DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 7 -- THIS week in East African football felt like a Bongo movie director secretly infiltrated CAF headquarters at night.

He found the desk with the “Fixtures & Logic” file, threw it out of the window and replaced it with a script titled: Season 4 – Continental Madness.

Plot twists appeared without warning. Emotional collisions happened with the punctuality of Dar es Salaam traffic jams.

Villains returned from last season. Underdogs discovered dangerous confidence.

Even referees played cameo roles in this emotional series, forming something close to a love triangle with crossbars and the concept of extra time.

And standing in the centre of all this chaos? Our beloved East African giants.

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