CECAFA Women's Championship

CECAFA Women's Championship
Founded	2016
Region	Eastern Africa (CECAFA)
Number of teams	7
Current champions	Tanzania (1st)
Website	http://www.cecafafootball.org
2016

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 20 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 2016 edition was hosted by Uganda and played in Jinja. There were no other bids to host the tournament.^[4] 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

The next edition was proposed for 2016.^[5]

Year	Host	Final			Third Place Match
Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up	3rd Place	Score	4th Place
1986	Zanzibar	Zanzibar	–			–
2016	Uganda	Tanzania	2–1	Kenya	Ethiopia	4–1	Uganda

References

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

External links

CECAFA website

Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations

CAF FIFA

International Competitions	CECAFA Senior Championship CECAFA U-20 Championship CECAFA U-17 Championship CECAFA Women's Championship

Club Competitions	CECAFA Club Cup CECAFA Nile Basin Cup

Current members	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar

National Teams	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar

International women's association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Algarve Cup Cyprus Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year

Asia	AFC Women's Asian Cup U-19 U-16 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF Women Cup of Nations U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, COSAFA)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup U-20 U-17

South America	CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina U-20 U-17

Oceania	OFC Women's Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA Women's Championship U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board Women's Viva World Cup

Games	African Games Asian Games Central America and Caribbean Central American Games Pan American Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Codes Player of the Century Men's football

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