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Coaches happy with CAF-CECAFA Safeguarding workshops

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Several coaches have praised the on-going CAF-CECAFA safeguarding workshops taking place in the region.

Speaking after the CAF-CECAFA safeguarding workshop held at the Tanganyika Law Society Conference Hall on Monday, Uganda’s U-20 coach Matia Lule thanked the regional body and CAF for constantly organising these workshops which he believes will bring in lots of awareness to players and officials.

“Everyday we learn something new and with these safeguarding trainings it will help the players shape their dreams better. There are many things we did not know about and now we are learning through these trainings,” added Lule.

Juma Kaseja, Tanzania’s former national goalkeeper and now goalkeeper’s coach for the U-20 team although thanked CAF and CECAFA for the initiative of having the safeguarding workshops. He made it clear that during their playing days they were not lucky to have some of the trainings which take place today. “Players must be disciplined and work hard if they are to achieve some of their dreams,” said Kaseja.

Former Rwanda national captain and now coach of the U-20 team, Eric Nshimiyimana also made it clear that he is impressed with the safeguarding workshops CAF and CECAFA are organizing. “We are learning a lot of things and the talk today by the Scout from France also helped many of us learn certain things,” he added.

CECAFA Administrator and Safeguarding Officer, Veronica Lusichi from Kenya stressed the importance of helping the youngsters achieve their goals. “We are very happy with efforts all the Members Associations are doing in regards to safeguarding,” said Lusichi.

The workshop focused on preventing player trafficking in Football. During his presentation, Omar Sciolla, a Scout with French side Olympique Lyonnaise advised the players and coaches to always be very careful when agents show interest in the players.  

The workshop was also instructed by Rwanda’s Jules Karangwa and Youssuf Mossi, the CECAFA Competitions Manager.

CAF Champions League

Young Africans SC revenge against Al Hilal in CAF Champions League

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Young Africans SC have picked a 1-0 win away to Al Hilal to improve their chances of qualifying for the knock-out stage of the 2024/2025 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League.

Stephane Aziz Ki netted the only goal after 7 minutes in the  Group A match played on Sunday at the Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Stadium in Nouakchott, Mauritania.

The Tanzanian side who lost their opening Group match 2-0 to the same Sudan team last year made sure they picked the revenge as they dominated most of the match.

Although Al Hilal have already qualified for the quarter final stage with 10 points, Young Africans SC closed the gap as they moved to 7 points, one behind second placed MC Alger from Algeria.

Young Africans SC will now need to register a win in their last Group A match against MC Alger on January 18th, 2025 at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam. Last year Tanzanian sides Young Africans SC and Simba SC reached the quarter-final stage.

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MAPINDUZI CUP

Zanzibar eliminates Harambee Stars in Mapinduzi Cup 2025

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Zanzibar Heroes have defeated Kenya 1-0 to qualify for the final at the on-going Mapinduzi Cup 2025 in Pemba, Zanzibar.

The Heroes netted a late goal off a corner that Ali Khatib nodded in four minutes into added time at the Gombani Stadium on Friday night.

Moses Shumah had earlier missed a scoring opportunity for Kenya, while skipper Feisal Salum ‘Toto’ also had his effort blocked by the Harambee Stars goalkeeper.

Kenya’s Aboud Omar was shown a straight red card following an altercation with the referee after 70th minute. Zanzibar also had a player sent off later in the match. Zanzibar who finished second will now face Burkina Faso who topped the round robin log.

“We are happy that we managed to get a win against a strong Kenyan side. Now we shall focus on preparing for the final match against Burkina Faso on January 13th,” said Zanzibar’s captain Salum.

Zanzibar Heroes beat Tanzania 1-0 in the opening match of the tournament and lost by the same margin to Burkina Faso in the second match.

Table standing

                          P   W   D    L   GF  GA GD Pts

Burkina Faso   3    2    1     0     4     1     3     7

Zanzibar          3    2    0     1      2     1     1    6

Kenya              3    1    1     1     3     2     1     4

Tanzania          3     0    0     3    0    5    -5     0

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MAPINDUZI CUP

Harambee Stars defeat Tanzania 2-0 in Mapinduzi Cup

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Kenya’s Harambee Stars have defeated Tanzania 2-0 in their second match at Mapinduzi Cup 2025 on-going in Pemba, Zanzibar.

After a goalless first half Boniface Muchiri gave Kenya the lead after 55 minutes at the Gombani Stadium on Tuesday night. He capitalized on a Daniel Sakar cross to give Kenya the lead.

Ryan Ogam increased Kenya’s lead 12 minutes later as interim coach Francis Kimanzi’s team continued to push forward.

Tanzania had a chance to pull a goal back, but Offen Chikola with only goalkeeper to beat the Harambee Stars goalkeeper.

“I am glad that my squad was boosted with Gor Mahia players and we need to prepare for the match against Zanzibar on Friday,” said Kimanzi.

Kenya now lead the log with 4 points and a better goal difference that Burkina Faso who have the same number of point. Burkina Faso who drew 1-1 with Kenya in the opening match defeated Zanzibar Heroes 1-0 in a match played on Monday.

Table standing

                         P   W   D    L   GF  GA GD Pts

Kenya               2    1    1    0     3     1     2     4

Burkina Faso   2    1    1     0     2     1     1    4

Zanzibar          2    1    0     1     1     1     0     3

Tanzania         2     0    0    2     0     3    -3     0

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CAF Champions League

Sudan’s Al Hilal book CAF Champions League quarter final spot

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Sudan Premier League reigning champions Al Hilal are the first team to book a quarter final slot in the on-going 2024/2025 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League.

Coach Folrent Ibenge’s team battled to to a 1-1 draw against MC Alger in a Group A match played on Sunday at the Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Stadium in Nouakchott, Mauritania.

Sofiane Bayazid gave the Algerian side an early 5th minute lead, but the Al Hilal fought back strongly to level matters through Jean Claued Girumugisha. The Burundian International dribbled past two defenders and unleashed a hard shot that the MC Alger goalkeeper failed to stop.

The draw saw Al Hilal kept top of the table with 10 points and qualify for the knock out stage with two more matches to spare.

“We are very happy that we managed to keep pushing despite conceding an early goal. The players have worked hard to get the draw and qualify for the next stage,” said Ibenge.

Al Hilal who are playing all their matches away from home because of the political unrest in Sudan have won three group matches and drawn once.

The Sudan side will next host Tanzania’s Young Africans SC on January 12th, 2025, before they play the last match against TP Mazembe six days later in Lubumbashi.

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