The 2018 Kagame Interclub Cup is the 41st edition of the
Kagame Interclub Cup
The CECAFA Club Cup is a football club tournament organised by CECAFA. It has been known as the Kagame Interclub Cup since 2002, when Rwandan President Paul Kagame began sponsoring the competition. It is contested by clubs from East and Central A ...
, a football competition for clubs in East and Central Africa, 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 شر٠...
. It took place in
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
from 29 June to 13 July 2018.
All times shown are in
East Africa Time
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As ...
(
UTC+3
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).
Participants
The following 12 clubs took part in the competition:
;Group A
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Azam
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Vipers
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JKU
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Kator
;Group B
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Rayon Sports
Rayon Sports Football Club is an association football club from Nyanza, Southern province, Rwanda, now based in Kigali. The team currently competes in the Rwanda National Football League, and plays its home games at the Stade Amahoro in Kigal ...
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Gor Mahia
Gor Mahia Football Club (), commonly also known as ''K'Ogalo'' (), is a football club based in Nairobi, Kenya. They have won the Kenyan Premier League a record 19 times, and have also won the FKF President's Cup a record 11 times. They are the o ...
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AS Port
Association Sportive du Port, more commonly known as AS Port or simply Port, is a Djiboutian football club located in Djibouti City, Djibouti. It currently plays in Djibouti Premier League.
Titles
*Djibouti Premier League: 4
::2010, 2011, 2012, 20 ...
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LLB Académic
;Group C
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A.P.R.
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Dekedaha
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Singida United
Officials
Referees
* Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
* Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
* Peter Waweru (Kenya)
* Ssali Mashood (Uganda)
* Emmanuel Mwandembwa (Tanzania)
* Saddam Houssein Mansour (Djibouti)
* Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
* Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)
* Ali Mfaume Nassoro (Zanzibar)
Assistant Referees
* Hamza Haji Abdi (Somalia)
* Theogene Ndagijimana (Rwanda)
* Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya)
* Tony Kidiya (Kenya)
* Dick Okello (Uganda)
* Salah Abdi Mohamed (Djibouti)
* Willy Habimana (Burundi)
* Gasim Madir Dehiya (South Sudan)
* Mohamed Mkono (Tanzania)
Group stage
The group stage featured twelve teams, with 4 teams in Group A, Group B and C. Two teams from Group A and B and Group C advanced to the
knockout stage
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Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Third place play-off
Final
Top scorers
References
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Kagame Interclub Cup
Kagame Interclub Cup
The CECAFA Club Cup is a football club tournament organised by CECAFA. It has been known as the Kagame Interclub Cup since 2002, when Rwandan President Paul Kagame began sponsoring the competition. It is contested by clubs from East and Central A ...
2018 in Tanzanian sport
International association football competitions hosted by Tanzania