Defending champions Young Africans (Yanga) will begin the defence of their Cecafa Kagame Club Championship title against Uganda's Express FC after the two sides were drawn together in Group C.

The Tanzanian league champions will be based in South Darfur and will also face Express, Ports of Djibouti and Vital'O.

Elsewhere in the draw, which was made on Tuesday at the Corinthia Hotel in Khartoum, Merriekh El Fasher, APR, Elman and Simba SC were pooled together in Group A, which will also be based in Darfur.

The other group matches in the 18 June to 2 July tournament will be played in South Kordofan.

The Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) has confirmed that the once-troubled Darfur region in western Sudan will host the 2013 Cecafa Club Championships next month.

The football body said that Democratic Republic of Congo side St. Eloi Lupopo will take part in the event.

Cecafa Secretary General Nicholas Musonye also told BBC Sport that "a team from Eritrea is yet to confirm".

Musonye said that Darfur is 90% ready to host the event, but for only two of the three groups.

"Two football stadiums in Al Fashir - Al Nuggaa [capacity 15,000] and Al Fashir [45,000] - were of impressive quality and so were hotel accommodations and transport," he said.

The Council of East and Central Football Association (Cecafa) finally confirmed that the regional Kagame Club Championships will take place in June.

Rogers Mulindwa, the Cecafa Media Officer told MTNFootball.com that they have finally drawn the programme to have the tournament in the later part of June after two matches in the 2014 World Cup qualifier have been played.

The regional Kagame Club Championships attracts the League winners in all the 12 Cecafa member nations that include; Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Sudan and South Sudan.

“We cannot say announce which country will host the event at this moment, but in the next two weeks we should announce the sponsors and hosts,” explained Mulindwa.

Kano Pillars of Nigeria and Orlando Pirates of South Africa hit five and Primeiro Agosto of Angola and Tusker of Kenya four as the CAF Champions League began this weekend with a goal glut.

Zimbabwean Takesure Chinyama bagged four as 1995 champions Pirates triumphed 5-0 in Soweto against the semi-professionals and students of Djabal from the Comoros Islands.

Pillars, semi-finalists four years ago, were almost as ruthless with a 5-1 whipping of Central African Republic visitors Olympique Real Bangui in Kano as Nafiu Ibrahim struck twice.

David Ochieng was another goal poacher to score twice in a preliminary round, first leg tie as Tusker came from behind on the Indian Ocean island nation of the Seychelles to win 4-1 against Saint Michel United.

Zanzibar ensured they crowned their fine run in the CECAFA Tusker Senior Challenge with some monetary value, finishing third to win 10,000 USDs. The Zanzibar Heroes beat their brothers Kilimanjaro Stars 6-5 on post-match penalties in the play offs.

After the first five kicks, the teams were tied at 4-4 forcing the match into penalties. Mwinyi Kazimoto lost his kick, same as Zanzibar’s Nassur Massud also seeing his kick saved. Erasto Nyoni, Mrisho Maftar, Shabaan Nditi and Shomari Kapombe scored for Tanzania while Khamis Mcha, Samih Nuhu, Aggrey Morris and Abdallah Othman scored for Zanzibar.

Going into sudden death, Raymond Damayo scored the first for Kili Stars with Captain Haroub Naddir responding for Zanzibar. However, Kelvin Yondani kicked his penalty out while Sabri Makame scored his to give Zanzibar the victory.

Kenya on Thursday defeated Zanzibar 4-2 in penalties to qualify for the finals of the CECAFA Senior challenge Cup in Kampala. The match had ended 2-2 in regulations time with Kenya twice coming from behind to cancel the Zanzibar Heroes lead.

Zanzibar’s goals were scored by Khamis Mcha after 20 minutes with Mike Baraza forcing an own goal 9 minutes later. Zanzibar’s second goal was scored by Aggrey Morris from the penalty and Mike Baraza again equalized to force the match into extra time.

Kenya’s penalties were scored by Mike Baraza, Edwin Lavatsa, Joackins Atudo and Juma Abdallah.

The Zanzibar Heroes became the second team to make the last four of this year’s Cecafa Tusker Cup after beating Burundi 6-5 in a penalty shootout at Lugogo on Monday.

Tanzania were the first through following their 2-0 victory over Rwanda. Abdallah Othman scored the winning penalty for Zanzibar after normal time had ended goalless.

Burundi were the better side throughout the 90, with Zanzibar defending with their lives. However, when Ugandan referee Denis Batte signaled for spot kicks, they fell short.

Their skipper Selemani Ndikumana, who picked up a knock very early in the game, was the first to take but skied his kick as Burundi started the shootout in the worst possible way.

Group C is set to become the tightest Group in the ongoing CECAFA Tusker Senior Challenge Cup at the Namboole Stadium in Kampala, Uganda. Zanzibar beat Rwanda 2-1, both Zanzibar goals being scored by danger man Khamis Mcha Khamis in each half.

The win sends Zanzibar to top of the pool with four points and a cleansheet while Rwanda stick to second with three points, same as Malawi who earlier beat Eritrea 3-2 in an earlier match.

In a pitch that no one would admire playing in, Zanzibar showed their intent to win the match by strategically avoiding short passing and instead resorting to long balls. Mcha scored the opener from such in the 8th minute tapping past Jean Claude Ndoli in the Rwandese goal.

The CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup saw its first barren draw of the tournament with Eritrea and Zanzibar firing blanks.

Eritrea surprised everyone managing to hold a more experienced side who looked like minnows in the match. The Eritreans though slow in their play created more flowing passes than their opponents but were never lucky infront of goal.

They created the first chance in the 6th minute through Ahmed Abdulrahman who shot over the bar after a good flick on. Captain Hermon Tecleab saw his freekick from just outside the area fly directly into keeper Mwadini Ally’s arms as Eritrea increased their attack.

Champions Uganda will begin their Tusker Senior Challenge Cup defence against rivals Kenya on November 24th in what is dubbed as ‘Migingo Island’ derby after both sides were pooled together in group A.

In a draw held this Monday morning at Serena Hotel under the watchful eye of Cecafa general secretary Nicholas Musonye, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and debutants South Sudan have been pooled in group A.

Group B has 2007 Champions Sudan, Tanzania, Burundi and Somalia while Mitcho Sredojevich’s Rwanda will play Zanzibar, Eritrea and guests Malawi in group C.