CECAFA Kagame Cup 2021: Kenya’s Tusker FC withdraw, groups changed

Kenya Premier League side Tusker FC have withdrawn from the regional CECAFA Kagame Cup slated to run August 1-14th in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

The development has forced CECAFA’s competitions Committee to change the groupings which now places four teams in each of the two groups.

Uganda’s Express FC will now kick start the campaign with their first game of the tournament against Atlabara FC (South Sudan) on August 1st, the same day Young Africans SC face guest side Nyasa Big Bullets FC (Malawi).

Yusuf Mosi, the CECAFA Competitions Director said the matches will be played at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium and the Azam Complex Chamazi.

“We expect a very competitive tournament with the best two teams from each group going straight to the semi finals. This event will also help some of our teams prepare better ahead of the CAF competitions starting in September” added Mosi.

Uganda’s KCCA FC are the defending champions of the regional title they won in 2019 in Kigali, Rwanda.

Pool A: Young Africans (Tanzania), Nyasa Big Bullets (Malawi), Express FC (Uganda), Atlabara FC (South Sudan)
Pool B: KCCA FC (Uganda), Azam FC (Tanzania), Le Messager Ngozi (Burundi), KMKM FC (Zanzibar).