African Schools Football Championship
Burundi appoint Ndayiragije new national team coach

The Burundi Football Federation (FFB) has appointed Etienne Ndayiragije as the new national team head coach.
Ndayiragije was unveiled on Tuesday during a brief ceremony held at the Federation headquarters in Bujumbura.
The experienced former coach of the Tanzania national team signed a two year contract with the Federation. “We are happy to have Ndayiragije as the new national team coach,” said the Federation President Alexandre Muyenge.
The new coach takes over from Jimmy Ndayizege who has been in-charge of the national team for the past few years. Ndayiragije will have the huge task of guiding the national team in the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers were Burundi is currently placed second in Group C.
In the opening match Burundi drew 1-1 away to Namibia, and lost 1-0 to Cameroon in Bujumbura. Kenya who had been placed in the same group did not play when the qualifiers kicked off since they were suspended by FIFA then.
Ndayizege has also handled Vital’O in Burundi, Tanzania Premier League sides of Azam FC and Rwanda side Bugesera FC.

African Schools Football Championship
Day 2: CECAFA teams qualify for semi-final stage at CAF African Schools Football Championship

All representative teams from the CECAFA Zone have qualified for the semi-final stage at the on-going 2025 CAF African Schools Football Championship in Ghana.
In the Girls category Uganda defeated The Gambia and DR Congo by a similar 3-0 score line in Group B matches played on Thursday.
Lillian Nabukeera netted a brace, while Grace Kawiino also got her name on the score sheet in Uganda’s win over The Gambia. Kawiino who also netted the lone goal in the 1-0 win against South Africa on Wednesday again made score she scored in the match against DR Congo. Brendah Nassaka and Lydia Namuseruka also scored.
In the Boys category Tanzania who started with a 1-1 draw against Senegal on Wednesday, returned to pick a goalless draw against Cote d’Ivoire in their first match on Thursday. Tanzania secured their semi-final berth after seeing off DR Congo 1-0 in their last Group A match.
Uganda who also kick started their campaign with a 2-0 defeat to Ghana on Wednesday came all out to beat Algeria 4-0 and silence South Africa 4-1 in the matches played on Thursday. Nabir Kajjumba and Henry Muhoozi scored a goal each in the two matches, while Livingstone Kulata and Pius Kabenge were also on target against Algeria. Ashraf Kyakuwa and Yasin Nsubuga netted the other goals in the win against DR Congo.
Tanzania will now face Group B table leaders Ghana at the semi-final stage, while Group A leaders Senegal face Uganda. All the semi final matches will be played on Friday.
The competition which breaks together teams U-15s which will climax on April 26th.
Day 2 results
Boys
Tanzania 0 Cote d’Ivoire 0
Senegal 3 DR Congo 0
Cote d’Ivoire 0- Senegal 0
Tanzania 1 DR Congo 0
Ghana 1 South Africa 0
Uganda 4 Algeria 0
South Africa 1 Uganda 4
Ghana 3 Algeria 0
Girls
South Africa 8 DR Congo 0
Uganda 3 The Gambia 0
South Africa 5 The Gambia 0
DR Congo 0 Uganda 3
Ghana 2 Benin 0
Morocco 1 Malawi 0
Benin 0 Morocco 1
Ghana 3 Malawi 0
African Schools Football Championship
Day 1: Good start for Uganda Girls team in CAF African Schools Football Championship

