2021 Kagame Interclub Cup
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Host countryTanzania
Dates1–14 August 2021
Teams8 (from 12 associations)
Venue2 (in 1 host city)
| CECAFA Kagame Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Tanzania |
| Dates | 1–14 August 2021 |
| Teams | 8 (from 12 associations) |
| Venue | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Express FC (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Big Bullets FC |
| Third place |  KMKM FC |
| Fourth place |  Azam FC |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 32 (2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Paul Peter (Azam FC) Muzamiru Mutyaba (Express FC) Eric Kambale(Express FC) (3 goals each) |
← 2019 2024 →
All statistics correct as of 3 July 2024. | |
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]
The following eight teams will contest in the tournament.
| Team | Appearances | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Azam FC | 7th | Champions (2015, 2018) |
 Atlabara FC | 4th | Quarter-finals (2014) |
| Big Bullets FC | Debut | n/a |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Match officials
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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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| Key to colour in group tables | |
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| The top finisher in each group will qualify for the Knockout-stage | |
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | Atlabara FC |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
| Young Africans SC | 1–1 | Big Bullets FC |
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Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
| Express FC | 1–0 | Atlabara FC |
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Referee: Mfaume Nassoro (Zanzibar)
| Big Bullets FC | 1–1 | Express FC |
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Referee: Elly Ally Sasii (Tanzania)
| Atlabara FC | 0–0 | Young Africans SC |
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| Report |
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)
| Big Bullets FC | 2–0 | Atlabara FC |
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Referee: Mfaume Nassoro (Zanzibar)
| Young Africans SC | 1–3 | Express FC |
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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 |
| KCCA FC | 0–2 | Azam FC |
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| Report |
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Referee: Ring Malong (South Sudan)
| Azam FC | 1–0 | Messager FC Ngozi |
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Referee: Ring Malong (South Sudan)
| Azam FC | 2–3 | KMKM FC |
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Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
| KCCA FC | 0–1 | Messager FC Ngozi |
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| Report |
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Referee: Elly Ally Sasii (Tanzania)
Knockout stage
- In the knockout stage, extra-time and a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 10 August—Dar es Salam | ||||||
| Express FC | 2 | |||||
| 14 August—Dar es Salam | ||||||
| KMKM FC | 1 | |||||
| Express FC | 1 | |||||
| 11 August—Dar es Salam | ||||||
| Big Bullets FC | 0 | |||||
| Azam FC | 2 (2) | |||||
| Big Bullets FC(p) | 2 (4) | |||||
| Third place match | ||||||
| 14 August—Dar es Salam | ||||||
| KMKM FC | 1 | |||||
| Azam FC | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Express FC | 2–1 | KMKM FC |
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Referee: Ring Malong (South Sudan)
| Azam FC | 2–2 | Big Bullets FC |
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| Penalties | ||
| 2–4 | ||
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Third place match
| KMKM FC | 1–0 | Azam FC |
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Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)
Final
| Express FC | 1–0 | Big Bullets FC |
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Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)