Hosts Tanzania clinched the 2025 CECAFA Senior Women’s Championship for the first time in seven years in front of their raucous fans following a 1-0 win over Harambee Starlets.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsBoth teams arrived in the tournament finale at the Azam Complex in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with a 100% record, having won all their games and failing to ship in a single goal.Harambee Stars defender set to leave South African clubTanzania needed to avoid defeat to win the tournament for the first time since 2018, while Kenya needed nothing short of a win to land the crown after six years.The two nations posted a nervy start to the game with both teams playing with the handbrake on in fear of ceding advantage early.##NAJAVA_MECA_8986502##The first real meaningful chance of the game arrived in the 23rd minute when Opa Clement, plying her trade with Mexican side Juárez, received the ball on a half turn before unleashing a powerful strike that just sailed wide off the mark.Tanzania began to turn on the screw as they went close again four minutes later when Clara Luvanga easily beat Dorcas Shikobe on the byline but her out foot cut back was smothered by the Kenyan defense.Musa Mohammed on why Gor Mahia accelerates players deals abroad, Harambee Stars call upsKenya finally tested the palms of Naijath Abbas in the Tanzania goal when Fasila Adhiambo pounced on a loose ball on the edge of the box before freeing herself from two markers, but her shot was comfortably dealt with.Opa Clement, who was a constant thorn in the flesh for Kenya, found Donisia Minja, who in turn went for the spectacular, unleashing a long-range thunderbolt that Lilian Awuor gladly watched as it sailed over the bar with both teams going into the break locked in a barren draw.##NAJAVA_MECA_8986538##Buoyed by their vociferous home support, Tanzania emerged from the tunnel firing on all cylinders and took only three minutes to break the deadlock.Twiga Stars profited from a defensive mix-up between Enez Mango and goalkeeper Lilian Awuor, with the former inadvertently turning the ball into her own net after a low cross from Clara Luvanga.Why CAF stripped Kenya rights to host CHAN Group D matchesHarambee Starlets head coach Beldine Odemba introduced some fresh legs after the hour mark in pursuit of an equaliser as Tanzania looked to comfortably run down the clock using possession. Martha Amunyolet received a rare chance with five minutes left on the clock, but her long-range effort provided easy pickings for Abbas in goal. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8986543##Tanzania held on for the win to lift the title for the first time on home soil after Harambee Starlets denied them the chance back in 2019 after emerging victorious in the final.
