PAN AFRICAN SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIP
Zonal Qualifiers for CAF Pan African Schools tourney set
The Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) has set the dates when the Zonal qualifiers for the CAF Pan African Schools Championship will take place.
Although the qualifiers had been planned to take place this month in Dar es salaam, Tanzania, the event has now been pushed to take place next month.
Auka Gecheo, the CECAFA Executive Director has today confirmed that the qualifiers will take place February 10-13th, 2023 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
“ Further to consultations with CAF, it has been agreed that the Pan Africa Schools Championship Zonal Qualifiers be staged in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania between 10th and 13th February 2023,” said Gecheo.
Most of the member Associations apart from Somalia and Eritrea have shown readiness to send teams for the qualifiers. From Uganda Amus College (Girls category) and Royal Giant High School (Boys Category) have already qualified to battle in the qualifiers.
The final tournament of the CAF Pan African Schools Championship will take place April 7-9, 2023
According to CAF, the winners in each of the boys and girls categories will pocket US$100,000, while the runner-up takes US$70,000, and the third placed team US$50,000.