Uganda cup holders Sports Club Victoria University (SCVU) will represent the country in the maiden CECAFA Nile Basin Cup winners’ Cup according to fufa.co.ug. The inaugural tournament to be hosted by Sudan will run from May 20- June 5. The tournament will have teams from the CECAFA region together with Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt also being offered the chance to nominate clubs to take part in the tournament. Fufa was asked to nominate teams that won their Knock out Cup tournaments or finished runners up in their respective national leagues. “We contacted SCVU and they confirmed participation as the deadline for registration was 15h April, 2014. It is a good tournament that will help our teams and players gain exposure’ said FUFA CEO Edgar Watson told the federation website. CECAFA Secretary General welcomed the new idea saying as a region they need as many competitions as possible to strengthen the Cecafa clubs and give them a competitive edge at the continental stage. “Once this event gets off, we are of the opinion of launching CECAFA Champions League” said Nicholas Musonye. CECAFA and Sudan will cater for all the costs of travel and accommodation for all team
Posted on: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 04:06:51 +0000
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