CECAFA Women's Championship

The CECAFA Women's Championship, also called Women's Challenge Cup, is an association football tournament for teams from Eastern Africa organized by Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA).

CECAFA Women's Championship
Founded2016
RegionEastern Africa (CECAFA)
Current champions Uganda (1st title)
Most successful team(s) Tanzania (2 titles)
WebsiteOfficial website
2022 CECAFA Women's Championship

Format

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History

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CECAFA members

The first tournament was played in Zanzibar in 1986 and won by the host team.[1] After that there was no tournament for the next thirty years. The try for reviving the women's championship in the CECAFA region had been attempted in Zanzibar for October 2007.[2] But the tournament was cancelled and never played. The next edition then was proposed for 2016.[3]

That 2016 edition was hosted by Uganda and played in Jinja. There were no other bids to host the tournament.[4] Tanzania won the championship and also Burundi were playing their first official FIFA recognized games ever.[5]

The 2018 edition was again won by Tanzania.[6]

Results

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Editions Years Hosts Finals Third place playoff Number of teams
Winners Scores Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
X 1986   Zanzibar  
Zanzibar
?
1 2016   Uganda  
Tanzania
2–1  
Kenya
 
Ethiopia
4–1  
Uganda
7
2 2018   Rwanda  
Tanzania
round-robin  
Uganda
 
Ethiopia
round-robin  
Kenya
5
3 2019   Tanzania  
Kenya
2–0  
Tanzania
 
Uganda
2–0  
Burundi
8
4 2021   Djibouti Cancelled due to reconstruction of the stadium 8
4 2022   Uganda  
Uganda
3–1  
Burundi
 
Ethiopia
2–1  
Tanzania
8

Participating nations

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Legend
Team  
1986
 
2016
 
2018
 
2019
 
2022
Years
  Ethiopia 3rd 3rd GS 3rd 4
  Kenya 2nd 4th 1st × 3
  Tanzania 1st 1st 2nd 4th 4
  Uganda 4th 2nd 3rd 1st 4
  Rwanda GS 5th × GS 3
  Burundi GS × 4th 2nd 3
  Zanzibar 1st GS × GS GS 4
  Sudan × 0
  Djibouti × × GS GS 2
  South Sudan GS GS 2
  Eritrea × × × × 0
  Somalia 0
Total (12 Teams) ? 7 5 8 8 8

See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Women's CECAFA: Uganda Drawn Against Kenya". chimpreports.com. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016. The women's regional tournament returns after 30years of absence. Zanzibar hosted and won the last edition in 1986.
  2. ^ Bugingo, Douglas (August 29, 2007). "The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM: Investment in Youth Soccer Reaping Rewards - Mulindwa". The Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Cosafa puts foot down to counter Cecafa activity in tournaments and in Fifa presidential race". Archived from the original on 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  4. ^ Isabirye, David (28 June 2016). "Eight countries confirmed for 2016 CECAFA Women championship". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Tanzania win Cecafa Women's Championship". BBC Sport. 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  6. ^ "Tanzania retain regional Cecafa Women's Challenge Cup". BBC Sport. 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
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