2014 CECAFA Nile Basin Cup

The 2014 CECAFA Nile Basin Cup was the inaugural edition of the CECAFA Nile Basin Cup, which is organised by CECAFA. It began on 23 May and concluded on 4 June, with Sudan as the first hosts of the tournament.

2014 CECAFA Nile Basin Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySudan
Dates23 May–4 June
Teams12 (from 10 associations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Victoria University (1st title)
Runners-up A.F.C. Leopards
Third place Al-Ahly Shendi
Fourth place Académie Tchité

Ugandan Super League club Victoria University beat A.F.C. Leopards in the final to clinch their first title and US$ 30,000 in prize money. A.F.C. Leopards took home US$ 20,000 for finishing second,[1] while Sudanese side Al-Ahly Shendi beat Académie Tchité of Burundi in the third place play-off to take home US$ 10,000.[2]

Participants

On 12 May 2014, the draw for clubs to participate in the tournament was released.[3] The tournament was originally due to kick off on 22 May, but was pushed back a day.[4]

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):

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams involved;
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams involved;
  3. Goals scored in games between the teams involved;
  4. Away goals scored in games between the teams involved;
  5. Goal difference in all games;
  6. Goals scored in all games;
  7. Drawing of lots.

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Merrikh 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
Victoria University 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
Al-Malakia 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
Polisi 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source:
23 May 2014
Victoria University 1–0 Al-Malakia
Al-Merrikh 3–0 Polisi
25 May 2014
Polisi 0–3 Al-Malakia
Al-Merrikh 0–0 Victoria University
28 May 2014
Polisi 0–3 Victoria University
Al-Malakia 2–4 Al-Merrikh

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
A.F.C. Leopards 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9
Mbeya City 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
Académie Tchité 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
Etincelles 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Source:
24 May 2014
Mbeya City 3–2 Académie Tchité
A.F.C. Leopards 2–0 Etincelles
26 May 2014
Mbeya City 1–2 A.F.C. Leopards
Académie Tchité 1–0 Etincelles
28 May 2014
Etincelles 0–0 Mbeya City
A.F.C. Leopards 1–0 Académie Tchité

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Ahly Shendi 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6
Defence 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
Dikhil 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
Source:
24 May 2014
Al-Ahly Shendi 2–1 Dikhil
25 May 2014
Dikhil 1–2 Defence
28 May 2014
Defence 0–2 Al-Ahly Shendi

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

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 May
 
 
 A.F.C. Leopards 3
 
2 June
 
 Defence 2
 
 A.F.C. Leopards 2
 
30 May
 
 Académie Tchité 0
 
 Al-Merrikh 1 (2)
 
4 June
 
 Académie Tchité 1 (3)
 
 A.F.C. Leopards 1
 
31 May
 
 Victoria University 2
 
 Victoria University 1
 
2 June
 
 Mbeya City 0
 
 Victoria University 1
 
31 May
 
 Al-Ahly Shendi 0 Third place
 
 Al-Ahly Shendi 3
 
4 June
 
 Al-Malakia 0
 
 Académie Tchité 1
 
 
 Al-Ahly Shendi 4
 
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References
  1. "Nile Basin Cup: Victoria University beat AFC Leopards to lift Basin Cup". CECAFA. 4 June 2014. Archived from the original on 11 July 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  2. "Victoria University are 2014 CECAFA Champions". Tanzania Football Federation. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. Collins Okinyo (12 May 2014). "Cecafa announce Nile Basin draw". SuperSport.com. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  4. Vincent Opiyo (21 May 2014). "Change in fixtures for CECAFA Nile Basin". Futaa.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
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