2016 CECAFA Women's Championship

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]

2016 CECAFA Women's Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Uganda
Dates	11–20 September 2016
Teams	7
Final positions
Champions	Tanzania
Runners-up	Kenya
Third place	Ethiopia
Fourth place	Uganda
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	68 (5.23 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Esse Mbeyu Akida Hasifah Nassuna (6 goals)
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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	Burundi  Ethiopia  Kenya  Rwanda  Tanzania  Uganda (Hosts)  Zanzibar
Non-participants	Djibouti  Eritrea  Sudan  Somalia  South Sudan

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	Kenya	3	3	0	0	19	0	+19	9	Semi-finals
2	Uganda (H)	3	2	0	1	10	4	+6	6
3	Burundi	3	1	0	2	10	6	+4	3
4	Zanzibar	3	0	0	3	1	30	−29	0

Updated to match(es) played on 13 September 2016. Source: soccerway.com
(H) Hosts

11 September 2016 (2016-09-11)

14:00

Zanzibar	1–10	Burundi
Mwajuma 36' (pen.)	Report	Uwimeza 19', 42', 51' Misigiyimana 21' Uwimana 35' J. Bukuru 39' Mumezero 44', 66' Saidi 63', 89'

11 September 2016 (2016-09-11)

16:00

Kenya	4–0	Uganda
Kinuthia 22' Akida 49', 89' Corazone 73'	Report

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13 September 2016 (2016-09-13)

14:00

Burundi	0–4	Kenya
	Report	Atieno 30', 46' Kinuthia 33' Akida 45'

13 September 2016 (2016-09-13)

16:00

Zanzibar	0–9	Uganda
	Report	Nassuna 40' (pen.), 57', 82', 88' Ikwaput 41', 47' Nambirige 45+2' Laki 77', 90+2'

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15 September 2016 (2016-09-15)

14:00

Kenya	11–0	Zanzibar
Nafula 12', 39', 69' Ogol 45', 70' (pen.) Achieng 48' Akida 72', 82' Corazone 79', 89', 90+1'	Report

15 September 2016 (2016-09-15)

16:00

Uganda	1–0	Burundi
Ikwaput 45+2'	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	Tanzania	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4	Semi-finals
2	Ethiopia	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4
3	Rwanda	2	0	0	2	4	6	−2	0

Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2016. Source:

12 September 2016 (2016-09-12)

16:00

Tanzania	3–2	Rwanda
Rashid 5', 74' Abdalla 30'	Report	Ibangarye 44' Anastazia 45+1' (o.g.)

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14 September 2016 (2016-09-14)

16:00

Rwanda	2–3	Ethiopia
Mukeshimana 45' Nibagwire 70'	Report	Abera 3', 64' Kanko 71'

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16 September 2016 (2016-09-16)

16:00

Tanzania	0–0	Ethiopia
	Report

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

18 September 2016 (2016-09-18)

Kenya	3–2	Ethiopia
Atieno 52', 64' Anyango 73'	Report	Abera 37', 82'

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18 September 2016 (2016-09-18)

Tanzania	4–1	Uganda
Donisa 4' Mwanahamisi 14' Abdalla 28' Rashid 46'	Report	Nassuna 89'

Third-place playoff

20 September 2016 (2016-09-20)

Ethiopia	4–1	Uganda
Zergaw 16', 45', 73' Abera 78'	Report	Nassuna 5'

Final

20 September 2016 (2016-09-20)

Kenya	1–2	Tanzania
Akida 48'	report	Mwanahamisi 27' Abdalla 44'

Goalscorers

Top goal scorers.^[5][6]

6 goals

• Esse Akida
• Hasifah Nassuna

5 goals

• Loza Abera

4 goals

• Vivian Corazone
• Neddy Atieno

3 goals

• Djazilla Uwimeza
• Rehima Zergaw
• Christine Nafula
• Asha Rashid
• Stumai Abdalla
• Fazila Ikwaput

2 goals

• Maggy Mumezero
• Saidi Sakina Bukuru
• Jacky Ogol
• Mary Kinuthia
• Mwanahamisi Omari
• Otandeka Laki

1 goal

• Aziza Misigiyimana
• Joëlle Bukuru
• Nella Uwimana
• Meskerem Kanko
• Carolyne Anyango
• Mercy Achieng
• Anne Marie
• Dorothy Mukeshimana
• Sifa Gloria Nibagwire
• Donisa Daniel
• Christine Nambirige
• Abdullahi Abdallah Mwajuma

Own goal

• Anton Anastazia (playing against Rwanda)