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Coaches happy with CAF-CECAFA Safeguarding workshops
Several coaches have praised the on-going CAF-CECAFA safeguarding workshops taking place in the region.
Speaking after the CAF-CECAFA safeguarding workshop held at the Tanganyika Law Society Conference Hall on Monday, Uganda’s U-20 coach Matia Lule thanked the regional body and CAF for constantly organising these workshops which he believes will bring in lots of awareness to players and officials.
“Everyday we learn something new and with these safeguarding trainings it will help the players shape their dreams better. There are many things we did not know about and now we are learning through these trainings,” added Lule.
Juma Kaseja, Tanzania’s former national goalkeeper and now goalkeeper’s coach for the U-20 team although thanked CAF and CECAFA for the initiative of having the safeguarding workshops. He made it clear that during their playing days they were not lucky to have some of the trainings which take place today. “Players must be disciplined and work hard if they are to achieve some of their dreams,” said Kaseja.
Former Rwanda national captain and now coach of the U-20 team, Eric Nshimiyimana also made it clear that he is impressed with the safeguarding workshops CAF and CECAFA are organizing. “We are learning a lot of things and the talk today by the Scout from France also helped many of us learn certain things,” he added.
CECAFA Administrator and Safeguarding Officer, Veronica Lusichi from Kenya stressed the importance of helping the youngsters achieve their goals. “We are very happy with efforts all the Members Associations are doing in regards to safeguarding,” said Lusichi.
The workshop focused on preventing player trafficking in Football. During his presentation, Omar Sciolla, a Scout with French side Olympique Lyonnaise advised the players and coaches to always be very careful when agents show interest in the players.
The workshop was also instructed by Rwanda’s Jules Karangwa and Youssuf Mossi, the CECAFA Competitions Manager.
Uganda Cranes have kept their TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 qualification hopes alive after a hard fought 1-0 win against South Sudan in a match played on Friday night at the Nelson Mandela Stadium, Namboole.
Cyprus based defender Bevis Mugabi scored the lone goal two minutes after the interval when he finished off a rebound after the South Sudan defenders failed to clear their lines off a corner.
While the Uganda coach Paul Joseph Put made some changes and the hosts pushed forward in the second half, the South Sudan team defended for longer spells.
The win takes Uganda to seven points in Group K after their earlier matches that saw them draw 2-2 away to South Africa and a 2-0 home win against Congo Brazzaville.
In the other matches played by CECAFA teams on Friday night, Kenya suffered a 4-1 defeat away to Cameroon, while Rwanda also lost 3-0 away to Benin.
Vincent Aboubakar netted from the spot, while Martin Hongla, Bryan Mbeumo and Christian Mouyang Bassong netted for the home side in the Group J match at the Japoma Stadium. Skipper Micheal Olunga scored the lone goal for Kenya.
Against Benin in a Group D match, the home side scored through Steve Mounie, Andreas Hountondji and Hassane Imourane.
Collected results
Ghana 0 Sudan 0
DR Congo 1 Tanzania 0
Burkina Faso 4 Burundi 1
Benin 3 Rwanda 0
Uganda 1 South Sudan 0
Cameroon 4 Kenya 1
Sudan have battled to a goalless draw against hosts Ghana in a Group F match of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 qualifiers.
The hosts dominated the match played at the Accra Sports Stadium on Thursday, but the Sudan team known as the Falcons of Jediane defended well.
Sudan’s outstanding goalkeeper Mohammed Mustafa blocked attempts by Antoine Semenyo and Alexander Djiku. The Sudan team also had scoring opportunities by Aboubaker Eisa and Mohamed Eisa that they failed to utilize.
The draw for coach Kwasi Appiah’s Sudan team leaves them in second place with 4 points after three matches played, while Angola who were yet to face Niger are top of the log with six points.
In another match played by a team from the CECAFA Zone, Tanzania suffered a 1-0 defeat to DR Congo in a Group H match played at the Martyrs Stadium.
After a goalless first half, the Taifa Stars conceded an own goal after a deflection by Clement Nzize after 53 minutes off a well taken corner kick.
