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Harambee Stars coach Francis Kimanzi has blamed CECAFA body for "a poorly organised" and "jua Kali" tourney. Kimanzi, a former Mathare United coach who was appointed in August this year to replace Sebastien Migne, expressed his annoyance after his side beat Tanzania to claim bronze. Kimanzi's troops failed to defend...

Thursday, December 18 Kenya 2-1 Tanzania Uganda 3-0 Eritrea Uganda Cranes thrashed Eritrea to win it's 15th Council for East and Central Africa Football Assocition (CECAFA) senior challenge title on home soil in an entertaining final played at Startimes Stadium, Lugogo. Goals, one each from Bright Anukani, Mustafa Kizza and...

Uganda Cranes coach Jonathan Mckinstry has named Viane Ssekajugo in his starting team to face Eritrea in the 2019 CECAFA senior Challenge Cup on Thursday at StarTimes Stadium, Lugogo. The Northern Irishman has made one change from the team that beat Tanzania 1-0 to reach the final. Police FC's Ben...

Thursday, December 18 Kenya Vs Tanzania - 1:30PM Uganda Vs Eritrea - 3:45PM Uganda Cranes will be seeking to win it's 15th Council for East and Central Africa Football Assocition (CECAFA) senior challenge title when they face Eritrea in the final on Wednesday at Startimes Stadium, Lugogo. Uganda has won...

Tuesday, December 17 *Uganda 1-0 Tanzania Striker Fahad Bayo scored late in the game to hand Uganda Cranes a laboured 1-0 win against neighbors Tanzania Kilimanjaro Boys in a closely contested semifinal of the 2019 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup. Bayo scored an header off a lofty Mustafa Kiiza's delivery to...

Vipers striker Fahad Bayo to lead striking line as Uganda Cranes face Tanzania in the second semifinal of the 2019 CECAFA senior Challenge Cup. The Vipers forward has scored one goal in the ongoing tourney and had not started the previous game when Uganda beat Djibouti. KCCA FC goalkeeper Charles...

Uganda play Tanzania in cecafa semis. Courtesy photo Tuesday, December 17 *Kenya Vs Eritrea - 1PM *Uganda Vs Tanzania - 3:45PM Uganda Cranes coach Jonathan Mckinstry says that his side will have to be at their best if they are to overcome Tanzania in the cecafa semifinal at StarTimes Stadium,...

Tuesday, December 17 *Kenya Vs Eritrea - 1PM *Uganda Vs Tanzania - 3:45PM Defending Champions Kenya Harambee Stars face dark horses Eritrea in the 2019 CECAFA senior challenge cup first semifinal at StarTimes Stadium, Lugogo. Eritrea came second, despite falling to pool A winners Uganda Cranes; they picked seven points...

Sunday, December 15 *Somalia 0-0 Eritrea *Uganda 4-1 Djibouti Group A Uganda - 12 Eritrea - 7 Somalia - 5 Djibouti - 4 Burundi - 0 Uganda Cranes thrashed Djibouti to finish their CECAFA senior challenge cup group games in style. The Cranes won 4-1 in a one sided affair...

Cecafa has increased the ticket prices Sunday, December 15 *Somalia Vs Eritrea - 1:30PM *Uganda Vs Djibouti - 4PM CECAFA senior Challenge Cup local organising committee has increased the ticket prices from Sh5000 (ordinary) to Sh10,000 for Sunday games at Lugogo. The abrupt increase in cecafa ticket prices has not...

Saturday, December 14 *Kenya 1-0 Zanzibar *Tanzania 0-0 Sudan Group B (As it stands) Kenya - 9 Tanzania - 4 Sudan - 2 Zanzibar - 1 Kenya Harambee Stars beat Zanzibar 1-0 to top group A of the 2019 CECAFA senior challenge cup at StarTimes Stadium, Lugogo in a game...

Uganda Cranes players Steven Mukwala and Allan Okello. Courtesy photo Steven Mukwala will lead Uganda Cranes attack as Jonathan Mckinstry names squad to face Eritrea at Lugogo in a 4PM kickoff. Mukwala, leading goalscorer in the StarTimes UPL with 10 goals and recently named best player in November, is one...

Wednesday, December 11 *Burundi Vs Djibouti - 1:30PM *Eritrea Vs Uganda - 4:00PM Uganda Cranes will seal their place in the Semifinals of the 2019 CECAFA senior challenge cup if they pick at least a point off Eritrea on Wednesday at Lugogo. Leading a five-team group A with six points,...

Tuesday, December 10 *Sudan 1-2 Kenya *Tanzania Vs Zanzibar - 4PM Kenya needed to come from a goal down to overcome Sudan 1-2 and consolidate their place at the top of group of B to reach the semis of the ongoing 2019 CECAFA Senior Challenge cup at StarTimes Stadium, Lugogo....

Francis Kimanzi is serving a two-game ban slapped by CECAFA local organising committee (LOC) Tuesday, December 10 *Sudan Vs Kenya - 1:30PM *Tanzania Vs Zanzibar - 4PM Kenya's head coach Francis Kimanzi says that he is clean and wrongfully charged following a Cecafa ban by the LOC committee for 'unsporting...

Monday, December 9 *Eritrea 1-0 Burundi *Somalia 0-2 Uganda Tuesday, December 10 *Sudan Vs Kenya - 1:30PM *Tanzania Vs Zanzibar - 4PM Allan Okello weighed in with a brace as Uganda Cranes beat Somalia 2-0 at Lugogo to move to six points on top of Group A of the CECAFA...

Monday, December 9 *Eritrea 1-0 Burundi Eritrea upset odds in a 1-0 victory against Burundi in a 2019 CECAFA senior challenge cup game on Monday at Lugogo. Eritrea played an exciting, free flowing attacking game and could have won it more convincingly. The Red-Sea boys scored at the stroke of...

Kimanzi. Goal photo The Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) committee has suspended Harambee Stars coach Francis Kimanzi, it's official. Kimanzi has been suspended for unsporting behaviour during a 2019 CECAFA senior Challenge cup game against Tanzania. "Mr Kimanzi is suspended from the technical bench for two...

URA FC midfielder Shafic Kagimu will reprise his anchoring role in the midfield when Uganda Cranes face Somalia on Monday at Lugogo. Kagimu played just in-front of defenders, linking the middle of the park against Burundi but he was later taken off for Nicholas Kasozi in the second half. He...

Monday, December 9 *Eritrea Vs Burundi - 1:30PM *Somalia Vs Uganda - 4PM (Fee: Sh5000, Sh20,000; Lugogo and live on Azam TV). Hosts Uganda Cranes return to action on Monday in the 2019 CECAFA senior Challenge Cup in an encounter against Somalia at StarTimes Stadium, Lugogo. Uganda will improve their...