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AFCON Qualifiers 2023: Micho names Uganda Cranes provisional squad for Algeria match

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Uganda Cranes head coach Milutin Sredojevic “Micho” has named a 42-man provisional squad for the side’s  forthcoming AFCON 2023 Qualifiers match against Group F  leaders Algeria in Douala City, Cameroon.

Among the 42 players, 18  are foreign-based while the rest play in the country’s local football.

Uganda Cranes will square it out  against the Desert Foxes on June 18th, 2023, seeking to secure their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations ticket.

The East African team is placed  3rd on their group with four points, the same as neighbours Tanzania and will later on play Niger in September.

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East Africa has realistic chance to host AFCON 2027 – Nick Mwendwa

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Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Nick Mwendwa  is convinced  that the joint  East Africa’s bid to co-host the 2027 Confederation of African Foootball (CAF) Africa Cup of Nations will be go through.

According to Mwendwa, the region which comprises Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania  has already started preparations while anticipating a nod from CAF to stage the continental football bonanza for the first time in history.

The Kenya’s FA chief has explained the possibility of the mission being successful after placing the actual bid to CAF on Wednesday.The other countries bidding for the tournament are Egypt, Algeria and Botswana.“We are the favourites to win this bid because Afcon has been held in North Africa, South Africa, Central Africa and West Africa but has never been held in East Africa. This is our time and we are going to prepare and deliver one of the most memorable tournaments ever,” Mwendwa said.He added: “Botswana were planning to put in a joint bid with Namibia, but Namibia has pulled out making it a tall order for Botswana to put up a strong bid because they may not be able to avail the required six stadiums that meet CAF and Fifa international standards. Egypt hosted the 2019 Afcon and Algeria hosted the Africa Nations Championships (CHAN) this year, leaving a joint bid by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania as the strongest.”

Kenya failed to host the 2017 African Nations Championships (CHAN) due to lack of adequate infrastructure and substandard stadia facilities.  However, Nick Mwendwa is confident of the 2007 Africa Cup of Nations bid as the country has learned from her previous mistakes. The country  also lost the the 1996 AFCON tournament hosting rights to South Africa  because of lack of preparation but Mwendwa is confident the latest attempt will be successful because of good will from the government.

“We have learned our mistakes from the 1996 event which we were awarded the hosting rights but failed to honour it because of lack of preparedness before it was awarded to South Africa who whose national team went ahead to win it, then the 2018 CHAN competition which was awarded to us and we were still not able to prepare well because of lack of government support. Now you have all seen the front role President William Ruto has taken in supporting the event and he has instructed the Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba to ensure the facilities and infrastructre are ready in good time and work has already started,” he said.

Nick Mwendwa also disclosed that Kenya has already identified match and training venues in and outside Nairobi  for the competition.

He added: “ In our bid we have picked Nyayo Stadium, Kasarani Stadium and Kipchoge Keino Stadium for their proximity to an international airport and Five-Star Hotels. There is a lot of work to be done though, which should be completed in less than two years. Tanzania has identified the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam, one in Zanzibar and another one in Arusha, while Uganda have identified Nambole Stadium which has been under going renovation and one other one that is set to be put up.”

Meanwhile, the entire East African community grapples with similar challenges of inadequate and substandard stadia facilities but according to Mwendwa, the region is working around the clock to meet the requirements ahead of 2027 AFCON competition.

CAF President Motsepe to launch Africa Super League in Tanzania

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The Confederation of African Football   (CAF) President Dr Patrice Motsepe will launch the eagerly-anticipated Africa Super League on Wednesday, 10 August 2022.

The launch will be live in Arusha, Tanzania at 13h00 Eastern African Time (EAT)/ 12h00 Cairo time/ 10h00 GMT on several TV networks in Africa and other parts of the world including CAF streaming platforms, CAFTV (YouTube).

Since the CAF President announced the date of the launch in July 2022, there has been an air of expectation as Africa prepares for a new era that will change the face of African football and the economic fortunes of the continent.

Date: 10 August 2022

Venue: Arusha International Conference Centre, Tanzania

Time: 13h00 Eastern African Time (EAT)/ 12h00 Cairo time/ 10h00 GMT

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Bright Starlets to face off with Tanzania in CECAFA opener

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South Sudan will be out for history when they take on Tanzania in their opening match of the 2022 CECAFA Women’s Championship on Thursday, June 2 in Kampala Uganda.

Bright Starlets have never won a match at the regional competition but the side’s South African head coach Shilene Booysen has challenged her girls to go all out and do the magic.

