CECAFA Women's Championship

CECAFA Women's Championship
Founded 2016
Region Eastern Africa (CECAFA)
Current champions  Tanzania (1st)
Website http://www.cecafafootball.org
2018

The CECAFA Women's Championship is an association football tournament for teams from Eastern Africa organized by Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). The next edition was scheduled for 11 to 20 September 2016.[1]

History

CECAFA members

The first tournament was played in Zanzibar in 1986 and won by the host team.[2] 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.[3] But the tournament was cancelled and never played. The next edition then was proposed for 2016.[4]

That 2016 edition was hosted by Uganda and played in Jinja. There were no other bids to host the tournament.[5] Burundi are expected to play their first official FIFA recognized games. Seven teams will take part, Group A: Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Zanzibar and Group B: Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda.[1]

Winners

Year Host Final Third Place Match
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd Place Score 4th Place
1986  Zanzibar
Zanzibar		 – –
2016  Uganda
Tanzania		 2–1
Kenya
Ethiopia		 4–1
Uganda
2018 [6]  Rwanda
Tanzania		 Group stage
Uganda
Ethiopia		 Group stage
Kenya

References

  1. 1 2 https://twitter.com/OfficialFUFA/status/770215321458319360
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Bugingo, Douglas (August 29, 2007). "The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM: Investment in Youth Soccer Reaping Rewards - Mulindwa". The Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  4. ↑ http://voiceofsport.net/soccer/5917/cosafa-puts-foot-down-to-counter-cecafa-activity-in-tournaments-and-in-fifa-presidential-race
  5. ↑ http://www.kawowo.com/index.php/football/item/27161-eight-countries-confirmed-for-2016-cecafa-women-championship.html
  6. ↑ https://twitter.com/MundialesyCopas/status/1017126132284608513 2018 CECAFA Women's
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