Three CAF Zonal Union Presidents will grace the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) Elective General Assembly to take place in Djibouti on February 7^th, 2026.

The Assembly which will bring together representatives from all the 12 Member Associations in the Zone will take place at the Djibouti Palace Kempinski.

“We have several guests from CAF, FIFA, Member Association Presidents, Zonal Union Presidents and sponsors who will attend the Assembly,” says Jean Sseninde, the CECAFA Interim Executive Director.

Gusau Ibrahim Musa, President of the West African Football Union (WAFU) B who is also President of the Nigeria FA, Lamin Kaba Bajo who is the WAFU A President and also President of The Gambia FA, together with the President of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA), also President of the Comoros FA Said Athouman Said Ali will attend the Assembly.

FIFA Council Members Djibrilla Hima Hamidou (Niger) and Ahmed Ould Yahya, also the President of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Cameroon FA President and CAF Exco member Samuel Eto and Ivory Coast FA President and CAF Exco member Diallo Vaccine Indris will also attend.

CAF Fifth Vice President Sidat Fezal Ismael, also the Mozambique FA President, CAF Director of Member Associations, Sarah Mukuna and FIFA Regional Development Office head Davis Ndayisenga will also grace the Assembly among others.

Apart from electing new office bearers, the Assembly will also also approve the 2026 CECAFA budget and adopt the CECAFA competitions calendar 2026 among others things.

The 12 members of CECAFA include; Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Somalia, Sudan and Zanzibar.

Final list of the candidates for different CECAFA positions

# Candidates for CECAFA President

Paulos Weldehaimanot Andemariam (Eritrean National Football Federation)

Eng. Magogo Moses Hassim (Federation of Uganda Football Associations)

Alexandre Muyenge (Fédération de Football du Burundi)

# Candidate for CECAFA Vice President

Ali Abdi Mohamed (Somali Football Federation)

# Candidates for CECAFA Executive Committee

Francis Amin Michael (South Sudan Football Federation)

Shema Ngoga Fabrice (Fédération Rwandaise de Football Association)

The President of the Djibouti Football Federation (FDF), Souleiman Hassan Waberi has said the role of media officers has become very strategic in Football development.

Waberi, also a FIFA Council member said this on Wednesday at the FDF headquarters while officially opening the 2-Day Media Officers workshop.

The workshop is organized by FDF in collaboration with the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA).

“The role of media officers has become strategic. You are the spokesperson of our competitions, institutions and values. Through your work, you contribute to the image of football, its international visible and its impact to the public, partners and institutions is important,” added Waberi.

He warmly thank CECAFA for their continuous collaboration, and all participants to the workshop gared towards capacity building.

Twenty five participants from First Division teams and members of the FDF communication department are attending the workshop instructed by the CECAFA Head of Marketing and Communication, Andrew Oryada.

The workshop will cover several aspects including duties of a media officer, how to handle journalists before and during matches, handling Press conferences and writing press releases among others.

Attacking midfielder Feisal Salum netted the only goal to guide Azam FC to a 1-0 win against Nairobi United FC in a Group B tie of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup.

Salum netted in the 12^th minute for the Tanzania Premier League side at the New Azaam Stadium on Sunday.

The Kenya Premier League side who are also making their debut in the group stage of any CAF tournament tried to push forward, but failed to break the Azam FC defending line.

“We are happy to pick two straight wins against Nairobi United, and now we must focus on our next home match against Maniema Union,” Azam FC head coach Florent Ibenge said after the match.

Azam FC who are third on the log with 6 points keep chase of the top teams Wydad AC (Morocco) and Maniema Union who have each collected nine points.

In another match played Singida Black Stars FC suffered a 2-1 away defeat to AS Otoho in a Group C match.

Joseph Guede Gnadou netted Siingida Black Stars FC’s late goal, while Pomi Nzaou scored a brace for the hosts to send them to second place with 6 points.

The Tanzania Premier League side will now turn focus on their home match against table leaders CR Belouizdad (Algeria) on February 8^th at the New Amaan Stadium.

Sudan giants Al Hilal SC have defeated Mamelodi Sundowns FC 2-1 to go top of Group C in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League.

Skipper Mohamed Abdelrahman put Al Hilal SC forward from the stop few minutes to half time at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, Rwanda on Friday night.

Ugandan goalkeeper Denis Onyango had fouled Abdelrazig Omer in the box for the referee to a ward a penalty. Abdelrahman gave Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Onyango not chance sending him the opposite direction.

Veteran captain Mohamed Abdelrahman and Burundian Jean Claude Girumugisha scored for Hilal either side of half-time at the 45,000-capacity Amahoro Stadium in Kigali.

Early in the second half Burundian International Jean Claude Girumugisha increased Al Hilal SC’s lead with a well taken shot that beat Onyango after 49 minutes.

Al Hilal SC continued to dictate the pace of the match and missing several scoring opportunities. Substitute Arthur Sales pulled a goal back for the 2026 champions.

The South African giants tried to push forward to get another goal, but Al Hilal SC defended well and managed to pick vital three points.

Laurentiu Reghecampf, the Al Hilal SC coach said he was happy with the win after they settled for a 2-2 draw against the same team in South African last weekend. “My players worked hard to make sure we picked maximum points,” said the coach.

Al Hilal now move to eight points, while Mamelodi Sundowns FC have 5 points. DR Congo’s Saint-Eloi Lupopo who face Mouloudia Alger of Algeria on Sunday have 4 points.

On Saturday another teams from the CECAFA Zone Young Africans Sc will host Al Ahly in a Group B tie at the New Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar, while Simba SC take on ES Tunis in a Group D match in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Group winners and runners-up after a six-round mini-league phase qualify for the quarter-finals of the Champions League.