CECAFA

Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations
*Conseil des Associations de Football d'Afrique de l'Est et Centrale*
*مؤتمر جمعيات شرق ووسط أفريقيا لكرة القدم*

Non-UAFA members UAFA members
Formation	1926 (unofficial) 1973 (official)
Type	Sports organization
Headquarters	Nairobi, Kenya
Region served	Eastern Africa
Membership	12 members Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar
Official language	English, French
Secretary General	Nicholas Musonye
Affiliations	CAF, FIFA
Website	www.cecafafootball.org

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 East and Central Africa. An affiliate of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), it 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".

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.

Broadcasting rights

In 2007, television rights for the tournament were sold to GTV.^[2] Since 2009, broadcasting of CECAFA competitions has been taken over by SuperSport.^[3]^[4]

Competitions

CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup - contested between CECAFA associated nations
CECAFA Club Cup - contested between selected clubs in CECAFA associated nations
CECAFA Nile Basin Cup - contested between selected clubs in CECAFA associated nations
CECAFA U-17 Championship - contested between CECAFA associated nations' under 17 teams
CECAFA U-20 Championship - contested between CECAFA associated nations' under 20 teams

Current members

All associations that joined in 1973 were founding members of CECAFA. Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) members are marked.

Country	Year	Governing body	UAFA
Burundi	1998	Fédération de Football du Burundi	No
Djibouti	1994	Fédération Djiboutienne de Football	Yes
Eritrea	1994	Eritrean National Football Federation	No
Ethiopia	1983	Ethiopian Football Federation	No
Kenya	1973	Football Kenya Federation	No
Rwanda	1995	Fédération Rwandaise de Football Association	No
Somalia	1973	Somali Football Federation	Yes
South Sudan	2012	South Sudan Football Association	No
Sudan	1975	Sudan Football Association	Yes
Tanzania	1973	Tanzania Football Federation	No
Uganda	1973	Federation of Uganda Football Associations	No
Zanzibar	1973	Zanzibar Football Association	No

External links

Official website

References

↑ pharmj.com
↑ CECAFA gets a boost from GTV
↑ Patrick Korir (7 December 2009). "SuperSport airing CECAFA from quarters". Futaa.com. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
↑ Timothy Olobulu (29 June 2012). "CECAFA to be aired Live by SuperSport". MichezoAfrika.com. Retrieved 21 October 2012.

Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations

CAF FIFA

International Competitions	CECAFA Senior Championship CECAFA U-20 Championship CECAFA U-17 Championship

Club Competitions	CECAFA Club Cup CECAFA Nile Basin Cup

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

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

CECAFA Cup

Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations

Uganda 1973 Tanzania 1974 Zambia 1975 Zanzibar 1976 Somalia 1977 Malawi 1978 Kenya 1979 Sudan 1980 Tanzania 1981 Uganda 1982 Kenya 1983 Uganda 1984 Zimbabwe 1985 Ethiopia 1987 Malawi 1988 Kenya 1989 Zanzibar 1990 Uganda 1991 Tanzania 1992 Kenya 1994 Uganda 1995 Sudan 1996 Rwanda 1999 Uganda 2000 Rwanda 2001 Tanzania 2002 Sudan 2003 Ethiopia 2004 Rwanda 2005 Ethiopia 2006 Tanzania 2007 Uganda 2008 Kenya 2009 Tanzania 2010 Tanzania 2011 Uganda 2012 Kenya 2013 Ethiopia 2015

Kagame Interclub Cup

CECAFA

1974–1998	1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

1999–2019	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Sub-regions of the Confederation of African Football

National teams

UNAF	Algeria (women) Egypt (women) Libya (women) Morocco (women) Tunisia (women)

WAFU	Benin (women) Burkina Faso (women) Cape Verde (women) Ivory Coast (women) Gambia (women) Ghana (women) Guinea (women) Guinea-Bissau (women) Liberia (women) Mali (women) Mauritania (women) Niger (women) Nigeria (women) Senegal (women) Sierra Leone (women) Togo (women)

UNIFFAC	Cameroon (women) Central African Republic (women) Chad (women) Democratic Republic of the Congo (women) Equatorial Guinea (women) Gabon (women) Republic of the Congo (women) São Tomé and Príncipe (women)

CECAFA	Burundi (women) Djibouti (women) Eritrea (women) Ethiopia (women) Kenya (women) Rwanda (women) Somalia (women) South Sudan (women) Sudan (women) Tanzania (women) Uganda (women) Zanzibar (women)

COSAFA	Angola (women) Botswana (women) Comoros (women) Lesotho (women) Madagascar (women) Malawi (women) Mauritius (women) Mozambique (women) Namibia (women) Seychelles (women) South Africa (women) Swaziland (women) Zambia (women) Zimbabwe (women)

UAFA	Algeria (women) Bahrain (women) Comoros (women) Djibouti (women) Egypt (women) Iraq (women) Jordan (women) Kuwait (women) Lebanon (women) Libya (women) Mauritania (women) Morocco (women) Oman (women) Palestine (women) Qatar (women) Saudi Arabia (women) Somalia (women) Sudan (women) Syria (women) Tunisia (women) United Arab Emirates (women) Yemen (women)

Associations

UNAF	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia

WAFU	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Ivory Coast Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo

UNIFFAC	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Democratic Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon Republic of the Congo São Tomé and Príncipe

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

COSAFA	Angola Botswana Comoros Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Swaziland Zambia Zimbabwe

UAFA	Algeria Bahrain Comoros Djibouti Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Somalia Sudan Syria Tunisia United Arab Emirates Yemen

Football in Africa (CAF)

National competitions

Men	Africa Cup of Nations African Nations Championship Africa Futsal Cup of Nations CAF Beach Soccer Championship

Women	Africa Women Cup of Nations Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament African Games

Youth competitions

Men	U-23 Cup of Nations U-20 Cup of Nations U-17 Cup of Nations African Games

Women	U-20 Cup for Women U-17 Cup for Women

Club competitions

Current	Champions League Confederation Cup Super Cup

Defunct	CAF Cup Cup Winners' Cup Afro-Asian Championship

Lists and awards

Sub-regions

Northern Africa	UNAF

Western Africa	WAFU

Central Africa	UNIFFAC

Eastern Africa	CECAFA

Southern Africa	COSAFA

Arab League	UAFA

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