UNAF

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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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PresidentYears
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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PresidentYears
Samir Zaher2005–2008
Mohamed Raouraoua2008–2011
Ali Fassi-Fihri2011–2014
Wadi Jari2014–2018
Jamal Al-Jaafari2018–2019
Abdelhakim Al-Shalmani2019–2024
Gamal Allam2024–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).

CodeAssociationNational teamsFoundedFIFA affiliationCAF affiliationUAFA affiliationUNAF affiliationIOC member
ALG  Algeria19621963196419742005Yes
EGY  Egypt19211923195719742005Yes
LBY  Libya19621964196519742005Yes
MAR  Morocco19551960195919762005Yes
TUN  Tunisia19571960196019762005Yes

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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CompetitionYearChampionsTitleRunners-upNext editionMost titles
National teams
U-23 tournament2011  Saudi Arabia1st  AlgeriaTBA  Algeria (2)
U-20 tournament2023  Tunisia4rd  MoroccoTBA  Tunisia (9)
U-18 tournament2019  Morocco1st  EgyptTBA  Morocco (1)
 Tunisia (1)
U-17 tournament2024  Egypt3rd  AlgeriaTBA  Algeria (4)
 Morocco (4)
 Tunisia (4)
U-16 tournament2022  Egypt1st  MoroccoTBA  Mauritania (1)
 Tunisia (1)
 Egypt (1)
U-15 tournament2019  Morocco2nd  AlgeriaTBA  Morocco (2)
Futsal tournament2010  Libya3rd  MoroccoTBA  Libya (3)
National teams (women)
Women's tournament2020  Morocco1st  TanzaniaTBA  Morocco (1)
 Tunisia (1)
U-21 women's tournament2019 Algeria1st MoroccoTBA Algeria (1)
U-20 women's tournament2023  Morocco2nd  Algeria2024 (Morocco, 1–8 May)  Morocco (2)
U-17 women's tournament2023TBA
Schools women's tournament2022 School Al-Khattab de Rabat1st School Laroui de Sousse2024 (Egypt, 14–20 December)
Club teams
Club cup2015 Raja Casablanca1st Ismaily SCTBA Raja Casablanca (1)
Club teams (women)
Women's club tournament2009 ASF Sahel1st Wadi DeglaTBA ASE Alger Centre (1)
FC Berrechid (1)
ASF Sahel (1)
CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers2023 SC Casablanca1st Afak Relizane2024 Wadi Degla (1)
AS FAR (1)
SC Casablanca (1)
Women's U-20 club tournament2024 (Tunisia , 20–29 June)

Defunct competitions

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CompetitionYearChampionsTitleRunners-upMost titles
Club teams (Men's)
UNAF Cup of Champions2010 Club Africain2nd MC Alger Club Africain (2)
UNAF Cup Winners Cup2010 ES Sétif1st Al-Nasr Benghazi
UNAF Super Cup2010 ES Sétif1st CS Sfaxien3 teams (1 title each) ES Sétif (1)

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
Team1930

(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
 Algeriaoccupied by France×R1
13th
R1
22nd
R1
28th
R2
14th
4/23
 Egypt×R1
13th
××××××R1
20th
R1
31st
3/23
 Moroccooccupied by France×R1
14th
R2
11th
R1
23rd
R1
18th
R1
27th
4thQ6/23
 Tunisiaoccupied by France×R1
9th
R1
26th
R1
29th
R1
24th
R1
24th
R1
21st
6/23
Total (4 teams)0100000010112112111132TBDTBDTBD19
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
Team1900

(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)
Years
 AlgeriaPart of FranceQF
8th
R1
14th
2/28
 EgyptR1
8th
QF
8th
4thR1
9th
R1
11th
R1
9th
R1
12th
4thQF
8th
R1
12th
QF
8th
QF
8th
Q13/28
 MoroccoPart of FranceR1
13th
QF
8th
R1
12th
R1
15
R1
16th
R1
10th
R1
11th
Q8/28
 TunisiaPart of FranceR1
15th
R1
13th
R1
14th
R1
12th
4/28
Total (4 teams)000011111102201012121120211227

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
 AlgeriaPart of France×GS2nd4th3rdGS3rd1stGS••QFGSQFGSQF4thGSQFGS1stGSGS20/34
 Egypt1st1st2nd3rd××3rd3rd4th4th×4th1stGSGSGSQFQF1stQFQFGS1st1st1st2ndR22ndR226/34
 Libya×××××2nd××××××GSGS3/34
 Morocco×××GS×1stGS3rd4th4thGSQFGSGS2ndGSGSGSGS••QFR2QFR2Q20/35
 Tunisia3rdGS2nd×××4th×GSGS2ndQF4thGS1stQFQFGSQFGSQFQF4thQFGS21/34
Total (5 teams)1122111112233233232344444333324444TBDTBD89

African Nations Championship

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African Nations Championship record
Team2009

(8)
2011

(16)
2014

(16)
2016

(16)
2018

(16)
2020

(16)
2022

(17)
2024



(TBD)
Years
 Algeria4th××2nd2/7
 Egypt××××××0/7
 LibyaGS1st4thGSGS5/7
 MoroccoQFGS1st1st••4/7
 Tunisia1stQFו•×2/7
Total (5 teams)122222213

FIFA Futsal World Cup

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FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Team1989

(16)
1992

(16)
1996

(16)
2000

(16)
2004

(16)
2008

(20)
2012

(24)
2016

(24)
2021

(24)
2024

(24)
Years
 AlgeriaR1
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
2/9
 Morocco×××R1
23rd
R1
20th
QF
8th
3/9
 Tunisia××××××0/9
Total (5 teams)10111232213

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×××××0/6
 Egypt1st1st1st2nd2nd2nd6/6
 Libya×3rd×1stR14th4/6
 Morocco×2nd3rd3rd1st1st5/6
 Tunisia×××R1R1×2/6
Total (5 teams)1324/4317

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

(TBD)
Apps
12
 Algeria××××6th××××××1
 Egypt3rd5th4th4th3rdR16th3rd3rd5th2ndQ12
 Libya×××R18thR1××8th8th××××5
 Morocco6th××5th5th3rd5th4th4th3rd3rd9
 Tunisia×××××××××××0
Total (5 teams)2113432333328

Former tournaments

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FIFA Confederations Cup

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FIFA Confederations Cup record
Team1992

(4)
1995

(6)
1997

(8)
1999

(8)
2001


(8)
2003

(8)
2005

(8)
2009

(8)
2013

(8)
2017

(8)
Years
 EgyptR1
7th
R1
6th
2/10
 TunisiaR1
6th
1/10
Total (2 teams)00010011003

Rankings

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Men's national futsal teams

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UNAFCAFFIFACountryPoints
118  Morocco1502
2237  Egypt1112
3342  Libya1080
4893  Tunisia800
5996  Algeria790

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 19 November 2009, the Egyptian Football Association withdrew its membership[10] citing the incidents that accompanied the playoff between Egypt and Algeria,[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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