The 2014 CECAFA Nile Basin Cup was the inaugural edition of the CECAFA Nile Basin Cup, which is organised by

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� ...

. It began on 23 May and concluded on 4 June, with

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

as the first hosts of the tournament.

Ugandan Super League The Ugandan Premier League, also known as the StarTimes Uganda Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations. The league was previously known as the Uganda Super League but changed in ...

club Victoria University beat A.F.C. Leopards in the

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to clinch their first title and

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30,000 in prize money. A.F.C. Leopards took home US$20,000 for finishing second, while Sudanese side

Al-Ahly Shendi Al-Ahly Shendi Club ( ar, نادي الأهلي شندي, links=no) is a football (soccer) club from Sudan based in Shendi. They finished fourth in the 2011 Sudan Premier League. They created big history for the city for the club, for the cit ...

beat Académie Tchité of Burundi in the third place play-off to take home US$10,000.

Participants

On 12 May 2014, the draw for clubs to participate in the tournament was released. The tournament was originally due to kick off on 22 May, but was pushed back a day. Group A *

Al-Merrikh Al-Merrikh Sporting Club ( ar, نادي المريخ الرياضي) is a Sudanese football club based in Omdurman. Their home stadium is Al-Merrikh Stadium, which is locally known as The Red Castle. Founded in 1908, Al-Merrikh is one of the o ...

* Victoria University * Al-Malakia * Polisi Group B * A.F.C. Leopards * Mbeya City * Académie Tchité * Etincelles Group C *

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Group stage

The group stage featured eleven teams, with 4 teams in Group A and B and only three in Group C. Three teams advanced from Group A and B and two from Group C.

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order): # 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

Group B

Group C

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, teams play against each other once. The losers of the semi-finals faced each other in a

third place playoff A third place match, game for third place, bronze medal game or consolation game is a single match that is included in many sporting knockout tournaments to decide which competitor or team will be credited with finishing third and fourth. The tea ...

, where the winner was placed third overall in the entire competition.

References

External links

Group stage results
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