Bonnie Mugabe
16 July 2008
Kigali — The Confederation of East and Central Africa Football Association (Cecafa) has ruled out Burundi hosting next year's Cecafa/Kagame club championship.
The Cecafa Secretary General Nicholas Musonye told Times Sport on Tuesday by telephone from Dar es Salaam that Burundi doesn't have the financial muscle to finance the tournament.
The Burundian football federation boss Lydia Nsekera approached Cecafa early this week with a bid to host the next edition.
"Though they are acquiring for rights to host the event, they are financially unstable to host such an event," Musonye stated.
He noted that the issue of the next host for the annual championship will be discussed in the Cecafa meeting that he said will sit before the end of the ongoing tournament in Dar es Salaam.
Musonye also confirmed the next edition of the Kagame Cup may be held between late December and early January.
This year's edition was pushed to July due to the sudden withdrawal of Sudan to host the championship at the last minute and regional club featuring in continental competitions as well as World/African Cup qualifiers.
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