[2] In the early editions, the tournament was contested by East African nations, but it has expanded in more recent years to include teams from across Africa and beyond.

[3] The inaugural edition was held in June 2014 at the Kicukiro Oval, now known as the Gahanga International Cricket Stadium in Kigali, and was played as a five-match bilateral contest between Rwanda and Uganda, which was won 4–1 by the Ugandans.

[4] The 2015 edition was played a double round-robin tri-nation series, which saw Kenya participate in addition to Rwanda and Uganda.

[6] Kenya withdrew from the 2016 tournament, leaving Rwanda and Uganda to play a bilateral series which was won 4–0 by the visitors.

[13] The Ugandan School Select side returned for the 2018 edition and were again defeated by Kenya in the final, with Rwanda third;[14] Tanzania and Zambia had originally been announced to participate for the first time.

[16] Tanzania and Mali participated for the first time, along with Rwanda and Uganda;[17] Kenya had to withdraw due to a lack of funding.