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The Union of North African Football (UNAF; Arabic: اتحاد شمال إفريقيا لكرة القدم, romanizedIttiḥād Shamāl Ifrīqyā li-Kurat al-Qadam; French: Union nord-africaine de football) is an association football organising body. It was launched in 2005 by the North African members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. The post of president will be rotated among the five founding nations.[1]

Union of North African Football
اتحاد شمال إفريقيا لكرة القدم
Union nord-africaine de football
Formation26 February 2005
TypeSports organization
HeadquartersTunis, Tunisia
Region served
North Africa
Membership
Official language
Arabic, English, French and Spanish
President
Egypt Gamal Allam
AffiliationsCAF
Websitewww.unafonline.org

History

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The Union of North African Football (UNAF) was founded in 2005 and includes the countries of Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia and is continued to the Confederation of African Football that have 53 national football associations distributed into 6 regions. The UNAF is the sixth region of the continent by division accredited to the CAF and the Union has presided over in the first parliamentary period immediately following its founding by Mr. Samir Zaher a former president of the Egyptian Football Association, the president is elected during a plenary session for a period of 4 years by the members of the Union and are the heads of the five unions and the president-elect proposes as his deputy from among the immediate superiors five national unions during the first meeting of an executive office following the election as General Assembly by the Executive Office to determine the heads and members of the committees.

The recent president elected is Mr. Wadii Jari, a president of the Tunisian Football Federation. He was unanimously elected chairman of the UNAF for a term of four years and during the electoral general assembly, which was held on Saturday 25 October 2014 in Tunis. He was also selected Mr. Gamal Allam, a head of the Egyptian Football Association as a vice-president of the UNAF unanimously. On the other hand, the General Assembly approved in particular on the administrative and financial reports of the UNAF as well as the adoption of the estimated budget of the Union project for the year 2015 and the report of the Finance Committee meeting held on 23 October 2014. The program was approved on the North African Union's activities for the year 2015.[2]

Board of directors

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Current board of directors

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President Years
President   Abdelhakim Al-Shalmani
General Secretary   Mahmoud Hammami
Assistant General Secretary   Ridha Kraiem
Chairman of the Technical Committee   Chafik Ameur
Chairman of the Finance Committee   Hassan Filali
Chairman of the Referees Committee   Essam Abdel Fattah
Chairman of the Medical Committee   Chafik Jarraya

Former presidents

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President Years
  Samir Zaher 2005–2008
  Mohamed Raouraoua 2008–2011
  Ali Fassi-Fihri 2011–2014
  Wadi Jari 2014–2018
  Jamal Al-Jaafari 2018–2019
  Abdelhakim Al-Shalmani 2019–2024
  Gamal Allam 2024–Present

Member associations

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UNAF has 5 member associations. All associations were founding members of UNAF. All of them are members of the Confederation of African Football and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA).

Code Association National teams Founded FIFA affiliation CAF affiliation UAFA affiliation UNAF affiliation IOC member
ALG   Algeria 1962 1963 1964 1974 2005 Yes
EGY   Egypt 1921 1923 1957 1974 2005 Yes
LBY   Libya 1962 1964 1965 1974 2005 Yes
MAR   Morocco 1955 1960 1959 1976 2005 Yes
TUN   Tunisia 1957 1960 1960 1976 2005 Yes

Competitions

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UNAF runs several competitions which cover men's, women's, youth, clubs and futsal.

