Women football: Cecafa edition set for Rwanda in November

CECAFA SENIOR WOMEN CHAMPIONSHIP IN JINJA UGANDA Kenya Harambee Starlets Caroline Anyango celebrates his goal against Ethiopia's Lucy during their Cecafa senior women Championship semi finals in Jinja on Sunday 18/09/16.PHOTO.BONIFACE OKENDO

The third edition of Cecafa Women Championship will be held in Rwanda in November. This decision was made after a meeting held by the regional football body bosses yesterday in Nairobi.

This will be the second consecutive regional championship for women following last year’s edition that was held in Uganda where Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro Queens defeated Harambee Starlets 2-1 in the final to take the title.

At the same time, Harambee Starlets will know their opponents today when the draw for the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (Cosafa) Women Championship 2017 edition is held at Cosafa House in Johannesburg.

Starlets has been invited to grace the championship that will be held in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, as guests. The tournament has attracted 12 teams.

The teams include defending champions Zimbabwe, three-time winners Banyana Banyana of South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Lesotho, Mozambique, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Swaziland and Kenya.

This will be the first time Starlets will be engaged in a tournament after a poor show at the Nations Cup. [Rebecca Jebet]