The following are the statistics for the 2012 CECAFA Cup, which took place in Kampala, Uganda from 24 November to 8 December 2012. All statistics are correct as of 20:00 UTC+3 on 8 December 2012. Goals scored from penalty shoot-outs are not counted.
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Total number of goals scored: 62
Average goals per match: 2.38
Total number of braces: 8
Total number of hat-tricks: 1 – Mrisho Ngassa
Total number of penalty kicks awarded: 4
Total number of penalty kicks scored: 4
Penalty kick success rate: 7002100000000000000♠100%
Most goals scored by a team: 13 – Uganda
Most goals scored by an individual: 5 – John Bocco, Mrisho Ngassa, Robert Ssentongo
Fewest goals scored by a team: 0 – Eritrea, South Sudan
Most goals conceded by a team: 13 – Somalia
Fewest goals conceded by a team: 1 – Burundi, Uganda
Best goal difference: +12 – Uganda
Worst goal difference: -12 – Somalia
Most goals scored in a match by both teams: 7 – Somalia (0) and Tanzania (7)
Most goals scored in a match by one team: 7 – Tanzania against Somalia
Most goals scored in a match by the losing team: 2 – Eritrea against Malawi
Biggest margin of victory: 7 – Somalia 0–7 Tanzania
Most clean sheets achieved by a team: 5 – Uganda
Fewest clean sheets achieved by a team: 0 – Somalia, South Sudan
Most clean sheets given by an opposing team: 3 – South Sudan
Fewest clean sheets given by an opposing team: 0 – Burundi, Uganda
Most consecutive clean sheets achieved by a team: 5 – Uganda
Most consecutive clean sheets given by an opposing team: 3 – South Sudan
First goal of the tournament: Yonathan Kebede for Ethiopia against South Sudan
First brace of the tournament: Christophe Nduwaragira for Burundi against Somalia
First hat-trick of the tournament: Mrisho Ngassa for Tanzania against Somalia
Fastest goal in a match from kickoff: 1st minute (0:33) – Mrisho Ngassa for Tanzania against Somalia
Fastest goal in a match after coming on as a substitute: 9 minutes – Clifton Miheso for Kenya against South Sudan (introduced in the 57th minute)
Latest goal in a match without extra time: 90+1st minute – Hermon Tecleab for Eritrea against Malawi
Latest winning goal in a match without extra time: 90th minute – Geoffrey Kizito for Uganda against Kenya
Most goals scored by one player in a match: 5 – Mrisho Ngassa for Tanzania against Somalia
Own goals scored: 1 – Nadir Haroub (Zanzibar)
Wins and losses
Most wins: 6 – Uganda
Fewest wins: 0 – Eritrea, Somalia, South Sudan
Most losses: 3 – Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan
Fewest losses: 0 – Uganda
Most draws: 4 – Zanzibar
Fewest draws: 0 – Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
Most points in the group stage: 9 – Burundi, Uganda
Fewest points in the group stage: 0 – Somalia, South Sudan
Total number of yellow cards: 38
Average yellow cards per match: 1.46
Total number of red cards: 1
Average red cards per match: 0.04
First yellow card of the tournament: Robel Girma for Ethiopia against South Sudan
First red card of the tournament: Adeyum Saleh Ahmed for Zanzibar against Kenya
Fastest yellow card from kick off: 3rd minute – John Bocco for Tanzania against Zanzibar
Fastest yellow card after coming on as a substitute: 1 minute – Imran Nshimiyimana for Rwanda against Eritrea (introduced in the 83rd minute)
Latest yellow card in a match without extra time: 90+1st minute – Masoud Nassor for Zanzibar against Rwanda
Latest yellow card in a match with extra time: 112th minute – Adeyum Saleh Ahmed for Zanzibar against Kenya
Fastest dismissal from kick off: 112th minute – Adeyum Saleh Ahmed for Zanzibar against Kenya
Latest dismissal in a match without extra time: 112th minute – Adeyum Saleh Ahmed for Zanzibar against Kenya
Latest dismissal in a match with extra time: 112th minute – Adeyum Saleh Ahmed for Zanzibar against Kenya
Shortest time difference between two yellow cards given to the same player: 54 minutes – Adeyum Saleh Ahmed for Zanzibar against Kenya (Booked in the 58th minute and again in the 112th)
Most yellow cards (team): 7 – Kenya
Most red cards (team): 1 – Zanzibar
Fewest yellow cards (team): 0 – Somalia
Most yellow cards (player): 2 – Joackins Atudo, Robel Girma
Most red cards (player): 1 – Adeyum Saleh Ahmed
Most yellow cards (match): 4 – Rwanda vs Zanzibar
Most red cards (match): 1 – Zanzibar vs Kenya
Fewest yellow cards (match): 0 – Rwanda vs Malawi, Somalia vs Tanzania, Tanzania vs Burundi, Tanzania vs Sudan, Uganda vs Ethiopia, Zanzibar vs Eritrea
Most cards in one match: 4 cards; 3 yellow cards, 1 red card – Rwanda vs Zanzibar; Zanzibar vs Kenya
Bold numbers indicate the maximum values in each column.
Updated to games played on 8 December 2012. Team(s) rendered in italics represent(s) the host nation(s). The competition's winning team is rendered in bold.
(1) – Total games lost not counted in total games played (total games lost = total games won)
(2) – Total number of games drawn (tied) for all teams = Total number of games drawn (tied) ÷ 2 (both teams involved)
(3) – As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
