CECAFA

The Council for East and Central Africa Football Association ( CECAFA; German Council of East and Central African Football Associations ) is a regional football association of the Confédération Africaine de Football. It is composed of eleven member associations from Eastern and Central Africa.

President is Kenyan Nicholas Musonye. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.

History

The CECAFA was established as the oldest Regional Football Federation of Africa 1927. The first competition was the 1926 aligned to 1966 under the name " Gossage Cup" and sponsored by the same Kenyan company. Since 1966 was named the Eastern and Central Africa championship East and Central African Senior Challenge Cup, rather it was renamed in 1973 in CECAFA Cup.

Member Associations

  • Ethiopia Ethiopia
  • Burundi Burundi
  • Djibouti Djibouti
  • Eritrea Eritrea
  • Kenya
  • Rwanda Rwanda
  • Zanzibar Zanzibar
  • Somalia Somalia
  • Sudan Sudan
  • Sudan South Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda Uganda

Competitions

National

  • CECAFA Cup ( since 1973 ), precursors: Gossage Cup ( 1926-1966 ) and Challenge Cup (1967 to 1971)
  • CECAFA Junior Cup (since 2007): Burundi ( 2007), Sudan (2009)

Club teams

  • CECAFA Club Cup, also known as Kagame Inter- Club Cup known ( since 1974)

CECAFA ( Central and East Africa ) | COSAFA ( Southern Africa ) | ONEAF (North Africa) | UNIFFAC (Central Africa ) | WAFU - UFOA (West Africa)

  • Football Association
  • Sports Federation (Africa)
  • Football ( Africa)
  • Established in 1927
Zanzibar Football Association Sudan Football Association South Sudan Football Association Tanzania Football Federation Federation of Uganda Football Associations Kagame Interclub Cup Union of North African Football Federations West African Football Union
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