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
Libya Abdelhakim Al-Shalmani
AffiliationsCAF
Websitewww.UNAFonline.org

The Union of North African Football (UNAF; Arabic: اتحاد شمال إفريقيا لكرة القدم, romanized: Ittiḥād 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]

History

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

Current board of directors

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

Former presidents

President Years
Egypt Samir Zaher 2005–2008
Algeria Mohamed Raouraoua 2008–2011
Morocco Ali Fassi-Fihri 2011–2014
Tunisia Wadi Jari 2014–2018
Libya Jamal Al-Jaafari 2018–2019
Libya Abdelhakim Al-Shalmani 2019–Present

Member associations

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 Libya
19621964196519742005Yes
MAR Morocco19551960195919762005Yes
TUN Tunisia19571960196019762005Yes

Competitions

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

Current title holders

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 2022  Morocco 4th  Egypt TBA  Algeria (4)
 Morocco (4)
U-16 tournament 2022  Egypt 1st  Morocco TBD  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 Algeria 1st Morocco Morocco TBA Algeria Algeria (1)
U-20 women's tournament 2023  Morocco 2nd  Algeria TBD  Morocco (2)
U-17 women's tournament 2023 TBA
Schools women's tournament 2022 Morocco School Al-Khattab de Rabat 1st Tunisia School Laroui de Sousse TBA
Club teams
Club cup 2015 Morocco Raja Casablanca 1st Egypt Ismaily SC TBA Morocco Raja Casablanca (1)
Club teams (women)
Women's club tournament 2009 Tunisia ASF Sahel 1st Egypt Wadi Degla TBA Algeria ASE Alger Centre (1)
Morocco FC Berrechid (1)
Tunisia ASF Sahel (1)
CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers 2023 Morocco SC Casablanca 1st Algeria Afak Relizane 2024 Egypt Wadi Degla (1)
Morocco AS FAR (1)
Morocco SC Casablanca (1)

Defunct competitions

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

Major tournament records

Legend

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

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record
Team 1930
Uruguay
(13)
1934
Italy
(16)
1938
France
(15)
1950
Brazil
(13)
1954
Switzerland
(16)
1958
Sweden
(16)
1962
Chile
(16)
1966
England
(16)
1970
Mexico
(16)
1974
West Germany
(16)
1978
Argentina
(16)
1982
Spain
(24)
1986
Mexico
(24)
1990
Italy
(24)
1994
United States
(24)
1998
France
(32)
2002
Japan
South Korea
(32)
2006
Germany
(32)
2010
South Africa
(32)
2014
Brazil
(32)
2018
Russia
(32)
2022
Qatar
(32)
2026
Canada
Mexico
United States
(48)
2030
Morocco
Portugal
Spain
Argentina
Paraguay
Uruguay
(48)
2034
Saudi Arabia
(32)
Years
 Algeria Part of France×R1
13th
R1
22nd
R1
28th
R2
14th
4/23
 Egypt ×R1
13th
××××××R1
20th
R1
31st
3/23
 Morocco Part of France×R1
14th
R2
11th
R1
23rd
R1
18th
R1
27th
4thQ 6/23
 Tunisia Part of France×R1
9th
R1
26th
R1
29th
R1
24th
R1
24th
R1
21st
6/23
Total (4 teams)010000001011211211113219
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

Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
Team1900
France
(3)
1904
United States
(3)
1908
United Kingdom
(6)
1912
Sweden
(11)
1920
Belgium
(14)
1924
France
(22)
1928
Netherlands
(17)
1936
Germany
(16)
1948
United Kingdom
(18)
1952
Finland
(25)
1956
Australia
(11)
1960
Italy
(16)
1964
Japan
(14)
1968
Mexico
(16)
1972
West Germany
(16)
1976
Canada
(13)
1980
Soviet Union
(16)
1984
United States
(16)
1988
South Korea
(16)
1992
Spain
(16)
1996
United States
(16)
2000
Australia
(16)
2004
Greece
(16)
2008
China
(16)
2012
United Kingdom
(16)
2016
Brazil
(16)
2020
Japan
(16)
2024
France
(?)
Years
 AlgeriaPart of FranceQF
8th
R1
14th
2/27
 EgyptR1
8th
QF
8th
4thR1
9th
R1
11th
R1
9th
R1
12th
4thQF
8th
R1
12th
QF
8th
QF
8th
Q 13/28
 MoroccoPart of FranceR1
13th
QF
8th
R1
12th
R1
15
R1
16th
R1
10th
R1
11th
Q 8/28
 TunisiaPart of FranceR1
15th
R1
13th
R1
14th
R1
12th
4/27
Total (4 teams)000011111102201012121120211227

