2016 CECAFA Women's Championship


The 2016 CECAFA Women's Championship was the second edition of the association football tournament for women's national teams in the East African region. The first edition was hosted in 1986 and won by Zanzibar.
It was held in Jinja, Uganda between 11 and 20 September 2016. There were no sponsors besides the Uganda Football Association.

Participants

The seven participants were announced on 29 August 2016.
-National teams
Participants
Non-participants

Sudan and South Sudan were initially reported as having confirmed participation, but did not appear in the draw. Equally not in the draw were Namibia, Zimbabwe and Malawi, who had requested guest spots.

Draw

The draw was announced on 29 August 2016.

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

Tanzania and Ethiopia tied for first place after their draw on the last match day. Tanzania were placed first then by the toss of a coin.
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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Third-place playoff

Final

Goalscorers

Top goal scorers.
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