CECAFA
Under 20 AFCON qualifiers for East African Countries set to kick off in Tanzania
Initially, there were doubts about whether the qualifiers would be played owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, a recent meeting by member associations unanimously agreed the matches should continue.
To this effect, the Cecafa Secretariat has already received participation confirmation for the Afcon U17 [and U20] qualifiers from the 10 member Football Associations.
The qualifier tournament will feature 10 teams at the pool stages, the top two teams will proceed to the semifinals.
Tanzania has been urged to communicate in advance the Covid-19 situation in the countries to avoid putting the competition into jeopardy noting that all participating teams will be responsible for their respective countries’ requirements including Covid–19 testing and other protocols required by their governments prior to departure back to their home countries after the tournament.