By Enouce Ndeche | Principle
Kenya (hosts), Uganda (Africa Women’s Cup 2024 winners) Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe all took part in the tournament.
The second Africa Women’s Cup took place last weekend (28th – 29th June) and it was 2024 winners Uganda, who successfully defended their title to become 2025 Africa Women’s Cup Champions.
160 goals were scored across the two days of footballing action, that’s just over six goals a game in the second tournament of its kind, which was held alongside Vijana Amani Pamoja (VAP) our Homeless World Cup Kenyan Member Country.
Matches were played at VAP’s centre for youth empowerment, on an Homeless World Cup-style pitch, using the unique 4-a-side format, which produces very fast and high-scoring games.
Alongside the football being played in Kenya, there were several important moments and messages around the issue of Gender-Based Violence in Africa.
Before a ball was kicked in Nairobi, at a special Pan-African Summit, alongside four of our Homeless World Cup Member Countries (Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe), the Homeless World Cup Foundation proudly launched the Evaluation Report Year 1, of the 'Football to Protect Vulnerable Women from Exploitation' project, in partnership with the FIFA Foundation.
At the Summit, which was attended by over 200 people, International Network Manager at the Homeless World Cup Foundation, shared that over 850 girls and women, alongside 500 boys and men, have already been engaged through specifically designed football-based curriculums that address themes of gender equality, positive masculinities and prevention, protection and recovery from gender-based violence.
The Summit was an opportunity for government representatives, NGOs, academics and youth from the project to share best practices on what works to reduce gender-based violence and improve the mental health of Africa’s youth.
The transformative power of sport and in particular football is helping to create safer communities across Africa.
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