The East and Central African Championship (Kagame Cup) is expected to start on July 6 and end on July 22 in Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar
The statement issued by CECAFA has indicated that the championship has been pushed back to coincide with the CAF competition calendar which is expected to start in August
Also the clubs TP Mazembe (DR Congo), Red Arrows (Zambia) and Nyasa Big Bullets (Malawi) have confirmed to participate after the invitation of CECAFA
Champions of the Premier League of Mainland Tanzania which are Yanga, Azam fc who took second place, Simba and Coastal Union who took third and fourth place are among the clubs that will participate in the championship which returns after not being held for two seasons
The other teams are Vital 'O, APR FC, El Merreikh, Al Hilal, Hai El Wadi, Gor Mahia FC, SC Villa, JKU SC and El Merreikh FC-Bentiu
