The Executive committee of the Council of East and Central Africa Football Association (CECAFA) has endorsed Kenya to host the 2017 CECAFA Challenge Cup. In its Executive committee meeting held in Khartoum, the members expressed solidarity with Kenya over the CHAN failure but assured Kenyans that they will encourage Kenya to host the challenge Cup late November to early December.
In a communique from Khartoum ahead of Friday’s Extra- Ordinary General Assembly, CECAFA Secretary General Nicholas Musonye said the committee also endorsed Burundi to host the Under 17 and Rwanda Women championship both in November and early December.
The meeting also approved the agenda for the Extra ordinary meeting set for Friday that will drastically overhaul the current CECAFA statutes and enact a new document to align CECAFA to CAF and FIFA’s
The meeting also attended by COSAFA Chairman Philip Chiyangwa also endorsed an MOU entered into by CECAFA, COSAFA and UNAF and and a joint meeting of the three zonal Unions will be held before the end of the year.
CECAFA president Mutasim Gafar said Kenya will supported to host the challenge cup but because of the current political situation in Kenya, another country will be proposed as standby during the extra.
He said CECAFA Programmes are back on track and the region will organise atleast five competitions next year.Kagame cup will be rebranded next year and there is a proposal to expand and make it bigger.
Musonye said CECAFA will announce their sponsor for Kagame Cup and Challenge cup next month.
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