2019 CECAFA Women's U-17 Championship

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]

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
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Uganda's Crested Cranes won the tournament without a single loss, maintaining clean sheets in four out of five matches.^[2]

Participating nations

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

•   Ethiopia
•   Rwanda
•   Somalia
•   South Sudan
•   Sudan
•   Zanzibar

Squads

Main article: 2019 CECAFA Women's U-17 Championship squads

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

All times are local EAT (UTC+3).

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

Source: CECAFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

9 December 2019 (2019-12-09)

11:00

Tanzania	5–0	Eritrea
Masaka   21', 40+1' Meshack   29', 55', 62'

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

9 December 2019 (2019-12-09)

13:30

Djibouti	0–14	Kenya
		Arusi   17', 44', 68' Adhiambo   20', 40+1', 52', 68' Anyango   38' Khalai   25', 40', 43', 50', 53' Achieng   80+1'

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

9 December 2019 (2019-12-09)

16:00

Uganda	4–0	Burundi
Nalukenge   12', 28', 39' Nakacwa   70'

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

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11 December 2019 (2019-12-11)

Uganda	11–0	Djibouti
Najjemba   2', 29', 31' Musibika   4', 80+5' Nalukenge   9', 45' Nandago   55', 69' Kunihira   ?' Nakachwa   ?'

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

11 December 2019 (2019-12-11)

Burundi	3–3	Tanzania
Bora   37' Kalenzo   65' Nezohabonayo   78'	Report	Meshack   5' Masaka   15' Behela   47'

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

11 December 2019 (2019-12-11)

Kenya	1–1	Eritrea
Makhungu   77'	Report	Mehari   53'

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

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13 December 2019 (2019-12-13)

Djibouti	0–8	Burundi
		Kalenzo   ?', ?', ?' Bora   ?', ?', ?', ?' Nzohbonayo   ?'

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

13 December 2019 (2019-12-13)

Tanzania	3–1	Kenya
Munga   19' Meschak   54' (pen.) Masaka   70'		Adhiambo   55'

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

13 December 2019 (2019-12-13)

Eritrea	0–10	Uganda
		Najjemba   5', 48' Nalukenge   13', 34', 62' Kunihira   15' Nagadya   22' Musibika   ?' Nakachwa   57' Komuntale   ?'

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

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15 December 2019 (2019-12-15)

Burundi	2–3	Kenya
Mutoni   5' Kalenzo   45+1' (pen.)		Arusi   3', 16', 28'

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

15 December 2019 (2019-12-15)

Eritrea	4–0	Djibouti
Mehari   7', 17', 21' Goitom   10'

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

15 December 2019 (2019-12-15)

Uganda	1–1	Tanzania
Najjemba   35' (pen.)		Masaka   22'

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

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17 December 2019 (2019-12-17)

Burundi	4–0	Eritrea
Nezohabonayo   63' Bora   71' Nandine   76' Kalenzo   79'

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

17 December 2019 (2019-12-17)

Tanzania	10–0	Djibouti
Munga   3' Masaka   8', 9', 15', 27', 28', 30', 33' Salum   40' Mrema   51'

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

17 December 2019 (2019-12-17)

Uganda	2–0	Kenya
Najjemba   31' Nalukenge   53'

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

Goalscorers

There were 91 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 6.07 goals per match.

12 goals

•   Aisha Masaka

9 goals

•   Juliet Nalukenge

7 goals

•   Fauzia Najjemba

6 goals

•   Ineza Bora
•   Lydia Kalenzo
•   Anna Arusi

5 goals

•   Fasila Adhiambo
•   Viola Khalai
•   Joyce Meshack

4 goals

•   Misgana Mehari

3 goals

•   Neema Nezohabonayo
•   Stella Musibika

2 goals

•   Hadijja Nandago
•   Kevin Nakachwa
•   Margret Kunihira
•   Thebea Munga

1 goal

•   Ciza Nandine
•   Stephie Mutoni
•   Haben Goitom
•   Dorine Achieng
•   Lavin Anyango
•   Sylvia Makhungu
•   Catherine Nagadya
•   Samalie Nakacwa
•   Sumaya Komuntale
•   Christer Behela
•   Lucia Mrema
•   Shamim Salum

Source: CECAFA

References

1. "CECAFA U-17 Girls' Championship: Uganda targets perfect start against Burundi". kawowo.com. Joel Muyita. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
2. "Uganda Wins Inaugural CECAFA U-17 Girls Title". fufa.co.ug. FUFA. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
3. "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.