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{{Short description|Football organisation in East Africa}}
{{Infobox organization
| name                = CECAFA/Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations<br />''Baraza la Mashirikisho ya Mpira wa Miguu Afrika Mashariki na Kati''<br />''Conseil des Associations de Football d'Afrique de l'Est et Centrale''<br />مؤتمر جمعيات شرق ووسط أفريقيا لكرة القدم<br />የምስራቅ እና መካከለኛው አፍሪካ እግር ኳስ ማህበራት ምክር ቤት
| image               = Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations.svg
| alt                 = The official logo for the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations.
| map                 = Africa-countries-CECAFA.png
| mcaption            = CECAFA members
| formation           = 1926 <small>(unofficial)</small><br />1973 <small>(official)</small>
| type                = Sports organization
| region_served       = [[East Africa]]
| membership          = {{Collapsible list
|title = [[#Current members|12 members]]
|{{flagicon|BDI}} [[Football Federation of Burundi|Burundi]]
|{{flagicon|DJI}} [[Djiboutian Football Federation|Djibouti]]
|{{flagicon|ERI}} [[Eritrean National Football Federation|Eritrea]]
|{{flagicon|ETH}} [[Ethiopian Football Federation|Ethiopia]]
|{{flagicon|KEN}} [[Football Kenya Federation|Kenya]]
|{{flagicon|RWA}} [[Rwandese Association Football Federation|Rwanda]]
|{{flagicon|SOM}} [[Somali Football Federation|Somalia]]
|{{flagicon|SSD}} [[South Sudan Football Association|South Sudan]]
|{{flagicon|SDN}} [[Sudan Football Association|Sudan]]
|{{flagicon|TAN}} [[Tanzania Football Federation|Tanzania]]
|{{flagicon|UGA}} [[Federation of Uganda Football Associations|Uganda]]
|{{flagicon|Zanzibar}} [[Zanzibar Football Association|Zanzibar]] }}
| language            = [[Swahili language|Swahili]], [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]]
| headquarters        = [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]
| affiliations        = [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]], [[FIFA]]
| leader_title        = Executive Director
| leader_name         = {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Auka Gecheo]]
| website             = {{URL|https://www.cecafaonline.com/}}
}}

The '''Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations''' ({{langx|sw|Baraza la Mashirikisho ya Mpira wa Miguu Afrika Mashariki na Kati}}, {{langx|fr|Conseil des Associations de Football d'Afrique de l'Est et Centrale}}, {{langx|ar|مؤتمر جمعيات شرق ووسط أفريقيا لكرة القدم}}, {{langx|am|የምስራቅ እና መካከለኗኛሙ አፍሪካ እግር ኳስ ማህበራት ምክር ቤት}}; officially abbreviated as '''CECAFA''') is an association of the football playing nations in mostly [[East Africa]] and parts of [[Central Africa]]. An affiliate of the [[Confederation of African Football]] (CAF), CECAFA is the oldest sub-regional football organisation on the continent.

== History ==
CECAFA was founded unofficially in 1927. The competition was sponsored by the major [[Nairobi]]-based soap-manufacturing firm [[Gossage]], owned by the British [[Lever Brothers]]. Its formation is often misattributed to [[William Gossage]], founder of the Gossage company. However, he died 50 years before the CECAFA was established.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pharmj.com/Editorial/19991218/articles/soap.html |title=pharmj.com |access-date=2008-10-22 |archive-date=2010-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923233508/http://www.pharmj.com/Editorial/19991218/articles/soap.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The tournament was known as the "Gossage Cup" until the mid-sixties, when it was redubbed the "East African Challenge Cup".its consisted of only 12 teams

CECAFA's head offices are in Nairobi, [[Kenya]]. The first tournament was contested between [[Kenya national football team|Kenya]] and [[Uganda national football team|Uganda]], which saw the Kenyan squad win the two legs 3–1 on aggregate.

== Member associations ==
All associations that joined in 1973 were founding members of CECAFA.
{| class="wikitable sortable" valign="top"
|-
! Country
! {{Tooltip|Year|Year of membership}}
! Governing body
|-
| {{fba|BDI}}
| 1998
| [[Football Federation of Burundi]]
|-
| {{fba|DJI}}*
| 1994
| [[Djiboutian Football Federation]]
|-
| {{fba|ERI}}
| 1994
| [[Eritrean National Football Federation]]
|-
| {{fba|ETH}}
| 1983
| [[Ethiopian Football Federation]]
|-
| {{fba|KEN}}
| 1973
| [[Football Kenya Federation]]
|-
|{{fba|RWA}}
| 1995
| [[Rwandese Association Football Federation]]
|-
| {{fba|SOM}}*
| 1973
| [[Somali Football Federation]]
|-
| {{fba|SSD}}
| 2012
| [[South Sudan Football Association]]
|-
| {{fba|SDN}}*
| 1975
| [[Sudan Football Association]]
|-
| {{fba|TAN}}
| 1973
| [[Tanzania Football Federation]]
|-
| {{fba|UGA}}
| 1973
| [[Federation of Uganda Football Associations]]
|-
| {{fba|Zanzibar}}
| 1973
| [[Zanzibar Football Association]]
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> [[Union of Arab Football Associations]] (UAFA) members are marked with an asterisk