“You need to approach the games with slot of seriousness,” the former Banyana Banyana Performance Analysis told her players yesterday.

On the other hand, Twiga Stars are still reeling from a 2019 defeat at the hands of Kenya in the final two years ago.

Tanzania will be seeking to bag all the points at stake at the expense of the tournament’s ‘perceived underdogs’.

However, Booysen has advised the South Sudanese side to approach the game with a lot of composure in order to outsmart their opponents.

For South Sudan to advance to the next stage, the Black Starlets will arguably have to pull a surprise by slaying a few giants along the way.

Starlets will also face Zanzibar and Ethiopia in the other Group B matches.

Bright Starlets in previous training sessions. Photo/Courtesy

Ahead of the match, Sony Harriet Amaka, the team’s assistant coach told The City Review that the girls are upbeat, adding they were ready to face Tanzania.

“Everything is fine. The head coach advised the players on how to take over Tanzania tomorrow (Thursday),” said Amaka.

Captain Emy Lasu though adamant  that the team will outdo their 2019 overall performance, told defenders to be ruthless at the back.

“We want to offer our best effort and avoid a recurrence of our previous CECAFA performance, in which we failed to win a single game “Captain Lusa made a statement.

“We want to give a performance better than the last time we were at CECAFA, and to ensure we don’t concede a lot of goals.

“The best we are hoping for is to get at least one win in those three matches if worst comes to worst,” Lasu emphasized.

Meanwhile, Zanzibar will take on Ethiopia in an early game at noon before the Bright Starlets face Tanzania at 3:00 PM East African time.

Group A has hosts Uganda, Burundi, Djibouti and Rwanda.

NBA Africa and KFC Africa Announce Marketing Partnership

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The NBA Africa and KFC Africa  Tuesday  announced a marketing partnership that will see NBA Africa and KFC Africa collaborate on a number of promotions and activations for basketball fans across eight countries on the continent: Botswana, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal and Tanzania.

Through the partnership, KFC Africa and NBA Africa will launch co-branded product campaigns, limited-edition merchandise giveaways, and limited-edition KFC x NBA promotions, including the opportunity for basketball fans to win tickets to live NBA games in the U.S. and complimentary access to NBA League Pass, the league’s premium live game subscription service.  Additional details about the promotions will be announced at a later date.

“We are proud to announce this exciting partnership between our iconic KFC brand and one of the most epic sports brands in the world,” said KFC Marketing Director, Rest of Sub-Saharan Africa, Emmanuel Kasambala.

 “As a brand that has been on the continent for 50 years, we are passionate about connecting with the youth at the touchpoints that really mean something to them. So, beyond the extremely cool products and merchandise we will offer, we have longer-term plans to inspire the youth to achieve more in life through basketball.  We are exploring various grassroots basketball initiatives, like the refurbishment of courts, and basketball clinics in communities.  It is about inspiring and enabling the youth to reach for, and achieve, their dreams.”

On his part, NBA Africa CEO Victor Williams said;

“We are excited to partner with KFC Africa to launch a series of fan-centric activities and promotions as part of our efforts to provide compelling ways for basketball fans across the continent to engage with the NBA.”

“We want to meet our fans where they are and make the game of basketball more accessible, and through this partnership with one of the world’s most iconic food brands, we look forward to reaching new and existing fans and providing them with more opportunities to experience the NBA.”

KFC has been in Africa for over 50 years and has over 1200 restaurants across South Africa and the rest of sub-Saharan Africa.

NBA Africa is a standalone entity that conducts the NBA’s business in Africa, including the Basketball Africa League (BAL), and was formed in May 2021.  The NBA has a long history in Africa and opened its African headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2010 before opening additional offices in Dakar, Senegal, and Lagos, Nigeria.

Full list of nations that have booked 2020 Africa Nations Championship tickets

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East Africa will have three representatives at the 2020 Africa Nations Championship set to be hosted by Cameroon between January and February next year.

Uganda joined Tanzania and Rwanda in the list of 15-nations that have qualified for the 6th edition.

Uganda is returning to the bi-annual tournament for the fifth consecutive year since 2011 when it was hosted in Sudan, then South Africa in 2014, with Rwanda hosting the next edition while Morocco hosted the 2018 edition.

Initially, the 2020 edition was handed to Ethiopia but the country’s FA admitted that it was not ready to host the competition.

Tanzania picked their ticket after knocking out Sudan on away goal rule having beaten the host 2-1, same as Rwanda who edged out Ethiopia on 2-1 aggregate after a one-all draw in the second leg.

