Ethiopia to open against South Sudan in CECAFA U-15 Championship

Ethiopia will face South Sudan in the opening match of the CECAFA U-15 Championship on November 4th, 2023 in Njeru, Uganda.

In the draw conducted by the CECAFA Executive Director, Auka Gecheo on Tuesday, the hosts Uganda have been placed in Group A alongside Ethiopia, Djibouti and South Sudan.

The hosts and defending champions will also take to the field at the FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru in the second match of the day on November 4th.

Tanzania will open their Group B campaign with a match against Somalia on November 5th, while Zanzibar take on Rwanda in the second match on the same day.

” We expect to have a very competitive competition and we are using the competition to prepare our youngsters ahead of the AFCON U-17 Zonal qualifiers next year, ” said Gecheo. The competition will run from November 4-16th, 2023.

He also said Kenya had also notified CECAFA that they will not be able to send a team for the Championship. Kenya now joins other Member Associations Sudan, Burundi and Eritrea who are enable to who enter teams.

The last CECAFA U-15 Championship was held in Asmara, Eritrea in 2019 where Uganda defeated Kenya in the final.

Group A : Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, South Sudan

Group B : Tanzania, Zanzibar, Somalia, Rwanda