Why 2022 CECAFA Kagame Cup was postponed

Fans will have to wait another year for the CECAFA Kagame Cup after the 2022 edition was postponed due to the association failing to secure a time on the compacted football calendar.The 2022-2023 football season is set to see a number of tournaments take place with CECAFA clubs -bar Kenya who are serving a FIFA suspension- taking part in CAF club competitions including the Women’s Champions League.Clarke Oduor loaned to League Two sideCECAFA’s Executive Director, Auka Gecheo revealed the reason for the cancellation of the annual Kagame Cup as they continue to explore options of when to host the Under 23 championship.“It is unfortunate we shall not be able to stage the CECAFA Kagame Cup because of a very busy schedule. We are also trying to see where to fix the CECAFA U-23 Boys Championship,” added Gecheo.##NAJAVA_MECA_6615472##Kagame Cup is a tournament featuring league champions from CECAFA member states with Express FC from Uganda winning the 2021 edition that was hosted in Tanzania.Kenyan clubs are set to sit out of the tournament for the second season running after 2021 Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) champions Tusker opted out of the tournament.Oketch leaves Kakamega Homeboyz after four seasonsThere are however a number of tournaments lined up this season including the CAF U17 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers for the CECAFA Zone will take center stage from September 30th to October 14th in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.The CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers for the CECAFA Zone will also take place from October 22 to November 5th in Khartoum and Al Obeid in Sudan.

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