The Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) Senior Challenge cup kicks off this weekend at the Bukhungu Stadium, Kakamega and Machakos Stadium.

CECAFA had earlier released the official fixture that included Zimbabwe. However, they had to make adjustments to the schedule after Zimbabwe pulled out, citing security concerns.

The remaining teams are categorized in two groups:

Group A

Kenya

Rwanda

Tanzania

Zanzibar

Libya

Group B

Uganda

Burundi

Ethiopia

South Sudan

The new schedule is as follows:

Sunday 3^rd December

1400hrs: Kenya vs Rwanda at Bukhungu Stadium

1600hrs: Libya vs Tanzania at Machakos Stadium

Monday 4^th December

1500hrs: Uganda vs Burundi at Machakos Stadium

Tuesday 5^th December

1400hrs: Zanzibar vs Rwanda at Machakos Stadium

1500hrs: Ethiopia vs South Sudan at Bukhungu Stadium

1600hrs: Kenya vs Libya at Machakos Stadium

Thursday 7^th December

1400hrs: Tanzania vs Zanzibar at Machakos Stadium

1500hrs: Ethiopia vs Burundi at Bukhungu Stadium

1600hrs: Rwanda vs Libya at Machakos Stadium

Friday 8^th December

1600hrs: Uganda vs South Sudan at Bukhungu Stadium

Saturday 9^th December

1400hrs: Rwanda vs Tanzania at Machakos Stadium

1600hrs: Kenya vs Zanzibar at Machakos Stadium

Sunday 10^th December

1500hrs: Ethiopia vs Uganda

Monday 11^th December

1400hrs: Libya vs Zanzibar at Machakos Stadium

1500hrs: South Sudan vs Burundi at Bukhungu Stadium

1600hrs: Kenya vs Tanzania at Machakos Stadium

Thursday 14^th December

1500hrs: Semi Final 1 – Winner Group A vs Runners-up Group B

Friday 15^th December

1500hrs: Semi Final 2 – Winner Group B vs Runners-up Group A

Sunday 17^th December

3^rd Place Playoffs – Loser Semi-Final 1 vs Loser Semi Final 2

Final – Winner Semi Final 1 vs Semi-Final 2

Venue and Kick-off for the Semi-finals and the final will be decided later.

2017 CECAFA Results and table standing available in this page