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CECAFA members selected on different FIFA Standing Committees
The World Football governing body, FIFA has appointed several members from the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) Zone on different Committees.
Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) President, also a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Executive, Wallace Karia has been selected a Vice Chairman of the FIFA Beach Soccer Committee.
The development was announced few days ago by the world Football governing body.
In the Development Committee headed by Egypt’s Hany Abo Rida, Eritrea’s Milashu Isaak has been selected, Hersi Said, also President of Young Africans SC (Tanzania) is selected on the Men’s Club Competitions Committee.
Djibouti’s Mouhadin Ali is selected on the Youth Boy’s Competitions Committee, while Amina Mohamed (Djibouti) and Neema Haji are selected on the Youth Girl’s Competitions Committee.
Newly elected President of the South Sudan Football Federation (SSFF), Francis Amin Michael has been selected on the Member Associations Committee, Edgar Watson (Uganda) and Mutasim Sirelkhatim (Sudan) on the Technical Development Committee, and Fahmo Ali (Somalia), Victoria Yongule Nasera (South Sudan) and Jacqueline Ndimurukundo (Burundi) are on the Women’s Football Development Committee.
Eritrea’s FA President Paulos Andemariam and Ali Abdi Mohamed, the Somalia FA President are selected on the Grassroots and Amateur Football Committee, and Kenya’s Hussein Mohammed on the Institutional Relations Committee.
CECAFA Acting President and President of the Burundi FA, Alexandre Muyenge and Abdullahi Yussuf Ibrahim (Kenya) and Osama Abobakir (Sudan) are on the Stadium and Security Committee.
Rwanda’s newly appointed President of the Football Federation, Fabrice Shema and Isayas Jira Bosho, President of the Ethiopia FA and CAF Executive Member are selected on the Anti-Racism and Anti-Discrimination Committee.
Uganda FA President Moses Magogo and Anne-Lisa Alida Kankindi (Rwanda) are selected on the Football Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation Committee, and Samuel Asmare (Ethiopia) on the Football Social Responsibility Committee.
Souleiman Hassan Waberi, President of the Djibouti FA and a FIFA Council member is a member of the Futsal Committee.
FIFA stated that the listed composition of the standing Committees remains subject to further appointments conditional upon the approval of the FIFA Council.
Gor Mahia FC have been crowned 2025/2026 FKF Premier League champions.
Handled by coach Charles Akonnor, the Gor Mahia side lost their last match 1-0 to Nairobi United at the Nyayo National Stadium on Sunday.
The defeat did not spoil the party as the giants lifted their 22nd League title and were crowned at the same Stadium. “We are vey happy that after a tough season we emerged champions. I thank the team and management for the efforts,” added coach Akonnor.
Gor Mahia FC completed the League with 69 points from 34 matches played, while second placed AFC Leopards collected 64 points, and Kenya Police FC in third place with 55 points.
K’Ogalo will receive KSh15 million (approximately $116,000) in prize money and return to the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League next season.
The Sudan Football Association (SFA) has organized two Football development workshops in the capital Khartoum.
The development comes after over two years of non activity because of the civil war that started in 2023.
Besides the referees and assessors workshop taking place, the Elite League is also on-going.
Ali Ahmed, the Head of Referees at the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) is conducting the two week workshop for referees and assessors at the Sudan Football Association (SFA) Technical Centre.
“We are very happy to have these workshops back in Sudan because Football contributes a big role in peace and integration here. CECAFA is also proud to support Sudan in Football development,” added Ahmed.
Osama Atta Elmanan Hassan, the SFA Vice President says they are glad to have Football back to Khartoum and also organize Football development workshops.
Vipers Sports Club are champions of the 2025/2026 StarTimes Uganda Premier League.
The Kitende based side defeated Maroons FC 3-0 in a match played at the Wankulukuku Stadium on Tuesday to clinch their eighth Premier League title.
Veteran Yunus Sentamu gave Vipers SC the lead, before Usama Arafat and Karim Watambala added to more goals to ensure Vipers SC clinched the title with one more match to be played.
The win and a goalless draw by closest challengers KCCA FC against URA FC ensured Vipers bagged yet another trophy as they now have 64 points from 29 matches.
In the other matches played on Tuesday army side UPDF settled for a goalless draw against Calvary FC, while Police FC and Entebbe UPPC also drew 1-1, Bidco FC and Kitara FC drew 1-1, while Express FC and Lugazi FC also ended 0-0
Vipers SC handled by Belgian Van Jacky Minnaert will now represent Uganda in the 2025/2026 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League.
CECAFA teams Sudan and Ethiopia have been placed in Group J 2027 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) PAMOJA qualifiers.
In the draw conducted at the Egyptian Football Association headquarters in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday, the two CECAFA teams were placed alongside Senegal and Mozambique.
The draw was conducted by former African football stars Max-Alain Gradel (Cote d’Ivoire), William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria), Essam El Hadary (Egypt) and Trésor Mputu (DR Congo).
Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania will co-host the tournament from June 19 June to July 17, 2027. Co-hosts will take part in qualifiers but have secured their places as co-hosts, so one team from their pool will join them.
The first matches of the group qualifiers will kick-off in September, 2026.
Group D also has two CECAFA teams Kenya and Eritrea together with South Africa and Guinea. Somalia who are making a return to the group stage of the qualifiers after several years are placed alongside Ivory Coast, Ghana and The Gambia.
The 48 teams that will play in the qualifiers have been placed into 12 groups, with the top two in each pool advancing to the continental finals.
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