[2] French telecommunications company Orange agreed to sponsor the tournament.

CECAFA unveiled tournament mascot Tembo, a friendly looking elephant in a black and yellow-striped jersey and orange shorts, standing with his left foot on a football.

Tembo will spread the message "Uniting for Peace", the tournament's theme.

Television rights were sold to Kenya Broadcasting Corporation in partnership with South-African owned Super Sport.

Following Eritrea's exit from the competition, the Eritrean national football team sought refugee status in Nairobi and then leave to Australia.