2022 CECAFA Women's Championship

The 2022 CECAFA Women's Championship is the 6th edition of the biennial association football tournament for women's national teams in the East Africa region organized by CECAFA. It is hosted by Uganda between 1 and 11 June 2022.^[1] Being one of the nations currently serving a FIFA suspension as a result of issues between the local FA and central government, the Kenya Harambe Starlets will not have an opportunity to defend the title ^[2]

2022 CECAFA Women's Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Uganda
Dates	1–11 June 2022
Teams	8 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Uganda (1st title)
Runners-up	Burundi
Third place	Ethiopia
Fourth place	Tanzania
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	59 (3.69 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Opah Clement (7 goals)
Best player(s)	Fazila Ikwaput
Best goalkeeper	Daisy Nakaziro
Fair play award	Tanzania
← 2019 2025 → All statistics correct as of 11 June 2022.

Participants

The following 8 teams are set to contest in the tournament.^[3]

Team	Appearances	Previous best performance
Burundi	3rd	4th place (2019)
Djibouti	2nd	Group stage (2019)
Ethiopia	4th	3rd place (2016, 2018)
South Sudan	2nd	Group stage (2019)
Tanzania	4th	Champions (2016, 2018)
Uganda	4th	Runner-up (2018)
Zanzibar	4th	Champions (1986)
Rwanda	3rd	5th place (2018)

Did not enter

•  Kenya:suspended by FIFA
•  Sudan
•  Eritrea
•  Somalia

Venue

Uganda will host the Championship at the FUFA Technical Centre in Njeru .^[4]

Draw

The draw will take place on May 11 at 10.00 am East Africa Time^[5][6]

Officials

Referees Suavis Iratunga Tsehaynesh Abebe Misgana Tilahun Aline Umuton Florentina Zabron Chief Tatu Nuru Malogo Elizabeth Gisma Louis Shamirah Nabadda Assistant Referees Alida Iradukunda Arcella Uwizer Woinshet Kassaye Sandrine Murangwa Alice Umutesi Janet Balama Docus Atuhaire Nkumbi Nakitto

Squads

Main article: 2022 CECAFA Women's Championship squads

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Uganda (H)	3	3	0	0	11	1	+10	9	Semi-finals
2	Burundi	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6
3	Rwanda	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3
4	Djibouti	3	0	0	3	0	10	−10	0

Source: Soccerway
(H) Hosts

1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)

13:00

Burundi	3–0	Djibouti
Bukuru 36' Niyonkuru 38', 90+2'	Report

FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru

Referee: Florentina Zabron Chief (Tanzania)

1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)

16:00

Uganda	2–0	Rwanda
Ikwaput 39', 49'	Report

FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru

Referee: Tsehaynesh Abebe (Ethiopia)

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3 June 2022 (2022-06-03)

13:00

Uganda	5–0	Djibouti
Nantongo 15' Namirimu 43' Nabweteme 48' Nabbumba 51' Ikwaput 66'	Report

FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru

Referee: Tatu Nuru Malogo (Tanzania)

3 June 2022 (2022-06-03)

16:00

Burundi	2–1	Rwanda
Niyonkuru 13', 79' (pen.)	Report	Usanase 37'

FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru

Referee: Misgana Tilahun (Ethiopia)

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5 June 2022 (2022-06-05)

13:00

Rwanda	2–0	Djibouti
Uzayisenga 11' Ibangarye 21'	Report

FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru

Referee: Elizabeth Gisma Louis (South Sudan)

5 June 2022 (2022-06-05)

16:00

Uganda	4–1	Burundi
Ikwaput 14' Nalugya 47' Nabweteme 79', 90+3'	Report	Nahimana 11'

FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru

Referee: Tsehaynesh Abebe (Ethiopia)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tanzania	3	2	1	0	16	2	+14	7	Semi-finals
2	Ethiopia	3	2	1	0	11	2	+9	7
3	South Sudan	3	1	0	2	1	6	−5	3
4	Zanzibar	3	0	0	3	0	18	−18	0

