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There will be no Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) Senior Women’s Championship in the 2026 competition calendar. This follows the announcement by the regional football governing body of only seven competitions to be organised this year.
The announcement was made during the CECAFA Elective General Assembly, which took place a few days ago in Djibouti. Of the seven listed events, only one is a senior competition — the CECAFA Kagame Cup (Men). The calendar includes two women’s championships, as well as a beach soccer tournament.
Eritrean Paulos Weldehaimanot Andemariam, the newly elected president of the association, confirmed the calendar during his first address. “We are glad that the Competitions Committee came up with a calendar, which the Executive Committee passed and later presented to the Assembly,” said Andemariam.
However, the confirmed schedule did not include host cities, which the council said will be announced at a later date.
Uganda has feilded teams at every CECAFA championships
According to the calendar, the season will kick off with the CECAFA U-17 Girls Championship scheduled for May 30 to June 14, 2026.
Yusuf Mossi, the CECAFA Competitions Manager, also explained that after failing to host the inaugural CECAFA Beach Soccer Championship last year, the regional body is planning to stage the tournament from July 1 to 5 this year.
“It is long overdue for the Zone to have a Beach Soccer tournament because other zones, like COSAFA, already have one,” added Mossi.
