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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The Council of East Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) has announced the return of the CECAFA Kagame Cup which will attract 16 teams.<\/p>\n

The tournament returns after a two-year hiatus since 2021 when it last took place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania the same country which will host the 2024 edition from July 20 to August 4.<\/p>\n

Of the 16 participants, 12 teams are from member associations, including Zanzibar, and four other invited teams.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are glad that this tournament will be returning after two years to provide a brilliant preseason platform for the teams to prepare better before the start of the 2024\/25 CAF Champions League and CAF Confederations Cup and the different leagues back home,\u201d said CECAFA Executive Director John Auka Gecheo in a statement released on Tuesday, May 12.<\/p>\n

The last time the tournament took place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in 2021, Uganda\u2019s Express FC beat guest side Malawi\u2019s Nyasa Big Bullets 1-0 in the final.<\/p>\n

CECAFA member associations include Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Zanzibar, Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi, and Djibouti.<\/p>\n

Currently, APR Football Club is the only Rwandan team guaranteed a spot in the 2024 tournament after winning the 2023\/24 Primus National League over the weekend.<\/p>\n

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