Host country Uganda Teams 7 Runners-up Kenya | Dates 11–20 September 2016 Champions Tanzania Third place Ethiopia | |
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.
Contents
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.
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 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.
Goalscorers
Top goal scorers.