Finally, El Merriekh FC from Sudan ended their 20 year wait following their 2014 CECAFA Kagame Cup triumph on Sunday in Kigali, Rwanda.
The first championship away from home having won it at home in 1986 and 1994 but then, what are statistics and interesting numbers from the two week tournament, Kawowo Sports’ Ismael Kiyonga runs you through some of the best stats from the tournament.
Lowest Scoring Games (4): Rayon Sports (Rwanda) 0-0 Azam (Tanzania), Police FC (Rwanda) 0-0 Atletico FC (Burundi), El Merriekh FC (Sudan) 0-0 Azam FC (Tanzania), APR FC (Rwanda) 0-0 Police FC (Rwanda).
Highest Scoring Game (1): Vital’O (Burundi) 5-1 Benadir (Somalia)
Biggest Winning Margin (4 Goals): Vital’O (Burundi) 5-1 Benadir (Somalia), Azam FC (Tanzania) 4-0 KMKM (Zanzibar) and El Merriekh (Sudan) 4-0 Benadir (Somalia).
Highest Scoring Team: KCC FC (Uganda) with 11 goals.
Lowest Scoring Team: Benadir (Somalia) with 2 goals.
Team that conceded Most Goals: Benadir (Somalia) – 12 goals
Team that conceded Fewest Goals: Rayon Sport (Burundi) and Azam FC (Tanzania) – 3 goals.
Golden Boot Winner: Brian Umony (KCC FC) – 5 Goals
Teams with Most Clean Sheets: Rayon Sport (Rwanda), El Merriekh FC (Sudan) and Azam FC (Tanzania) – 3.
Number of Penalty Shootouts (6) – Police FC (Rwanda) vs KCC FC (Uganda), Azam FC (Tanzania) vs El Merriekh (Sudan), APR FC (Rwanda) vs Rayon Sport (Rwanda), Police FC (Rwanda) vs APR FC (Rwanda), KCC FC (Uganda) vs El Merriekh (Sudan) and Police FC (Rwanda) vs Atletico FC (Burundi).
Number of Games Played in the Tournament: – 34
Number of Outright Wins in the Tournament: – 20
Number of Draws in the Tournament: – 14
