体坛英语资讯：East Africa teams looking to punch above their weight at 2019 AFCON
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 15-- <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="CECAFA">CECAFA</span>) <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span> <span word="Musonye">Musonye</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="challenged">challenged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> (<span word="AFCON">AFCON</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="uphold">uphold</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="pride">pride</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span>, <span word="Tanzania">Tanzania</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Burundi">Burundi</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="showpiece">showpiece</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="AFCON">AFCON</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="June">June</span> 21 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="July">July</span> 19 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="teams">teams</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="representation">representation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>. <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="talent">talent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>," <span word="Musonye">Musonye</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Sebastian">Sebastian</span> <span word="Migne">Migne</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guide">guide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Harambee">Harambee</span> <span word="Stars">Stars</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preliminary">preliminary</span> <span word="round">round</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bumpy">bumpy</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pooled">pooled</span> <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="Senegal">Senegal</span>, <span word="Tanzania">Tanzania</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="C">C</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="best">best</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knockout">knockout</span> <span word="stages">stages</span>," <span word="Migne">Migne</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Uganda">Uganda</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="seventh">seventh</span> <span word="AFCON">AFCON</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Tanzania">Tanzania</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="contest">contest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Burundi">Burundi</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="bow">bow</span>.</p>
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