2025 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers

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2025 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countryKenya
CityNairobi
Dates4 -16 September 2025
Teams9 (from 9 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored4 (2 per match)
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All statistics correct as of 4 September 2025.

The 2025 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers is the 5th edition of CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers tournament organized by the CECAFA for the women's clubs of association nations. This edition will be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 4 to 16 September 2025. [1]

Contents


The winners of the tournament qualify for the 2025 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament.

Participating clubs

The following eight teams contested in the qualifying tournament.

TeamAppearancesPrevious best performance
Flag of Ethiopia.svg CBE 5thChampion (2024)
Flag of Eritrea.svg Denden SC 1stn/a
Flag of Burundi.svg Top Girls Academy 1stn/a
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Police Bullets 2ndRunner-up(2024)
Flag of Rwanda.svg Rayon Sports FC 2ndGroup stage2024)
Flag of South Sudan.svg Yei Joint Stars 5thGroup stage (2021, 2022, 2023,2024)
Flag of Tanzania.svg JKT Queens 2ndChampion (2023)
Flag of Uganda.svg Kampala Queen 2ndGroup stage (2023)

Venues

Nairobi
Nyayo National Stadium Ulinzi Sports Complex
Capacity: 30,000Capacity: 10,000

Match officials

Referees

Assistant Referees

Draw

The draw for this edition of the tournament was held on 26 August 2025 at 13:00 UTC+3 (13:00 EAT) in Nairobi, Kenya. The nine participating teams were drawn into three groups of three. Only the group winners will advance to the semi-finals, where they will compete for the single CECAFA slot at the continental finals. [2] [3]

Group A
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Police Bullets
Flag of Eritrea.svg FC Denden
Flag of Uganda.svg Kampala Queens
Group B
Flag of Ethiopia.svg CBE
Flag of Tanzania.svg Top Girls Academy
Flag of Rwanda.svg Rayon Sports
Group C
Flag of Tanzania.svg JKT Queens
Flag of South Sudan.svg Yei Joint Stars
Flag of Zanzibar.svg JKU Princesses

Group stage

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings.

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification KPB KPQ DSC
1 Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Police Bullets 110010+13 Semi-finals —
2 Flag of Uganda.svg Kampala Queens 100101−10 Semi-finals —
3 Flag of Eritrea.svg Denden SC 00000000—
Updated to match(es) played on 2025-09-01. Source: CECAFA


Kenya Police Bullets FC Flag of Kenya.svg 1-0 Flag of Uganda.svg Kampala Queens
  • Kemunto Soccerball shade.svg46'
 Report
Nyayo National Stadium , Nairobi
Denden SC Flag of Eritrea.svg v Flag of Uganda.svg Kampala Queens
Nyayo National Stadium , Nairobi
Kenya Police Bullets FC Flag of Kenya.svg v Flag of Eritrea.svg Denden SC
Nyayo National Stadium , Nairobi

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Rwanda.svg Rayon Sports 110021+13 Semi-finals
2 Flag of Burundi.svg Top Girls Academy 00000000Possible semi-finals
3 Flag of Ethiopia.svg CBE 100112−10
Updated to match(es) played on 4 September 2025. Source: CECAFA
CBE Flag of Ethiopia.svg 1–2 Flag of Rwanda.svg Rayon Sports
Report
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
Top Girls Academy FC Flag of Burundi.svg v Flag of Rwanda.svg Rayon Sports Women
Ulinzi Complex, Nairobi
CBE Flag of Ethiopia.svg v Flag of Burundi.svg Top Girls Academy FC
Ulinzi Complex, Nairobi

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification JKT YEI JKU
1 Flag of Tanzania.svg JKT Queens 00000000 Semi-finals —
2 Flag of South Sudan.svg Yei Joint Stars FC 00000000 Semi-finals —
3 Flag of Zanzibar.svg JKU Princess 00000000—
Updated to match(es) played on 2025-09-01. Source: CECAFA
JKT Queens Flag of Tanzania.svg v Flag of Zanzibar.svg JKU Princess
Ulinzi Complex, Nairobi
Yei Joint Stars FC Flag of South Sudan.svg v Flag of Zanzibar.svg JKU Princess
Ulinzi Complex, Nairobi
JKT Queens Flag of Tanzania.svg v Flag of South Sudan.svg Yei Joint Stars FC
Ulinzi Complex, Nairobi

Best runners-up ranking

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 A Flag of Uganda.svg Kampala Queens 00000000 semi-finals
2 B Flag of Burundi.svg Top Girls Academy FC 00000000
3 C Flag of South Sudan.svg Yei Joint Stars FC 00000000
Updated to match(es) played on 2025-09-01. Source: CECAFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1
Group B1vGroup A2
Ulinzi Complex, Nairobi
Semi-final 2
Group A1vGroup B2
Ulinzi Complex, Nairobi

Third Place Match

Third Place Match
Loser SF1vLoser SF2
Nyayo Stadium, Nairobi

Finals

Final
Winner SF1vWinner SF2
Nyayo Stadium, Nairobi

Awards and statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 4 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match (as of 4 September 2025).

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Kenya.svg Emily Kemunto Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Police Bullets 1
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Rediet Assresahagn Matios {fbaicon|ETH}} CBE
Flag of Rwanda.svg Scholastique Gikundiro Flag of Rwanda.svg Rayon Sports
Flag of Rwanda.svg Odette Coralie Ngwema Flag of Rwanda.svg Rayon Sports

References

  1. ↑ "Kenya to host CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA qualifiers". cecafaonline. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers Groups Announced". MichezoAfrika. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "CAF Women Champions League CECAFA Qualifers 2025". CECAFAOnline. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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