CECAFA
Formation | 1926 (unofficial) 1973 (official) |
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Type | Sports organization |
Headquarters | Nairobi, Kenya |
Region served | Eastern Africa |
Membership | |
Official language | English, French |
Secretary General | |
Affiliations | CAF, FIFA |
Website | cecafafootball |
The Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (French: Conseil des Associations de Football d'Afrique de l'Est et Centrale, Arabic: مؤتمر جمعيات شرق ووسط أفريقيا لكرة القدم; officially abbreviated as CECAFA) is an association of the football playing nations in mostly East Africa and a bit of Central Africa. An affiliate of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), CECAFA is the oldest sub-regional football organisation on the continent.
History[]
CECAFA was founded unofficially in 1927. The competition was sponsored by the major Nairobi-based soap-manufacturing firm Gossage, owned by the British Lever Brothers. Its formation is often misattributed to William Gossage, founder of the Gossage company. However, he died 50 years before the CECAFA was established.[1]
The tournament was known as the "Gossage Cup" until the mid-sixties, when it was redubbed the "East African Challenge Cup".its consisted of only 12 teams
CECAFA's head offices are in Nairobi, Kenya. The first tournament was contested between Kenya and Uganda, which saw the Kenyan squad win the two legs 3-1 on aggregate.
Member associations[]
All associations that joined in 1973 were founding members of CECAFA.
Country | Year | Governing body |
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Burundi | 1998 | Football Federation of Burundi |
Djibouti* | 1994 | Djiboutian Football Federation |
Eritrea | 1994[citation needed] | Eritrean National Football Federation |
Ethiopia | 1983 | Ethiopian Football Federation |
Kenya | 1973 | Football Kenya Federation |
Rwanda | 1995 | Rwandese Association Football Federation |
Somalia* | 1973 | Somali Football Federation |
South Sudan | 2012 | South Sudan Football Association |
Sudan* | 1975 | Sudan Football Association |
Tanzania | 1973 | Tanzania Football Federation |
Uganda | 1973 | Federation of Uganda Football Associations |
Zanzibar | 1973 | Zanzibar Football Association |
* Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) members are marked with an asterisk
Broadcasting rights[]
In 2007, television rights for the tournament were sold to .[2] Since 2009, broadcasting of CECAFA competitions has been taken over by SuperSport.[3][4]
Competitions[]
Competition | Year | Champions | Title | Runners-up | Next edition |
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Senior Challenge Cup | 2019 | Uganda | 39° | Eritrea | |
2021 | 1° | Burundi | |||
U-20 Championship | 2020 | Uganda | 4° | Tanzania | |
U-17 Championship | 2020 | Uganda | 3° | Tanzania | |
U-15 Championship | 2019 | 1° | |||
Kagame Cup | 2021 | Express FC | 1° | Big Bullets FC | |
Women's Championship | 2019 | Kenya | 1° | Tanzania | |
1° | |||||
CECAFA Women's Champions League | 2021 |
See also[]
- Confederation of African Football (CAF)
- West African Football Union (WAFU)
- Central African Football Federations' Union (UNIFFAC)
- Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA)
- Union of North African Football Federations (UNAF)
Notes[]
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References[]
- ^ "pharmj.com". Archived from the original on 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
- ^ CECAFA gets a boost from GTV
- ^ Patrick Korir (7 December 2009). "SuperSport airing CECAFA from quarters". Futaa.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ Timothy Olobulu (29 June 2012). "CECAFA to be aired Live by SuperSport". MichezoAfrika.com. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
External links[]
- Sport in East Africa
- Association football sub-confederations
- Confederation of African Football
- Association football governing bodies in Africa
- Football governing bodies in Kenya
- Sports organizations established in 1973
- Association football organization stubs