Tanzania, April 15 -- Dar es Salaam. Preparations for the highly anticipated Union Cup tournament have gathered pace following the confirmation of all eight participating teams, The Citizen can reveal.

The competition is scheduled to kick off on April 21 at the New Amaan Complex in Zanzibar, setting the stage for what promises to be an exciting showdown between top clubs from Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar.

Zanzibar Football Federation (ZFF) Secretary General, Hussein Ahmada Vuai, said April 15,2026 that the official launch of the tournament will be held on Friday, April 17, 2026 at 10am in Dar es Salaam at the venue to be announced later with all teams having already confirmed their participation.

Defending champions Young Africans (Y...