2021 CECAFA Women's Championship

The 2021 CECAFA Women's Championship was set to be the 5th edition of the biennial association football tournament for women's national teams in the East Africa region organized by CECAFA. It was set to held in Djibouti City, Djibouti 17 to 31 December 2021.[1][2][3] but was cancelled after the Djiboutian Football Federation withdrew from hosting the tournament due to ongoing work of the El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium.[4]

2021 CECAFA Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryDjibouti
Dates17–31 December 2021
Teams8

Kenya are the defending champion by having defeated Tanzania 2–0 goals on 25 November 2019 in the previous edition final.[5][6]

Participants

The following eight teams were set to contest in the tournament.

Team Appearances Previous best performance
 Burundi5thSemi-finals (2019)
 Djibouti4thGroup stage (1986, 2016, 2019)
 Ethiopia5th3rd place (2016, 2018)
 Kenya5thChampions (2019)
 South Sudan5thThird place (1983)
 Tanzania5thChampions (2016, 2018)
 Uganda5thThird place (2019)
 Zanzibar5thChampions (1986)

Venue

The tournament was scheduled to take place in the El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium in Djibouti City, but was cancelled due to reconstruction of the stadium.[4]

References
  1. "Djibouti set to host 2021 Cecafa Women's Senior Challenge Cup". Goal.com. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. "2021 Cecafa Women's Championship in Djibouti". International Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. "CECAFA Women's Championship news, statistics, fixtures, results". Cecafaonline.com. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. Muyita, Joel (29 October 2021). "Djibouti withdraw from hosting 2021 CECAFA Women's Challenge Cup". Kawowo Sports.
  5. "Kenya win 2019 regional Cecafa Senior Women's Challenge Cup". BBC Sports Africa. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  6. "Djibouti to host CECAFA Senior Women's Challenge Cup". Sports News Africa. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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