The 2018 Kagame Interclub Cup is the 41st edition of the Kagame Interclub Cup, a football competition for clubs in East and Central Africa, which is organised by CECAFA. It took place in Tanzania from 29 June to 13 July 2018.
| CECAFA Kagame Cup | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Tanzania |
| Dates | June 29–July 13 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Azam |
| Runners-up | Simba |
| Third place |  Gor Mahia |
| Fourth place |  JKU |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 70 (2.69 per match) |
← 2015 2019 → | |
All times shown are in East Africa Time (UTC+3).
Participants
editThe following 12 clubs took part in the competition:
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Officials
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Referees
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Assistant Referees
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Group stage
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The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria:
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The group stage featured twelve teams, with 4 teams in Group A, Group B and C. Two teams from Group A and B and Group C advanced to the knockout stage.
Group A
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Azam
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
 Vipers
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
| JKU
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
 Kator
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| JKU | 1–1 | Vipers |
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Musa  16' |
Sserunkuma 55' |
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
Group B
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Gor Mahia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
 Rayon Sports
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
 AS Port
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
 LLB Académic
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
| LLB Académic | 1–2 | AS Port |
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Referee: Emmanuel Mwandembwa (Tanzania)
| Rayon Sports | 2–2 | Gor Mahia |
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| Tuyisenge 33' Mieno 40' |
Referee: Ali Mfaume Nassoro (Zanzibar)
| Rayon Sports | 1–1 | AS Port |
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Referee: Emmanuel Mwandembwa (Tanzania)
| LLB Académic | 2–2 | Gor Mahia |
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Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
| Rayon Sports | 3–1 | LLB Académic |
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Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Group C
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Simba
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
| Singida United
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| A.P.R.
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 |
 Dekedaha
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Singida United | 2–1 | A.P.R. |
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Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
| Singida United | 1–0 | Dekedaha |
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Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)
| Simba | 1–1 | Singida United |
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Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)
Knockout stage
editQuarter-finals
edit| Azam | 4–2 | Rayon Sports |
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| Shabani Iddi 18' 33' 39' 64' |
Rwatubyaye Abdul 42', Manishimwe Djabel 81' |
Referee: Saddam Houssein Mansour (Djibouti)
| Singida United | 0–0 | JKU |
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| (shootout:3-4) |
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Semi-finals
editThird place play-off
edit| Gor Mahia | 2–0 | JKU |
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| Francis Mustapha 32', Samuel Onyango 89' |
Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)
Final
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| 2018 Kagame Interclub Cup champions |
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 Azam 2nd title |
Top scorers
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References
edit- ^ "FIFA Referees News: 2018 CECAFA Kagame Interclub Cup - Final". 13 July 2018.