== Broadcasting rights ==
In 2007, television rights for the tournament were sold to [[GTV (Kenya)|GTV]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/414/66/19627.html |title=CECAFA gets a boost from GTV |access-date=2008-10-21 |archive-date=2015-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210251/http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/414/66/19627.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Since 2009, broadcasting of CECAFA competitions has been taken over by [[SuperSport (South African broadcaster)|SuperSport]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.futaa.com/football/article/supersport-airing-cecafa-from-quarters |title=SuperSport airing CECAFA from quarters |author=Patrick Korir |publisher=Futaa.com |date=7 December 2009 |access-date=21 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230180729/http://www.futaa.com/football/article/supersport-airing-cecafa-from-quarters |archive-date=30 December 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.michezoafrika.com/cecafa/cecafa-to-be-aired-live-by-supersport/7075 |title=CECAFA to be aired Live by SuperSport |author=Timothy Olobulu |publisher=MichezoAfrika.com |date=29 June 2012 |access-date=21 October 2012 |archive-date=26 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326224051/http://www.michezoafrika.com/cecafa/cecafa-to-be-aired-live-by-supersport/7075 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Competitions==
{{See also|List of association football competitions|FIFA International Match Calendar}}

=== Current title holders ===
{{See also|Portal:Current events/Sports|{{CURRENTYEAR}} in association football|{{CURRENTYEAR}} in sports|FIFA International Match Calendar}}
{{For|events postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic|Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports}}

{| class="wikitable"
! Competition
| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
! Edition
! Champions
! Title
! Runners-up
| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
! Next edition
! Dates
|-
! colspan="9" |National teams
|-
| [[CECAFA Cup|Senior Challenge Cup]]
| width="1%" rowspan=7 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| [[2019 CECAFA Cup|2019]]
| {{fb|UGA}}
| 40°
| {{fb|ERI}}
| width="1%" rowspan=7 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| ''TBD''
| 
|-
| [[CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup|U-23 Challenge Cup]]
| [[2021 CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup|2021]]
| {{fbu|23|TAN}}
| 1°
| {{fbu|23|BDI}}
| ''TBD''
| 
|-
| [[CECAFA U-20 Championship|U-20 Championship]]
| [[2024 CECAFA U-20 Championship|2024]]
| {{fbu|20|TAN}}
| 3°
| {{fbu|20|KEN}}
| ''TBD''
|
|-
| [[CECAFA U-18 Championship|U-18 Championship]]
| [[2023 CECAFA U-18 Championship|2023]]
| {{fbu|20|UGA}}
| 1°
| {{fbu|23|KEN}}
| ''TBD''
|
|-

| [[CECAFA U-17 Championship|U-17 Championship]]
| [[2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualification#Central-East Zone|2024]]
| {{fbu|17|UGA}}
| 4°
| {{fbu|17|TAN}}
| ''TBD''
|
|-
| [[CECAFA U-15 Championship|U-15 Championship]]
| [[2023 CECAFA U-15 Championship|2023]]
| {{fbu|15|ZAN}}
| 1°
| {{fbu|15|UGA}}
| 
| 
|-
| [[CECAFA African School Championship]]
| 2023
|{{flag-icon|UGA}}Royal Giants High School 
| 1°
|{{flag-icon|ETH}} Geda Roble SS 
| 2024
| 
|-
| [[CECAFA Beach Soccer Championship]]
| 
| 
|  
| 
| 2025<ref>https://cecafaonline.com/cecafa-beach-soccer-championship-to-open-2025-season-in-mombasa/</ref>
| 
|-
! colspan="9" |National teams (women)
|-
| [[CECAFA Women's Championship|Women's Championship]]
| width="1%" rowspan=5 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| [[2022 CECAFA Women's Championship|2022]]
| {{fbw|UGA}}
| 1°
| {{fbw|BDI}}
| width="1%" rowspan=5 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| ''TBD''
| 
|-
| [[CECAFA Women's U-20 Championship|U-20 Women's Championship]]
| 2021
| {{fbwu|20|ETH}}
| 1°
| {{fbwu|20|UGA}}
| ''TBD''
| 
|-
| [[CECAFA Women's U-18 Championship|U-18 Women's Championship]]
| 2023
| {{fbwu|18|TAN}}
| 1°
| {{fbwu|20|UGA}}
| ''TBD''
| 
|-
| [[CECAFA Women's U-17 Championship|U-17 Women's Championship]]
| 2019
| {{fbwu|17|UGA}}
| 1°
| {{fbwu|17|TAN}}
| ''TBD''
|  
|-
| [[CECAFA Women's U-15 Championship|Girls Schools Championship]]
| 2023
|{{flag-icon|TAN}}FT Fountain Gate
| 1°
|{{flag-icon|ETH}}Awaro SS
| ''TBD''
| 
|-
! colspan="9" |Club teams
|-
| [[Kagame Interclub Cup|Kagame Cup]]
| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| [[2024 Kagame Interclub Cup|2024]]
| {{flagicon|ZAM}} [[Red Arrows F.C.|Red Arrows]]
| 1°
| {{fbaicon|RWA}} [[APR FC]]
| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| ''TBD''
| 
|-
! colspan="9" |Club teams (women)
|-
| [[CECAFA Women's Champions League|CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA qualifiers]]
| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| [[2024 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers|2024]]
| {{fbaicon|ETH}} [[CBE F.C.]] 
| 1st
| {{fbaicon|KEN}} [[Kenya Police Bullets]]
| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| [[2025 CECAFA Women's Champions League|2025]]
| 
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Football in Africa}}
*[[Confederation of African Football]] (CAF)
*[[West African Football Union]] (WAFU)
*[[Central African Football Federations' Union]] (UNIFFAC)
*[[Council of Southern Africa Football Associations]] (COSAFA)
*[[Union of North African Football Federations]] (UNAF)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website}}

{{CECAFA}}
{{CECAFA Cup}}
{{Kagame Interclub Cup}}
{{CAF sub-regions}}
{{African football}}
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[[Category:CECAFA]]


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