The Council of East and Central Africa Football Association (CECAFA) has released the fixtures for this year’s senior challenge cup parading the Uganda Cranes against long time rivals Zanzibar in the Group B opening match on November 25.
The Cranes game to be played at 4pm in the National stadium of Dar es salaam will follow an earlier fixture between Burundi and Somalia at 2pm on the same ground. The official opening ceremony is slated for Saturday November 26 where hosts Tanzania take on Rwanda in an anticipated thriller at 4pm.
While releasing the fixtures at Cecafa head offices in Nairobi this Wednesday afternoon, Musonye urged the teams to respect the fixture and avoid late coming. “We shall be very strict with time management, the games are live on super sport and we don’t want to let down our partners” Musonye said. He added that the top two teams from each group and the best two losers from all the three groups will qualify to the quarter finals. Below is the detailed fixture.
| DATE | M.NO. | TEAMS | GROUP | VENUE | TIME |
| Friday 25th Nov 2011 | 1 2 | Burundi Vs Somalia Uganda Vs Zanzibar | BB | DarDar | 2.00PM 4.00PM |
| Saturday 26th Nov 2011 | 3 | Tanzania Vs Rwanda | A | Dar | 4.00PM |
| Sunday 27th Nov 2011 | 45 | Namibia Vs Djibouti Zanzibar Vs Burundi | A B | Dar Dar | 2.00PM 4.00PM |
| Monday 28th Nov 2011 | 6 7
8 |
Sudan Vs Ethiopia Kenya Vs Malawi
Somalia Vs Uganda |
C C
B |
Dar Dar
Azam |
2.00PM 4.00PM
4.00PM |
| Tuesday 29th Nov 2011 | 9 10 | Rwanda Vs Namibia Djibouti Vs Tanzania | A A | Dar Dar | 2.00PM 4.00PM |
| Wednesday 30th Nov 2011 | 1112 | Ethiopia Vs Kenya Malawi Vs Sudan | C C | Dar Dar | 2.00PM 4.00PM |
| Thursday 1st Dec 2011 | 13 14 | Somalia Vs Zanzibar Burundi Vs Uganda | B B | Dar Dar | 2.00PM 4.00PM |
| Friday 2nd Dec 2011 | 15 16 | Rwanda Vs Djibouti Ethiopia Vs Malawi | A C | Dar Dar | 2.00PM 4.00PM |
| Saturday 3rd Dec 2011 | 1718 | Kenya Vs Sudan Tanzania Vs Namibia | C A | Dar Dar | 2.00PM 4.00PM |
| Sunday 4th Dec 2011 | REST DAY | ||||
| Quarter Finals | |||||
| Monday 5th Dec 2011 | 19 20 | B1 Vs C2 A1 Vs Best loser 1 | Dar Dar | TBD | |
| Tuesday 6th Dec 2011 | 21 22 | C1 Vs Best loser 2 A2 Vs B2 | Dar Dar | TBD | |
| Wedesday 7th Dec 2011 | REST DAY | ||||
| Semi Finals | |||||
| Thursday 8th Dec 2011 | 23 24 | Winner 19 Vs winner 20 Winner 21 Vs Winner 22 | Dar Dar | TBD | |
| Friday 9th Dec 2011 | REST DAY | ||||
| Final And Third Place | |||||
| Saturday 10th Dec 2011 | 25 26 | Loser 23 Vs Loser 24 Winner 23 Vs Winner 24 | Dar Dar | TBD |
(By Rogers Mulindwa Mulindwa-Cecaf Media Officer)
