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).
Format
History
The first tournament was played in Zanzibar in 1986 and won by the host team. 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. But the tournament was cancelled and never played. The next edition then was proposed for 2016.
That 2016 edition was hosted by Uganda and played in Jinja. There were no other bids to host the tournament. Tanzania won the championship and also Burundi were playing their first official FIFA recognized games ever.
The 2018 edition was again won by Tanzania.
Results EditionsYearsHostsFinalsThird place playoffNumber of teamsWinnersScoresRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth placeX1986?120162–14–1722018round-robinround-robin5320192–02–0842021Cancelled due to reconstruction of the stadium8520223–12–1862025round-robin round-robin5
Participating nations Legend
– Champions – Runners-up – Third place – Fourth place – Losing semi-finals QF – Quarter-finals GS – Group stage
Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament – Did not qualify × – Did not enter × – Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA — National Team did not exist – Hosts
Team 1986 2016 2018 2019 2022 Years GS 4 × 3 4 4 GS5th × GS 3 GS × 3 GS × GS GS 4 ×0 × × GS GS 2 GS GS 2 × × × × 0 0 Total (12 Teams) ? 7 5 8 88
See also CECAFA Cup
Notes and references
External links CECAFA website