CECAFA Women's U-20 Championship

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CECAFA Women's U-20 Championship
Sport Football
Founded2021
Inaugural season2021
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia

The CECAFA Women's U-20 Championship is a football (soccer) tournament in Africa. It is organised by the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA), and includes women's national under 20 teams from Central and East Africa.

Contents

History

The first edition was held in Uganda from 28 October to 9 November 2021. [1] [2]

Results

YearHostFinalThird Place Match
WinnerScoreRunner-up3rd PlaceScore4th Place
2021 [3]
Details
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Group stageFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Group stageFlag of Burundi.svg  Burundi

Participating nations

Legend
Team Flag of Uganda.svg
2021
Years
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1st1
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 3rd1
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 2nd1
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 0
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 4th1
Flag of Zanzibar.svg  Zanzibar 0
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 0
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 6th1
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 0
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 5th1
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 0
Total (12 Teams)6

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References

  1. @Cecafaonline (20 October 2021). "CECAFA U-20 Women's Championship 2021 set" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  2. "six-teams-to-play-in-cecafa-u-20-womens-championship-2021". www.cecafaonline.com. Nov 10, 2021. Retrieved Nov 13, 2021.
  3. "Ethiopia beat Uganda to win CECAFA Women's U-20 Championship". www.cafonline.com. Nov 10, 2021. Retrieved Nov 13, 2021.