The knockout stage of the 2013 CECAFA Cup began on 7 December with the quarter-finals and ended on 12 December with the

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. Matches were played at the

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and the

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. The

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was originally scheduled to host the

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, but the matches were moved to the

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and the Mombasa Municipal Stadium to allow the stadium to be completely refurbished.

Format

The knockout stage involves the eight teams which advanced from the

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: the top two teams from each group and the two best third-placed teams. In this stage, teams play against each other once. The losers of the

play against each other in the

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where the winners are placed third overall in the entire competition. Of the Ksh. 8.7 million (approx.

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100,000) that has been allocated for prize money, the winners will receive Ksh. 5.6 million, while the runners-up will take home Ksh. 2.5 million. The

winners will receive Ksh. 600,000.

Match rules

Quarter-finals, third place playoff and final

* Regulation time is 90 minutes. * If scores are still level after regulation time, there will be no

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and a

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decides the winner. * Each team is allowed to have seven named substitutes. * Each team is allowed to make a maximum of three substitutions.

Semi-finals rules

* Regulation time is 90 minutes. * If scores are still level after regulation time, there will be 30 minutes of

and a

thereafter if scores are still level after extra time to decide the winner. * Each team is allowed to have seven named substitutes. * Each team is allowed to make a maximum of three substitutions.

Bracket

Fixtures

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third place playoff

Final

Top scorers (at the knockout stage)

;2 goals *

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* Ronald Kampamba ;1 goal *

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* Miaaz Abdelrahim *

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;1 own goal * Saladin Bargecho (playing against Sudan)

References

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