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.