Boni Concilii Girls Vocational School Team will represent Uganda at the inaugural CAF Girls Intergrated Football Tournament that will take place from 7th to 18th January 2025 at Azam Complex in Dar es Salam in Tanzania.
The tournament is aimed at providing a platform to showcase young female footballers, build player capacity and promote women’s football at regional and continental levels.
The competition is part of CAF’s strategy to promote gender equality and empower the next generation of female footballers.
Boni Concilii was selected to represent Uganda after imerging victors in the USSSA Ball Games II, Girls football U-16.
The team joined residential camp on 12th December 2024 at Old Kampala Secondary School for high preparations.
The team has so far played practice matches including a 4-1 win against Kayindu FC from Luwero played at Old Kampala and a 2-3 loss to Rinnes played at Kabaka Kyabagu stadium and many others.
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The tournament has attracted 8 teams, 2 from the host nation Tanzania, each from Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Somalia, South Sudan and Ethiopia
Eight clubs from the CECAFA region that will compete:
- Aigle Noir FC (Burundi)
- Bahir Dar Kenema FC (Ethiopia)
- Kenya Academy of Sports (Kenya)
- JKT Queens (Tanzania)
- TDS Girls Academy (Tanzania)
- Boni Consilli Girls Vocational Team (Uganda)
- City Lights Football Academy (South Sudan)
- Hilaad FC (Somalia)
For broadcast, CAF is partnering with Azam TV and CAF TV (the official YouTube channel of the Confédération Africaine de Football) to provide live coverage, accessible in all regions of the continent.
In addition, there will be a CAF D-License coaching course and a workshop for media representatives to be held on the sidelines of the tournament, with the aim of promoting best practices in communications and media engagement.
Alongside the competition, there will be community events such as a girls football festival, sports clinics, and health awareness campaigns conducted in partnership with UEFA. These initiatives aim to leave a lasting legacy for local communities in Tanzania.