Three Zonal Presidents are set to grace the non-elective General Assembly of the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) slated for on January 22nd, 2025 in Juba, South Sudan.

The Assembly which to be attended by over 50 members will take place at the Imperial Plaza Hotel in Juba.

Auka John Gecheo, the CECAFA Executive Director confirmed that President of WAFU A, Bajo Lamin Kaba, President UNIFAC, Maolas Jean Guy Blaise and the Vice President of WAFU B Gasua Ibrahim Musa will attend the Assembly as guest.

“We are very happy that several guest from other Zones will attend this Assembly which takes place in Juba for the first team in the history of CECAFA. We also thank the government of South Sudan and the South Sudan Football Association for accepting to host a CECAFA Assembly,” added Gecheo.

Apart from the Presidents and General Secretaries of the 12 CECAFA Member Associations who will grace the Assembly, CAF will also be represented by the Head of Member Associations, Sarah Mukuna and Genan Muhamed.

President of the Niger Football Federation, Djibrilla Hima Hamidou, two officials from FIFA, and a representative from CECAFA broadcast partners AZAM TV will also attend. President of the African Clubs Association (ACA), Said Hersi Ally will also grace the Assembly.

The Assembly will discuss several aspects including CECAFA competitions for 2024 and the 2025-2026 calendar.

CECAFA under the leadership of Wallace Karia as the President has 12 members; Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan and Zanzibar.

The non-elective General Assembly of the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) will take place on January 22^nd, 2025 in Juba, South Sudan.

Auka John Gecheo, the CECAFA Executive Director has announced today that the Assembly has been moved from January 25^th, 2025.

“We decided to make a change to the date in order to give Member Association Presidents time to prepare to attend the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2025 draw in Morocco,” added Gecheo.

He also made it clear that the Assembly will take place at the Raddison Blu Hotel in Juba. The Assembly will discuss several aspects including CECAFA competitions for 2024 and the 2025-2026 calendar.

CECAFA under the leadership of Wallace Karia as the President has 12 members; Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan and Zanzibar.

The 2025 non elective General Assembly of the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) will take place in Juba, South Sudan.

Auka John Gecheo, the Executive Director of CECAFA disclosed that the South Sudan Football Association (SFFA) has agreed to host the Assembly.

“We are happy and glad that SSFA has come forward and offered to host the Assembly in Juba next year. The Assembly which will bring together all CECAFA Members will take place between January and February,” added Gecheo.

He made it clear that the Assembly will do a review of the past activities and also plan for the 2025 calendar.

This year alone CECAFA has organized the Dar Port Kagame Cup, the CAF Women’s Champions League CECAFA qualifiers and the Africa Cup of Nations U-20 CECAFA qualifiers. The Zone will also organize the CAF Schools Football Tournament CECAFA Zone and the Africa Cup of Nations U-17 CECAFA qualifiers next month.

CECAFA also managed to orgainse the Women’s Football leadership course in Ethiopia and the Match Coordinators workshop in Nairobi, Kenya.

Gen. Agustino Madout Parek, President of SSFA and Vice President of CECAFA has made it clear that they are prepared to host a successful Assembly.

This year Kenya hosted the CECAFA General Assembly on 16th, February, 2024 in Mombasa, while the 2-2023 Assembly took place in Zanzibar.

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

_{Delegates have re-elected Tanzania’s Wallace Karia as the President of the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA).}

_{Karia was un-opposed during CECAFA’s Elective General Assembly held at Hotel Verde in Zanzibar on Friday.}

_{“Since Mr Karia is the only one who submitted for the position of President, he is un-opposed,” said the CECAFA Executive Director, Auka Gecheo in-front of representatives from all the 12 member countries.}

_{Karia, also the President of the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) will serve for another four years together with his new team. Ethiopia’s Isayas Jira Bosho, Gen. Augustino Parek Maduot (South Sudan) and Burundi’s Alexandre Muyenge were also elected as Executive Committee members.}

_{Football Kenya Federation (KFF) acting President Doris Petra was also unopposed for position of Women representative on the Executive Committee. Later Karia using his judicial powers co-opted Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) President Olivier Mugabo Nizeyimana as the fourth Executive Committee Member, and selected Esayas to continue as the Vice President.}

_{Karia thanked all the members for the support and promised to take CECAFA to the next level. “We need to work as a team and make sure we send teams to participate in the tournaments we organize. I also encourage members to pay their annual subscription fees,” added Karia. The Assembly was also attended by CAF’s head of Zones Genan Mohamed Ihab Korra.}

_{The Member Association Presidents and General Secretaries from Tanzania, Zanzibar, Uganda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan and Djibouti all attended the General Assembly.}