Liberty Professionals and Al Ahly have been excluded

In bid of holding a 'successful championship', guest teams Al Ahly of Egypt and

Liberty Professionals of Ghana have been locked out of this year's Cecafa/Kagame

Cup despite being invited earlier.

Cecafa President Leodegar Tenga said on Wednesday in Dar es Salaam that guest

teams were excluded after realizing that organizers could face a difficult time

financially.

"Having them in the championship could have been great, but we have no option

but to exclude them, therefore only the teams from member states will be taking

part," he told Tanzanian media.

Meanwhile, the championship which was due to be held in Sudan has been shifted

to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from June 21-July 5.

The Cecafa secretary general Nicholas Musonye said in a statement that they

decided to shift the venue for the regional club championship from Khartoum,

Sudan over security concerns.

"The tournament was shifted because of the ongoing political crisis in the

country," added Musonye.

APR who are defending champions and winners of the 2011/12 league and Etincelles

will be Rwanda's flag bearer in the tournament.

Tanzania will be represented by Simba Sports Club, the former Vodacom Premier

League champions while Zanzibar Ocean View from the Isles will also be making

their debut in the championship.

Other 2010 regional league champions who will take part in the tournament

include: Uganda's Bunnamwaya, Kenya's Ulinzi, Ethiopia's St. George,

El-Merreikh, Al Hilal from Sudan, Burundi's Vital'O, Port of Djibouti, Red Sea

of Eritrea and Somalia's Elman.