Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) has announced that this year’s Senior Challenge Cup to be hosted by Ethiopia will kickoff on Saturday, November 21 and run till Thursday,December 3.
Kenya won the last edition they hosted in 2013, beating Sudan 2-0 in the finals held at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi – Azam FC forward Allan Wanga scored the two goals.
The annual tournament did not take place in 2014 due to lack of a host as Ethiopia pulled out at the last minute.
This will be the 38th edition of the Senior Challenge Cup which remains the oldest tournament in Africa – the first edition then called Gossage Cup took place in 1926 between Kenya and Uganda.
Uganda boasts the highest number of titles having won it a record 13 times, followed by Kenya with 5 crowns and Ethiopia with 4.
CECAFA parent members include; Kenya,Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Zanzibar,Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Rwanda, and Burundi.
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