| CECAFA Tusker Challenge Cup | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Uganda |
| Dates | 24 November – 8 December |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 sub-confederations) |
| Venue | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uganda (13th title) |
| Runners-up |  Kenya |
| Third place |  Zanzibar |
| Fourth place |  Tanzania |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 62 (2.38 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | John BoccoMrisho NgassaRobert Ssentongo (5 goals each) |
| Best player | Brian Umony |
| Bestgoalkeeper | Hamza Muwonge |
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The2012 CECAFA Cup (known as theCECAFA Tusker Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 36th edition of the annualCECAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of national teams of member nations of theCouncil for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). The tournament, which was held inUganda from 24 November to 8 December,[1][2] sawSouth Sudan participate in their first international football tournament. HostsUganda beatKenya in thefinal to extend their record to 13 titles.[3][4][5]
From November 2011, the tournament was planned to take place inKenya,[6][7][8] and preparations already began to take place, including the renovation of the Moi Stadium inKisumu.[9][10][11][12] However, in August 2012, CECAFA General Secretary Nicholas Musonye stated that it would be moved to Uganda after a request from the tournament sponsors,East African Breweries.[13] This sparked heated debate between Musonye andFootball Kenya Federation (FKF) Chairman Sam Nyamweya, who had even received support fromSouth Sudan to host the tournament in Kenya.[2][14]
Matches were played at theNamboole Stadium, with a capacity of 45,202. They were also to be played at theNakivubo Stadium, which can hold 15,000 people. However, CECAFA Secretary General Nicholas Musonye decided to move the remaining group games from theNamboole Stadium since it had been in bad shape due to heavy rains. It was confirmed that on Saturday, 1 December,Somalia would play Tanzania at theLugogo Stadium at 14:00UTC+3 whileEritrea would take on Rwanda at the same venue two hours later. On the same day,Sudan were to play Burundi at theWankulukuku Stadium at 14:00 UTC+3, and finallyMalawi to play Zanzibar at the same stadium two hours later.[15]
The draw for teams to participate in the tournament was held on 12 November 2012. It was originally scheduled for 8 November, but was postponed for undisclosed reasons.[16][17][18]Botswana,Cameroon,Ivory Coast,Malawi,Zambia andZimbabwe had all expressed interest in participating in the tournament.[1][19] Botswana's interest to join had eventually "fallen off",[20] while Cameroon were not considered as they wanted to send theirunder-23 team.[21] Ivory Coast and Zambia, having qualified for the2013 Africa Cup of Nations, were ineligible to enter. TheConfederation of African Football (CAF) rules do not allow teams to compete in another competition within a two-month period of the Africa Cup of Nations.[22] Ethiopia also qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, but still took part as they are members of CECAFA.[20] On 6 November 2012, theFootball Association of Malawi announced that they had been officially invited to the tournament as a guest team.[23] They replacedDjibouti, who pulled out due to administrative reasons.[24]
Tournament sponsors East African Breweries set aUS$450,000 budget for the tournament, including US$30,000 as prize money for the winning team. The runners-up and third-placed teams received US$20,000 and US$10,000 respectively.[25][26]
The following teams were confirmed to participate in the tournament:[18]
The following 16 officials were appointed byCECAFA to participate in the tournament.[27]
The group stage began on 24 November and ended on 1 December. The matchdays were 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 November and 1 December.If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| Kenya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
 Ethiopia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
 South Sudan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
| 24 November 2012 | |||
| Ethiopia | 1–0 | South Sudan | Namboole Stadium |
| Uganda | 1–0 | Kenya | Namboole Stadium |
| 27 November 2012 | |||
| South Sudan | 0–2 | Kenya | Namboole Stadium |
| Uganda | 1–0 | Ethiopia | Namboole Stadium |
| 30 November 2012 | |||
| Kenya | 3–1 | Ethiopia | Namboole Stadium |
| South Sudan | 0–4 | Uganda | Namboole Stadium |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Burundi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
 Sudan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
 Somalia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
| 25 November 2012 | |||
| Burundi | 5–1 | Somalia | Namboole Stadium |
| Tanzania | 2–0 | Sudan | Namboole Stadium |
| 28 November 2012 | |||
| Somalia | 0–1 | Sudan | Namboole Stadium |
| Tanzania | 0–1 | Burundi | Namboole Stadium |
| 1 December 2012 | |||
| Somalia | 0–7 | Tanzania | Lugogo Stadium |
| Sudan | 0–1 | Burundi | Wankulukuku Stadium |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rwanda | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
