The Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) Senior Challenge cup kicks off this weekend at the Bukhungu Stadium, Kakamega and Machakos Stadium.
CECAFA had earlier released the official fixture that included Zimbabwe. However, they had to make adjustments to the schedule after Zimbabwe pulled out, citing security concerns.
The remaining teams are categorized in two groups:
Group A
Kenya
Rwanda
Tanzania
Zanzibar
Libya
Group B
Uganda
Burundi
Ethiopia
South Sudan
The new schedule is as follows:
Sunday 3rd December
1400hrs: Kenya vs Rwanda at Bukhungu Stadium
1600hrs: Libya vs Tanzania at Machakos Stadium
Monday 4th December
1500hrs: Uganda vs Burundi at Machakos Stadium
Tuesday 5th December
1400hrs: Zanzibar vs Rwanda at Machakos Stadium
1500hrs: Ethiopia vs South Sudan at Bukhungu Stadium
1600hrs: Kenya vs Libya at Machakos Stadium
Thursday 7th December
1400hrs: Tanzania vs Zanzibar at Machakos Stadium
1500hrs: Ethiopia vs Burundi at Bukhungu Stadium
1600hrs: Rwanda vs Libya at Machakos Stadium
Friday 8th December
1600hrs: Uganda vs South Sudan at Bukhungu Stadium
Saturday 9th December
1400hrs: Rwanda vs Tanzania at Machakos Stadium
1600hrs: Kenya vs Zanzibar at Machakos Stadium
Sunday 10th December
1500hrs: Ethiopia vs Uganda
Monday 11th December
1400hrs: Libya vs Zanzibar at Machakos Stadium
1500hrs: South Sudan vs Burundi at Bukhungu Stadium
1600hrs: Kenya vs Tanzania at Machakos Stadium
Thursday 14th December
1500hrs: Semi Final 1 – Winner Group A vs Runners-up Group B
Friday 15th December
1500hrs: Semi Final 2 – Winner Group B vs Runners-up Group A
Sunday 17th December
3rd Place Playoffs – Loser Semi-Final 1 vs Loser Semi Final 2
Final – Winner Semi Final 1 vs Semi-Final 2
Venue and Kick-off for the Semi-finals and the final will be decided later.
2017 CECAFA Results and table standing available in this page
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