U-17 AFCON Qualifiers
CECAFA confirm dates for U-17 Zonal qualifiers
The Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) has confirmed dates for the U-17 AFCON Zonal qualifiers to take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Auka Gecheo, the CECAFA Executive Director has confirmed that the Zonal qualifier will take place September 30th to October 15th.
“Following several consultations with the Ethiopia Football Federation, we confirm that the U-17 AFCON Zonal qualifiers will take place in Addis Ababa between September 30th to October 5th,” said Gecheo.
The CECAFA Executive Director also asked clubs to register before the deadline on September 20th, 2022. He also made it clear that the draw for the competition will be conducted on September 16th, 2022.
He said that teams will be expected to arrive in Ethiopia on September 26th to undergo MRI tests to be supervised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Algeria are expected to hosts the AFCON U-17 tournament in 2023.
Uganda are the reigning champions after defeating Tanzania in the final of the Zonal qualifier in 2022 played in Rwanda.
The 2022 champions Somalia have been drawn to face Kenya in the TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) – CECAFA qualifiers.
The tournament which will bring together eight teams will take place at the Hamz Stadium in Nakivubo and St. Mary’s Stadium, Kitende in Uganda between December 14-27th, 2024.
The draw conducted by Jean Namayega Sseninde, the CECAFA Women’s Football Development Manager saw Somalia placed in Group B alongside South Sudan, Sudan and Kenya.
Hosts Uganda were drawn in Group A where they will face Ethiopia, Tanzania and Burundi.
“We expect a very competitive tournament with the youngsters expressing themselves as much as possible,” added Sseninde.
Yusuf Mossi, the CECAFA Competitions Director says all teams will have their players undergo the mandatory Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) tests to determine if they are eligible to play in the tournament.
The best two teams will qualify to represent the CECAFA Zone at the CAF U-17 AFCON tournament to take place in 2025.
In the last Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) U-17 CECAFA qualifiers held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2022, Somalia beat South Sudan 3-1 in the final.
Group A: Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Burundi
Group B: Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Kenya
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