Cecafa Secretary General Nicholas Musonye has officially stepped down from his position after an Ordinary General Assembly in Kampala, Uganda.
The tough-speaking Kenyan had announced his intentions to exit the region’s football administration but had not made it official until Tuesday.
Musonye says he is ready to help in the transition considering the fact that a few changes are set to be made.
“In the new set up, there will be no SG, but a Director-General who will be picked from applicants interested in the job upon thorough vetting including by the Confederation of African Football (CAF),” Musonye told Citizen Digital.
“I will be around to help the new office settle in well, because this is an an important role that cannot be handled haphazardly.”
Musonye has been serving Cecafa for 20 years, but now he has set his target on Kakamega County where he intends to vie for the governorship.
“I leave Cecafa a very proud man, the only CAF zone able to run many competitions in a year despite all the challenges. Cecafa was dead when I came in, we had to resurrect it. Now there are vibrant activities, and you have seen this year alone we had six competitions.
“I go to do the will of my people back at home, they have told me to go and apply my experience and managerial expertise in transforming their lives. I have a lot of football administration knowledge which I will be available to share with the future generations in Africa and beyond. However, it’s time for the great people of Kakamega now.”
The former administrator was however quick to point out the problems which have been facing the regional competition.
“The times we endured difficult times in Cecafa, it was all about backward minded leaders in our federations. You know those people who personalized issues at the expense of football. I’m happy they are not there in our federations now. If there is anything important for Cecafa to move forward is goodwill and stability from the member associations, which we are enjoying now,” Musonye concluded.
Wallace Karia of the Tanzania Football Federation has been elected the new Cecafa president and will be succeeding Mutassim Gaffar. Francis Amin of South Sudan and Jira Essayas of Ethiopia will deputize him.
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