2014 CECAFA Nile Basin Cup

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2014 CECAFA Nile Basin Cup
Tournament details
Host country Sudan
Dates 23 May–4 June
Teams 12 (from 10 associations)
Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Uganda Victoria University (1st title)
Runners-up Kenya A.F.C. Leopards
Third place Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi
Fourth place Burundi Académie Tchité

The 2014 CECAFA Nile Basin Cup was the inaugural edition of the CECAFA Nile Basin Cup, which is organised by CECAFA. It began on 23 May and concluded on 4 June, with Sudan as the first hosts of the tournament.

Ugandan Super League club Victoria University beat A.F.C. Leopards in the final to clinch their first title and US$ 30,000 in prize money. A.F.C. Leopards took home US$ 20,000 for finishing second,[1] while Sudanese side Al-Ahly Shendi beat Académie Tchité of Burundi in the third place play-off to take home US$ 10,000.[2]

Participants

On 12 May 2014, the draw for clubs to participate in the tournament was released.[3] The tournament was originally due to kick off on 22 May, but was pushed back a day.[4]

Group stage

The group stage featured eleven teams, with 4 teams in Group A and B and only three in Group C. Three teams advanced from Group A and B and two from Group C.

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.

Group A

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Sudan Al-Merrikh 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
Uganda Victoria University 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
South Sudan Al-Malakia 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
Zanzibar Polisi 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
23 May 2014
Victoria University Uganda 1–0 South Sudan Al-Malakia
Al-Merrikh Sudan 3–0 Zanzibar Polisi
25 May 2014
Polisi Zanzibar 0–3 South Sudan Al-Malakia
Al-Merrikh Sudan 0–0 Uganda Victoria University
28 May 2014
Polisi Zanzibar 0–3 Uganda Victoria University
Al-Malakia South Sudan 2–4 Sudan Al-Merrikh

Group B

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Kenya A.F.C. Leopards 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9
Tanzania Mbeya City 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
Burundi Académie Tchité 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
Rwanda Etincelles 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
24 May 2014
Mbeya City Tanzania 3–2 Burundi Académie Tchité
A.F.C. Leopards Kenya 2–0 Rwanda Etincelles
26 May 2014
Mbeya City Tanzania 1–2 Kenya A.F.C. Leopards
Académie Tchité Burundi 1–0 Rwanda Etincelles
28 May 2014
Etincelles Rwanda 0–0 Tanzania Mbeya City
A.F.C. Leopards Kenya 1–0 Burundi Académie Tchité

Group C

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6
Ethiopia Defence 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
Djibouti Dikhil 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
24 May 2014
Al-Ahly Shendi Sudan 2–1 Djibouti Dikhil
25 May 2014
Dikhil Djibouti 1–2 Ethiopia Defence
28 May 2014
Defence Ethiopia 0–2 Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, teams play against each other once. The losers of the semi-finals faced each other in a third place playoff, where the winner was placed third overall in the entire competition.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
30 May        
 Kenya A.F.C. Leopards  3
2 June
 Ethiopia Defence  2  
 Kenya A.F.C. Leopards  2
30 May
   Burundi Académie Tchité  0  
 Sudan Al-Merrikh  1 (2)
4 June
 Burundi Académie Tchité  1 (3)  
 Kenya A.F.C. Leopards  1
31 May
   Uganda Victoria University  2
 Uganda Victoria University  1
2 June
 Tanzania Mbeya City  0  
 Uganda Victoria University  1 Third place
31 May
   Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi  0  
 Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi  3  Burundi Académie Tchité  1
 South Sudan Al-Malakia  0    Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi  4
4 June

References

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