2025 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers

2025 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countryKenya
CityNairobi
Dates4 -16 September 2025
Teams9 (from 9 associations)
Venue2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions JKT Queens (2nd title)
Runners-up Rayon Sports Women
Third place Kenya Police Bullets
Fourth place Kampala Queen
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored30 (2.31 per match)
Top scorer Jamila Rajab (5 goals)
Best player Donisia Daniel Minja
Best goalkeeper Idrissa Najiati
Fair play award JKT Queens
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2026 →
All statistics correct as of 16 September 2025.

The 2025 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers is the 5th edition of CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers tournament organized by the CECAFA for the women's clubs of association nations. This edition will be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 4 to 16 September 2025.[1]


The winners of the tournament qualify for the 2025 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament.

Participating clubs

The following nine teams contested in the qualifying tournament.

Team Appearances Previous best performance
CBE 5th Champion (2024)
Denden SC 1st n/a
Top Girls Academy 1st n/a
Kenya Police Bullets 2nd Runner-up (2024)
Rayon Sports FC 2nd Group stage (2024)
Yei Joint Stars 5th Group stage (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
JKT Queens 2nd Champion (2023)
Kampala Queen 2nd Group stage (2023)
JKU Princess 1st n/a

Venues

 Nairobi
Nyayo National Stadium Ulinzi Sports Complex
Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 10,000

Match officials

Referees

  • Suad Mohamed (Djibouti)
  • Lillian Nakitto (Uganda)
  • Leticia Ndagire (Rwanda)
  • Asha Said (Tanzania)
  • Ruth Aturo (Uganda)
  • Fatuma Hassan (Ethiopia)

Assistant Referees

  • Halima Adan (Somalia)
  • Jackline Nduku (Kenya)
  • Amina Mohamed (Eritrea)
  • Neema Mushi (Tanzania)
  • Grace Nanyondo (Uganda)
  • Rahma Osman (Sudan)

Draw

The draw for this edition of the tournament was held on 26 August 2025 at 13:00 UTC+3 (13:00 EAT) in Nairobi, Kenya. The nine participating teams were drawn into three groups of three. Only the group winners will advance to the semi-finals, where they will compete for the single CECAFA slot at the continental finals.[2][3]

Group A
Kenya Police Bullets
FC Denden
Kampala Queens
Group B
CBE
Top Girls Academy
Rayon Sports
Group C
JKT Queens
Yei Joint Stars
JKU Princesses

Group stage

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings.

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kenya Police Bullets 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Semi-finals
2 Kampala Queens 2 1 0 1 7 1 +6 3
3 Denden SC 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 0
Source: CECAFA
Kenya Police Bullets 1–0 Kampala Queens
Kemunto 46' Report
Denden SC 0–7 Kampala Queens
Report
  • Naigaga 4', 55'
  • Lema 8', 47'
  • Muduwa 30', 46'
  • Namaganda 77'
Kenya Police Bullets 2–0 Denden SC
 Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rayon Sports 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Semi-finals
2 Top Girls Academy 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
3 CBE 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: CECAFA
CBE 1–2 Rayon Sports
  • Matios 72'
 Report
  • Gikundiro 4'
  • Ngwema 55'
Top Girls Academy FC 0-0 Rayon Sports Women
Report
Ulinzi Complex, Nairobi
CBE 0-0 Top Girls Academy FC
Ulinzi Complex, Nairobi

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JKT YEI JKU
1 JKT Queens 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6 Semi-finals — 5–2 5–0
2 Yei Joint Stars FC 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3 — 4–2
3 JKU Princess 2 0 0 2 2 9 −7 0 —
Source: CECAFA
JKT Queens 5–0 JKU Princess
  • Rajab 18', 36', 71'
  • Gerald 27'
  • Mlangwa 88'
 Report
Ulinzi Complex, Nairobi
Yei Joint Stars FC 4–2 JKU Princess
  • Grace 34'
  • Immaculate 81'
  • Lasuba 83'
  • ??? 90+1' (.og)
 Report Mathias 1', 3'
Ulinzi Complex, Nairobi
JKT Queens 2–0 Yei Joint Stars FC
  • Rajab 60'
  • Marwa 68'
 Report
Ulinzi Complex, Nairobi

Best runners-up ranking

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Kampala Queens 2 1 0 1 7 1 +6 3 semi-finals
2 C Yei Joint Stars FC 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
3 B Top Girls Academy FC 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Source: CECAFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
September 14 –Ulinzi Complex
 
 
 Rayon Sports Women (p)0 (4)
 
September 16 –Ulinzi Complex
 
 Kampala Queens0 (3)
 
 Rayon Sports Women 0
 
September 14 –Ulinzi Complex
 
 JKT Queens 1
 
 Kenya Police Bullets1 (2)
 
 
 JKT Queens (p)1 (4)
 
Third place
 
 
September 16 –Ulinzi Complex
 
 
 Kampala Queens 0
 
 
 Kenya Police Bullets 1

Semi-finals

Rayon Sports Women 0–0 (a.e.t.) Kampala Queens
Report
Penalties
4–3
Ulinzi Complex, Nairobi
Kenya Police Bullets 1–1 (a.e.t.) JKT Queens
Kunhira 16' Report Rajab 38'
Penalties
2–4
Ulinzi Complex, Nairobi

Third Place Match

Kampala Queens0–1Kenya Police Bullets
Report Kunhira 26'
Nyayo Stadium, Nairobi

Finals

Rayon Sports Women 0–1 JKT Queens
Report
Nyayo Stadium, Nairobi

Awards and statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 30 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 2.31 goals per match (as of 16 September 2025).

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Jamila Rajab JKT Queens 5
2 Kamiyati Naigaga Kampala Queens 2
Tourist Lema Tone Kampala Queens
Peace Muduwa Kampala Queens
Emily Kemunto Kenya Police Bullets
Winfrida Mathias JKU Princess
Winfrida Gerald JKT Queens
Margaret Kunhira Kenya Police Bullets
9 Zaina Namuleme Kenya Police Bullets 1
Rediet Assresahagn Matios CBE
Scholastique Gikundiro Rayon Sports
Odette Coralie Ngwema Rayon Sports
Asha Mlangwa JKT Queens
Zaituna Namaganda Kampala Queens
Aluka Grace Yei Joint Stars FC
Ambayo Immaculate Yei Joint Stars FC
Mariam Luis Lasuba Yei Joint Stars FC
Ester Maseke Marwa JKT Queens

own goal

Rank Player Team Goals
1  ???????? JKU Princess 1

References

  1. ^ "Kenya to host CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA qualifiers". cecafaonline. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers Groups Announced". MichezoAfrika. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  3. ^ "CAF Women Champions League CECAFA Qualifers 2025". CECAFAOnline. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
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