The defeat leaves Tanzania in second place with 4 points, while DR Congo kept their 100% winning run to take their points to nine. Ethiopia who have collected only one point from two matches will battle bottom placed Guinea in the second Group H match.
Burundi also suffered a 4-1 defeat away to Burkina Faso in a Group L match.
Action continues on Friday with Uganda hosting South Sudan in a Group K match in Kampala, while Rwanda play away to Benin in a Group D match. Harambee Stars of Kenya will also play away to Cameroon in a Group J match at the Japoma Stadium.
Eleven nations in the CECAFA Zone will battle in the qualifiers for the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2025.
In the draw conducted on Wednesday by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo, Eritrea have been drawn to face Ethiopia in the first round, while Burundi take on Somalia.
Eritrea had taken several years without participating in CHAN qualifiers. The winner between Burundi and Somalia will take on Uganda who automatically qualified for the second round because of being highly ranked.
The winner between Ethiopia and Eritrea will take on the winner between Sudan and Tanzania in the second round, while the winner between South Sudan and Kenya will battle the winner between Djibouti and Rwanda in the final phase of the qualifiers.
The tournament will be hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania between February 1-28th, 2025.
The first leg matches of the first round will be played between October 25-27, 20224 and the return legs between November 1-3, 2024. The second round matches of the qualifiers will be played between December 20-22 for the first round, and the return legs December 25-27, 2024.
CECAFA will have four teams play in the CHAN 2024, while all the other Zones COSAFA, WAFU A, WAFU B, UNAF and UNIFFAC will have three teams each.
In the CECAFA Zone Uganda has qualified a record six times from the seven Editions of the CHAN competitions that have been held since 2009. Rwanda have qualified four times, while Sudan and Ethiopia have each qualified for CHAN three times.
CECAFA teams Young Africans SC and Al Hilal have been drawn to face-off in the group stage of the 2024/2025 TotalEnergies CAf Champions League.
In the draw conducted in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday afternoon, the Tanzania Premier League reigning champions Young Africans SC and Al Hilal (Sudan) are placed in Group A that also five time champions TP Mazembe and MC Alger (Algeria).
To reach the group stage, Young Africans SC ejected Commercial Bank of Ethiopia 7-0 on goal aggregate, while Al Hilal saw off San Pedro 3-2 on goal aggregate at the second preliminary round.
Miguel Gamondi, the Young Africans SC head coach will be eager to see that his team go a step further to perform better than they did last season when they reached the quarter final stage. For Al Hilal, who are now playing in the Mauritania Premier League because of the insecurity in Sudan will hope that they can also push a step better and make it to the knockout stage.
But the CECAFA representatives face tricky opposition in TP Mazembe (five times Champions League winners) and tricky MC Alger from Algeria. Interestingly Young Africans SC will host Al Hilal in their opening match between November 26-27, 2024.
South African giants Mamelodi Sundowns have been placed in Group B together with two teams from Morocco Raja Casablanca and FAR Rabat (Morocco), together with Maniema Union (DR Congo).
The defending champions who have won the trophy more than any other team Al Ahly (Egypy) will navigate their path in Group C alongside Belouizdad (Algeria), Orlando Pirates (South Africa) andStade d’Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire)
Group D also promises to be a tough one pitting Esperance Tunis (Tunisia), Pyramids FC (Egypt), Sagrada Esperança (Angola) and Mali’s Djoliba FC.
GROUP A
TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
Young Africans (Tanzania)
Al Hilal Omdurman (Sudan)
MC Alger (Algeria)
GROUP C
Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
Raja Casablanca (Morocco)
FAR Rabat (Morocco)
Maniema Union (DR. Congo)
GROUP C
Ahly (Egypt)
Belouizdad (Algeria)
Orlando Pirates (South Africa)
Stade d’Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire)
GROUP D
Esperance Tunis (Tunisia)
Pyramids FC (Egypt)
Sagrada Esperança (Angola)
Djoliba (Mali)
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