Ethiopian coach Asefa Firew Hailegebreal has guided Kampala Queens FC to the 2024/25 FUFA Women Super League title.

The former head coach of Ethiopia’s national women’s team told cecafaonline.com that he is very happy to guide Kampala Queens FC to recapture the title.

Kampala Queens FC were officially crowned champions after their last League match that ended 1-1 against She Maroons at the Phillip Omondi Stadium on Tuesday.

Hailegebreal’s team finished top with 49 points from 22 matches played. They won 14 matches, settled for seven draws and lost only one match. The 2023/2024 champions Kawempe Muslims FC settled for second place with 45 points.

“It has been hard work since I joined the team late last year. I am very happy that the players have worked so hard and we have been able to achieve this as a team,” says Hailegebreal.

He made it clear that there is still a lot of work to be done so that the team prepares well ahead of the new season and also be in good shape for the CAF Women’s Champions League CECAFA qualifiers.

“We need to prepare a must stronger team that can also compete strongly at the continental stage,” added Hailegebreal.

Kampala Queens FC formed in 2016 had previously lifted the 2022/2023 FUFA Women Super League title.

Twiga Stars have defeated the DR Congo women’s national team 3-1 in a second International friendly match played at the Azam Complex on Tuesday evening.

The Tanzanian women’s national team who picked a 2-1 victory in the first match played a few days ago where a much more hungry side as they attacked in numbers.

Mexico based forward and skipper Opa Clemet gave Twiga Stars the lead, and Julieth Singano made it 2-0. Clara Luvanga who netted a brace in the first match also got her name on the score line. The visiting DR Congo side pulled a goal back few minutes to full time.

The two teams used the two International friendly matches to prepare ahead of the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2025 that starts next month in Morocco.

Bakari Shime, the Twiga Stars head coach said he was happy that the team had got chance to play International matches which have given him opportunity to test the players.

Twiga Stars will also have the opportunity to prepare better when they participate in the CECAFA Women’s Senior Championship slated for June 12-22^nd in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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.