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Ethiopia hosts AFCON U-17 qualifiers while Tanzania to stage three tournaments

The council of East and Central African Football Associations (CECAFA) this week confirmed the countries that will host seven tournaments to be played in 2022.
CECAFA Executive Director, Auka Gecheo said after receiving bids last month, the Executive Committee met via zoom on Tuesday to evaluate the bids and make the final decision on the different hosts.
Ethiopia will host the AFCON U-17 qualifiers, while Sudan who have not hosted any CECAFA competition for a long time now will host the AFCON qualifiers.
Uganda will host the first tournament of the season, CECAFA Senior Women’s Championship slated for May 22- to June 5th. Uganda will also host the inaugural zonal qualifiers the CAF Pan African School Cup.
It should be noted that this is the second time Uganda will host the CECAFA Senior Women’s Championship, the first coming in 2016.
Uganda and Burundi who qualified for this year’s Africa Women Cup of Nations will use the regional tournament as a precursor for the continental showpiece.
Tanzania will host three tournaments including CAF Women’s champions League qualifiers, CECAFA U-23 Championship which also doubles as the AFCON U-23 qualifiers and the CECAFA Kagme Cup. The dates for the rest of the tournaments will be confirmed at a later date.

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