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2013 CECAFA Cup Group Stage
The group stage of the 2013 CECAFA Cup began on 27 November and ended on 5 December. The matchdays were 27–29 November, 30 November–2 December and 3–5 December. 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. Fixtures Tiebreakers The order of tie-breakers used when two or more teams have equal number of points is: # Number of points obtained in games between the teams involved; # Goal difference in games between the teams involved; # Goals scored in games between the teams involved; # Away goals scored in games between the teams involved; # Goal difference in all games; # Goals scored in all games; # Drawing of lots. Group A Since Kenya and Ethiopia could not be separated using the tie-bre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Council For East And Central Africa Football Associations
The Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations ( sw, Baraza la Mashirikisho ya Mpira wa Miguu Afrika Mashariki na Kati, french: Conseil des Associations de Football d'Afrique de l'Est et Centrale, ar, مؤتمر جمعيات شرق ووسط أفريقيا لكرة القدم; officially abbreviated as CECAFA) is an association of the football playing nations in mostly East Africa and a bit of Central Africa. An affiliate of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), CECAFA is the oldest sub-regional football organisation on the continent. History CECAFA was founded unofficially in 1927. The competition was sponsored by the major Nairobi-based soap-manufacturing firm Gossage, owned by the British Lever Brothers. Its formation is often misattributed to William Gossage, founder of the Gossage company. However, he died 50 years before the CECAFA was established. The tournament was known as the "Gossage Cup" until the mid-sixties, when it was redubbed the "East Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |