer ball with check mark
Nkurikiye soccer ball with check mark
Duhayindavyi soccer ball with check mark
Fiston soccer ball with red X		 5 – 6 soccer ball with check mark Khamis
soccer ball with check mark Adeyom
soccer ball with check mark Jaku
soccer ball with red X Haroub
soccer ball with check mark Nuhu
soccer ball with check mark Morris
soccer ball with check mark Ab. Othman
Referee: Dennis Batte (Uganda)
Kenya 1 – 0 Malawi
Owino Yellow card 49'
Baraza 58'		 Report
Namboole Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Israel Mujuni (Tanzania)
Uganda 2 – 0 Ethiopia
Kizito 4'
Ssentongo 60'		 Report Tadesse Yellow card 81'
Namboole Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on 6 December 2012.

Zanzibar 2 – 2 Kenya
Khamis 21'
Saleh Yellow card 58' Red card 112'
Morris 76' (pen.)		 Report Haroub 30' (o.g.)
Atudo Yellow card 65'
Modo Kimani Yellow card 75'
Baraza 81'
Penalties
Khamis soccer ball with red X
Al. Othman soccer ball with red X
Morris soccer ball with check mark
Nuhu soccer ball with check mark		 2 – 4 soccer ball with check mark Baraza
soccer ball with check mark Atudo
soccer ball with check mark Lavatsa
soccer ball with check mark Juma
Namboole Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Tanzania 0 – 3 Uganda
Yondan Yellow card 68' Report Okwi 12'
Ssentongo 52', 72'
Namboole Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Mohamed El Fadhil (Sudan)

Third place play-off

Tanzania 1 – 1 Zanzibar
Bocco Yellow card 3'
Kazimoto 19'
Kiemba Yellow card 86'		 Report
News		 Morris Yellow card 45'
Ab. Othman 85'
Penalties
Kazimoto soccer ball with red X
Nyoni soccer ball with check mark
Maftar soccer ball with check mark
Nditi soccer ball with check mark
Kapombe soccer ball with check mark
Domayo soccer ball with check mark
Yondan soccer ball with red X		 5 – 6 soccer ball with red X Nassor
soccer ball with check mark Khamis
soccer ball with check mark Nuhu
soccer ball with check mark Morris
soccer ball with check mark Ab. Othman
soccer ball with check mark Haroub
soccer ball with check mark Makame
Namboole Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Dennis Batte (Uganda)

Final

Uganda 2 – 1 Kenya
Ssentongo 28'
Okwi Yellow card 41'
Kizito 90'		 Report Baraza Yellow card 39'
Atudo Yellow card 79'
Lavatsa 87'
Namboole Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

Top scorers (at the knockout stage)

3 goals
  • Uganda Robert Ssentongo
2 goals
1 goal
As of 8 December 2012

References

  1. ^ Bonnie Mugabe (30 August 2012). "Challenge Cup brought forward". The New Times. Rwanda. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  2. ^ Patrick Korir (22 August 2012). "Musonye; CECAFA has no time for 'useless' sideshows". Futaa.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-23. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Cecafa-Tusker Cup Uganda 2012 launched". CAFOnline.com. Confederation of African Football. 28 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  4. ^ John Vianney Nsimbe (28 August 2012). "2012 Cecafa Cup set for November 24 in Kampala". The Observer. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Cecafa-Tusker Cup Uganda 2012 launched". CAFOnline.com. Confederation of African Football. 28 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  6. ^ John Vianney Nsimbe (28 August 2012). "2012 Cecafa Cup set for November 24 in Kampala". The Observer. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
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