Long-serving Cecafa Secretary General Nicholas Musonye has stepped down.
It is believed that Musonye will be eying Kakamega gubernatorial seat in 2022
In the 12 member football associations, Musonye has been at the helm of the management that includes Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Djibouti, Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zanzibar and Ethiopia.
In other elections, Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) Wallace Karia was elected unopposed as the Cecafa president during the Annual Congress in Kampala, Uganda ahead of tomorrow’s men’s Senior Challenge Cup final between hosts Uganda and Eritrea.
He replaces Sudan Football Association boss Mutassim Gafar and will serve for a four-year term.
South Sudan’s Amin Francis and Eritrea’s Esayas Abraha were elected vice-president whilst Jira Isayaa and Ssekamana Jean from Ethiopia and Rwanda respectively were elected as board members.