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Ugandan President Museveni promises to support CECAFA

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The Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has promised to financially support one of the tournaments on the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) calendar.

Museveni said this on Friday at the StateHouse in Entebbe during the visit of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) President, Dr. Patrice Motsepe.

Dr. Motsepe was accompanied by the Ugandan Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon Anita Among, FUFA President Moses Hassim Magogo and the CECAFA Prsident Wallace Karia among others.

During his speech Karia thanked Museveni for the continuously support he has given football and requested that he also supports one of the CECAFA tournaments. Museveni answered in affirmative that he will support one of the CECAFA tournaments.

President went ahead to ask the CECAFA boss how much support they would require for one of the tournaments. Museveni also made it clear that they are yet to make real support to football.

The CAF President, Dr. Motsepe thanked the government of Uganda and FUFA under the leadership of Moses Hassim Magogo for the work they are doing in developing football in the country.

he also made it clear that he will support Uganda and Tanzania if they put in a joint bid to host the 2027 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

“I was told that Uganda and Tanzania are keen to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in these two beautiful countries. As the President of CAF, I have to support all the 54 Member Associations equally and must say that I would personally not only just welcome but encourage a joint hosting bid between these two countries because it will make a huge contribution to football development in Uganda and Tanzania. This region (CECAFA) has not hosted Africa Cup of Nations before and it would be a good move to both Uganda and Tanzania not only in promoting football development but also other areas like tourism, investment and trade,” added Dr. Motsepe who also visited other CECAFA members Ethiopia and South Sudan last week.

Already the Rwanda President, Paul Kagame supports the regional Kagame Club Championship, while the Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan also came on board starting last year to support the CECAFA Women’s Champions League.

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Kenyan referee Yiembe to fly CECAFA flag at FIFA Club World Cup in America

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The CECAFA Zone will be represented by one match official Stephen Yiembe at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.

Yiembe, from Kenya will be one of the assistant referees together with 116 other match officials who will to officiate at the inaugural competition slated for June 14 to July 13th in the United States of America.

FIFA has selected 35 referees, 58 assistant referees and 24 VAR officials from around the world to officiate at the competition which will bring together the top teams in the world including Real Madrid and Manchester City among others.

The other African referees selected include; Ghorbal Mustapha (Algeria), Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya) and Sy Issa (Senegal). The assistant referees include; Bangoura Nouha (Senegal), Camara Djibril (Senegal), Gourari Mokrane (Algeria) and Zerhouni Abbes Akram (Algeria), while the only VAR official is Ashour Mahmoud from Egypt.

Yiembe has also officiated several top matches including at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, the 2023 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in the Ivory Coast, and the 2023 TotalEnergies U-23 CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

The competition to attract 32 teams will be played across 11 cities. Africa will be represented by Al Ahly (Egypt), Wydad AC (Morocco), Esperance de Tunis (Tunisia) and South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns.

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Day 2: CECAFA teams qualify for semi-final stage at CAF African Schools Football Championship

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All representative teams from the CECAFA Zone have qualified for the semi-final stage at the on-going 2025 CAF African Schools Football Championship in Ghana.

In the Girls category Uganda defeated The Gambia and DR Congo by a similar 3-0 score line in Group B matches played on Thursday.   

Lillian Nabukeera netted a brace, while Grace Kawiino also got her name on the score sheet in Uganda’s win over The Gambia. Kawiino who also netted the lone goal in the 1-0 win against South Africa on Wednesday again made score she scored in the match against DR Congo. Brendah Nassaka and Lydia Namuseruka also scored.

In the Boys category Tanzania who started with a 1-1 draw against Senegal on Wednesday, returned to pick a goalless draw against Cote d’Ivoire in their first match on Thursday. Tanzania secured their semi-final berth after seeing off DR Congo 1-0 in their last Group A match.

Uganda who also kick started their campaign with a 2-0 defeat to Ghana on Wednesday came all out to beat Algeria 4-0 and silence South Africa 4-1 in the matches played on Thursday. Nabir Kajjumba and Henry Muhoozi scored a goal each in the two matches, while Livingstone Kulata and Pius Kabenge were also on target against Algeria. Ashraf Kyakuwa and Yasin Nsubuga netted the other goals in the win against DR Congo.

Tanzania will now face Group B table leaders Ghana at the semi-final stage, while Group A leaders Senegal face Uganda. All the semi final matches will be played on Friday.

The competition which breaks together teams U-15s which will climax on April 26th.

Day 2 results

Boys

Tanzania 0 Cote d’Ivoire 0

Senegal 3 DR Congo 0

Cote d’Ivoire 0- Senegal 0

Tanzania 1 DR Congo 0

Ghana 1 South Africa 0

Uganda 4 Algeria 0

South Africa 1 Uganda 4

Ghana 3 Algeria 0

Girls

South Africa 8 DR Congo 0

Uganda 3 The Gambia 0

South Africa 5 The Gambia 0

DR Congo 0 Uganda 3

Ghana 2 Benin 0

Morocco 1 Malawi 0

Benin 0 Morocco 1

Ghana 3 Malawi 0

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FIFA Council Member Waberi meets Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud

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The FIFA Council and CAF Executive Member, Souleiman Hassan Waberi has held talks with the President of the Republic of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud.

Waberi who arrived in Mogadishu on Monday for a 3-Day visit met the President on Tuesday together with the President of the Somali Football Federation (SFF), Ali Abdi Mohamed at the State House in Mogadishu, Villa.

He also held talks with members of the Somali Football body, Football Club Presidents, the Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre and the Mayor of Mogadishu, the Minister for Youth and Sport, and the National Olympic Committee of Somalia.

“We are very happy that Waberi took time off his busy schedule to come and visit Somalia,” said SFF President Ali Abdi Mohamed.

Waberi said he delivered messages of greeting and well wishes from the FIFA president Gianni Infantino and CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe to the President of Somalia and the Prime Minister to the football entity and to the entire people of Somalia” FIFA Council Member,

Waberi is also the President of the Djibouti Football body. He was elected a FIFA Council member during the CAF General Assembly held on March 12th, 2025 in Cairo, Egypt.

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Day 1: Good start for Uganda Girls team in CAF African Schools Football Championship

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Uganda’s Girls team have made a winning start in the 2025 CAF African Schools Football Championship ongoing at the University of Ghana Stadium, Legon in Accra, Ghana.

In their Group B match played Grace Kawiino netted the lone goal to ensure Uganda secured a 1-0 win against reigning champions South Africa.

The tough encounter saw the two sides create several scoring opportunities, but Uganda’s team held strong and tight to secure the three points to boost their chances of making it to the later stages of the competition.

The other Group A matches played saw Benin stop Malawi 1-0, while hosts Ghana also picked a 1-0 win against Morocco.

In at the Boys category reigning champions Tanzania settled for a 1-1 draw against Senegal in a Group B match. Ghana also defeated Uganda 2-0, while South Africa saw off Algeria 2-0 in Group A matches.

Action continues on Thursday CECAFA representatives from Uganda and Tanzania all in action to decide if they progress to the knock out round.

The competition for U-15s which ends on April 26th, 2025 has attracted eight teams for boys and a similar number.

The CAF African Schools Football Championship supported by the Motsepe Foundation had the first Edition held in South Africa in 2023, while the second Edition took centre stage last year in Zanzibar.

Boys

A: Ghana, Uganda, South Africa, Algeria

B: Tanzania, Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, DR Congo

Girls

A: Ghana, Morocco, Benin, Malawi

B: South Africa, Uganda, DR Congo, The Gambia

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