Ethiopia: Adama FC to represent Ethiopia in CECAFA Kagame Cup

by
Collins Okinyo
June 18, 2015

By Bonface Osano,

Adama FC who finished third in the 2014/205 Ethiopian Premier League season has stepped in to replace champions St George FC in this year’s CECAFA Kagame cup.

St George and Dedebit protest

The champions St George and runners up Dedebit declined the invite to represent Ethiopia in this year’s tournament to be hosted by Tanzania from July 11th 2015. The two giants are protesting a new law introduced by Ethiopian FA limiting the number of foreigners to be signed by local clubs to three, they feel targeted as they have more than three foreign players within their ranks, with some who are top players having long contracts.

In protest,the two clubs have declined to take part in the annual tournament blaming the federation for not listening to their concerns.

New Champion

Holders El Merreikh of Sudan will also not show up to defend their crown which they won last year in Rwanda, meaning 2015 edition of CECAFA Kagame cup will have a new champion. The Sudanese giants have congested fixtures both on local front and in CAF Champions league, hence they requested to be excluded in the year’s tournament.

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Collins Okinyo

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com