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record
Team Sudan
1957
(3)
United Arab Republic
1959
(3)
Ethiopia
1962
(4)
Ghana
1963
(6)
Tunisia
1965
(6)
Ethiopia
1968
(8)
Sudan
1970
(8)
Cameroon
1972
(8)
Egypt
1974
(8)
Ethiopia
1976
(8)
Ghana
1978
(8)
Nigeria
1980
(8)
Libya
1982
(8)
Ivory Coast
1984
(8)
Egypt
1986
(8)
Morocco
1988
(8)
Algeria
1990
(8)
Senegal
1992
(12)
Tunisia
1994
(12)
South Africa
1996
(15)
Burkina Faso
1998
(16)
Ghana
Nigeria
2000
(16)
Mali
2002
(16)
Tunisia
2004
(16)
Egypt
2006
(16)
Ghana
2008
(16)
Angola
2010
(15)
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
2012
(16)
South Africa
2013
(16)
Equatorial Guinea
2015
(16)
Gabon
2017
(16)
Egypt
2019
(24)
Cameroon
2021
(24)
Ivory Coast
2023
(24)
Years
 Algeria Part of France×GS2nd4th3rdGS3rd1stGS••QFGSQFGSQF4thGSQFGS1stGSQ 20/34
 Egypt 1st1st2nd3rd××3rd3rd4th4th×4th1stGSGSGSQFQF1stQFQFGS1st1st1st2ndR22ndQ 26/34
 Libya ×××××2nd××××××GSGS 3/34
 Morocco ×××GS×1stGS3rd4th4thGSQFGSGS2ndGSGSGSGS••QFR2QFQ 19/34
 Tunisia 3rdGS2nd×××4th×GSGS2ndQF4thGS1stQFQFGSQFGSQFQF4thQFQ 21/34
Total (5 teams)1122111112233233232344444333324444 89

African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship record
Team 2009
Ivory Coast
(08)
2011
Sudan
(16)
2014
South Africa
(16)
2016
Rwanda
(16)
2018
Kenya
(16)
2020
Cameroon
(16)
2022
Algeria
(17)
2024
Uganda
(20)
Years
 Algeria4th××2nd 2/7
 Egypt×××××× 0/7
 LibyaGS1st4thGSGS 5/7
 MoroccoQFGS1st1st•• 4/7
 Tunisia1stQFו•× 2/7
Total (5 teams)1222222 13

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Team 1989
Netherlands
(16)
1992
Hong Kong
(16)
1996
Spain
(16)
2000
Guatemala
(16)
2004
Taiwan
(16)
2008
Brazil
(20)
2012
Thailand
(24)
2016
Colombia
(24)
2021
Lithuania
(24)
2024
Uzbekistan
(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)101112322 13

Futsal Africa Cup of Nations

Futsal Africa Cup of Nations record
Team Egypt
1996
Egypt
2000
h/a
2004
Libya
2008
Burkina Faso
2011
South Africa
2016
Morocco
2020
Mozambique
2024
Years
 Algeria ××××× 0/6
 Egypt 1st1st1st2nd2nd2nd 6/6
 Libya ×3rd×1stR14th 4/6
 Morocco ×2nd3rd3rd1st1st 5/6
 Tunisia ×××R1R1× 2/6
Total (5 teams)1324/4317

Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations

Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations record
Year
Team
2006
South Africa
(6)
2007
South Africa
(8)
2008
South Africa
(8)
2009
South Africa
(9)
2011
Morocco
(9)
2013
Morocco
(8)
2015
Seychelles
(8)
2016
Nigeria
(8)
2018
Egypt
(8)
2021
Senegal
(7)
2022
Mozambique
(8)
2024
Egypt
(TBD)
Apps
12
 Algeria ××××6th×××××× 1
 Egypt 3rd5th4th4th3rdR16th3rd3rd5th2ndQ 12
 Libya ×××R18thR1××8th8th×××× 5
 Morocco 6th××5th5th3rd5th4th4th3rd3rd 9
 Tunisia ××××××××××× 0
Total (5 teams)21134323333 28

Former tournaments

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Team 1992
Saudi Arabia
(4)
1995
Saudi Arabia
(6)
1997
Saudi Arabia
(8)
1999
Mexico
(8)
2001
South Korea
Japan
(8)
2003
France
(8)
2005
Germany
(8)
2009
South Africa
(8)
2013
Brazil
(8)
2017
Russia
(8)
Years
 Egypt R1
7th
R1
6th
2/10
 Tunisia R1
6th
1/10
Total (2 teams)0001001100 3

Rankings

Men's national futsal teams

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

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

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.

See also

References

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  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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