Burundi will kick-start the CECAFA Senior Women’s Championship 2022 with a Group A match against Djibouti at 1 PM EAT on June 1, 2022, according to the fixture released by CECAFAahead of the regional showpiece at the FUFA Technical Centre in Njeru from June 1 to June 11.Hosts Uganda will then take on Rwanda in the other Group A match the same day starting at 4 PM EAT.Group stage matches are expected to go all the way until June 6, 2022, followed by a two-day rest to pave way for the semifinals on June 9, then another rest day on June 10, and finally the final on June 11.pic.twitter.com/qL3YdA128i— Cecafaonline (@Cecafaonline) May 16, 2022 The eight teams that will be participating in the competition have been placed in two groups where they will be fighting for the title that was won by Kenya when the tournament was last held in Tanzania.Kenya will be among the three CECAFA Members who will not be taking part in the tournament following it’s suspension from international action by FIFA, with the other two being Eritrea and Sudan who opted against taking part in the annual competition.The highest-ranked nation in the region Uganda and Tanzania were seeded and occupy Group A and B respectively.Teams prepare for CECAFA Senior Women’s Championship, Uganda 2022 pic.twitter.com/s5xlCRpp6O— Cecafaonline (@Cecafaonline) May 12, 2022 CECAFA Competitions Director Yussuf Mossi is anticipating a competitive encounter from the eight teams enrolled.“With eight teams we expect to have a very competitive Championship,” Mossi is quoted saying on CECAFAonline.Uganda and Burundi will be using the competition to sharpen their teams ahead of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations slated for Morocco later in July this year.Kenya booted out as CECAFA conduct Women’s Championship drawGroup A: Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, DjiboutiGroup B: Tanzania, Zanzibar, South Sudan, Ethiopia
