CECAFA
| The official logo for the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations. | |
| File:Africa-countries-CECAFA.png CECAFA members | |
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| Formation | 1926 (unofficial) 1973 (official) |
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| Type | Sports organization |
| Headquarters | Nairobi, Kenya |
Region served | East Africa |
| Membership | |
Official language | Swahili, English, French |
Executive Director | Kenya Auka Gecheo |
| Affiliations | CAF, FIFA |
| Website | www |
The Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (Swahili: Baraza la Mashirikisho ya Mpira wa Miguu Afrika Mashariki na Kati, French: Conseil des Associations de Football d'Afrique de l'Est et Centrale, Arabic: مؤتمر جمعيات شرق ووسط أفريقيا لكرة القدم, Amharic: የምስራቅ እና መካከለኗኛሙ አፍሪካ እግር ኳስ ማህበራት ምክር ቤት; officially abbreviated as CECAFA) is an association of the football playing nations in mostly East Africa and parts of Central Africa. An affiliate of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), CECAFA is the oldest sub-regional football organisation on the continent.
History
[edit | edit source]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".It consists of 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
[edit | edit source]All associations that joined in 1973 were founding members of CECAFA.
* Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) members are marked with an asterisk
Broadcasting rights
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Current title holders
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See also
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- 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)
References
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External links
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