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The CECAFA Women's Championship, also called Women's Challenge Cup, is an association football tournament for teams from Eastern Africa organized by
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.
CECAFA website
{{International women's football CECAFA competitions
Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations
The Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations ( sw, Baraza la Mashirikisho ya Mpira wa Miguu Afrika Mashariki na Kati, french: Conseil des Associations de Football d'Afrique de l'Est et Centrale, ar, مؤتمر جمعيات شر٠...
(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
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 * – HostsSee also
*CECAFA Cup
The CECAFA Cup, is the oldest football tournament in Africa. It is organized by the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations ( CECAFA). A FIFA competition, it includes participants of football playing national teams from the East ...
Notes and references
External links
CECAFA website
{{International women's football CECAFA competitions