 Malawi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| Zanzibar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
 Eritrea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| 26 November 2012 | |||
| Zanzibar | 0–0 | Eritrea | Namboole Stadium |
| Rwanda | 2–0 | Malawi | Namboole Stadium |
| 29 November 2012 | |||
| Malawi | 3–2 | Eritrea | Namboole Stadium |
| Rwanda | 1–2 | Zanzibar | Namboole Stadium |
| 1 December 2012 | |||
| Eritrea | 0–2 | Rwanda | Lugogo Stadium |
| Malawi | 2–0 | Zanzibar | Wankulukuku Stadium |
In addition to the group stage winners and runners-up, the two best third-placed teams were ranked at the end of the group stage to determine who would qualify for the knockout stage.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zanzibar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
| Ethiopia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| Sudan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
The knockout stage began on 3 December with thequarter-finals and ended on 8 December with thefinal. In this stage, teamsplay against each other once. The losers of thesemi-finals play against each other in athird place playoff where the winner is placed third overall in the entire competition.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 3 December –Kampala | ||||||||||
| Rwanda | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 December –Kampala | ||||||||||
| Tanzania | 2 | |||||||||
| Tanzania | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 December –Kampala | ||||||||||
| Uganda | 3 | |||||||||
| Uganda | 2 | |||||||||
| 8 December –Kampala | ||||||||||
| Ethiopia | 0 | |||||||||
| Uganda | 2 | |||||||||
| 3 December –Kampala | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 1 | |||||||||
| Burundi | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| 6 December –Kampala | ||||||||||
| Zanzibar (pen.) | 0 (6) | |||||||||
| Zanzibar | 2 (2) | |||||||||
| 4 December –Kampala | ||||||||||
| Kenya (pen.) | 2 (4) | Third place | ||||||||
| Kenya | 1 | |||||||||
| 8 December –Kampala | ||||||||||
| Malawi | 0 | |||||||||
| Tanzania | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| Zanzibar (pen.) | 1 (6) | |||||||||
The quarter-finals were played on 3–4 December 2012.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 0–2 | Tanzania |
| Uganda | 2–0 | Ethiopia |
| Burundi | 0–0 (5–6 p) | Zanzibar |
| Kenya | 1–0 | Malawi |
The semi-finals were played on 6 December 2012.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 0–3 | Uganda |
| Zanzibar | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Kenya |
vZanzibar | 8 December 2012 | Tanzania | 1–1 (5–6p) | Zanzibar | Namboole Stadium,Kampala |
| 16:00UTC+3 | Bocco 3'Kazimoto  19'Kiemba 86' | Report News | Morris 45' Ab. Osman 85' | Attendance: 70,986 Referee:Dennis Batte (Uganda) |
| Penalties | ||||
Kazimoto Nyoni  Maftar Nditi Kapombe Domayo Yondan | NassorKhamisNuhuMorrisAb. OsmanHaroubMakaame | |||
v Kenya| 8 December 2012 | Uganda | 2–1 | Kenya | Namboole Stadium,Kampala |
| 18:00UTC+3 | Ssentongo 28' Okwi 41'Kizito 90' | Report | Baraza 39' Atudo 79'Lavatsa 87' | Referee:Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi) |
| 2012 CECAFA Cup champions |
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 Uganda 13th title |
Brian UmonyRobert SsentongoHamza Muwonge[28]Teams are ranked using the same tie-breaking criteria as in thegroup stage, except for the top four teams.
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Uganda | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 1 | +12 | ||||
| 02 | Kenya | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | +3 | ||||
| 03 | Zanzibar | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | −1 | ||||
| 04 | Tanzania | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 5 | +7 | ||||
| 04Eliminated in the quarter-finals | |||||||||||||
| 05 | Burundi | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | +6 | ||||
| 06 | Rwanda | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | +1 | ||||
| 07 | Malawi | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 08 | Ethiopia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | ||||
| 08Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||||||
| 09 | Sudan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | −2 | ||||
| 10 | Eritrea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | ||||
| 11 | South Sudan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | −7 | ||||
| 12 | Somalia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −12 | ||||
| Total | 26(1) | 22 | 4(2) | 22 | 74 | 62 | 62 | 0 | |||||
Updated to games played on 8 December 2012. Team(s) rendered initalics represent(s) the host nation(s). The competition's winning team is rendered inbold.
(1) – Total games lost not counted in total games played (total games lost = total games won)
(2) – Total number of games drawn (tied) for all teams = Total number of games drawn (tied) ÷ 2 (both teams involved)
(3) – As per statistical convention in football, matches decided inextra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided bypenalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
