2012 CECAFA Cup explained

Tourney Name:CECAFA Cup
Year:2012
Other Titles:CECAFA Tusker Challenge Cup
Size:250px
Country:Uganda
Dates:24 November – 8 December
Num Teams:12
Sub-Confederations:2
Venues:2
Cities:1
Champion:Uganda
Count:13
Second:Kenya
Third:Zanzibar
Fourth:Tanzania
Matches:26
Goals:62
Top Scorer: John Bocco
Mrisho Ngassa
Robert Ssentongo
(5 goals each)
Player: Brian Umony
Goalkeeper: Hamza Muwonge
Prevseason:2011
Nextseason:2013

The 2012 CECAFA Cup (known as the CECAFA Tusker Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 36th edition of the annual CECAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of national teams of member nations of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). The tournament, which was held in Uganda from 24 November to 8 December,[2] saw South Sudan participate in their first international football tournament. Hosts Uganda beat Kenya in the final to extend their record to 13 titles.[3] [4] [5]

Background

From November 2011, the tournament was planned to take place in Kenya,[6] [7] [8] and preparations already began to take place, including the renovation of the Moi Stadium in Kisumu.[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 and Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Chairman Sam Nyamweya, who had even received support from South Sudan to host the tournament in Kenya.[14]

Matches were played at the Namboole Stadium, with a capacity of 45,202. They were also to be played at the Nakivubo Stadium, which can hold 15,000 people. However, CECAFA Secretary General Nicholas Musonye decided to move the remaining group games from the Namboole 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 the Lugogo Stadium at 14:00 UTC+3 while Eritrea would take on Rwanda at the same venue two hours later. On the same day, Sudan were to play Burundi at the Wankulukuku Stadium at 14:00 UTC+3, and finally Malawi to play Zanzibar at the same stadium two hours later.[15]

Participants

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 and Zimbabwe 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 their under-23 team.[21] Ivory Coast and Zambia, having qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, were ineligible to enter. The Confederation 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, the Football Association of Malawi announced that they had been officially invited to the tournament as a guest team.[23] They replaced Djibouti, who pulled out due to administrative reasons.[24]

Tournament sponsors East African Breweries set a US$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:

Match officials

The following 16 officials were appointed by CECAFA to participate in the tournament.[27]

Referees
Assistant referees

Group stage

See main article: 2012 CECAFA Cup group stage. 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):

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams involved;
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams involved;
  3. Goals scored in games between the teams involved;
  4. Away goals scored in games between the teams involved;
  5. Goal difference in all games;
  6. Goals scored in all games;
  7. Drawing of lots.

Third place qualification

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.

Knockout stage

See main article: 2012 CECAFA Cup knockout stage. The knockout stage began on 3 December with the quarter-finals and ended on 8 December with the final. In this stage, teams play against each other once. The losers of the semi-finals play against each other in a third place playoff where the winner is placed third overall in the entire competition.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were played on 3–4 December 2012.

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Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on 6 December 2012.

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Final

See main article: 2012 CECAFA Cup Final.

Awards

Final rankings

See also: 2012 CECAFA Cup statistics. Teams are ranked using the same tie-breaking criteria as in the group stage, except for the top four teams.|-|colspan="14"|