Current title holders

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Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition Most titles
National teams
U-23 tournament 2011   Saudi Arabia 1st   Algeria TBA   Algeria (2)
U-20 tournament 2023   Tunisia 4rd   Morocco TBA   Tunisia (9)
U-18 tournament 2019   Morocco 1st   Egypt TBA   Morocco (1)
  Tunisia (1)
U-17 tournament 2024   Egypt 3rd   Algeria TBA   Algeria (4)
  Morocco (4)
  Tunisia (4)
U-16 tournament 2022   Egypt 1st   Morocco TBA   Mauritania (1)
  Tunisia (1)
  Egypt (1)
U-15 tournament 2019   Morocco 2nd   Algeria TBA   Morocco (2)
Futsal tournament 2010   Libya 3rd   Morocco TBA   Libya (3)
National teams (women)
Women's tournament 2020   Morocco 1st   Tanzania TBA   Morocco (1)
  Tunisia (1)
U-21 women's tournament 2019   Algeria 1st   Morocco TBA   Algeria (1)
U-20 women's tournament 2023   Morocco 2nd   Algeria 2024 (Morocco, 1–8 May)   Morocco (2)
U-17 women's tournament 2024   Tanzania 1st   Tunisia TBA   Tanzania (1)
Schools women's tournament 2022   School Al-Khattab de Rabat 1st   School Laroui de Sousse 2024 (Egypt, 14–20 December)
Club teams
Club cup 2015   Raja Casablanca 1st   Ismaily SC TBA   Raja Casablanca (1)
Club teams (women)
Women's club tournament 2009   ASF Sahel 1st   Wadi Degla TBA   ASE Alger Centre (1)
  FC Berrechid (1)
  ASF Sahel (1)
CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers 2024   AS FAR 1st   Tutankhamun 2025   AS FAR (2)
Women's U-20 club tournament 2024   Afak Relizane 1st   ASF Sousse TBA TBA

Defunct competitions

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Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Most titles
Club teams (Men's)
UNAF Cup of Champions 2010   Club Africain 2nd   MC Alger   Club Africain (2)
UNAF Cup Winners Cup 2010   ES Sétif 1st   Al-Nasr Benghazi
UNAF Super Cup 2010   ES Sétif 1st   CS Sfaxien 3 teams (1 title each)   Wydad AC (3)

Major tournament records

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Legend

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup record
Team 1930
 
(13)
1934
 
(16)
1938
 
(15)
1950
 
(13)
1954
 
(16)
1958
 
(16)
1962
 
(16)
1966
 
(16)
1970
 
(16)
1974
 
(16)
1978
 
(16)
1982
 
(24)
1986
 
(24)
1990
 
(24)
1994
 
(24)
1998
 
(32)
2002
 
 
(32)
2006
 
(32)
2010
 
(32)
2014
 
(32)
2018
 
(32)
2022
 
(32)
2026
 
 
 
(48)
2030
 
 
 
(48)
2034
 
(48)
Years
  Algeria occupied by France × R1
13th
R1
22nd
R1
28th
R2
14th
4/23
  Egypt × R1
13th
× × × × × × R1
20th
R1
31st
3/23
  Morocco occupied by France × R1
14th
R2
11th
R1
23rd
R1
18th
R1
27th
4th Q 6/23
  Tunisia occupied by France × R1
9th
R1
26th
R1
29th
R1
24th
R1
24th
R1
21st
6/23
Total (4 teams) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 TBD TBD TBD 19
Firsts
  • 1934:   Egypt first African team to qualify for the World Cup
  • 1970:   Morocco first African team to draw a match in the World Cup
  • 1978:   Tunisia first African team to win a match in the World Cup
  • 1982:   Algeria first African team to win two matches in the World Cup
  • 1986:   Algeria first African team to qualify two consecutive World Cups
  • 1986:   Morocco first African team to reach the knockout stage (round of sixteen)
  • 2022:   Morocco first African team to reach the semi-finals

Olympic Games For Men

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Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
Team 1900
 
(3)
1904
 
(3)
1908
 
(6)
1912
 
(11)
1920
 
(14)
1924
 
(22)
1928
 
(17)
1936
 
(16)
1948
 
(18)
1952
 
(25)
1956
 
(11)
1960
 
(16)
1964
 
(14)
1968
 
(16)
1972
 
(16)
1976
 
(13)
1980
 
(16)
1984
 
(16)
1988
 
(16)
1992
 
(16)
1996
 
(16)
2000
 
(16)
2004
 
(16)
2008
 
(16)
2012
 
(16)
2016
 
(16)
2020
 
(16)
2024
 
(16)
2028
 
(...)
Years
  Algeria Part of France QF
8th
R1
14th
2/28
  Egypt R1
8th
QF
8th
4th R1
9th
R1
11th
R1
9th
R1
12th
4th QF
8th
R1
12th
QF
8th
QF
8th
4th 13/28
  Morocco Part of France R1
13th
QF
8th
R1
12th
R1
15
R1
16th
R1
10th
R1
11th
3rd 8/28
  Tunisia Part of France R1
15th
R1
13th
R1
14th
R1
12th
4/28
Total (4 teams) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 2 27

