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Tanzania’s Azam FC secure first Cecafa club title
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Tanzanian side Azam FC secured their first Cecafa Kagame Club Championship, beating Gor Mahia 2-0 in Dar es Salaam.
The team managed by Englishman Stewart Hall scored either side of half-time through skipper John Bocco and Ivory Coast import Tchetche.
The Cecafa Kagame title is contested by East and Central African clubs.
Azam took the lead against the Kenyan Premier League champions on 17 minutes, thanks to a goal from Bocco.
After conceding, Gor Mahia piled pressure on the home side with Innocent Wafula’s shot missing the target by inches.
Gor Mahia’s Ugandan midfielder Khalid Aucho was lucky to escape a booking, after a nasty challenge.
In the second half, Gor Mahia returned showing more hunger for goal, but it was Azam who almost doubled their lead when Kipre Tchetche’s shot rattled the post.
But Ivorian Tchetche did make it 2-0 soon afterwards, as he found the net on 64 minutes from a free kick.
The tournament’s leading scorer Michael Olunga failed to bring Gor Mahia back into the game when he fired a shot across the face of goal
Azam – who were formed in 2007 – followed their first Tanzanian Premier League title in 2014 with their maiden success in the regional competition.
Azam FC finished the tournament as winners and without conceding a goal in any of their six games played.
In an earlier match, Ugandan Premier League side, KCCA FC, finished third after edging Al Khartoum of Sudan 2-1 in the third-place play-off game.
KCCA FC won bronze medals and a US$10,000 cash prize.
Michael Birungi scored in the seventh minute before Muzamir Mutyaba made it 2-0 after 10 minutes.
But the Sudanese team – managed by former Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah – regained their form to score after 25 minutes.
Ousmalia Baba made no mistake scoring from Atif Khalid’s good cross.
Al Khartoum’s Ahmed Adam and KCCA FC’s Birungi were sent-off for an off-the-ball incident.
The tournament – partly sponsored by Rwanda President Paul Kagame – attracted 13 teams from Tanzania, Kenya, Djibouti, Zanzibar, Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Uganda.
The Amavubi of Rwanda have picked a vital 3-0 win away to Seychelles in the first leg of the preliminary round of the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifiers played on Thursday.
After a shaky start with several missed chances Muhadhjiri Hakizimana gave Amavubi the lead after 32 minutes at the Unity Stadium in Victoria.
The hosts tried to push forward to level matters but were punished with a quick counter attack with Yannick Mukunzi making no mistake to make it 2-0 after 36 minutes.
In the second half the home team led by skipper Senky Vidot played a highly defensive game. But Tanzania based professional Meddi Kagera got his name on the score sheet after 80 minutes. The return leg will be played on September 10th with the winner over two legs qualifying for the group stage of the qualifiers.
Later today two other members of the Council of East and Central African Football Associations (Cecafa) Sudan and Somalia will also be in action. Sudan will play away to Chad, while Somalia hosts Zimbabwe in the neutral ground in Djibouti.
The preliminary round of the FIFA World Cup 2022 kicks off today with several matches on card. Twenty eight teams lowly ranked by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) will battle to try and win spots in the group stage.
26 teams are already qualified for the group phase thanks to their CAF ranking.
Burundi, fresh from the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) just like their opponents Tanzania will battle in the first leg in Bujumbura in what promises to be a thriller.
The Red Sea Camels of Eritrea returning to the international stage after 2015 will play host to Namibia at the Asmara Stadium, while Ethiopia take on Lesotho.
The other members of the Council of East and Central African Football Associations (Cecafa) that will be in action include South Sudan who will host Equatorial Guinea in a neutral venue at the Al Hilal Stadium in Khartoum.
French coach Julien Mette will also lead the Djibouti national team in the first leg encounter against Eswatini (Swaziland). The other games on card will see Mauritius take on Mozambique, while Sao Tome e Principe play host to Guinea Bissau and Liberia host Sierra Leone.
On Thursday Rwanda will play away to Seychelles, while Chad host Sudan and Somalia battle Zimbabwe on a neutral venue in Djibouti.
The remaining matches to be played between Friday and Saturday will see Comoros Islands face Togo, Gambia take on Angola and Malawi playing away to Botswana.
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Kenyan ambassador in Burundi Ken Vitisia at the opening ceremony of CECAFA Under 17 tournament
Kenyan ambassador in Burundi Ken Vitisia with CECAFA Secretary General Nicholas Musonye in Muyinga during the opening ceremony of CECAFA Under 17 tournament
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