The CECAFA Women’s Senior Championship will take place June 12-22^nd, 2025 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Yusuf Mossi, the Competitions Director of the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) says it was decided that the competition takes place before the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) next month.

“The competition with help our representatives to the WAFCON Tanzania prepare better and the other teams also prepare for the WAFCON 2026 qualifiers which resume in October this year,” added Mossi.

He made it clear that already hosts Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and South Sudan have confirmed participation, while more teams are expected to confirm in the next few days.

After the Women’s Senior Championship, the inaugural CECAFA Beach Soccer Championship will take place July 7-12^th in Mombasa, Kenya.

The other competitions that CECAFA will organize in 2025 include; the CAF Women’s Club Champions League CECAFA qualifiers (Tanzania), Dar Port Kagame Cup (Tanzania), AFCON U-17 CECAFA qualifiers (Ethiopia) and the CAF African Schools Football Championship CECAFA qualifiers.

The CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup and the CECAFA U-20 Women’s Championship will not be held this year.

2025 calendar

CECAFA Senior Women’s Championship (June 12-22, Tanzania)

CECAFA Beach Soccer Championship (July 7-12^th, Kenya)

CAF Women’s Clubs Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers (September 3-19^th, Tanzania)

Dar Port Kagame Cup 2025 (September 13- 27, Tanzania) AFCON U-17 CECAFA Qualifiers 2026 (November 15-30^th, Ethiopia)

African Schools Football Championship CECAFA Qualifiers (December 1-5^th)

Kenya’s Harambee Starlets will travel to Morocco on Sunday evening ahead of an international friendly against the hosts.

The team handled by Beldine Odemba will face the 60^th FIFA Women’s World ranked team on June 4^th.

While Morocco will use the international friendly match to prepare ahead of the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), Kenya will use the match to also prepare for the CECAFA Women’s Senior Challenge Cup and 2026 WAFCON qualifier tie against The Gambia in October.

Skipper Dorcas Shikobe will make her comeback for the Kenyan team after missing the camp held in Ivory Coast in April.

Meanwhile, the national Women’s team of Tanzania, Twiga Stars will return to action against DR Congo in a second international friendly on June 3^rd at the Azam Complex. Tanzania beat DR Congo 2-1 in the first friendly played on May 30^th at the same venue.

JKT Queens WFC are the champions of the 2024/2025 Tanzania Women’s Premier League.

The League was decided on May 20^th with five matches played at different Stadiums. JKT Queens who also emerged champions in the 2022/2023 season came top.

JKT Queens stopped Gets Program 5-0 in a match played at the Jumhuri Stadium in Dodoma, while second placed Simba Queens WFC defeated Alliance Girls 2-0.

The JKT Queens team finished with 47 points just like Simba Queens, but scored more goals and conceded less. Yanga Princess who recruited massively during the transfer season finished third with 39 points.

JKT Queens who boost of star players like Winifrida Gerald and Stumai Abdallah among others will now represent Tanzania in the CAF Zonal Champions League qualifiers.

Rayon Sports WFC are the champions of the 2024/2025 Rwanda Women’s First Division League.

In their last League match played on Sunday, Rayon Sports WFC settled for a 2-2 draw against Bugesera WFC.

Under coach Iquel Fleury Rudasingwa Rayon Sports WFC finished with 57 points from 22 matches played and lost only one match.

Indahangarwa WFC who stopped Fatima WFC 1-0 in their last League match on Sunday finished second with 48 points from 22 matches played.

Rayon Sports WFC who also lifted the title in the 2023/2024 season will now represent Rwanda in the CECAFA Zonal qualifiers for the CAF Women’s Champions League.