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Ugandan President Museveni promises to support CECAFA
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.
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 7th, 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 12th 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 8th 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.
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