2023 UNAF U-20 Women's Tournament

the 2023 UNAF U-20 Women's Tournament is the upcoming second edition of the UNAF U-20 Women's Tournament, the international women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of UNAF (North Africa), the tournament was originally scheduled to run from 11 to 18 February 2023. However, the tournament was postponed indefinitely due to the inability of the Tunisian Football Federation to host the tournament in that period of time adding to the lack of interest shown by the participating members.[1][2] The tournament was later rescheduled and to be held from 13 to 20 March 2023 in Sousse, Tunisia.[3]

2023 UNAF U-20 Women's Tournament
بطولة شمال إفريقيا لكرة القدم النسائية تحت عشرون عامًا
تونس 2023
Official poster of the tournament
Tournament details
Host countryTunisia
CityLe Kram
Dates14–18 March
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Morocco (2nd title)
Runners-up Algeria
Third place Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored18 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Algeria Amélia Zemma
(3 goals)
Fair play award Algeria

Morocco are the defending champions having won the inaugural tournament back in 2019.

Participating nations

On 25 December 2022, it was initially announced that all UNAF's member associations will compete in the tournament alongside CECAFA's Sudan (who were scheduled to make their maiden international debut in the tournament).[4] Tanzania were also reported to be invited to the tournament.[5] On 22 February 2023, UNAF confirmed the participation of four teams in the UNAF U-20 Women's Tournament. with Egypt debuting in the tournament.[6]

TeamAppLastBest placement in the tournament
 Algeria
2nd
Third Place (2019)
 Egypt
1st
debut
 Morocco
2nd
Champions (2019)
 Tunisia
2nd
Fourth Place (2019)

Venues

Sousse was initially confirmed as the host city on 2 February 2023. however, on 13 March 2023 CAF announced that the tournament would take place in Al-Kram Stadium in Le Kram, Tunis, Tunisia.[7]

Le Kram
Al-Kram Stadium
Capacity: 5,000

Squads

Players born between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2007 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

Match officials

On 7 March 2023, UNAF announced a total of 4 referees and 9 assistant referees appointed for the tournament.[8]

Referees

  • Algeria Ghada Mehat
  • Egypt Noura Samir
  • Morocco Amina Fakhr
  • Tunisia Emna Ajbouni

Assistant referees

  • Algeria Sarah Belmady
  • Algeria Marwa Matallah
  • Egypt Naglaa Fathy
  • Egypt Nourhan ElSayed
  • Morocco Fadwa Amish
  • Morocco Khadija Oriefy
  • Morocco Khadija Ourd
  • Tunisia Shefya El-Amry
  • Tunisia Aya Khadry
  • Tunisia Safa Abidi

Main Tournament

The match schedule was announced by UNAF on 22 February 2023 without kick-off times.[9]

All times are local, CET (UTC+1)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Morocco 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Champions
2  Algeria 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7 Runners-up
3  Egypt 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3 Third place
4  Tunisia (H) 3 0 0 3 3 10 7 0
Source: UNAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Tunisia 1–3 Egypt
Boussaida 73' Report
  • Ramadan 18' (pen.)
  • Mostafa 45'
  • Zaher 57'
Al-Kram Stadium, Tunis
Referee: Ghada Mehat (Algeria)
Morocco 1–1 Algeria
  • Said 12'
Report
  • Hammoudi 67'
Al-Kram Stadium, Tunis
Referee: Emna Ajbouni (Tunisia)

Morocco 3–0 Tunisia
  • Basser 14'
  • Cherkane 40+2'
  • Boussatta 54'
Report
  • Ben Mohamed Red card 45'
Al-Kram Stadium, Tunis
Referee: Noura Samir (Egypt)
Algeria 2–1 Egypt
  • Zemma 74' (pen.)
  • Sidi Moussa 80'
Report
  • Mostafa 29'
Al-Kram Stadium, Tunis
Referee: Amina Fakhr (Morocco)

Egypt 0–1 Morocco
Report
  • Nouhaili 80+2'
Al-Kram Stadium, Tunis
Referee: Emna Ajbouni (Tunisia)
Tunisia 2–4 Algeria
  • Lamouz 6', 67'
Report
  • Zemma 7', 23'
  • Chehoud 26' (o.g.)
  • Baali 57'
Al-Kram Stadium, Tunis
Referee: Noura Samir (Egypt)

Goalscorers

There were 18 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match (as of 18 March 2023).

3 goals

  • Algeria Amélia Zemma

2 goals

  • Egypt Hala Mostafa Musa
  • Tunisia Kamar Lamouz

1 goal

  • Algeria Thiziri Baali
  • Algeria Ikram Hammoudi
  • Algeria Ikram Sidi Moussa
  • Egypt Layla Sayf Zaher
  • Egypt Nadia Ahmed Ramadan
  • Morocco Ambre Basser
  • Morocco Amal Cherkane
  • Morocco Dania Boussatta
  • Morocco Hajar Said
  • Morocco Nora Nouhaili
  • Tunisia Ons Boussaida

1 own goal

  • Tunisia Malek Chehoud (against Algeria)

References

  1. "اتجاه لتأجيل بطولة شمال إفريقيا للسيدات تحت 20 عامًا للسيدات" [possible postponement of the North African U-20 Women's Championship]. koraplus.com (in Arabic). 29 December 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. "تأكيدًا لـ"كورة بلس".. تأجيل بطولة شمال إفريقيا للسيدات تحت عشرون عامًا بمشاركة مصر" [In Confirmation to Kora plus UNAF postpone U-20 women's tournament]. koraplus.com (in Arabic). 1 January 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. "تونس تستضيف بطولة شمال إفريقيا للشابات من 13 لـ 20 مارس بمشاركة مصر" [Tunisia will host UNAF U-20 women's tournament from 13 to 20 March. with the participation of Egypt]. koraplus.com (in Arabic). 2 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  4. "تعرف على المنتخبات المشاركة في بطولة شمال إفريقيا للسيدات بمشاركة مصر" [get to know the teams participating in the North African U-20 Women's Tournament. with the participation of Egypt]. koraplus.com (in Arabic). 25 December 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  5. "اتحاد شمال إفريقيا يحدد المنتخبات المشاركة في بطولة السيدات تحت 20 عامًا" [UNAF announce the participating teams in the upcoming UNAF U-20 women's tournament]. koraplus.com (in Arabic). 10 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  6. "دورة اتحاد شمال افريقيا لمنتخبات الفتيات تحت 20 عاما – تونس تواجه مصر والمغرب يلاقي الجزائر في اليوم الاول" [UNAF U-20 Women's tournament - Tunisia faces Egypt and Morocco meets Algeria on the first day] (in Arabic). 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  7. "UNAF women's U20 tournament set to kick-off". cafonline.com. CAF. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  8. "الإعلان عن مُحكمات بطولة شمال إفريقيا بتواجد ثلاث مصريات" [announcement of the referees appointed for UNAF's tournament, three Egyptian referees were appointed]. koraplus.com (in Arabic). 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  9. "TOURNOI UNAF U20 – FEMININES : LES ALGÉRIENNES CONNAISSENT LEUR PROGRAMME" [UNAF U20 Tournament – Women : The Algerians's team schedlue]. faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
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