CECAFA Youth Cup Ready To Kick Off In Sudan

Twelve teams are currently preparing to battle for honour in the Council for East and Central Africa Football Association (CECAFA) U-17 championship, which will kick off in Sudan on August 19.

Nigeria and Egypt’s U-17 teams have been invited to play in the championship that will be held in three cities of Sudan, including Juba, which only recently found peace after years of conflict.

The other teams that will take part include the host nation, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zanzibar, Rwanda, Somalia, Burundi and Eritrea. After the opening ceremony on Wednesday, Ethiopia will launch the Group B matches against Zanzibar at 2:30pm in Juba before Kenya clash with Uganda at 4:30pm.

Group A action will kick off on August 20 with Somalia taking on world champions Nigeria at 5:30pm at the Stade El Merreikh in Khartoum, before hosts Sudan take on Tanzania at 9:30pm.

Group C matches will be in the city of Wadmedani and action will also start on August 20, when defending champions Burundi engage Eritrea at 5:30pm before Rwanda play guests Egypt at 9:30pm.

All the teams are expected to arrive in Khartoum on Sunday (August 16). The Group B teams, Kenya, Ethiopia, Zanzibar and Uganda, will then be flown to Juba.