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CECAFA AFCON Under 17 QualifiersPress Conference in Dar

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The Council of East and Central Africa Football Association (CECAFA) yesterday officially released the final fixtures for the CAF AFCON Qualifiers kick off in Dar ES salaam, Tanzania Saturday..
Nine countries after the withdrawal of Somali on Thursday will contest to represent the CECAFA zone in the Africa Cup of Nations Under 17 championships that will also be held in Tanzania April next year.
The Qualifiers in Africa were modified early this year, with each of the six zones playing at their backyard to produce the winners that will contest for the honours in the final round next year.
The CECAFA qualifiers will be contested by hosts Tanzania (who already have a direct ticket), Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Djibouti. The groups are:- Group A Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and Sudan. Group B Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti and South Sudan.
The secretary General of CECAFA Nicholas Musonye who released the fixtures said they were waiting for CAF medical team to confirm the MRI tests that were done on all the players.
CAF have decided to undertake the MRI tests in all the zonal qualifiers to avoid age cheating. Those teams that will found to have engaged in age cheating will be disqualified from the competition.
Musonye was optimistic that the MRI results will affect any of the nine teams.
The tournament kicks off Saturday with Sudan playing Rwanda at 2.00-pm and hosts Tanzania playing Burundi at 5.00pm at the National stadium.
The tournament is sponsored by CAF and UEFA under UEFA assist special programme.
Uefa delegates are scheduled to arrive in Dar this saturday to attend the opening ceremony.
Musonye also confirmed that all the referees for the competetion had been tested and all were fit to officiate the qualifiers.

 

Nicholas Musonye,Secretary General Cecafa left and TFF Media Officer  Cliford Mario Ndimbo addressing press conference in Dar Es salaam Tanzania yesterday.

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Uganda Hippos defeat Tanzania to lift 2020 CECAFA U-20 title

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Uganda are the 2020 CECAFA U-20 champions after a 4-1  emphatic win over Tanzania in a thrilling final at the Black Rhino Academy in Karatu.

CECAFA U-20 Challenge Cup 2020:

  • Final: Uganda 4-1 Tanzania
  • Third place: Kenya 1 South Sudan 2
  • Fair Play Award: Tanzania
  • Best Goalkeeper: Simon Justine (South Sudan)
  • Top Scorers: Ivan Bogere (Uganda), Selemani Hamis (Tanzania) – 5 Goals
  • Bronze Medal: South Sudan
  • Best Player: Pascal Isindo

Uganda’s under-20 national football side dethroned the hosts and title holders, Tanzania in Arusha and lift the 2020 CECAFA U-20 championship on Wednesday.

 

Richard Basangwa, Steven Sserwadda, lethal striker Ivan Bogere, and Kenneth Semakula were all pn the score sheet for Uganda while Selemani Hamisi netted the consolation for the hosts in a match where Uganda also missed a penalty kick.

Richard Basangwa  opening the scoring in the  12th-minute  which later on Abdul Hamisi Suleiman’s composed penalty  restored back parity at the half-hour mark.

Steven Sserwada restored Uganda’s lead before the break. Uganda would have extended the lead but the leading goalscorer Ivan Bogere hit the woodwork, missing a penalty awarded  after Isma Mugulusi was brought down inside the box.

Bogere returned after the interval to make amends for this opening half profligacy with a wonder goal – his tournament-leading fifth – to put The Hippos firmly in charge.

Aziz Kayondo then caught substitute home keeper Razak Shekimweri – who replaced Zuberi Masudi – off his line with an embarrassing long-range goal to complete the rout and apply the gloss to a memorable production away from the comforts of home for the Ugandan lads.

The final whistle was treated with wild celebrations by the Ugandan players on the field of play, technical area, and the delegation in the stands led by the FUFA President Moses Magogo, also a CAFExecutive Committee member.

Byekwaso’s charges will also relish a timely measure of revenge against the Tanzanians, who knocked them out of this competitive last year at the quarter-final stage when Uganda hosted the competition.

Awards

South Sudan’s Jack Komakech was named the best goalkeeper of the tournament, Bogere took home the golden boot with 5 goals, Tanzanian Pascal Isindo emerged as the best player and Tanzania took home the fair play award.

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Rwanda vanquish Sudan 3-1 as Burundi falls to Tanzania at CECAFA Zonal AFCON U 17 2019 qualifiers opening day.

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U 17 2019 qualifiers opening day.It has been a  bright starter for Rwanda after beating Sudan 3-1 in the opening match of the CECAFA Zonal AFCON U 17 2019 qualifiers at the Tanzania National Stadium in Dar Es salaam on Saturday.

Moise Nyarugabo scored the opening goal for Rwanda in the 30th minute, while three minutes later Rodrigue Isingizwe netted the second goal to make the first half of the match end 2-0 in favor of Rwanda.

A substitute Mohamed Badr Baker bagged the lonely goal for Sudan in the 71st minute as Sudan’s Falcons of Jediane tried to fight back. Jean Ishimwe netted the 3rd goal for Rwanda in 89th minute to make the final score
3-1.

Meanwhile hosts Tanzania vanquished Burundi 2-1 in the second match of group A which also took place at the national facility in Dar Es Salaam.Kelvin John scored Tanzania’s first goal in the 10th minute.

Nibikora Athur of Burundi equalized in the 20thminute, but a goal from Agiri Ngoda in the 28th minute was enough for Tanzania to win Saturday’s match 2-1.

As scheduled Sunday’s matches for group B will take place at Chamazi stadium outside Dar es Salaam, where South Sudan will face Djibouti in the first match, while Uganda will clash Ethiopia in the second match.

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