Several teams have arrived in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania ahead of the CECAFA U-17 Women’s Championship. The teams from Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda have already jetted in ahead of the season opening CECAFA 2026 tournament.
Yusuf Mossi, the CECAFA Manager of Competitions told Cecafaonline today that they are happy all the team will be in Dar es Salaam before the tournament kicks off on June 13th.
“We expect this tournament to help players in the Zone get good International exposure, but it will also help the Kenya team prepare better ahead of their last qualifying match in the FIFA U-17 World Cup qualifiers,” added Mossi.
He also made it clear that CECAFA has selected all female referees to handle the tournament. Kenya will face Sudan in the opening match of Group A on June 13th, the same day hosts Tanzania will battle Somalia at the KMC Stadium.
Two Group B matches between South Sudan and Zanzibar, and Uganda against Djibouti will take place on June 14th at the Azam Complex. The competition which will attract eight teams including debutants Somalia and Sudan will climax on June 23rd.
Group A: Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan
Group B: Uganda, South Sudan, Djibouti, Zanzibar
