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 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 شر� ...

associations and

COSAFA Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (french: Conseil des Associations de Football en Afrique Australe; pt, Conselho das Associações de Futebol da África Austral), officially abbreviated as COSAFA, is an association of the footbal ...

member

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...

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 A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...

. Group stage matches were scheduled to be held in

Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper ha ...

Machakos Machakos, also called Masaku is a town in Kenya, southeast of Nairobi. It is the capital of the Machakos County, Kenya. Its population is rapidly growing and was 150,041 as of 2009 and Machakos County had a population of 1,421,932 as of 2019 ...

and

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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

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and

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

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. ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Group B

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Group C

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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.

Top scorers (at the group stage)

;3 goals *

Salah Ibrahim Salah Ebrahim Hassan Al-Jezoli (born 14 September 1985) is Sudanese professional Association football, footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder. He played at the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF), 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. ...

* Festus Mbewe ;2 goals *

Jockins Atudo Jockins Atudo (born 8 August 1985) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays for Kenyan Premier League club Tusker as a defender. He previously played for Sony Sugar and Tanzanian Premier League side Azam. Atudo has also appeared f ...

Emmanuel Okwi Emmanuel Arnold Okwi (born 25 December 1992) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ittihad Alexandria Club and the Uganda national team. Club career Okwi played for Uganda Super L ...

* Bornwell Mwape ;1 goal *

Fiston Abdul Razak Fiston Abdul Razak (born 5 September 1993) is a Burundian footballer who currently plays for Olympique de Khouribga and the Burundi national team as a striker. Club career Before join JS Kabylie, he played successively for LLB Académic ...

Christophe Nduwarugira Christophe Nduwarugira (born 22 June 1994) is a Burundian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Académico de Viseu. International career Nduwarugira was invited by Lofty Naseem, t ...

* Fasika Asfaw * Saladin Bargecho * Biruk Kalbore * Yonatan Kebede *

Yussuf Saleh Yussuf Yassin Saleh ( am, ዩሱፍ ያሲን ሳላህ; born 22 March 1984) is an Ethiopian footballer who plays as a left winger for Rinkeby United. Yussuf was originally an attacking midfielder but later a left-winger. He has previously play ...

Jacob Keli Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Jac ...

David Owino David Owino Odhiambo (born 5 April 1988), nicknamed "Calabar", is a Kenyan footballer who plays for ZESCO United in the Zambian Premier League and the Kenya national team as a defender. He previously played for Gor Mahia in the Kenyan Premier L ...

* Allan Wanga * Michel Ndahinduka *

Richard Justin Lado Richard Justin Lado ( ar, ريشارد جاستن لادو, born 5 October 1979) is a former South Sudanese football defensive midfielder who last played for Al-Malakia FC. He was a member of the Sudan national football team The Sudan nati ...

* Fabiano Lako *

Muhannad El Tahir Muhaned Altaher( ar, مهند الطاهر) born December 3, 1984) is a Sudanese footballer. He currently plays as a AM for the Sudanese Premier League Sudan Premier League ( ar, الدوري السوداني الممتاز) is the top divis ...

Haruna Chanongo Haruna Chanongo (born 14 November 1991) is a Tanzanian professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American ...

* Said Morad *

Mbwana Samatta Mbwana Ally Samatta (born 23 December 1992) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian Pro League club Genk, on loan from Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe, and captains the Tanzania national team. Samatta began his ...

Khalid Aucho Khalid Aucho (born 8 August 1993) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays for Tanzanian Premier League club Young Africans and the Uganda national team as a defensive midfielder. Aucho has played football in various clubs, such as Jinj ...

* Hamis Kiiza *

Dan Sserunkuma Daniel Sserunkuma aka Muzenyi (born 14 December 1993 in Kampala) is a Ugandan footballer who currently plays as a striker for Vipers SC and the Uganda national team (the "Cranes").

* Ronald Kampamba * Awadh Juma Issa *

Abdi Kassim Abdi Kassim (born October 19, 1984 in Zanzibar) is a footballer from Tanzania. International career Also known as BABI or sometime Ballack of unguja, Kassim was the first player to score a goal in Tanzania's new stadium in Dar es Salaam, the Be ...

* Adeyum Saleh

References

{{2013 in African football (CAF)

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