Africa Cup of Nations

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Africa Cup of Nations record
Team  
1957
(3)
 
1959
(3)
 
1962
(4)
 
1963
(6)
 
1965
(6)
 
1968
(8)
 
1970
(8)
 
1972
(8)
 
1974
(8)
 
1976
(8)
 
1978
(8)
 
1980
(8)
 
1982
(8)
 
1984
(8)
 
1986
(8)
 
1988
(8)
 
1990
(8)
 
1992
(12)
 
1994
(12)
 
1996
(15)
 
1998
(16)
 
 
2000
(16)
 
2002
(16)
 
2004
(16)
 
2006
(16)
 
2008
(16)
 
2010
(15)
 
 
2012
(16)
 
2013
(16)
 
2015
(16)
 
2017
(16)
 
2019
(24)
 
2021
(24)
 
2023
(24)
 
2025
(24)
 
 
 
2027
(24)
Years
  Algeria Part of France × GS 2nd 4th 3rd GS 3rd 1st GS •• QF GS QF GS QF 4th GS QF GS 1st GS GS Q 21/35
  Egypt 1st 1st 2nd 3rd × × 3rd 3rd 4th 4th × 4th 1st GS GS GS QF QF 1st QF QF GS 1st 1st 1st 2nd R2 2nd R2 Q 27/35
  Libya × × × × × 2nd × × × × × × GS GS 3/35
  Morocco × × × GS × 1st GS 3rd 4th 4th GS QF GS GS 2nd GS GS GS GS •• QF R2 QF R2 Q 20/35
  Tunisia 3rd GS 2nd × × × 4th × GS GS 2nd QF 4th GS 1st QF QF GS QF GS QF QF 4th QF GS Q 22/35
Total (5 teams) 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 TBD 93

African Nations Championship

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African Nations Championship record
Team 2009
 
(8)
2011
 
(16)
2014
 
(16)
2016
 
(16)
2018
 
(16)
2020
 
(16)
2022
 
(17)
2024
 
 
 
(TBD)
Years
  Algeria 4th × × 2nd 2/7
  Egypt × × × × × × 0/7
  Libya GS 1st 4th GS GS 5/7
  Morocco QF GS 1st 1st •• 4/7
  Tunisia 1st QF × •• × 2/7
Total (5 teams) 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 13

FIFA Futsal World Cup

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FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Team 1989
 
(16)
1992
 
(16)
1996
 
(16)
2000
 
(16)
2004
 
(16)
2008
 
(20)
2012
 
(24)
2016
 
(24)
2021
 
(24)
2024
 
(24)
Years
  Algeria R1
15th
× × × × × × × 1/9
  Egypt × × R1
12th
R2
6th
R1
9th
R1
13th
R2
14th
QF
8th
R1
19th
7/9
  Libya × × × × R1
16th
R1
24th
R1
18th
3/9
  Morocco × × × R1
23rd
R1
20th
QF
8th
QF
7th
4/9
  Tunisia × × × × × × × 0/9
Total (5 teams) 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 15

Futsal Africa Cup of Nations

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Futsal Africa Cup of Nations record
Team  
1996
 
2000
h/a
2004
 
2008
 
2011
 
2016
 
2020
 
2024
Years
  Algeria × × × × × 0/7
  Egypt 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 4th 7/7
  Libya × 3rd × 1st R1 4th 3rd 5/7
  Morocco × 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 1st 6/7
  Tunisia × × × R1 R1 × × 2/7
Total (5 teams) 1 3 2 4 4 3 3 20

