By Fred Maingi in Nairobi
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| Nicholas Musonye |
This year’s controversial Council of East and Central Africa FootballAssociations (Cecafa) Senior Challenge Cup has been brought forward
and will now be played from November 24 through December 8 in Kampala,
Uganda.
The annual event was initially programmed to kick off from November 27
until December 11 but after the tournament’s launch on Tuesday in
Kampala, the organizers opted to come up with new dates.
The tournament is expected to go a notch higher after five other
African nations including Zimbabwe, , Cameroon ,Zambia, Borswana, and
Malawi expressed desire to feature as guests.
Uganda are the reigning champions and the most successful of the 12
members of cecafa having won the senior challenge cup 12 times.
Sponsors East African Breweries Limited [EABL], through their flagship
brand, Tusker Lager announced the countdown to the championship and a
$450,000 grant(Approx.Kshs.45 million) to the event.
The tournament will now be known as the 2012 Tusker Cecafa Challenge
Cup. Lemmy Mutahi the EABL (Uganda) Marketing Director who handed the
cheque to Cecafa secretary General Nicholas Musonye, said staging of
this year’s Challenge Cup for the Council of East and Central Africa
Football Associations nations had a special significance.
He revealed that as sponsors, they were happy to have the tournament
hosted in Kampala. This year’s sponsorship shows a 5% increase
compared to last year’s release.
According to Musonye, the sponsorship package will cover the teams’
accommodation and air travels among others.
A total of $60,000 will go towards prize money with the winners taking
$30,000, the runners up $20.000 and $10.000 for the third placed team.
Musonye further revealed that all matches will be broadcast live on Super Sport.
The Sponsors (EABL) confirmed their long time engagement with Cecafa
and praised the regional body for organizing excellent
2010/2011tournament in Tanzania.
All matches with be broadcast “live” on SuperSport television.
The number of Cecafa countries increased recently when newly
independent South Sudan was admitted.
The country took part in a Cecafa competition for the first time at
the Cecafa Kagame Club Cup in Tanzania last month.
Meanwhile, five other African nations including Malawi, Zimbabwe,
Zambia, Cameroon and Botswana have expressed desire to feature as
guests.
Uganda is the reigning champions and the most successful of the 12
members of Cecafa having won the Senior Challenge Cup 12 times.
Rwanda has only won the title once in 1999.
The tournament whose sponsorship package remains $450,000
had been scheduled for November 27 until December 11 but after the
tournament’s launch on tuesday in kampala,the organizers decided to
come up with the new dates. sponsors East African Breweries
Limited [EABL], through their flagship brand, tusker lager announced
the countdown to the championship and a $450,000 ] grant to the event.
The tournament will now be known as the 2012 Tusker Cecafa
challenge cup.Lemmy Mutahi the EABL (Uganda) marketing director who
handed the cheque to Cecafa secretary general Nicholas Musonye, said
staging of this year’s challenge cup for the council of east and
central Africa football associations nations had a special
significance.
He revealed that as sponsors they were happy to have the tournament
hosted in Kampala. this year’s sponsorship shows a 5% increase
compared to last year’s release.
According to Musonye, the sponsorship package will cover the teams’
accommodation and air travels among others.
A total of $60,000 will go towards prize money with the winners taking
$30,000, the runners up $20.000 and $10.000 for the third placed team.
Musonye further revealed that all matches will be broadcast live on super sport.
The sponsors (EABL) confirmed their long time engagement with Cecafa
and praised the regional body for organizing excellent
2010/2011tournament in Tanzania.
All matches with be broadcast “live” on Supersport television.
The number of Cecafa countries increased recently when newly
independent south sudan was admitted.
The country took part in a Cecafa competition for the first time at
the Cecafa Kagame club cup in Tanzania last month.
African nations including Zimbabwe, , Cameroon ,Zambia, Borswana, and
Malawi expressed desire to feature as guests.
Uganda are the reigning champions and the most successful of the 12
members of cecafa having won the senior challenge cup 12 times.
Sponsors East African Breweries Limited [EABL], through their flagship
brand, Tusker Lager announced the countdown to the championship and a
$450,000 grant(Approx.Kshs.45 million) to the event.
The tournament will now be known as the 2012 Tusker Cecafa Challenge
Cup. Lemmy Mutahi the EABL (Uganda) Marketing Director who handed the
cheque to Cecafa secretary General Nicholas Musonye, said staging of
this year’s Challenge Cup for the Council of East and Central Africa
Football Associations nations had a special significance.
He revealed that as sponsors, they were happy to have the tournament
hosted in Kampala. This year’s sponsorship shows a 5% increase
compared to last year’s release.
According to Musonye, the sponsorship package will cover the teams’
accommodation and air travels among others.
A total of $60,000 will go towards prize money with the winners taking
$30,000, the runners up $20.000 and $10.000 for the third placed team.
Musonye further revealed that all matches will be broadcast live on Super Sport.
The Sponsors (EABL) confirmed their long time engagement with Cecafa
and praised the regional body for organizing excellent
2010/2011tournament in Tanzania.
All matches with be broadcast “live” on SuperSport television.
The number of Cecafa countries increased recently when newly
independent South Sudan was admitted.
The country took part in a Cecafa competition for the first time at
the Cecafa Kagame Club Cup in Tanzania last month.
Meanwhile, five other African nations including Malawi, Zimbabwe,
Zambia, Cameroon and Botswana have expressed desire to feature as
guests.
Uganda is the reigning champions and the most successful of the 12
members of Cecafa having won the Senior Challenge Cup 12 times.
Rwanda has only won the title once in 1999.
The tournament whose sponsorship package remains $450,000
had been scheduled for November 27 until December 11 but after the
tournament’s launch on tuesday in kampala,the organizers decided to
come up with the new dates. sponsors East African Breweries
Limited [EABL], through their flagship brand, tusker lager announced
the countdown to the championship and a $450,000 ] grant to the event.
The tournament will now be known as the 2012 Tusker Cecafa
challenge cup.Lemmy Mutahi the EABL (Uganda) marketing director who
handed the cheque to Cecafa secretary general Nicholas Musonye, said
staging of this year’s challenge cup for the council of east and
central Africa football associations nations had a special
significance.
He revealed that as sponsors they were happy to have the tournament
hosted in Kampala. this year’s sponsorship shows a 5% increase
compared to last year’s release.
According to Musonye, the sponsorship package will cover the teams’
accommodation and air travels among others.
A total of $60,000 will go towards prize money with the winners taking
$30,000, the runners up $20.000 and $10.000 for the third placed team.
Musonye further revealed that all matches will be broadcast live on super sport.
The sponsors (EABL) confirmed their long time engagement with Cecafa
and praised the regional body for organizing excellent
2010/2011tournament in Tanzania.
All matches with be broadcast “live” on Supersport television.
The number of Cecafa countries increased recently when newly
independent south sudan was admitted.
The country took part in a Cecafa competition for the first time at
the Cecafa Kagame club cup in Tanzania last month.
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