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See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Cecafa Challenge Cup dates brought forward . 31 August 2012 . StarAfrica.com . 31 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093947/http://en.starafrica.com/football/cecafa-challenge-cup-dates-brought-forwa-250395.html . 2016-03-04 . dead .
  2. Web site: Musonye; CECAFA has no time for 'useless' sideshows . Patrick Korir . Futaa.com . 22 August 2012 . 2 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120823193128/http://www.futaa.com/football/article/musonye-cecafa-has-no-time-for-auselessa-sideshows . 2012-08-23 . dead .
  3. Web site: Uganda beat Kenya to retain Cecafa Challenge Cup . 8 December 2012 . Andrew Jackson Oryada . . 8 December 2012.
  4. Web site: CECAFA 2012: Cranes beat Kenya to retain title . 8 December 2012 . Rodgers Eshitemi . Futaa.com . 8 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121210132950/http://www.futaa.com/football/article/cecafa-2012-cranes-beat-kenya-to-retain-title . 2012-12-10 . dead .
  5. Web site: Uganda beats Kenya to 2012 Cecafa title . 8 December 2012 . Joseph Kizza . Futaa.com . 8 December 2012.
  6. Web site: Kenya to host 2012 Cecafa . Fred . Maingi . . 24 November 2011 . 2 September 2012.
  7. Web site: Kenya confirmed as hosts of the 2012 Cecafa Tusker Challenge Cup . Claudia . Ekai . Goal.com . 26 November 2011 . 2 September 2012.
  8. News: Kenya to host Cecafa in 2012 . James Waindi . . Kenya . 2 September 2012.
  9. Web site: Ministry of Sports to renovate Kisumu's Moi stadium . Phillip Hillary . MichezoAfrika.com . 3 January 2012 . 2 September 2012.
  10. Web site: Moi Stadium To Be Ready By December 2012 . Elvince Joshua . SportsNewsArena.com . 27 April 2012 . 2 September 2012.
  11. Web site: Official: Moi Stadium a done deal . Dennis Wandabwa . Futaa.com . 9 May 2012 . 2 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130705031253/http://www.futaa.com/football/article/official-moi-stadium-a-done-deal . 5 July 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
  12. Web site: Kisumu Stadium a target for CECAFA tourney . Wilson Mathu . Futaa.com . 10 May 2012 . 2 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130704184952/http://www.futaa.com/football/article/kisumu-stadium-a-target-for-cecafa-tourney . 4 July 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
  13. News: Cecafa Senior Challenge cup moved from Kenya to Uganda . . 24 August 2012 . 12 November 2012 .
  14. Web site: FKF backed in Cecafa stand-off . Dennis Wandabwa . Futaa.com . 21 August 2012 . 2 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130704211001/http://www.futaa.com/football/article/fkf-backed-in-cecafa-stand-off . 4 July 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
  15. Web site: CECAFA opts for Lugogo, Wankulukuku stadiums . Kawowo Sports . 1 December 2012 . 1 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121205035326/http://kawowo.com/index.php/football/item/14441-cecafa-opts-for-lugogo-wankulukuku-stadiums.html . 5 December 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  16. Web site: CECAFA changes date for draws . . 31 October 2012 . 3 November 2012 .
  17. Web site: CECAFA draw moved . Futaa.com . 2 November 2012 . 4 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103120909/http://www.futaa.com/football/article/cecafa-draw-moved . 2012-11-03 . dead .
  18. Web site: CECAFA 2012: Draw to be held on Monday . Futaa.com . 9 November 2012 . 9 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121111110952/http://www.futaa.com/football/article/cecafa-2012-draw-to-be-held-on-monday . 2012-11-11 . dead .
  19. News: Zambia, Cote d'Ivoire lined up for Cecafa Tusker Challenge Cup invite . . 28 September 2012 . 31 December 2014.
  20. News: Cecafa draw moved to Nov. 12 . . Rwanda . Bonnie Mugabe . 2 November 2012 . 6 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222135601/http://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/index.php?i=15164&a=60219 . 22 February 2014.
  21. News: Ethiopia get tough draw for 2012 Cecafa Challenge Cup . Andrew Jackson Oryada . . 12 November 2012 . 12 November 2012 .
  22. News: CECAFA withdraws Zambia’s invitation to Senior Challenge Cup tourney . . 5 November 2011 . 31 December 2014.
  23. News: Malawi official invited to CECAFA Cup in Uganda . . Elijah Phimbi . 6 November 2012 . 6 November 2012 . 9 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121109185134/http://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi/2012/11/06/malawi-officially-invited-to-cecafa-cup-in-uganda/ . dead .
  24. Web site: Cecafa: Cameroon, Zimbabwe lose slot to Malawi . Rogers Mulindwa . . . 9 November 2012 .
  25. Web site: Cecafa-Tusker Cup Uganda 2012 launched . . . 28 August 2012 . 19 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120830201024/http://www.cafonline.com/football/news/15137-launch-of-the-cecafa-tusker-cup-2012-in-uganda.html . 30 August 2012.
  26. Web site: 2012 Cecafa Cup set for November 24 in Kampala . John Vianney Nsimbe . . 28 August 2012 . 19 November 2012.
  27. Web site: Cecafa-Tusker Cup Referees named . Rogers Mulindwa . . . 15 November 2012 .
  28. News: Uganda beats Kenya to 2012 Cecafa title . Joseph Kizza . 8 December 2012 . . 8 December 2012.

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