The knockout stage of the 2013 CECAFA Cup began on 7 December with the quarter-finals and ended on 12 December with the final. Matches were played at the Mombasa Municipal Stadium in Mombasa and the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi. [1] The Moi Stadium in Kisumu was originally scheduled to host the semi-finals, but the matches were moved to the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos and the Mombasa Municipal Stadium to allow the stadium to be completely refurbished. [2] [3]
The knockout stage involves 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.
Of the Ksh. 8.7 million (approx. US$ 100,000) that has been allocated for prize money, the winners will receive Ksh. 5.6 million, while the runners-up will take home Ksh. 2.5 million. The third place playoff winners will receive Ksh. 600,000. [4]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 December – Mombasa | ||||||||||
 Uganda | 2 (2) | |||||||||
| 10 December – Nairobi | ||||||||||
 Tanzania (pen.) | 2 (3) | |||||||||
| Tanzania | 0 | |||||||||
| 7 December – Mombasa | ||||||||||
 Kenya | 1 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 1 | |||||||||
| 12 December – Nairobi | ||||||||||
 Rwanda | 0 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 2 | |||||||||
| 8 December – Mombasa | ||||||||||
 Sudan | 0 | |||||||||
 Zambia (pen.) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| 10 December – Mombasa | ||||||||||
 Burundi | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| Zambia | 1 | |||||||||
| 8 December – Mombasa | ||||||||||
| Sudan | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
 Ethiopia | 0 | |||||||||
| 12 December – Nairobi | ||||||||||
| Sudan | 2 | |||||||||
| Zambia (pen.) | 1 (6) | |||||||||
| Tanzania | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| Uganda | 2–2 | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
Sserunkuma  16'Mutumba 73' | Report | Ngasa 19', 40' Abubakar  52' |
| Penalties | ||
Walusimbi  Okwi  Aucho Kiiza Sserunkuma | 2–3 | Nyoni Samatta Kiemba Idd Yondan |
| Zambia | 0–0 | Burundi |
|---|---|---|
Munthali  52' | Report | |
| Penalties | ||
| Katongo Mwape Ngonga Mtonga Chongo Situmbeko | 4–3 | Duhayindavyi Nduwarugira Mossi Harerimana Abdul Razak Hakizimana |
| Tanzania | 0–1 | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Miheso 3' Situma 40'Lavatsa 62'Ochieng 90' |
| Zambia | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Kabwe 43' Katongo 68'Kampamba 113' | Report | Abdelrahim 117' Ibrahim 120' |
Allan Wanga Salah Ibrahim Mrisho Ngasa Ronald Kampamba Saladin Bargecho (playing against Sudan)