2014 CECAFA Nile Basin Cup

CECAFA Nile Basin Cup 2014 23 May–4 June Sudan 12 10 3 3 UGA Victoria University 1 KEN A.F.C. Leopards SUD Al-Ahly Shendi BDI Académie Tchité 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. 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,Nile Basin Cup: Victoria University beat AFC Leopards to lift Basin Cup http://www.cecafafootball.org/index.php/tournaments/58-nile-basin-cup-victoria-university-beat-afc-leopards-to-lift-basin-cup CECAFA 4 June 2014 6 June 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140711162100/http://www.cecafafootball.org/index.php/tournaments/58-nile-basin-cup-victoria-university-beat-afc-leopards-to-lift-basin-cup 11 July 2014 while Sudanese side Al-Ahly Shendi beat Académie Tchité of Burundi in the third place play-off to take home US$10,000.Victoria University are 2014 CECAFA Champions http://tff.or.tz/victoria-university-are-2014-cecafa-champions/ Tanzania Football Federation 5 June 2014 6 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714141139/http://tff.or.tz/victoria-university-are-2014-cecafa-champions/ 2014-07-14 dead Participants On 12 May 2014, the draw for clubs to participate in the tournament was released.Cecafa announce Nile Basin draw http://www.supersport.com/football/kenya/news/140512/Cecafa_announce_Nile_Basin_draw Collins Okinyo SuperSport.com 12 May 2014 6 June 2014 The tournament was originally due to kick off on 22 May, but was pushed back a day.Change in fixtures for CECAFA Nile Basin http://www.futaa.com/football/article/change-in-fixtures-for-cecafa-nile-basin Vincent Opiyo Futaa.com 21 May 2014 6 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140523073918/http://www.futaa.com/football/article/change-in-fixtures-for-cecafa-nile-basin 23 May 2014 dead 65% Group A SUD Al-Merrikh UGA Victoria University SSD Al-Malakia ZAN Polisi Group B KEN A.F.C. Leopards TAN Mbeya City BDI Académie Tchité RWA Etincelles Group C SUD Al-Ahly Shendi ETH Defence DJI Dikhil 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 main WDL Group A Q n MER SUD Al-Merrikh VIC UGA Victoria University MAL SSD Al-Malakia POL ZAN Polisi 2 1 0 7 2 2 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 5 5 0 0 3 0 9 #ccffcc A A A complete 23 May 2014 Victoria University UGA 1–0 Al-Malakia SSD yes Al-Merrikh SUD 3–0 Polisi ZAN 25 May 2014 Polisi ZAN 0–3 Al-Malakia SSD yes Al-Merrikh SUD 0–0 Victoria University UGA 28 May 2014 Polisi ZAN 0–3 Victoria University UGA yes Al-Malakia SSD 2–4 Al-Merrikh SUD Group B main WDL Group B Q n LEO KEN A.F.C. Leopards MBE TAN Mbeya City TCH BDI Académie Tchité ETI RWA Etincelles 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 0 2 3 4 0 1 2 0 3 #ccffcc A A A complete 24 May 2014 Mbeya City TAN 3–2 Académie Tchité BDI yes A.F.C. Leopards KEN 2–0 Etincelles RWA 26 May 2014 Mbeya City TAN 1–2 A.F.C. Leopards KEN yes Académie Tchité BDI 1–0 Etincelles RWA 28 May 2014 Etincelles RWA 0–0 Mbeya City TAN yes A.F.C. Leopards KEN 1–0 Académie Tchité BDI Group C main WDL Group C Q n AHL SUD Al-Ahly Shendi DEF ETH Defence DIK DJI Dikhil 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 2 2 4 #ccffcc A A complete 24 May 2014 Al-Ahly Shendi SUD 2–1 Dikhil DJI 25 May 2014 Dikhil DJI 1–2 Defence ETH 28 May 2014 Defence ETH 0–2 Al-Ahly Shendi SUD 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. 30 May KEN A.F.C. Leopards 3 ETH Defence 2 30 May SUD Al-Merrikh 1 (2) BDI Académie Tchité 1 (3) 31 May UGA Victoria University 1 TAN Mbeya City 0 31 May SUD Al-Ahly Shendi 3 SSD Al-Malakia 0 2 June KEN A.F.C. Leopards 2 BDI Académie Tchité 0 2 June UGA Victoria University 1 SUD Al-Ahly Shendi 0 4 June KEN A.F.C. Leopards 1 UGA Victoria University 2 4 June BDI Académie Tchité 1 SUD Al-Ahly Shendi 4 yes References 2 External links Group stage results 2014 Category:2014 in African men's football Category:2014 in Sudanese sport Category:Football club competitions in Sudan Category:May 2014 sports events in Africa