One, it is the first time the four Cecafa teams are appearing in the competition at the same time since inception of the tournament in 1957. Secondly, four coaches in charge of these Cecafa teams will be making their debut in Africa’s premier football tournament barely a year since taking the jobs. Save for Uganda, the other three Cecafa teams qualified as runners-up in their respective groups and are direct beneficiaries of the expansion of the tournament from 16 to 24 teams. The two teams have met 60 times with Kenya winning 24 times, while 17 games between them have ended in a draw. In 2007, Tanzania lost 4-0 to Senegal in the 2008 Afcon qualifiers and drew the reverse fixture 1-1.

Source: Daily Nation April 14, 2019 02:26 UTC