| CECAFA Kagame Cup | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Tanzania | 
| Dates | July 18–August 2 | 
| Teams | 13 | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Azam (1st title) | 
| Runners-up |  Gor Mahia | 
| Third place |  Kampala C.C.A. | 
| Fourth place |  Al-Khartoum | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 | 
| Goals scored | 55 (1.83 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Michael Olunga (5 goals) | 
The 2015 Kagame Interclub Cup was the 40th edition of the Kagame Interclub Cup, which is organised by CECAFA. It took place in Tanzania from 18 July to 2 August.[1]
All times shown are in East Africa Time (UTC+3).
Broadcasting
South African sports channel SuperSport secured official rights to broadcast all matches played at the tournament, and this year secured a contract to broadcast the cup for the next 4 years.[2][3]
Participants
The following 13 clubs took part in the competition:[3]
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Group stage
| Tie-breaking criteria for group play | 
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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 thirteen teams, with 5 teams in Group A and 4 teams in Group B and C. Three teams from Group A and B and two teams from Group C advanced to the knockout stage.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Gor Mahia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | 
|  Yanga | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | 
|  Al-Khartoum | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | 
|  KMKM | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | 
|  Djibouti Télécom | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | 
| KMKM  | 1–0 |  Djibouti Télécom | 
|---|---|---|
| Mbwana Faki  ?' | 
| Djibouti Télécom  | 0–5 |  Al-Khartoum | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Salah Osman  22' Salah Osman  36' Ousamalia  66' Wagdi  81' Murwan  87' | 
| Al-Khartoum  | 2–1 |  KMKM | 
|---|---|---|
| Salah Osman  ?' Akumu  ?' | Report | Saimon  ?' | 
| Djibouti Télécom  | 0–3 |  Yanga | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mwashiuya  ?', ?' Busungu  ?' | 
| Al-Khartoum  | 1–1 |  Gor Mahia | 
|---|---|---|
| Baba  5' | Report | Ochieng  41' | 
| Gor Mahia  | 3–1 |  Djibouti Télécom | 
|---|---|---|
| Odhiambo  12' Olunga  30' Agwanda  82' | Report | Said  76' | 
| Yanga  | 1–0 |  Al-Khartoum | 
|---|---|---|
| Niyonzima  30' | Report | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  A.P.R. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | 
|  Al-Ahly Shendi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 
|  LLB Académic | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | 
|  Heegan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | 
| A.P.R.  | 1–0 |  Al-Ahly Shendi | 
|---|---|---|
| Bizimana  64' | Report | 
| LLB Académic  | 0–0 |  Heegan | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Al-Ahly Shendi  | 2–2 |  LLB Académic | 
|---|---|---|
| Marghani  ?' Marghani  70' | Report | Duhayindavyi  55' Nahimana  65' | 
| Heegan  | 0–2 |  A.P.R. | 
|---|---|---|
| report | Ndahinduka  ?' Nkinzingabo  ?' | 
| Heegan  | 2–3 |  Al-Ahly Shendi | 
|---|---|---|
| Haji  ?' Alkhidir Ali  ?' | report | Abakar  ?' Abakar  05' Ahmed  29' | 
| A.P.R.  | 2–1 |  LLB Académic | 
|---|---|---|
| Siwomana  59' Bigirimana  89' | report | Nahimana  53' | 
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Azam | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 | 
|  Kampala C.C.A. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | 
|  Al-Malakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | 
|  Adama City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | 
| Adama City  | 1–2 |  Al-Malakia | 
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| Elemayehu  30' | Report | Opera  36' Ssekamatte  76' | 
| Azam  | 1–0 |  Kampala C.C.A. | 
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| Bocco  13' | Report | 
|  Al-Malakia | 0–2 |  Azam | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bocco  25' Tche Tche  51' | 
|  Kampala C.C.A. | 1–0 |  Adama City | 
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| Masiko  69' | Report | 
