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Cecafa is a 'Jua kali' tournament - Kenya's Kimanzi

The coach has criticised the event organisers after failing to guide Harambee Stars to retain the title

Harambee Stars head coach Francis Kimanzi has blasted Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup as a substandard tournament.

Kimanzi led Kenya to a third-finish place and has expressed his dissatisfaction on how the whole competition was organised.

He was banned by Cecafa after the opening match against Tanzania and missed the games against Zanzibar and Sudan but his suspension did not prevent the team from emerging unscathed in Group B.

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They, however, failed to beat Eritrea in the semi-final when they went down 4-1 to surrender the title.