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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Djibouti |
| Dates | 17–31 December 2021 |
| Teams | 8 |
← 2019 2022 → | |
Kenya are the defending champion by having defeated Tanzania 2–0 goals on 25 November 2019 in the previous edition final.[5][6]
Participants edit
The following eight teams were set to contest in the tournament.
| Team | Appearances | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Burundi | 5th | Semi-finals (2019) |
| Djibouti | 4th | Group stage (1986, 2016, 2019) |
| Ethiopia | 5th | 3rd place (2016, 2018) |
| Kenya | 5th | Champions (2019) |
| South Sudan | 5th | Third place (1983) |
| Tanzania | 5th | Champions (2016, 2018) |
| Uganda | 5th | Third place (2019) |
| Zanzibar | 5th | Champions (1986) |
Venue edit
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 edit
- ^ "Djibouti set to host 2021 Cecafa Women's Senior Challenge Cup". Goal.com. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "2021 Cecafa Women's Championship in Djibouti". International Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "CECAFA Women's Championship news, statistics, fixtures, results". Cecafaonline.com. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ a b Muyita, Joel (29 October 2021). "Djibouti withdraw from hosting 2021 CECAFA Women's Challenge Cup". Kawowo Sports.
- ^ "Kenya win 2019 regional Cecafa Senior Women's Challenge Cup". BBC Sports Africa. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Djibouti to host CECAFA Senior Women's Challenge Cup". Sports News Africa. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.