The 2019

CECAFA Women's Championship The CECAFA Women's Championship, also called Women's Challenge Cup, is an association football tournament for teams from Eastern Africa organized by Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). Format History The first ...

was the fourth edition of the association football tournament for women's national teams in the

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n region. It was held in

Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam (, ; from ) is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of the Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over 7 million people, Dar es Salaam is the largest city in East Africa by population and the ...

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between 16 and 25 November 2019. Kenya won the tournament with a 2–0 win over Tanzania in the final.

Participants and draw

;Group A * (hosts) * * * ;Group B * * * *

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Third-place playoff

Final

Awards

Jentrix Shikangwa from Kenya won the top scorer award with 10 goals. The Golden Glove Award went to Kenyan goalkeeper Annedy Kundu who did not concede a single goal in the whole tournament. Tanzania's

Mwanahamisi Shurua Mwanahamisi Omary Shurua (born 16 October 1989) is a Tanzanian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a forward for Simba Queens and the Tanzania women's national football team, Tanzania women's national team. International ...

was voted Most Valuable Player and her team also bagged the Fair Play Award.

References

{{CECAFA Women's Championship CECAFA Women's Championship CECAFE CECAFA Championship International association football competitions hosted by Tanzania Football competitions in Dar es Salaam November 2019 sports events in Africa Women's sport in Dar es Salaam 2019 in Tanzanian sport