2018 Kagame Interclub Cup

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.

2018 Kagame Interclub Cup

CECAFA Kagame Cup
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)
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All times shown are in East Africa Time (UTC+3).

Participants

The following 12 clubs took part in the competition:

Group A Azam Vipers JKU Kator

Group B Rayon Sports Gor Mahia AS Port LLB Académic

Group C Simba A.P.R. Dekedaha Singida United

Officials

Referees Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia) Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda) Peter Waweru (Kenya) Ssali Mashood (Uganda) Emmanuel Mwandembwa (Tanzania) Saddam Houssein Mansour (Djibouti) Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi) Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan) Ali Mfaume Nassoro (Zanzibar)

Assistant Referees Hamza Haji Abdi (Somalia) Theogene Ndagijimana (Rwanda) Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya) Tony Kidiya (Kenya) Dick Okello (Uganda) Salah Abdi Mohamed (Djibouti) Willy Habimana (Burundi) Gasim Madir Dehiya (South Sudan) Mohamed Mkono (Tanzania)

Group stage

Tie-breaking criteria for group play
The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria: 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

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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Azam	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	7
Vipers	3	1	2	0	5	2	+3	5
JKU	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
Kator	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

29 June 2018

13:00

JKU	1–1	Vipers
Musa 16'		Sserunkuma 55'

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

29 June 2018

16:00

Azam	2–1	Kator

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)

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1 July 2018

16:00

JKU	2–0	Kator

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Saddam Houssein Mansour (Djibouti)

1 July 2018

19:00

Azam	1–1	Vipers

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

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4 July 2018

19:00

Vipers	3–0	Kator

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

4 July 2018

19:00

Azam	2–1	JKU

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Gor Mahia	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5
Rayon Sports	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	5
AS Port	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4
LLB Académic	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

30 June 2018

16:00

LLB Académic	1–2	AS Port

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Emmanuel Mwandembwa (Tanzania)

1 July 2018

14:00

Rayon Sports	2–2	Gor Mahia
		Tuyisenge 33' Mieno 40'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Ali Mfaume Nassoro (Zanzibar)

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3 July 2018

14:00

Rayon Sports	1–1	AS Port

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Emmanuel Mwandembwa (Tanzania)

3 July 2018

16:00

LLB Académic	2–2	Gor Mahia

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)

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5 July 2018

18:00

Gor Mahia	2–0	AS Port

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Ssali Mashood (Uganda)

5 July 2018

18:00

Rayon Sports	3–1	LLB Académic

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Simba	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7
Singida United	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7
A.P.R.	3	1	0	2	6	5	+1	3
Dekedaha	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

29 June 2018

19:00

Singida United	2–1	A.P.R.

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

30 June 2018

14:00

Simba	4–0	Dekedaha

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Ssali Mashood (Uganda)

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2 July 2018

14:00

Singida United	1–0	Dekedaha

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)

2 July 2018

16:00

Simba	2–1	A.P.R.

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Ssali Mashood (Uganda)

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4 July 2018

16:00

Simba	1–1	Singida United

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)

4 July 2018

16:00

A.P.R.	4–1	Dekedaha

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Ali Mfaume Nassoro (Zanzibar)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

8 July 2018

16:00

Gor Mahia	2–1	Vipers

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Emmanuel Mwandembwa (Tanzania)

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8 July 2018

19:00

Simba	1–0	AS Port
Mohamed Rashid 64'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

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9 July 2018

16:00

Azam	4–2	Rayon Sports
Shabani Iddi 18' 33' 39' 64'		Rwatubyaye Abdul 42', Manishimwe Djabel 81'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Saddam Houssein Mansour (Djibouti)

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9 July 2018

19:00

Singida United	0–0	JKU
	(shootout:3-4)

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

Semi-finals

11 July 2018

16:00

Gor Mahia	0–2 (aet)	Azam
		Nchimbi 92', Bruce Kangwa 100'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

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11 July 2018

19:00

Simba	1–0	JKU
Kagere Meddie 44'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)

Third place play-off

13 July 2018

14:00

Gor Mahia	2–0	JKU
Francis Mustapha 32', Samuel Onyango 89'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)

Final

13 July 2018

16:00

Simba	1–2	Azam
Kagere Meddie 63'		Shabani Iddi 33', Aggrey Moris 69'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)^[1]

2018 Kagame Interclub Cup champions
Azam 2nd title

Top scorers