The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Women’s Champions League CECAFA qualifiers which had been scheduled for July 17 to August 1 in Nairobi have been cancelled.The CAF Women Champions League CECAFA zone qualifers slated for 17th July to 1st August in Nairobi will not take place as scheduled, CECAFA has announced. Kenyan reps Vihiga Queens have been camping in Nairobi for the past two weeks preparing for the tournament. pic.twitter.com/21hb6XrtXs— Jeff Kinyanjui (@Nyash88) July 13, 2021 Organisers say, after consultations, it has been decided the tournament will not take place. New dates will be announced later.“After Rwanda’s withdrawal, it became difficult to rearrange the schedule in a way that would satisfy all the participants and still have a competitive competition. Since we still have time before the continental event, we chose to postpone the CECAFA qualifiers and give the organisers time to rearrange the tournament,” said a source within CAF.From RIGHT;@StarletsKE Head Coach Charles Okere, @Vihigaqueens Head Coach Alumirah Alex and Assistant Coach Boniface Nyamunyamu during today’s training session.#VihigaQueens#LegacyMakers pic.twitter.com/1PvKNxVqAt— Vihiga Queens FC (@Vihigaqueens) July 12, 2021 Kenya’s representatives to the showpiece Vihiga Queens have been camping in Nairobi since Friday last week. As part of their preparations, Football Kenya Federation (FKF) had seconded national team coach Charles Okere to aid in the team’s preps.A chilly weather here in Nairobi but the Queens have decided that TRAINING must go on..#VihigaQueens#LegacyMakers pic.twitter.com/gOPinThzHs— Vihiga Queens FC (@Vihigaqueens) July 12, 2021 Vihiga head coach Alex Alumira, before the cancellation, had intimated that the side would be using the tournament to redeem themselves after missing out on the league title.The CECAFA tournament postponements came moments after reports that the West African Football Union (WAFU-B) Zonal Qualifiers for the had been postponed by a week. Organisers confirmed the postponement on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, as the tournament which was initially slated to kick off on July 17, 2021, was postponed and would take place from July 24 to August 5, 2021, in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
