The three challenging teams took part in a group stage from 29 September to 7 October in a round-robin format, in which they each played 2 games.
Ghana won their first game against Kenya 6–3, before drawing with Isthmian League to secure first place and move on to the final of the competition.
[2] Ghana won the group stage and moved onto the final on 10 October 1962, where they subsequently beat Uganda, winning 4–1 at the Nakivubo Stadium.
A friendly was played between Uganda and Isthmian League on 8 October, which ended in a 1–1 draw.
This was the Isthmian's third game in 4 days and two of their players were replaced by members of the Kenyan team due to injury.