UNAF

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]

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	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U20 W U17	1962	1963	1964	1974	2005	Yes
EGY	Egypt	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U20 W U17	1921	1923	1957	1974	2005	Yes
LBY	Libya	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U20 W U17	1962	1964	1965	1974	2005	Yes
MAR	Morocco	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U20 W U17	1955	1960	1959	1976	2005	Yes
TUN	Tunisia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U20 W U17	1957	1960	1960	1976	2005	Yes

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		2022	Tunisia	3rd	Libya		TBA	Tunisia (8)
U-18 tournament		2019	Morocco	1st	Egypt		TBA	Morocco (1)  Tunisia (1)
U-17 tournament		2022	Morocco	4th	Egypt		TBD	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		2023	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		TBD	Morocco (2)
U-17 women's tournament		2023					2023
Schools women's tournament	2022	School Al-Khattab de Rabat	1st	School Laroui de Sousse	TBA
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		2023	SC Casablanca	1st	Afak Relizane		2024	Wadi Degla (1) AS FAR (1) SC Casablanca (1)

Defunct competitions

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)	ES Sétif (1)

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 (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)	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	4th		6/23
Tunisia	Part of 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		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

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 (?)	Years
Algeria	Part of France													•	•	•	•	QF 8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 14th	•	•	2/27
Egypt						R1 8th	QF 8th	4th	R1 9th	R1 11th	R1 9th	•	R1 12th	4th	•	•	•	•	QF 8th	•	R1 12th	•	•	•	•	QF 8th	•	QF 8th	Q	13/28
Morocco	Part of France												•	R1 13th	•	QF 8th	•	•	R1 12th	•	R1 15	•	R1 16th	R1 10th	•	R1 11th	•	•	Q	8/28
Tunisia	Part of France												R1 15th	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 13th	•	R1 14th	•	R1 12th	•	•	•	•	•	4/27
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

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)	Years
Algeria	Part of France				×	GS	•	•	•	•	•	2nd	4th	3rd	GS	3rd	1st	GS	••	QF	GS	QF	GS	QF	•	•	4th	•	GS	QF	GS	1st	GS	Q	20/34
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	Q	26/34
Libya						•	×	•	×	×	×	×	2nd	•	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	3/34
Morocco			×	•	×	×	•	GS	×	1st	GS	3rd	•	•	4th	4th	•	GS	•	•	QF	GS	GS	2nd	GS	GS	•	GS	GS	••	QF	R2	QF	Q	19/34
Tunisia			3rd	GS	2nd	•	×	×	×	•	4th	×	GS	•	•	•	•	•	GS	2nd	QF	4th	GS	1st	QF	QF	GS	QF	GS	QF	QF	4th	QF	Q	21/34
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	89

African Nations Championship

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

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	•	•		2/9
Morocco	×	×	×	•	•	•	R1 23rd	R1 20th	QF 8th		3/9
Tunisia	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	×		0/9
Total (5 teams)	1	0	1	1	1	2	3	2	2		13

Futsal Africa Cup of Nations

Futsal Africa Cup of Nations record
Team	1996	2000	h/a 2004	2008	2011	2016	2020	2024	Years
Algeria	×	×	×	×		×	•		0/6
Egypt	1st	1st	1st	2nd		2nd	2nd		6/6
Libya	×	3rd	×	1st		R1	4th		4/6
Morocco	×	2nd	3rd	3rd		1st	1st		5/6
Tunisia	×	×	×	R1		R1	×		2/6
Total (5 teams)	1	3	2	4	/	4	3		17

Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations

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
Egypt	3rd	5th	4th	4th	3rd	R1	6th	3rd	3rd	5th	2nd	Q		12
Libya	×	×	×	R1	8th	R1	××	8th	8th	××	××			5
Morocco	6th	×	×	5th	5th	3rd	5th	4th	4th	3rd	3rd			9
Tunisia	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×			0
Total (5 teams)	2	1	1	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	3			28

FIFA Confederations Cup

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

On 19 November 2009, the Egyptian Football Association withdrew its membership[5] citing the incidents that accompanied the playoff between Egypt and Algeria,[6] but returned in 2011.

• Confederation of African Football (CAF)
• Central African Football Federations' Union (UNIFFAC)
• Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA)
• Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA)
• West African Football Union (WAFU)

• Official website (in Arabic)