|  Kampala C.C.A. | 1–0 |  Al-Malakia | 
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| Sserunkuma  ?' | Report | 
|  Adama City | 0–5 |  Azam | 
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| Report | Tche Tche  7', 31' Mussa  31' Yahya  49' Morris  73' | 
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, teams played against each other once. The losers of the semi-finals played against each other in a third place playoff where the winner was placed third overall in the entire competition.[4]
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 28 July | ||||||||||
|  A.P.R. | 0 | |||||||||
| 31 July 15:45 | ||||||||||
|  Al-Khartoum | 4 | |||||||||
|  Al-Khartoum | 1 | |||||||||
| 28 July | ||||||||||
|  Gor Mahia | 3 | |||||||||
|  Gor Mahia | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 Aug 15:45 | ||||||||||
|  Al-Malakia | 1 | |||||||||
|  Gor Mahia | 0 | |||||||||
| 29 July | ||||||||||
|  Azam | 2 | |||||||||
|  Yanga | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| 31 July 13:45 | ||||||||||
|  Azam | 0 (5) | |||||||||
|  Azam | 1 | |||||||||
| 29 July | ||||||||||
|  Kampala C.C.A. | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
|  Kampala C.C.A. | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 Aug 13:45 | ||||||||||
|  Al-Ahly Shendi | 0 | |||||||||
|  Al-Khartoum | 1 | |||||||||
|  Kampala C.C.A. | 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| A.P.R.  | 0–4 |  Al-Khartoum | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Khalid  10' Ibrahim  21', 39' Salaheldin  71' | 
| Gor Mahia  | 2–1 |  Al-Malakia | 
|---|---|---|
| Walusimbi  2', 68' | Report | Jacob  ?' | 
| Kampala C.C.A.  | 3–0 |  Al-Ahly Shendi | 
|---|---|---|
| Ochaya  16' Mutyaba  76' Masiko  77' | Report | 
Semi-finals
| Al-Khartoum  | 1–3 |  Gor Mahia | 
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| Elmani  5' | Report | Olunga  24' (pen.) Wafula  26' Kagere  54' | 
| Kampala C.C.A.  | 0–1 |  Azam | 
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| Report | Musa  76' | 
Third place play-off
| Al-Khartoum  | 1–2 |  Kampala C.C.A. | 
|---|---|---|
| Baba  24' | Report | Birungi  7' Mutyaba  9' | 
Final
| 2015 Kagame Interclub Cup champions | 
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|  Azam 1st title | 
Top scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Olunga |  Gor Mahia | 5 | 
| 2 | Osman Bilal Salaheldin |  Al-Khartoum | 4 | 
| Kipre Herman Tche Tche |  Azam F.C. | ||
| 4 | Malimi Busungu |  Yanga F.C. | 3 | 
| Amin Ibrahim |  Al-Khartoum | ||
| Ousamalia Baba |  Al-Khartoum | ||
| John Bocco |  Azam F.C. | ||
| 8 | Meddie Kagere |  Gor Mahia | 2 | 
| Farid Mussa |  Azam F.C. | ||
| Aziz Abdoul Nahimana |  LLB Académic | ||
| Mateo Saimon |  KMKM | ||
| Godfrey Walusimbi |  Gor Mahia | ||
| Muzamir Mutyaba |  K.C.C. Authority | ||
| Tom Masiko |  K.C.C. Authority | ||
| Eid Abakar |  Al-Ahly Shendi | ||
| Mohamed Awad Marghani |  Al-Ahly Shendi | ||
| 17 | Isaac Sserunkuma |  K.C.C. Authority | 1 | 
| Samuel Ssekamatte |  Al-Malakia | ||
| Atif Khalid |  Al-Khartoum | ||
| Gael Duhayindavyi |  LLB Académic | ||
| Anthony Akumu |  Al-Khartoum | ||
| Takele Elemayehu |  Adama City | ||
| Elsadig Ahmed |  Al-Ahly Shendi | ||
| Mudathir Yahya |  Azam F.C. | ||
| Sadam Opera |  Al-Malakia | ||
| Michel Ndahinduka |  A.P.R. | ||
| Mohamed Mahad Haji |  Heegan | ||
| Aggrey Morris |  Azam F.C. | ||
| Donald Ngoma |  Yanga F.C. | ||
| Joseph Ochaya |  K.C.C. Authority | ||
| Fiston Nkinzingabo |  A.P.R. | ||
| Source: Kawowo Sports[5] | |||
References
- ↑ "Homepage_cecafa". CECAFA official website. CECAFA. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ↑ "Tanzania to host CECAFA Kagame Cup". The New Times. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- 1 2 "Cecafa out 2015 Kagame Cup draws". SuperSports. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ↑ Kyazze, Clive (26 July 2015). "KHARTOUM FALL TO YANGA". Kwako Sports. Archived from the original on 2015-07-28. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ "2015 CECAFA Cup Top Scorers". Kawowo Sports. Archived from the original on 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

