The Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) has announced that their team will not participate in the 2023 CECAFA U-18 Women’s Championship slated to take place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Jules Karangwa, the Acting Secretary of FERWAFA communicated to the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) that their team has been withdrawn from the competition.Rwanda joins Kenya who earlier withdrew their team because most of the players will be engaged in national examinations.##NAJAVA_MECA_7383434##Kenya, was initially meant to host the Championship from June 29th to July 11th in Nairobi, but the competition was pushed further ahead because of delay in funding.Yusuf Mossi, the CECAFA Competitions Director said the five remaining teams will play on a round robin basis and the team with more points will emerge champions.Action starts on July 25th with Ethiopia facing Uganda, while Burundi take on Tanzania. All matches will be played at the Azam Complex.Six countries to take part in CECAFA U18 Women’s ChampionshipsAfter the CECAFA U-18 Women’s Championship, the Zonal CAF Women’s Champions League qualifier will take place in Uganda from August 12-30th, 2023.The other tournaments expected to take place in the 2023 season include the CECAFA U-18 Boys Championship, the CECAFA U-15 Boys Championship, the CECAFA Kagame Cup, and the CECAFA U-23 Championship.
