CECAFA Cup
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The CECAFA Cup is an annual international football tournament for national teams in East and Central Africa, organized by the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CECAFA Cup canonical | 6 |
| CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup | 2 |
| CECAFA Kagame Interclub Cup | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: CECAFA Cup Context triple: [Kenya national football team, competition, CECAFA Cup]
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A.
CAF Confederation Cup
The CAF Confederation Cup is Africa’s secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football, featuring qualifying teams from domestic leagues and cups across the continent.
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B.
AFC Solidarity Cup
The AFC Solidarity Cup is an international football tournament for lower-ranked Asian national teams, designed to provide them with more competitive opportunities under the Asian Football Confederation.
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C.
Nations Cup
Nations Cup is an international beach soccer tournament organized within the Oceania Football Confederation, featuring national teams from the Oceania region.
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D.
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
The CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions is an official intercontinental football competition contested between the national team champions of South America and Europe.
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E.
Copa Interamericana
The Copa Interamericana was a now-defunct football competition that pitted the champions of South America's Copa Libertadores against the winners of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup to determine an intercontinental club champion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: CECAFA Cup Target entity description: The CECAFA Cup is an annual international football tournament for national teams in East and Central Africa, organized by the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations.
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A.
CAF Confederation Cup
The CAF Confederation Cup is Africa’s secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football, featuring qualifying teams from domestic leagues and cups across the continent.
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B.
AFC Solidarity Cup
The AFC Solidarity Cup is an international football tournament for lower-ranked Asian national teams, designed to provide them with more competitive opportunities under the Asian Football Confederation.
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C.
Nations Cup
Nations Cup is an international beach soccer tournament organized within the Oceania Football Confederation, featuring national teams from the Oceania region.
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D.
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
The CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions is an official intercontinental football competition contested between the national team champions of South America and Europe.
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E.
Copa Interamericana
The Copa Interamericana was a now-defunct football competition that pitted the champions of South America's Copa Libertadores against the winners of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup to determine an intercontinental club champion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
football tournament
ⓘ
international sports competition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
ⓘ
linked to:
CECAFA Cup
|
| category |
international association football competitions in Africa
ⓘ
recurring sporting events established in 1926 ⓘ |
| competitionType | men's national teams ⓘ |
| confederation | CAF ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| eligibility | CECAFA member associations ⓘ |
| format | round-robin and knockout stages ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs |
East and Central African Senior Challenge Cup
ⓘ
Gossage Cup ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| gender | men ⓘ |
| governingBody | Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations ⓘ |
| governsSeason | international football calendar in CECAFA region ⓘ |
| hasGroupStage | yes ⓘ |
| hasHost | rotates among CECAFA member nations ⓘ |
| hasKnockoutStage | yes ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Swahili ⓘ
linked to:
Swahili language
|
| hasQualification | membership in CECAFA ⓘ |
| hasThirdPlacePlayoff | yes ⓘ |
| hasTrophy | CECAFA Cup trophy ⓘ |
| homeAndAway | no, played in a host country ⓘ |
| inception | 1926 ⓘ |
| isOldest | one of the oldest football tournaments in Africa ⓘ |
| isPartOf | African regional football tournaments ⓘ |
| matchType | full international A matches ⓘ |
| memberOf | Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations competitions ⓘ |
| organizer |
CECAFA
ⓘ
Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations ⓘ |
| participantType | national football team ⓘ |
| region |
Central Africa
ⓘ
East Africa ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
CECAFA U-17 Championship
ⓘ
CECAFA U-20 Championship ⓘ CECAFA Women's Championship ⓘ
linked to:
CECAFA Women’s Championship
|
| rules | Laws of the Game of association football ⓘ |
| scheduling | usually held at the end of the calendar year ⓘ |
| scope | East and Central African national teams ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| subConfederation | CECAFA ⓘ |
| teamLimit | varies by edition ⓘ |
| tournamentLevel | senior national team ⓘ |
| typeOf | regional football championship ⓘ |
| venueType | stadiums in CECAFA member countries ⓘ |
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Subject: CECAFA Cup Description of subject: The CECAFA Cup is an annual international football tournament for national teams in East and Central Africa, organized by the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations
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organizes
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CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
ⓘ
linked to: CECAFA Cup
Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations
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organizes
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CECAFA Kagame Interclub Cup
ⓘ
linked to: CECAFA Cup
linked to: CECAFA Cup