2013 CECAFA Cup group stage

The group stage of the 2013 CECAFA Cup began on 27 November and ended on 5 December.[1] The matchdays were 27–29 November, 30 November–2 December and 3–5 December.

Main article: 2013 CECAFA Cup

The group stage featured 11 CECAFA associations and COSAFA member Zambia as the invited association. Teams were drawn into groups of four, where the top two teams from each group and the two best third-placed teams would advance to the knockout stage.

Group stage matches were scheduled to be held in Nairobi, Machakos and Nakuru.[2][3]

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

Tiebreakers

The order of tie-breakers used when two or more teams have equal number of points is:

Group A

Since Kenya and Ethiopia could not be separated using the tie-breaking criteria, a coin toss was used as the drawing of lots to determine the winner of Group A.[4]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kenya 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
 Ethiopia 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
 Zanzibar 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
 South Sudan 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source:
Zanzibar 2–1 South Sudan
Kassim  5'
Saleh  69'		 Report Lako  75'
Kenya 0–0 Ethiopia
Owino  30'
Omar  43'		 Report Bargecho  90+2'
Referee: Denis Batte (Uganda)
Ethiopia 3–1 Zanzibar
Asfan  5'
Bargecho  37' (pen.)
Kebede  83'		 Report Juma  68'
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
South Sudan 1–3 Kenya
Eresto  15'
Lado  28'		 Report Atudo  17' (pen.)
Keli  29'
Omar  72'
Owino  77'
Referee: Waziri Sheha (Zanzibar)
South Sudan 0–2 Ethiopia
Report Yassin  54'
Kalbore  83'
Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
Kenya 2–0 Zanzibar
Atudo  5' (pen.)
Situma  50'
Wanga  61'		 Report Makame  66'
Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Referee: Hagi Wiish (Somalia)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zambia 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
 Tanzania 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
 Burundi 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
 Somalia 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source:
Burundi 2–0 Somalia
Nduwarugira  41'
Abdul Razak  54'		 Report
Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Referee: Luleseghed Ghebremichael (Eritrea)
Tanzania 1–1 Zambia
Morad  47' Report Kampamba  41'
Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Somalia 0–1 Tanzania
Hayow  33'
Mohammed  41'		 Report Chanongo  57'
Moradi  81'
Referee: Kheirala Murtaz (Sudan)
Zambia 1–0 Burundi
Kampamba  3'
Mwape  43'
Mbewe  67'		 Report
Referee: Denis Batte (Uganda)
Tanzania 1–0 Burundi
Samatta  7'
Yondan  36'		 Report
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)
Somalia 0–4 Zambia
Report Mwape  2', 55'
Mbewe  4', 70'
Kabwe  33'
Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uganda 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9
 Sudan 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
 Rwanda 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
 Eritrea 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source:
Sudan 3–0 Eritrea
Ibrahim  6', 27'
El Tahir  33'
Abdalla  45'		 Report
Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Uganda 1–0 Rwanda
Kiiza  33'
Wadada  56'
Sserunkuma  89'		 Report Mugiraneza  72'
Sudan 1–0 Rwanda
Kamal  23'
Ibrahim  29'		 Report
Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Eritrea 0–3 Uganda
Report Okwi  9', 38'
Kiiza  20' (pen.)
Kizito  56'
Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Rwanda 1–0 Eritrea
Ndahinduka  74' Report Goitom  55'
Uganda 1–0 Sudan
Aucho  58' Report

Third place qualification

In addition to the group stage winners and runners-up, the two best third-placed teams will be ranked at the end of the group stage to determine who will qualify for the knockout stage.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Burundi 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
 Rwanda 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
 Zanzibar 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
Source:

Top scorers (at the group stage)
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References
  1. Ismael Kiyonga (1 October 2013). "2013 Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup Kicks Off November 27". Kawowo Sports. Uganda. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  2. Dan Ngulu (14 November 2013). "CECAFA 2013: Nairobi, Machakos to host preliminaries". Futaa.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  3. Tim Musungu (26 November 2013). "Nakuru's Afraha Stadium to host two Cecafa matches". Goal.com. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  4. Dan Ngulu (5 December 2013). "Kenya wins Group A toss". Futaa.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
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