2019 CECAFA Women's U-17 Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Uganda |
| City | Kampala |
| Dates | 9–17 December |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Uganda (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Tanzania |
| Third place |  Kenya |
| Fourth place |  Burundi |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 91 (6.07 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Aisha Masaka (12 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Fauzia Najjemba |
| Best goalkeeper | Daphine Nyanyenga |
| Fair play award | Burundi |
the 2019 CECAFA Women's U-17 Championship was the inaugural edition of the CECAFA Women's U-17 Championship, the international women's youth football championship organised by Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) for the women's under-17 national teams of East Africa. The tournament took place in Kampala, Uganda.[1]
Uganda's Crested Cranes won the tournament without a single loss, maintaining clean sheets in four out of five matches.[2]
Participating nations[edit]
Six out of 12 CECAFA's members entered the tournaments.[3]
| Team | App | Last | Best placement in the tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi |
1st |
— | debut |
 Djibouti |
1st |
— | debut |
 Eritrea |
1st |
— | debut |
| Kenya |
1st |
— | debut |
| Tanzania |
1st |
— | debut |
| Uganda |
1st |
— | debut |
- Did not enter
Squads[edit]
Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team must register a squad of a minimum of 18 players and a maximum of 23 players.
Main tournament[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda (H)
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | +27 | 13 | Champions |
| 2 | Tanzania
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 11 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Kenya
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 7 | Third place |
| 4 | Burundi
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 7 | |
| 5 | Eritrea
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 4 | |
| 6 | Djibouti
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 47 | −47 | 0 |
| Burundi | 3–3 | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
| Djibouti | 0–8 | Burundi |
|---|---|---|
|
| Burundi | 4–0 | Eritrea |
|---|---|---|
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Goalscorers[edit]
There were 91 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 6.07 goals per match.
12 goals
9 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: CECAFA
References[edit]
- ^ "CECAFA U-17 Girls' Championship: Uganda targets perfect start against Burundi". kawowo.com. Joel Muyita. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Uganda Wins Inaugural CECAFA U-17 Girls Title". fufa.co.ug. FUFA. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Kawempe Moslems dominate the U17 Girls CECAFA team as Ayub Khalifa names the final Squad". thetouchlinesports.com. Tom Matovu. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2023.