The 2019 Kagame Interclub Cup was the 42nd edition of the

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, a football competition for clubs in East and Central Africa, which is organised by

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. It took place in

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Participants

The following 16 clubs took part in the competition: ;Group A *

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* Kinondoni MC ;Group B * KCCA * Mukura Victory Sports * Azam * Bandari ;Group C * A.P.R. *

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* Heegan * Green Eagles ;Group D *

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* Motema Pembe (Withdrew from the tournament) *

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Officials

Referees * Hassan Eĺ Hagi (Somalia) * Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda) * Nsoro Ruzindana (Rwanda) * Samwel Uwikunda (Rwanda) * Israel Mpaima (Kenya) * Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya) * William Oloya (Uganda) * Ali Sabilla (Uganda) * Elly Ally Sasii (Tanzania) * Ali Mfaume Nassoro (Zanzibar) * Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti) * Pierre Kibingo (DR Congo) Assistant Referees * Bashir Sheikh Suleiman (Somalia) * Mohamed Nour Abdi (Somalia) * Ambroise Hakizimana (Rwanda) * Raymond Nonati Bwiliza (Rwanda) * Oliver Odhiambo (Kenya) * Tony Kidiya (Kenya) * Isa Masembe (Uganda) * Liban Abdirazack Ahmed (Djibouti) * Romeo Kasengele (Zambia) * Gasim Madir Dehiya (South Sudan) * Frank Komba (Tanzania) * Ferdinand Chacha (Tanzania)

Group stage

The group stage featured sixteen teams, with 4 teams in Group A, Group B, Group C, and D. Two teams from Group A and B and Group C and Group D advanced to the

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Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Third place

Final

Top scorers

;1 goal *

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* Thierry Manzi * Ibrahim Juma *

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References

{{2019–20 in African football (CAF) Kagame Interclub Cup

2019 in Tanzanian sport International association football competitions hosted by Tanzania