Uganda and the Central African Republic are the latest countries to confirm participation in the Africa Zone 3 Boxing Championships set for Nairobi, Kenya, from October 15-25, 2025.
The two countries have officially written to the Zone 3 Secretary-General Lukelo Willilo to confirm they will be represented in the Nairobi event.
Of the 14-member countries of AFBC Zone 3, the two yet to confirm participation are Chad and Equatorial Guinea .
The total number of participants has now swelled to 12.
They are defending champions DR Congo, Tanzania, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo Brazaville, Ethiopia, Somalia, Gabon, Rwanda, Uganda, Central African Republic and host Kenya to be represented by two teams.
DR Congo hosted the last two Africa Zone 3 tournaments in 2021 and 2022.
Zambia – Zone 4 members – had indicated an interest to take part as a guest team but owing to financial constraints they will not be in Nairobi.