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The women's Elgon Cup was an annual competition held between the national
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. It ran parallel with the men's Elgon Cup, which has been running since 2004. The cup was competed for over two legs - one in each country. Home matches for Kenya were usually played at the RFUEA Ground,
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History

In 2011, prior to the first leg, the Ugandan and Kenyan unions had agreed that the women’s Elgon cup would be a one off tie with the winners being crowned in Nairobi as the URU had insufficient funds to host the Kenyans in Kampala for the return leg. However, after the women’s game and the trophy being handed over to the Kenyans, the chairmen of both unions announced at the dinner that Uganda had secured late sponsorship and would be able to host the return leg that would determine the Elgon Cup winner

However, Kenya refused to hand over the Elgon Cup trophy after the second leg, claiming that they were the 2011 Elgon Cup champions as the 2nd leg was just a test friendly. After a 3-year lull, the Elgon Cup returned in 2019, with the Kenyan Lionesses hosting the Uganda Lady Cranes in the first leg of the Cup at Mamboleo stadium in
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Summary


Matches


2006

'' win two matches to nil''


2008

''One match each - but retained the cup with an aggregate score of 31-22''


2009

''One match each - but wins the cup with an aggregate score of 43-17''


2010

''One match each - but wins the cup with an aggregate score of 21-16''


2011

''Result disputed - but trophy awarded to following the result of the first match''


2012

''One match each - wins the cup 21-18 on aggregate''


2013

''One game each. win the Elgon Cup 30-26 on aggregate''


2014

'' win the Elgon Cup two games to nil''


2015

'' win the Elgon Cup two games to nil''


2019

'' win the Elgon Cup two games to nil''


2023


See also

* Elgon Cup *
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References

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