Source: Soccerway

2 June 2022 (2022-06-02)

13:00

Zanzibar	0–5	Ethiopia
	Report	Tadesse 2' Abera 27', 55' Zeleke 73', 84'

FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru

2 June 2022 (2022-06-02)

16:00

Tanzania	2–0	South Sudan
Bilali 38' Msewa 90+3'	Report

FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru

Referee: Aline Umuton (Rwanda)

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4 June 2022 (2022-06-04)

13:00

Ethiopia	2–2	Tanzania
Abera 9' Temesgen 64'	Report	Clement 23' Kasonga 78'

FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru

Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)

4 June 2022 (2022-06-04)

16:00

South Sudan	1–0	Zanzibar
Stephen 80'	Report

FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru

Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)

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6 June 2022 (2022-06-06)

16:00

South Sudan	0–4	Ethiopia
	Report	Tadesse 26', 65', 87' Abera 27' (pen.)

Bugembe Stadium, Jinja

6 June 2022 (2022-06-06)

16:00

Tanzania	12–0	Zanzibar
Clement 1', 32', 59', 85' Pangamwene 21' Msewa 22' Kasonga 29' Omary 48', 61', 81' Mbunda 50' Mabanza 60'	Report

FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	9 June – FUFA Technical Centre
	Uganda (a.e.t.)	1
					11 June – FUFA Technical Centre
	Ethiopia	0
					Uganda	3
	9 June – FUFA Technical Centre
					Burundi	1
	Tanzania	1
	Burundi	2
					Third place
					11 June –
					Ethiopia	2
					Tanzania	1

Semi-finals

9 June 2022 (2022-06-09)

12:00

Uganda	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Ethiopia
Ikwaput 116'	Report

FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru

9 June 2022 (2022-06-09)

15:30

Tanzania	1–2	Burundi
Clement 1'	Report	Yona 13' (o.g.) Niyonkuru 78' (pen.)

FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru

Third place

11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)

12:00

Ethiopia	2–1	Tanzania
Taddese 9' Lema 27'	Report	Clement 80'

FUFA Technical Tentre, Njeru

Referee: Diana Murungi (Uganda)

Final

11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)

15:00

Uganda	3–1	Burundi
Nabweteme 2', 90+1' Ikwaput 44'	Report	Bukuru 49'

FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru

Referee: Aline Umuton (Rwanda)

Goalscorers

There have been 59 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.69 goals per match (as of 11 June 2022).

7 goals

• Opah Clement

6 goals

• Fazila Ikwaput

5 goals

• Sandrine Niyonkuru
• Sandra Nabweteme

4 goals

• Loza Abera
• Aregash Tadesse

3 goals

• Mwanahamis Omary

2 goals

• Rachelle Bukuru
• Kidist Zeleke
• Enekia Kasonga
• Diana Msewa

1 goal

• Falonne Nahimana
• Turist Lema
• Bizuayehu Aymeku Taddese
• Mesay Temesgen
• Anne Marie Ibangarye
• Zawadi Usanase
• Lydia Uzayisenga
• Debora Stephen
• Amina Ally Bilali
• Ester Mabanza
• Protasia Mbunda
• Janeth Pangamwene
• Phionah Nabbumba
• Shamirah Nalugya
• Margaret Namirimu
• Aisha Nantongo

1 own goal

• Gelwa Yona (against Burundi)

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

Player of the tournament	Best goalkeeper	Top scorer
Fazila Ikwaput	Daisy Nakaziro	Opah Clement
FIFA Fair Play Award
Tanzania

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Uganda (H)	5	5	0	0	15	2	+13	15	Champions
2	Burundi	5	3	0	2	9	9	0	9	Runners-up
3	Ethiopia	5	3	1	1	13	4	+9	10	Third place
4	Tanzania	5	2	1	2	18	6	+12	7	Fourth place
5	Rwanda	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3	Eliminated in group stage
6	South Sudan	3	1	0	2	1	6	−5	3
7	Djibouti	3	0	0	3	0	10	−10	0
8	Zanzibar	3	0	0	3	0	18	−18	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts