CECAFA Women's Champions League

CECAFA Women's Champions League
Organiser(s)CECAFA
Founded2021; 5 years ago (2021)
RegionCECAFA
Teams9
Qualifier forCAF Women's Champions League
Current championsTanzania JKT Queens
Most championshipsTanzania JKT Queens
(2 title)
Websitehttps://cecafaonline.com/about-us/
2025 CECAFA Women's Champions League

The CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers, sometimes called the CECAFA Women's Champions League is an annual international women's association football club competition. The tournament is organised by the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations, and will involve the top women's club teams of association members nations. It is the female counterpart of the CAF Champions League.[1][2][3][4]

History

In 2020, CAF announced the launch of the CAF Women's Champions League with each of the six sub confederations to hold qualifiers with the winners to represent them at the main tournament.[5]

Results

Season Champion Runner up Ref.
2021 Kenya Vihiga Queens Ethiopia CBE F.C. [6]
2022 Tanzania Simba Queens Uganda She Corporate FC [7]
2023 Tanzania JKT Queens Ethiopia CBE F.C. [8]
2024 Ethiopia CBE F.C. Kenya Kenya Police Bullets [9]
2025 Tanzania JKT Queens RwandaRayon Sports FC [10]

Records and statistics

Tournament Best Player Player Goals Golden Glove Fair play Ref.
2021 Kenya Jentrix Shikangwa Milimu EthiopiaLoza Abera 13 UgandaDaisy Nakaziro
2022 Kenya Vivian Corazon Aquino EthiopiaLoza Abera 11 Tanzania Gelwa Yona Rwanda AS Kigali Women [11]
2023 Tanzania Stumai Abdallah Athumani Uganda Fazila Ikwaput 8 TanzaniaNajiat Abass Idrisa UgandaKampala Queens FC [12]
2024 Ethiopia Mesay Temesgen Tanga Ethiopia Demise Zenaf Senaf 6 Kenya Annedy Kundu Tanzania Simba Queens [13]
2025 Tanzania Donisia Daniel Minja Tanzania Jamila Rajab 5 Tanzania Idrissa Najiati Tanzania JKT Queens


References

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  2. ^ "Eleven teams to feature inaugural Cecafa Women's Champions in Kenya". Goal.com. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. ^ "CAF launches first-ever African strategy for women's football". Daily Medium.com. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Zonal Cecafa Women's Champions League postponed again". Cecafa Online. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  5. ^ Muyita, Joel (10 September 2020). "CAF announces playing format for the inaugural Women's Champions League". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  6. ^ "vihiga-queens-beat-commercial-bank-of-ethiopia-through-to-champions-league". vihiga-queens-beat-commercial-bank-of-ethiopia-through-to-champions-league. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  7. ^ "MVP Aquino sinks She Corporates to hand Simba Queens CECAFA glory". Citizen Digital. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  8. ^ Batanudde, Joel Muyita, John (31 August 2023). "JKT Queens qualify to 2023 CAF Women's Champions League". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 19 December 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "CAF Women's Champions League 2024: Commercial Bank of Ethiopia wins CECAFA Title". CAF Women’s Champions League 2024: Commercial Bank of Ethiopia wins CECAFA Title. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  10. ^ "CAFWCL: JKT Queens secure second CECAFA regional title". www.panafricafootball.com. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  11. ^ admin (28 August 2022). "Simba Queens champions" (in Italian). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  12. ^ Sports, Pulse. "CAF Women's Champions League: Ikwaput saves Uganda's face, Abera given a cold shoulder in top award". Pulse Sports Uganda. Archived from the original on 11 July 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  13. ^ admin (29 August 2024). "Commercial Bank of Ethiopia win CECAFA Women's Champions League 2024 title" (in Italian). Retrieved 19 December 2025.