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Confederation of
Africa (CAF) Champions League runner-up, Heartland FC have been grouped
in Group B of the 2010 Confederation of East and Central African
Football (CECAFA) Kagame club championships holding in Kigali Rwanda
from May 15 to 29.

The competition is
a regional event that attracts the league champions from each of the
countries in the east and central region. Ten teams from the region
will compete alongside Heartland and TP Mazembe of Democratic Republic
of Congo who were invited as guest sides for the regional showpiece.

Heartlands FC are drawn in Group B against Rayon Sport of Rwanda, Mafunzo of Zanzibar and St George of Ethiopia.

In Group A, Rwanda
champions APR are slugged with TP Mazembe, who eliminated them from
this year’s champions league in the second round last month, Vita O of
Burundi and Djibouti’s Telkom.

Atraco FC of Rwanda
will begin their title defence in Group C against Uganda Revenue
Authority (URA), Simba of Tanzania and Kenya’s Sofapaka FC.

An eye on Supersport

CECAFA’S secretary
general, Nicholas Musonye while speaking on Tuesday at the headquarters
in Nairobi, Kenya during the draw said the Rwanda government injected 1
million US dollars in the event . He disclosed that the US$1m will
cater for air tickets for all teams, referees, officials, accommodation
and cash prize.

Meanwhile, coaches
and players of the Nigeria club are keeping mum on their invitation
claiming it will only be a distraction ahead of their Round of 16
encounter with SportSports United of South Africa at the Rand Stadium
in Johannesburg on Saturday.

Ik Thangod, who is
back with the Kelechi Emetole tutored side after a successful outing
with the Super Eagles home-based team at the WAFU Cup, told NEXT Sport
the team has been briefed about the event.

Speaking from South
Africa, the central defender said: “We were told of the CECAFA Cup; I
think it starts in May but for now the major thing is to concentrate on
our matches in the champion’s league. We need to beat SuperSports to
the group stage; there is nothing else on my mind right now. Maybe
after the match we will discuss other things”.

However attempts to contact Heartland boss, Emetole, failed as he did not take calls.