2016 CECAFA Women's Championship

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2016 CECAFA Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryUganda
Dates11–20 September 2016
Teams7
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
Runners-upFile:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Third placeFile:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia
Fourth placeFile:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored68 (5.23 per match)
Top scorer(s)File:Flag of Kenya.svg Esse Mbeyu Akida
File:Flag of Uganda.svg Hasifah Nassuna
(6 goals)
1986
2018

The 2016 CECAFA Women's Championship was the second edition of the association football tournament for women's national teams in the East African region. The first edition was hosted in 1986 and won by Zanzibar.[1] It was held in Jinja, Uganda between 11 and 20 September 2016.[2] There were no sponsors besides the Uganda Football Association.[1]

Participants

The seven participants were announced on 29 August 2016.[2]

- National teams
Participants
Non-participants

Sudan and South Sudan were initially reported as having confirmed participation, but did not appear in the draw.[2] Equally not in the draw were Namibia, Zimbabwe and Malawi, who had requested guest spots.[3]

Draw

The draw was announced on 29 August 2016.[2]

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 3 3 0 0 19 0 +19 9 Semi-finals
2 File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda (H) 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 6
3 File:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi 3 1 0 2 10 6 +4 3
4 File:Flag of Zanzibar.svg Zanzibar 3 0 0 3 1 30 −29 0
Updated to match(es) played on 13 September 2016. Source: soccerway.com
(H) Hosts
Zanzibar File:Flag of Zanzibar.svg1–10File:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi
Report


Group B

Tanzania and Ethiopia tied for first place after their draw on the last match day. Tanzania were placed first then by the toss of a coin.[4]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Semi-finals
2 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
3 File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda 2 0 0 2 4 6 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2016. Source: [1]


Tanzania File:Flag of Tanzania.svg0–0File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia
Report

Knockout stage

Semi-finals


Third-place playoff

Final

Goalscorers

Top goal scorers.[5][6]

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Aine, Kim (29 August 2016). "Women's CECAFA: Uganda Drawn Against Kenya -". Chimp Reports.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "CECAFA women Challenge Cup Tournament Launches in Kampala". CECAFA. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  3. "Starlets pitted against Uganda in Cecafa women's bonanza". the-star.co.ke.
  4. Federation of Uganda Football Associations [FUFA] [@OfficialFUFA] (16 September 2016). "Pictorial: Tanzania vs. Ethiopia match that ended 0-0. Tanzania won the match by toss of the coin. Tanzania will..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. "Kenya's Harambee Starlets romp into Cecafa Women Championship semi final with game to spare". Soka25east. 13 September 2016.
  6. "CECAFA Women Championship: Red Hot Uganda Crested Cranes Whip Zanzibar". Federetion of Uganda Football Associations. 13 September 2016.