Uganda’s Girls team have made a winning start in the 2025 CAF African Schools Football Championship ongoing at the University of Ghana Stadium, Legon in Accra, Ghana.
In their Group B match played Grace Kawiino netted the lone goal to ensure Uganda secured a 1-0 win against reigning champions South Africa.
The tough encounter saw the two sides create several scoring opportunities, but Uganda’s team held strong and tight to secure the three points to boost their chances of making it to the later stages of the competition.
The other Group A matches played saw Benin stop Malawi 1-0, while hosts Ghana also picked a 1-0 win against Morocco.
In at the Boys category reigning champions Tanzania settled for a 1-1 draw against Senegal in a Group B match. Ghana also defeated Uganda 2-0, while South Africa saw off Algeria 2-0 in Group A matches.
Action continues on Thursday CECAFA representatives from Uganda and Tanzania all in action to decide if they progress to the knock out round.
The competition for U-15s which ends on April 26th, 2025 has attracted eight teams for boys and a similar number.
The CAF African Schools Football Championship supported by the Motsepe Foundation had the first Edition held in South Africa in 2023, while the second Edition took centre stage last year in Zanzibar.
Boys
A: Ghana, Uganda, South Africa, Algeria
B: Tanzania, Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, DR Congo
Girls
A: Ghana, Morocco, Benin, Malawi
B: South Africa, Uganda, DR Congo, The Gambia
African Schools Football Championship
Tanzania to face Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire in CAF African Schools Football Championship 2025

The reigning Boys champions Tanzania have been drawn in Group B to face Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire and DR Congo in the CAF African Schools Football Championship this year.
Eight teams will tussle it out in the Boys and Girls (U-15) categories when the third edition of the Schools competition takes place April 23-26th, 2025 in Accra, Ghana.
The draw was conducted by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Accra on Monday, and assisted by Ghana’s legend Asamoah Gyan and Clementine Toure (Cote d’Ivoire).
Group A for the Boys will have hosts Ghana, Uganda, South Africa and Algeria.
The regional CECAFA Girls champions Uganda have been placed in Group B together with defending champions South Africa, DR Congo and The Gambia. The hosts Ghana are placed alongside Morocco, Benin and Malawi in Group A.
Ahead of the kick-off on the pitch, a total of six workshops started today in Accra which include the Young Referees Programme, Young Reporters Programme, Young Medical Officers Programme, Safety & Security Workshop, CAF D License Coaching Course as well as the CAF Safeguarding Workshops.
The CAF African Schools Football Championship supported by the Motsepe Foundation had the first Edition held in South Africa in 2023, while the second Edition took centre stage last year in Zanzibar.
Boys
A: Ghana, Uganda, South Africa, Algeria
B: Tanzania, Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, DR Congo
Girls
A: Ghana, Morocco, Benin, Malawi
B: South Africa, Uganda, DR Congo, The Gambia
African Schools Football Championship
Tanzania, Uganda are CAF African Schools Football Championship Zonal Winners

Tanzania and Uganda are the winners of the Boys and Girls categories at the CAF African Schools Football Championship – CECAFA qualifier that climaxed on Thursday in Uganda.
The Tanzania team handled by former International Boniface Pawasa defeated Rwanda 2-0 in their last deciding match to finish ahead of Uganda on better goal difference since each collected six points.
Elick Yusuph converted a penalty in the first half, and Jabiri Farijala wrapped it up with a second half goal at the St. Mary’s Stadium, Kitende. “I am very happy that we are the
champions of the tournament. It was hard work and now we shall need to focus to preparing a team for the continental tournament,” said Pawasa
The earlier Boys match saw Burundi hold Somalia to a goalless draw.
In the Girl’s category Uganda emerged Champions with a better goal difference than Tanzania who also finished with 7 points.
Uganda humbled Rwanda 8-0 in an earlier match with Brendah Nassaka scoring four goals, while Halima Mupyanga scored a brace. Cynthia Kirenga and Lilian Nabukeera also got their names on the score sheet.
The second match saw Tanzania stop Burundi 1-0 with Helena Mtundagi scoring the lone goal. Lilian Nabukeera, Uganda’s captain thanked all her teammates for the hard work. “We are very happy to be the champions,” she added.
While the champions Tanzania and Uganda received medals and trophies at the Awards ceremony, they also picked a US$10,000 the dummy cheque of US$100,000 respectively.
Uganda’s Boys team and the Tanzania Girls team collected their medals and a dummy cheque of US$75,000 each, while Somalia and Burundi who came third in the Boys and Girl’s categories respectively also picked medals and dummy cheques of US$50,000 each.
The CAF Africa Schools Football Championship is sponsored by the Motsepe Foundation.
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