CECAFA will not change the current format of the Senior Challenge Cup where member countries converge to compete in one country. Some countries had proposed a home and away format like it is in the COSAFA, which they said would ease the finan¬cial burden on the host country.
But CECAFA secretary general Nicholas Musonye insisted yester¬day that unless their sponsors avail more money, there will be no immediate changes to the competition format.
“We shall stick to our format. This is a much cheaper and easier way to organise the tourna¬ment as per now,†explained Musonye. Historically, CECAFA competitions have left debt burdens on the host federations.
Currently, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame supports the club cham¬pionship with a package of $60000 (sh117.6m) as prize money, while pay channel GTV puts close to $500000 (sh980m) in the Senior Challenge Cup.
No change in format
