The 2018 CECAFA U17 Championship was the 3rd CECAFA U-17 Championship organized by CECAFA (Council of East and Central Africa Football Association)
On 6 April 2018, CECAFA released the list of 7 referees and 8 assistant referees.
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Zanzibar team was removed from the tournament for fielding over age players.
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.
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