2012 CECAFA Cup knockout stage

Main article: 2012 CECAFA Cup

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'
Kenya 1 – 0 Malawi
Owino Yellow card 49'
Baraza 58'		 Report
Uganda 2 – 0 Ethiopia
Kizito 4'
Ssentongo 60'		 Report Tadesse Yellow card 81'

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on 6 December 2012.

Tanzania 0 – 3 Uganda
Yondan Yellow card 68' Report Okwi 12'
Ssentongo 52', 72'

Third place play-off

Final

Main article: 2012 CECAFA Cup Final
Uganda 2 – 1 Kenya
Ssentongo 28'
Okwi Yellow card 41'
Kizito 90'		 Report Baraza Yellow card 39'
Atudo Yellow card 79'
Lavatsa 87'

Top scorers (at the knockout stage)

Main article: 2012 CECAFA Cup statistics
3 goals
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.