Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 3 December | ||||||||||
 | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 December | ||||||||||
 | 2 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 4 December | ||||||||||
 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 8 December | ||||||||||
 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 3 December | ||||||||||
 | 1 | |||||||||
 | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| 6 December | ||||||||||
 | 0 (6) | |||||||||
| 2 (2) | |||||||||
| 4 December | ||||||||||
| 2 (4) | Third place | ||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 8 December | ||||||||||
 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 (5) | |||||||||
| 1 (6) | |||||||||
The knockout stage of the 2012 CECAFA Cup began on 3 December 2012 with the quarter-finals and ended on 8 December 2012 with the final. Matches were played at the Namboole Stadium [1] [2] [3] [4] and the Lugogo Stadium in Kampala, Uganda.
The knockout stage involved the eight teams which advanced from the group stage: the top two teams from each group and the two best third-placed teams.
In this stage, teams play against each other once. The losers of the semi-finals play against each other in the third place playoff where the winners are placed third overall in the entire competition and receive US$ 10,000. The winners of the final receive US$30,000 and the runners-up US$20,000. [5] [6]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 3 December | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 6 December | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 4 December | ||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 8 December | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 3 December | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 0 (5) | |||||||||
| 6 December | ||||||||||
| 0 (6) | |||||||||
| 2 (2) | |||||||||
| 4 December | ||||||||||
| 2 (4) | Third place | ||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 8 December | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 1 (5) | |||||||||
| 1 (6) | |||||||||
The quarter-finals were played on 3–4 December 2012.
| Rwanda | 0 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
Niyonzima  Mugiraneza | Report | Kiemba  Nyoni Bocco |
| Burundi | 0 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Morris Azizi | |
| Penalties | ||
S. Ndikumana  Nzingamasabo  Tambwe Nduwarugira Nkurikiye Duhayindavyi Fiston | 5 – 6 | |
The semi-finals were played on 6 December 2012.
| Zanzibar | 2 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Khamis Saleh  Morris | Report | Haroub Atudo Modo Kimani Baraza |
| Penalties | ||
| Khamis Al. Othman Morris Nuhu | 2 – 4 | |
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