The 2018 Kagame Interclub Cup is the 41st 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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from 29 June to 13 July 2018. All times shown are in

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Participants

The following 12 clubs took part in the competition: ;Group A * Azam *

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* JKU * Kator ;Group B *

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* LLB Académic ;Group C *

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* A.P.R. * Dekedaha * Singida United

Officials

Referees * Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia) * Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda) * Peter Waweru (Kenya) * Ssali Mashood (Uganda) * Emmanuel Mwandembwa (Tanzania) * Saddam Houssein Mansour (Djibouti) * Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi) * Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan) * Ali Mfaume Nassoro (Zanzibar) Assistant Referees * Hamza Haji Abdi (Somalia) * Theogene Ndagijimana (Rwanda) * Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya) * Tony Kidiya (Kenya) * Dick Okello (Uganda) * Salah Abdi Mohamed (Djibouti) * Willy Habimana (Burundi) * Gasim Madir Dehiya (South Sudan) * Mohamed Mkono (Tanzania)

Group stage

The group stage featured twelve teams, with 4 teams in Group A, Group B and C. Two teams from Group A and B and Group C 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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Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

Top scorers

References

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