Yanga Africans fined, banned for three years

The Council of East and Central Africa Football Association (Cecafa) has banned Tanzanian side Yanga Africans for three years and fined them $35,000 for failing to honour their third place play-off match against Simba in the Kagame cup club championship that climaxed in Dar es Salaam on Sunday. This was confirmed in a press release signed by Cecafa Secretary General Nicholas Musonye and copied to Times Sport.
BEST OF THE REGION: Tusker players celebrate winning the 2008 Kagame Cup. The Kenyan champions beat their Ugandan counterparts URA 2-1 in the final played on Sunday in Dar es Salaam. (Photo /D. Kasule).
BEST OF THE REGION: Tusker players celebrate winning the 2008 Kagame Cup. The Kenyan champions beat their Ugandan counterparts URA 2-1 in the final played on Sunday in Dar es Salaam. (Photo /D. Kasule).
Hamza Nkuutu