No change in format
Jan 10, 2009
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
By Swalley Kenyi
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.
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.