体坛英语资讯：Kenya withdraws from hosting regional CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 13-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rag">rag</span> <span word="on">on</span> <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="by">by</span> <span word="declining">declining</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="Senior">Senior</span> <span word="Challenge">Challenge</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>.</p><p><span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span> <span word="Musonye">Musonye</span>, <span word="CECAFA">CECAFA</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Eritrea">Eritrea</span>, <span word="Djibouti">Djibouti</span>, <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>, <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span>, <span word="Tanzania">Tanzania</span>, <span word="Zanzibar">Zanzibar</span>, <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span>, <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Burundi">Burundi</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="staged">staged</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Confederations">Confederations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> (<span word="CAF">CAF</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="Champions">Champions</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Confederations">Confederations</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spanners">spanners</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="denying">denying</span> <span word="CECAFA">CECAFA</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="host">host</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spirited">spirited</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alternatives">alternatives</span> <span word="host">host</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="timing">timing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="CAF">CAF</span> <span word="Champions">Champions</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Confederation">Confederation</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preliminary">preliminary</span> <span word="round">round</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Musonye">Musonye</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="Zanzibar">Zanzibar</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="CECAFA">CECAFA</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="align">align</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span> <span word="clash">clash</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="aligning">aligning</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="reshuffle">reshuffle</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kagame">Kagame</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Senior">Senior</span> <span word="Challenge">Challenge</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>," <span word="added">added</span> <span word="Musonye">Musonye</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Tanzania">Tanzania</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="Kagame">Kagame</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senior">Senior</span> <span word="Challenge">Challenge</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="July">July</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span>."</p>
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