2018 Kagame Interclub Cup
| CECAFA Kagame Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Tanzania | 
| Dates | June 29–July 13 | 
| Teams | 12 | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Azam | 
| Runners-up |  Simba | 
| Third place |  Gor Mahia | 
| Fourth place |  JKU | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 | 
| Goals scored | 70 (2.69 per match) | 
| ← 2015  2019 →  | |
The 2018 Kagame Interclub Cup is the 41st 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 29 June to 13 July 2018.
All times shown are in East Africa Time (UTC+3).
Participants
The following 12 clubs took part in the competition:
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Officials
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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The group stage featured twelve teams, with 4 teams in Group A, Group B and C. Two teams from Group A and B and Group C advanced to the knockout stage.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Azam | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | 
|  Vipers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | 
|  JKU | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | 
|  Kator | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | 
Source: 
| JKU  | 1–1 |  Vipers | 
|---|---|---|
| Musa  16' | Sserunkuma  55' | 
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Gor Mahia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 
|  Rayon Sports | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | 
|  AS Port | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | 
|  LLB Académic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | 
Source: 
| LLB Académic  | 1–2 |  AS Port | 
|---|---|---|
Referee: Emmanuel Mwandembwa (Tanzania)
| Rayon Sports  | 2–2 |  Gor Mahia | 
|---|---|---|
| Tuyisenge  33' Mieno  40' | 
Referee: Ali Mfaume Nassoro (Zanzibar)
| Rayon Sports  | 1–1 |  AS Port | 
|---|---|---|
Referee: Emmanuel Mwandembwa (Tanzania)
| LLB Académic  | 2–2 |  Gor Mahia | 
|---|---|---|
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
| Rayon Sports  | 3–1 |  LLB Académic | 
|---|---|---|
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Simba | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | 
|  Singida United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | 
|  A.P.R. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | 
|  Dekedaha | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | 
Source: 
| Singida United  | 2–1 |  A.P.R. | 
|---|---|---|
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
| Singida United  | 1–0 |  Dekedaha | 
|---|---|---|
Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)
| Simba  | 1–1 |  Singida United | 
|---|---|---|
Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
| Azam  | 4–2 |  Rayon Sports | 
|---|---|---|
| Shabani Iddi  18'  33'  39'  64' | Rwatubyaye Abdul  42', Manishimwe Djabel  81' | 
Referee: Saddam Houssein Mansour (Djibouti)
| Singida United  | 0–0 |  JKU | 
|---|---|---|
| (shootout:3-4) | 
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
| Gor Mahia  | 2–0 |  JKU | 
|---|---|---|
| Francis Mustapha  32', Samuel Onyango  89' | 
Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)
Final
| 2018 Kagame Interclub Cup champions | 
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|  Azam 2nd title | 
Top scorers
References
- ^ "FIFA Referees News: 2018 CECAFA Kagame Interclub Cup - Final". 13 July 2018.
