2021 Kagame Interclub Cup

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2021 Kagame Interclub Cup
CECAFA Kagame Cup
Tournament details
Host countryTanzania
Dates1–14 August 2021
Teams8 (from 12 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions
2019

The 2021 CECAFA Kagame Interclub Cup was 43rd 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 1 to 14 August 2021.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Participants clubs

The following eight teams will contest in the tournament.

Team Appearances Previous best performance
Azam FC
7th Champions (2015, 2018)
South Sudan Atlabara FC 4th Quarter-finals (2014)
Big Bullets FC
Debut n/a
Uganda Express FC 13th Runner-up (1994, 1995)
KCCA FC
10th Champions (1997, 2019)
KMKM FC
11th Third place (1983)
Messager FC Ngozi
Debut n/a
Young Africans FC
20th Champions (1997, 1993, 1999, 2011, 2012)

Venues

The following two venues hosted for the matches of the tournament.

Dar es Salam
Dar es Salam
Dar es Salam
B. Mkapa Stadium
Azam Complex Stadium
Capacity: 60,000 Capacity: 10,000

Draw

The draw ceremony of the tournament were held on 28 July 2021 at

Dar es Salam, Tanzania. Total eight team were divided into two groups.[7]

Group summary

Group A Group B

Young Africans SC

Big Bullets FC

Uganda Express FC
South Sudan Atlabara FC

KCCA FC

Azam FC

Messager Ngozi FC

KMKM FC

Match officials

Group stage

Key to colour in group tables
The top finisher in each group will qualify for the Knocokout-stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Uganda Express FC 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advanced to Knockout stage
2
Big Bullets FC
3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
3
Young Africans SC
(H)
3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
4 South Sudan Atlabara FC 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Big Bullets FC
  • J. Waziri 7'
Report
Dar es Salam
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi
)

Big Bullets FC Malawi
1–1Uganda Express FC
Report
Dar es Salam
Referee: Elly Ally Sasii (Tanzania
)
Young Africans SC
Report
Dar es Salam
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda
)

Big Bullets FC Malawi
2–0South Sudan Atlabara FC
Report
Zanzibar
)
Young Africans SC Tanzania
1–3Uganda Express FC
Report
Dar es Salam
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi
)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1
Azam FC
(H)
3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6 Advanced to Knockout stage
2
KMKM FC
3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3
Messager Ngozi FC
3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4
KCCA FC
3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
KMKM FC
Report
Dar es Salam
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda
)
Azam FC
Report
Dar es Salam
Referee: Ring Malong (South Sudan
)

Messager FC Ngozi
Report
Dar es Salam
Referee: Ring Malong (South Sudan
)
KCCA FC
Report
Dar es Salam
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi
)

KMKM FC
Report
Dar es Salam
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi
)
Messager FC Ngozi
Report
Dar es Salam
Referee: Elly Ally Sasii (Tanzania
)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
KMKM FC
1
 
Big Bullets FC
0
 
Big Bullets FC(p
)
2 (4)
 
Dar es Salam
 
 
Azam FC
0

Semi-finals

KMKM FC
Report
Dar es Salam
Referee: Ring Malong (South Sudan
)
Big Bullets FC
Report
Penalties
2–4
Dar es Salam
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi
)

Third place match

Azam FC
Report
Dar es Salam
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda
)

Final

Big Bullets FC
Report
Dar es Salam
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi
)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 32 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

  • Big Bullets FC
    )
  • Big Bullets FC
    )
  • Azam FC
    )
  • KMKM FC
    )

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  1. ^ "Kenya's Tushkers FC withdraw, group changed-CECAFA Football". Cecafaonline. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Young Africans to face Uganda's Express FC in CECAFA Kagame Cup". Cecafaonline. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. ^ "CECAFA Kagame Cup: Tushkers participation still in doubt". Mozzartsportke.com. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. ^ "CECAFA Kagame Cup:KCCA FC to launch title defence against Ngozi KMKM". Football256.com. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Cecafa Kagame: Tusker have not withdrawn, await FKF direction". Goal.com. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "APR FC to participate in 2021 CECAFA Kagame Cup". Newstime.co.rw. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Express, KCCA learn Kagame opponents". Chimpreports. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

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