# 2021 Kagame Interclub Cup

The 2021 CECAFA Kagame Interclub Cup was 43rd edition of the Kagame Interclub Cup, a football competition for clubs in East and Central Africa, which is organised by CECAFA. It took place in Tanzania from 1 to 14 August 2021.

## Participants clubs

The following eight teams will contest in the tournament.
| Team | Appearances | Previous best performance |
| Azam FC | 7th | Champions (2015, 2018) |
| Atlabara FC | 4th | Quarter-finals (2014) |
| Big Bullets FC | Debut | n/a |
| Express FC | 13th | Runner-up (1994, 1995) |
| KCCA FC | 10th | Champions (1997, 2019) |
| KMKM FC | 11th | Third place (1983) |
| Messager FC Ngozi | Debut | n/a |
| Young Africans FC | 20th | Champions (1997, 1993, 1999, 2011, 2012) |

## Venues

The following two venues hosted for the matches of the tournament.
| Dar es Salam | Dar es Salam | Dar es Salam |
| B. Mkapa Stadium | Dar es Salam | Azam Complex Stadium |
| Capacity: 60,000 | Dar es Salam | Capacity: 10,000 |

## Draw

The draw ceremony of the tournament were held on 28 July 2021 at Dar es Salam, Tanzania. Total eight team were divided into two groups.

## Group summary

| Group A | Group B |
| Young Africans SC Big Bullets FC Express FC Atlabara FC | KCCA FC Azam FC Messager Ngozi FC KMKM FC |

## Group stage

* Tie-breaking criteria for group play
* The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria:
* 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
Key to colour in group tables :
* The top finisher in each group will qualify for the Knockout-stage

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Express FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advanced to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Big Bullets FC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advanced to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Young Africans SC (H) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Atlabara FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Azam FC (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Advanced to Knockout stage |
| 2 | KMKM FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Advanced to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Messager Ngozi FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | KCCA FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |

## Knockout stage

* In the knockout stage, extra-time and a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 10 August—Dar es Salam | 10 August—Dar es Salam |
| Express FC | 2 |
| Express FC | 2 | 14 August—Dar es Salam | 14 August—Dar es Salam |
| KMKM FC | 1 | 14 August—Dar es Salam | 14 August—Dar es Salam |
| KMKM FC | 1 | Express FC | 1 |
| 11 August—Dar es Salam | 11 August—Dar es Salam | | Express FC | 1 |
| 11 August—Dar es Salam | 11 August—Dar es Salam | Big Bullets FC | 0 |
| Azam FC | 2 (2) | Big Bullets FC | 0 |
| Big Bullets FC(p) | 2 (4) | | |
| Big Bullets FC(p) | 2 (4) | Third place match | Third place match |
| | | 14 August—Dar es Salam | 14 August—Dar es Salam |
| | | KMKM FC | 1 |
| | | Azam FC | 0 |

### Final
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There have been 32 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.
3 goals
* Muzamiru Mutyaba (Express FC)
* Eric Kambale (Express FC)
* Paul Peter (Azam FC)
2 goals
* Bright Munthali (Big Bullets FC)
* Chiukepo Msowoya (Big Bullets FC)
* Idd Kipagwile (Azam FC)
* Abdallah Ibrahim (KMKM FC)
1 goal
* Junior Waziri (Azam FC)
* Akbar Muderi (Messager FC Ngozi)
* Muhammed Mess (KMKM FC)
* Herbert Achai (KCCA FC)
* Godfrey Paul (Young Africans FC)
* Godfrey Lwesibawa (Express FC)
* Nikson Nyasulu (Big Bullets FC)
* Hassan Kajoke (Big Bullets FC)
* Eric Mbirizi (Messager FC Ngozi)
* Haji Simba Salim (KMKM FC)
* Hasim Ramadhan Ali (KMKM FC)
* Tepsi Evancy (Azam FC)
* Iliyasa Mohamed (KMKM FC)
* Martin Kizza (Express FC)
1 own goal
* Nikson Nyasulu (against Azam FC)