The Harambee Starlets are back on the regional stage as they prepare to battle it out at the 2025 CECAFA Senior Women’s Championship.

The championship, set to kick off June 15, 2025, at the Azam Complex in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, will run through June 22.

The championship marks a crucial moment for the national women’s football team as they test their determination against East Africa’s finest.

This comes amid Harambee Starlets head coach Beldine Odemba naming a 23-player squad that will feature in the CECAFA Senior Women’s Championship 2025, scheduled to take place from June 15 to June 21, 2025, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Kenya will face Burundi, Uganda, South Sudan, and hosts Tanzania in a round-robin format that promises high-stakes encounters and thrilling football.

The fixtures were announced in an official post on X by the Harambee Starlets on Friday, June 15, 2025, alongside a powerful image of a Starlets player in full action.

According to the schedule, the team will clash with Burundi on June 15, 2025, take on Uganda on 17, and wrap up the group stage against South Sudan on June 19, noting that all matches will be played at the Azam Complex Stadium.

“The team will clash with Burundi on June 15, 2025, take on Uganda on 17, and wrap up the group stage against South Sudan on June 19, 2025. All matches will be played at the Azam Complex Stadium,” read the post.

This year’s CECAFA tournament carries added weight as it serves as a warm-up for the 2025 Africa Women Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifiers.

The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) noted that the event is key to preparing CECAFA’s representative for the continental showdown. “The competition is aimed at preparing CECAFA’s representative for the upcoming 2025 Africa Women Cup of Nations,” FKF said in a statement on their website.

Uganda enters the tournament as defending champions, having stunned Burundi with a 3-1 victory in the 2024 final. Their resurgence has raised the stakes, with Kenya under pressure to rise to the occasion. The Starlets’ recent friendly against Morocco’s Atlas Lionesses was seen as a vital test run ahead of CECAFA.

As fans rally behind the Starlets online and on the ground, Kenya will be looking to capitalise on momentum and experience to make a strong statement in regional women’s football.