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

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Year
Team
Beach Soccer World Championships FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Appearances
1995
 
(8)
1996
 
(8)
1997
 
(8)
1998
 
(10)
1999
 
(12)
2000
 
(12)
2001
 
(12)
2002
 
(8)
2003
 
(8)
2004
 
(12)
2005
 
(12)
2006
 
(16)
2007
 
(16)
2008
 
(16)
2009
 
(16)
2011
 
(16)
2013
 
(16)
2015
 
(16)
2017
 
(16)
2019
 
(16)
2021
 
(16)
2024
 
(16)
2025
 
(16)
WC
/10
FIFA
/13
Total
/23
  Egypt × R1
12th
0 1 1
Total (1 team) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1

Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations

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Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations record
Year
Team
2006
 
(6)
2007
 
(8)
2008
 
(8)
2009
 
(9)
2011
 
(9)
2013
 
(8)
2015
 
(8)
2016
 
(8)
2018
 
(8)
2021
 
(7)
2022
 
(8)
2024
 
(8)
Apps
12
  Algeria × × × × 6th × × × × × × × 1
  Egypt 3rd 5th 4th 4th 3rd R1 6th 3rd 3rd 5th 2nd 4th 12
  Libya × × × R1 8th R1 × 8th 8th × × × 5
  Morocco 6th × × 5th 5th 3rd 5th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 10
  Tunisia × × × × × × × × × × × × 0
Total (5 teams) 2 1 1 3 4 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 30

Former tournaments

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FIFA Confederations Cup

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FIFA Confederations Cup record
Team 1992
 
(4)
1995
 
(6)
1997
 
(8)
1999
 
(8)
2001
 
 
(8)
2003
 
(8)
2005
 
(8)
2009
 
(8)
2013
 
(8)
2017
 
(8)
Years
  Egypt R1
7th
R1
6th
2/10
  Tunisia R1
6th
1/10
Total (2 teams) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3

Rankings

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Men's national futsal teams

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UNAF CAF FIFA Country Points
1 1 8   Morocco 1502
2 2 37   Egypt 1112
3 3 42   Libya 1080
4 8 93   Tunisia 800
5 9 96   Algeria 790

Last updated 23 June 2023

African school football championship

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The 2023 CAF African Schools Football Championship Qualifiers took place in Cairo, Egypt.[5][6] Libya won the boys category and Morocco won the girls category, thus both qualifying African Schools Football Championship Finals.[7][8][9]

Controversy

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On 20 November 2009, the Egyptian Football Association withdrew its membership citing the incidents that accompanied the playoff between Egypt and Algeria,[10][11] but returned in 2011.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Shaheen, Amr (20 February 2005). "North Africa to get federation". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  2. ^ "تاريخ إتحاد شمال إفريقيا". UNAF official website.
  3. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking (Men) - CAF Region". FIFA. 4 June 2015. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014.
  4. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking (Women) - CAF Region". FIFA. 2011-12-23. Archived from the original on June 4, 2007.
  5. ^ "Cairo to kick off CAF African Schools Football Championship UNAF Qualifiers". CAF. 2023-12-17. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  6. ^ "القاهرة تفتح ذراعيها لاحتضان النسخة الثانية من تصفيات منطقة "يوناف" التأهيلية لبطولة المدارس الإفريقية". UNAF: Union Nord Africaine de Football. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  7. ^ "Libya, Morocco to represent UNAF at CAF African Schools Football Championship Finals". CAF. 2023-12-19. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  8. ^ "فتيات المغرب يتوجن ببطولة المدارس الإفريقية لمنطقة اتحاد شمال شمال افريقيا لكرة القدم "يوناف"". UNAF: Union Nord Africaine de Football. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  9. ^ "ليبيا تتوج بالبطولة الافريقية للمدارس للأولاد لمنطقة إتحاد شمال افريقيا لكرة القدم". UNAF: Union Nord Africaine de Football. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  10. ^ "EFA suspends membership in UNAF". Egypt State Information. November 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  11. ^ "Egypt retire from UNAF" (in French). El Watan. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
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