"Besides a guest team that CECAFA is yet to announce, the nations
expected to take part include; Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia,
Zanzibar, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi and South
Sudan"
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=304360
Ethiopia to host 2015 regional football championship
Oct 07,2015
KAMPALA, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- The 2015 Council for East and Central
African Football Associations (CECAFA) Senior Challenge Cup will be
held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a top official has said.
Nicholas Musonye, the CECAFA Secretary General told Xinhua on
Wednesday that the regional tournament will run Nov. 21-Dec. 5.
"We are confident of having a very competitive and well organized
tournament in Ethiopia. All teams should prepare well enough," said
Musonye.
The annual tournament did not take place in 2014 due to lack of a host
as Ethiopia pulled out at the last minute because of challenges with
sponsorship.
The event this year will be the 38th edition of the Senior Challenge
Cup which remains the oldest tournament in Africa.
Kenya' s Harambee Stars are the defending champions after beating
Sudan 2-0 in the 2013 edition played at the Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi,
Kenya.
Uganda have won the regional tournament more than any other nation
with their record 13 times, while Kenya have won it five times and
Ethiopia four.
Besides a guest team that CECAFA is yet to announce, the nations
expected to take part include; Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia,
Zanzibar, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi and South
Sudan.
Received on Wed Oct 07 2015 - 12:27:56 EDT