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Hesham Yakan Zaki: Egyptian named head coach of Eritrea aahead of AFCON PAMOJA 2027 Qualifiers

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With the preliminary round of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) PAMOJA 2027 set to kick off, the different countries are setting up their respective houses in order.

Eritrea Football Federation (EFF) named Egyptian Hesham Yakan Zaki, 64, as the head coach for a year-long duration.

The retired Egyptian defender, who also featured at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, has already embarked on the preparations.

Hesham Yakan Zaki with Eritrea national players

Christened as the Red Sea Camels, Eritrea faces Eswatini on March 25th in the first leg of the qualifiers at Stade d’Honneur Stadium in Morocco.

The return leg will be played six days later at the same Stadium, with the winner joining other teams in the group stage of the qualifiers.

Other CECEFA Zone countries:

Five other teams from the CECAFA Zone will play also play in the preliminary round of the AFCON 2027 qualifiers with Djibouti and South Sudan playing the two matches in Juba between 26th and 29th March 2026.

Somalia will tussle with Mauritius, Burundi squares up against Chad, and Ethiopia face Sao Tome & Principe.

The winners at the preliminary stage with join other teams to tussle it out in the group stage of the qualifiers.

The AFCON 2027 will be hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. It will be the first time that the AFCON is hosted in East Africa.

Preliminary round AFCON 2027 qualifiers

  • Djibouti Vs South Sudan
  • Somalia Vs Mauritius
  • Chad Vs Burundi            
  • Eritrea Vs Eswatini
  • Sao Tome & Principe Vs Ethiopia

Attribution: CECAFA.com

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Afcon 2027 qualifiers: South Sudan and Lesotho secure their spots in Group Stages

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Sunday Results

  • Lesotho 2-1 Seychelles [Agg: 2-1]
  • South Sudan 0-1 Djibouti [Agg: 4-1]

South Sudan and Lesotho advanced to the main qualifiers of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Pamoja 2027 after overcoming Djibouti and Seychelles respectively.

The Bright Stars, despite suffering a 1-0 loss in Juba advanced 4-1 on aggregate after they had won the first leg with a comprehensive 4-0 victory a few days earlier.

After a goalless first half, Djibouti found the breakthrough in the 77th minute when Samuel Temidayo finished off a move assisted by Gabriel Dadzie to give the visitors their only goal across the two legs.

Elsewhere, Lesotho came from a goal down to beat Seychelles 2-1 in Bloemfontein and progress on the same aggregate score following a goalless draw in the reverse fixture.

Brandon Labrosse had given the visitors a first half lead but second half goals from Lebohang Lesako and Sera Motebang turned the tie around.  

Action in the preliminary round will come to end on Tuesday with four other nations joining South Sudan and Lesotho to compete in the group stage qualifiers.

Afcon 2027 will co-hosted by Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania as confirmed by CAF president Patrice Motsepe despite infrastructural challenges at the moment.

Tuesday March 31, 2026

  • Eswatini vs Eritrea – Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba 5pm
  • Mauritius vs Somalia – National Sports Complex, Saint Pierre 6pm
  • Burundi vs Chad – Stade Intwari, Bujumbura 4pm
  • Ethiopia vs Sao Tome e Principe – Dire Dawa Stadium 4pm

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Kawempe edge Lady Doves to maintain grip at the top

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Kawempe Muslim had to dig deep to overcome Lady Doves on Sunday to maintain their lead at the top of the FUFA Women Super League table.

In the game played at Kawempe Muslim playground, the Valley Warriors secured a 1-0 win thanks to Latifah Nakasi’s goal.

Nakasi got the lone goal in the 51st minute and this eventually turned out to be decisive moment of the closely contested game.

With the title race between Kawempe and She Corporate tight, the find bend leaves no room for dropping of points.

After today’s games, Kawempe lead the table with 42 points, one ahead of She Corporate who had to come from two goals down to defeat Rines 3-2 in Wakiso.

There are only five games left to the end of the season and every point at the moment matters. Kawempe will face Asubo Ladies, Makerere University, Rines, Kamapala Queens and Olila High School in that order.

On the other hand; She Corporate’s final games will see them take on Kampala Queens, Olila High School, St. Noa Girls, Uganda Martyrs and She Maroons.

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SC Villa’s Hassan Mubiru attracts attention from regional giants

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SC Villa wonderkid Hassan Mubiru is a subject of interest from regional clubs Simba, Singida Black Stars and APR, Kawowo Sportshas learnt.

Mubiru is enjoying a fantastic season with record league champions SC Villa and has been involved in over ten goals in all competitions so far helping the Jogoos reach the quarter finals of the Stanbic Uganda Cup as well as mount a title challenge in the league.

The Express academy graduate leads the assists chart for the Blues with six in the league and has scored twice from wide areas.

SC Villa Hassan Mubiru celebrates holding Villa’s third kit Credit: John Batanudde

Mubiru, who can ably operate as a no.9, 10 and also play on both wings still has a more than a year left on his contract but the suitors are willing to buy it off.

Tanzania’s Singida Black Stars, home to Uganda Cranes captain Khalid Aucho are the front runners in the race for Mubiru’s signature but compatriots Simba and Rwanda’s record champions APR are also interested.

SC Villa players Aslam Ssemakula and Hassan Mubiru Celebrate in 6-1 win over Mbarara City Credit: John Batanudde

It remains to be seen whether Villa will let go of one of their most important players but a huge transfer window awaits.

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