The draw for the 2026 Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) U-17 Women’s Championship was conducted on Thursday, 21 May, in Kampala, Uganda, setting the stage for the regional tournament scheduled for Saturday, 13 to Tuesday, 23 June in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Kenya has been placed in a challenging Group A alongside hosts Tanzania, Somalia and South Sudan following the draw overseen by CECAFA Head of Marketing and Communications Andrew Oryada. Group B will feature last year’s third place finishers Uganda, South Sudan and Djibouti.
Tanzania secured their third title, defeating Kenya 1–0 on the final matchday.[6] Twiga Stars’s captain Opah Clement won the Golden Boot for the second consecutive time, netting five goals during the competition.
This is the seventh edition of the CECAFA Women’s Championship and the sixth to be held since the tournament’s Reintroduction in 2016.
CECAFA U-17 Women’s Championship Draw
Group A: Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan
Group B: Uganda, South Sudan, Djibouti