West African will provide six teams, including hosts Cameroon, Niger, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali and Togo who will be making their debut in the tournament reserved only for players plying their trade in their respective domestic leagues.

Togo, the only debutants at the tournament, eliminated African giants Nigeria in the final round of the qualifiers.

From the central Africa Zone are Zimbabwe, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, who are making their return to the championship after missing out on the last edition, and Congo.

Namibia will represent the Southern Zone while Tunisia and defending champions Morocco will carry the the flag of the northern zone.

The draws for the final tournament will be held in December in Cameroon.

List of qualified countries:

Cameroon (Hosts), Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Rwanda, Namibia, Togo, Morocco, Zimbabwe, DR Congo, Congo, Tunisia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Niger, Mali.

Yanga edge Coastal Union to claim first victory in Tanzania Mainland League

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Yanga SC on Sunday edged Coastal Union 1-0 to record their first win in the Tanzania Mainland League on Sunday.

The 27-time league champions were under intense pressure to get a win following a loss and draw in their initial two games.

Caf Champions League elimination by Zesco United did not make things better either.

After a goalless first half, Abdulaziz Makame gave the fans a sigh of relief in the 5oth minute after connecting an Ally Ally cross.

Coincidentally, Makame scored the own goal a couple of days ago as his side crashed out of Africa’s elite competition while Ally was faulted for a below per performance.

The result puts Yanga in the 12th position with four points coming from their three league matches.

Simba SC, Azam and Kagera Sugar are in the first, second and third positions respectively.

Kenya and Tanzania to face off in the finals of Cecafa U20 Championship

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Kenya U20 national team Rising Stars have qualified for the finals of Cecafa U20 Championship after defeating Eritrea by a solitary goal in the semi finals.

The Stanley Okumbi led side had beaten Burundi 2-1 in the quarter finals and were paired against Eritrea who had claimed a comfortable 5-0 win against Zanzibar.

On Wednesday, the Eritreans started the match on a higher note and were twice denied by the woodwork.

Kenya missed decent opportunities with Boniface Oluoch denied by the crossbar twice.

The goal finally came for the Rising Stars later on courtesy of Yoseif Mebrahtu who turned the ball into his net.

Kenya will now play Tanzania, who downed Sudan 2-1, in the finals this weekend.

Simba avenge Kagera defeat to go top of Tanzanian mainland league table

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Simba SC went top of the table after thrashing Kagera Sugar 3-0 in a Tanzania Mainland top tier.

The result was a perfect response from the champions who had suffered defeats at home and away against the same opponent last season.

It took Simba only four minutes before Meddie Kagere opened the scored for the visitors.

Mohammed Hussein doubled the advantage for the Patrick Aussems-led side in the 37th minute before Kagere sealed the win with his 79th-minute penalty following a foul in the box.

It was the first defeat for the hosts who, prior to the encounter, had won their last three games and kept a clean sheet.

In contrast, the 3-0 win for Simba was their first clean sheet in three attempts.

Goals from Rashid Ngoa and Paul Nonga were not enough as Lipuli FC were held to a 2-2 draw by visiting Mbeya City.

The visitors scored their goals through George Chota and Ibrahim Mwakamole.

It was a third consecutive draw for Mbeya this season.

Tanzania dim Kenya’s hope of making CHAN debut

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Kenya’s hopes of taking part in the Africa Nations Championship once again went up in smoke after Harambee Stars were eliminated in first round of qualifiers.

Taifa Stars avenged their Africa Cup of Nations loss to Kenya when they beat Harambee Stars 4-1 in post-match penalties in Nairobi on Sunday.

Perhaps a sign that fans are losing hopes in their own national team due to persistent poor performance; the seats were empty despite the match tickets selling at Sh100.

The few Tanzanian fans squeezed in one corner of the Safaricom Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, and made much noise as Kenyans watched their national team bundled out of the tournament.

Coach Sebastien Migne fielded Kariobangi Sharks forward Duke Abuya on the wing, leaving out speedy winger Clifton Miheso.

David Owino was restricted to the bench.

Another Sharks player Sydney Lokale was preferred up front in the match dominated by the hosts.

The French tactician’s tactical approach has been questioned in almost every game.

The Kenyans could only score one of their four penalties the teams settled for a barren draw in regulation time.

Mike Kibwage’s penalty was saved while Joash Anyango fired over the bar before Hamisi Aiyee hit the decisive penalty for a 4-1 final score.

Tanzania will now face Sudan in the second round of qualifiers.

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