11 teams confirm participation of Cecafa U20 Challenge Cup in Uganda

By Our Reporter

At least 11 countries have been confirmed to take part in the upcoming CECAFA U-20 Cecafa Challenge Cup to be played in Uganda from September 21- October 5, 2019.

There are eleven countries include hosts Uganda, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Kenya, Ethiopia, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Burundi South Sudan, Somalia and Djibouti.

Two venues will be used for the tournament; Gulu (Pece War Memorial Stadium) and FUFA Technical Centre Njeru.

Group A matches will be hosted in Gulu while group B and C are to have their matches played at FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru.

The opening Match, Semis and Finals are be held in Gulu at Pece War Memorial Stadium.

Meanwhile, the national U-20 team of Djibouti have already pitched camp in Gulu District ahead of the tournament.

Darius Mugoye, the Fufa Vice President and Chairperson CECAFA U-20 Local Organizing Committee (LOC) called upon the local fans to come in big numbers to support the tournament.

“We thank Cecafa for giving us the opportunity to host the tournament. Having been the Champions of the CECAFA U-15 and U-17, we look forward to wining this tournament as we build a strong national team since our dream is to qualify for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar 2022,” Mugoye was quoted by the cecafa website.

Morley Byekwaso, the assistant coach at KCCA FC, will handle the Uganda Hippos team together with Hamza Lutalo as the assistant.

This year Cecafa has already organized the Cecafa Kagame Club Championship (Rwanda) and the Cecafa U-15 Challenge Cup in Eritrea last month. The Cecafa Women’s Championship, Cecafa U-17 Women’s Cup and the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup are also slated to take place this year.

Groups:

A: Uganda (Hosts), Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti

B: Kenya, Ethiopia, Zanzibar, Tanzania

C: Burundi, South Sudan, Somalia

CECAFA U-20 Challenge Cup Uganda 2019:

Saturday 21st – October 5th

Venues: Pece War Memorial Stadium, Gulu & FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru