The ICC Africa Women's T20 Championship is an international

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tournament contested between the national women's sides from the African development region of the

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(ICC). The first African regional tournament for women's teams was played in

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in 2004, and known simply as the Women's Championship. The next two regional tournaments, in 2006 and 2010, served as part of the qualification process for the Women's World Cup. All matches prior to 2011 were played in the 50-over format (as used in

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), but since then, the

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format has been used, with the tournament played annually. The winners in even-numbered years (so far, 2012 and 2014) proceed to a qualification tournament for the Women's World Twenty20. Only three teams have participated in every edition of the tournament –

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, a full member of the ICC, has participated only once, in 2010, when a poor result at the 2009 World Cup meant they had to re-qualify through regional competitions. However, South African invitational teams have participated in every edition since 2011, winning each time.

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was the highest-ranked national team in two of those tournaments, which, combined with an additional first-place finish in 2006, makes them the most successful team.

Results

In the below table, the results of the South African invitational teams are disregarded, and the highest-ranking national teams are listed as the winner and runner-up:

Performance by team

;Legend * – Champions * – Runners-up * – Third place * — Hosts *Top-ranked national teams in years where an invitational team won are underlined

References

2004 tournament

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Results

Performance by team

See also

References