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2012 CECAFA Cup
CECAFA Tusker Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUganda
Dates24 November−8 December
Teams12 (from 2 sub-confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
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The 2012 CECAFA Cup, sponsored by East African Breweries and officially named the 2012 CECAFA Tusker Challenge Cup,[1] will be 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 will be hosted in Uganda from 24 November to 8 December,[1][2] will see South Sudan participate in their first international football tournament.

Hosting

A view of the Nakivubo Stadium, which will host 2 matches during the course of the tournament.

From November 2011, the tournament was planned to take place in Kenya,[3][4][5][6] and preparations already began to take place, including the renovation of the Moi Stadium in Kisumu.[7][8][9][10][11] However, in August 2012, CECAFA General Secretary Nicholas Musonye said that it would be moved to Uganda after a request from the tournament sponsors, East African Breweries.[12] 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.[2][13]

Matches will be played at the Namboole Stadium, with a capacity of 45,202, and the Nakivubo Stadium, which can hold 15,000 people. Both stadiums are situated in Kampala, the Ugandan capital.

Participants

The draw for teams to participate in the tournament will be held on 12 November 2012. It was originally scheduled for 8 November, but was postponed for undisclosed reasons.[14][15][16] Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe had all expressed interest in participating in the tournament.[1][17] Botswana's interest to join had eventually "fallen off",[18] while Cameroon were not considered as they wanted to send their under-23 team.[19] Côte d'Ivoire and Zambia, having qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, became 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.[20] Ethiopia have also qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, but will still take part in the tournament as they are members of CECAFA.[18] On 6 November 2012, the Football Association of Malawi announced that they had been officially invited to the tournament as a guest team.[21] They replaced Djibouti, which pulled out due to administrative reasons.[22]

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 will receive US$20,000 and US$10,000 respectively.[23][24]

The following teams have been confirmed to participate in the tournament:[16]

Match officials

CECAFA appointed 16 officials to participate in the tournament.[25]

Referees
Assistant referees

Squads

Further information: 2012 CECAFA Cup squads

Group stage

All times are East Africa Time (UTC+3).

Group A

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Ethiopia v South Sudan
Uganda v Kenya
South Sudan v Kenya
Uganda v Ethiopia
Kenya v Ethiopia
South Sudan v Uganda

Group B

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Burundi v Somalia
Tanzania v Sudan
Somalia v Sudan
Tanzania v Burundi
Sudan v Burundi
Somalia v Tanzania

Group C

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Zanzibar v Eritrea
Rwanda v Malawi
Malawi v Eritrea
Rwanda v Zanzibar
Malawi v Zanzibar
Eritrea v Rwanda

Third-place qualifiers

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Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Group C WinnervGroup B Runner-up
Group A WinnervThird-placed qualifier second place
Group B WinnervThird-placed qualifier first place
Group A Runner-upvGroup C Runner-up

Semi-finals

v
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Third place playoff

v

Final

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References

  1. ^ a b c Bonnie Mugabe (30 August 2012). "Challenge Cup brought forward". The New Times. Rwanda. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b Patrick Korir (22 August 2012). "Musonye; CECAFA has no time for 'useless' sideshows". Futaa.com. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  3. ^ Maingi, Fred (24 November 2011). "Kenya to host 2012 Cecafa". SuperSport. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  4. ^ Ekai, Claudia (26 November 2011). "Kenya confirmed as hosts of the 2012 Cecafa Tusker Challenge Cup". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Kenya to host 2012 Cecafa Tusker Challenge Cup". The Citizen. Tanzania. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  6. ^ James Waindi. "Kenya to host Cecafa in 2012". The Standard. Kenya. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  7. ^ Phillip Hillary (3 January 2012). "Ministry of Sports to renovate Kisumu's Moi stadium". MichezoAfrika.com. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  8. ^ Elvince Joshua (27 April 2012). "Moi Stadium To Be Ready By December 2012". SportsNewsArena.com. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  9. ^ Dennis Wandabwa (9 May 2012). "Official: Moi Stadium a done deal". Futaa.com. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  10. ^ Wilson Mathu (10 May 2012). "Kisumu Stadium a target for CECAFA tourney". Futaa.com. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  11. ^ Phillip Hillary (15 August 2012). "Consider athletes during Moi Stadium upgrade". KenyanStar. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  12. ^ "Cecafa Senior Challenge cup moved from Kenya to Uganda". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  13. ^ Dennis Wandabwa (21 August 2012). "FKF backed in Cecafa stand-off". Futaa.com. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  14. ^ "CECAFA changes date for draws". SuperSport. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  15. ^ "CECAFA draw moved". Futaa.com. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  16. ^ a b "CECAFA 2012: Draw to be held on Monday". Futaa.com. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  17. ^ Bonnie Mugabe (1 October 2012). "Zambia, Cote d`Ivoire seek to grace Challenge Cup". The New Times. Rwanda. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  18. ^ a b Bonnie Mugabe (2 November 2012). "Cecafa draw moved to Nov. 12". The New Times. Rwanda. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  19. ^ Andrew Jackson Oryada (12 November 2012). "Ethiopia get tough draw for 2012 Cecafa Challenge Cup". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  20. ^ Joy Ndovi (5 November 2012). "Zambia withdrawn from CECAFA Cup bid". The Daily Times. Malawi: Blantyre Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  21. ^ Elijah Phimbi (6 November 2012). "Malawi official invited to CECAFA Cup in Uganda". Nyasta Times. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  22. ^ Rogers Mulindwa. "Cecafa: Cameroon, Zimbabwe lose slot to Malawi". FUFA.co.ug. Federation of Uganda Football Associations. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  23. ^ "Cecafa-Tusker Cup Uganda 2012 launched". CAFOnline.com. Confederation of African Football. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  24. ^ John Vianney Nsimbe (28 August 2012). "2012 Cecafa Cup set for November 24 in Kampala". The Observer. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  25. ^ Rogers Mulindwa. "Cecafa-Tusker Cup Referees named". FUFA.co.ug. Federation of Uganda Football Associations. Retrieved 15 November 2012.

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