UNAF

The Union of North African Football (UNAF; ; ) 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, with Mauritania joining in 2025. The post of president will be rotated among the five founding nations.

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.

Board of directors Current board of directors PresidentYearsPresident Abdelhakim Al-ShalmaniGeneral Secretary Mahmoud HammamiAssistant General Secretary Ridha KraiemChairman of the Technical Committee Chafik AmeurChairman of the Finance Committee Hassan FilaliChairman of the Referees Committee Essam Abdel FattahChairman of the Medical Committee Chafik Jarraya

Former presidents PresidentYears Samir Zaher2005–2008 Mohamed Raouraoua2008–2011 Ali Fassi-Fihri2011–2014 Wadie Jary2014–2018 Jamal Al-Jaafari2018–2019 Abdelhakim Al-Shalmani2019–2024 Gamal Allam2024–2025 Hany Abo Rida2025–Present

Member associations UNAF has 6 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).

Association National teams Founded FIFA affiliation CAF affiliation UAFA affiliation UNAF affiliation ALG 1962 1964 1964 1974 2005 EGY 1921 1923 1957 1974 2005 LBY 1962 1964 1965 1974 2005 MTN 1961 1970 1976 1989 2025 MAR 1955 1960 1959 1976 2005 TUN 1957 1960 1960 1976 2005

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 titlesMen's national teams U-20 tournament2026 4th TBA (9) U-18 tournament 2019 1st TBA (1) (1) U-17 tournament 2026 5th TBA (5)U-16 tournament20262ndTBA (2) U-15 tournament 2019 2nd TBA (2) Schools tournament 2026 Morocco 1st Algeria2027 Algeria (2)Women's national teams Women's tournament 2020 1st TBA (1) (1) U-21 women's tournament 2019 Algeria 1st MoroccoTBA Algeria (1) U-20 women's tournament 2025 3rd TBA (3) U-17 women's tournament 2026 1st TBA (1) (1) Schools women's tournament 2026 Morocco 4th Algeria2027 Morocco (4)Women's club teamsCAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers2026 FUS Rabat1st FC Masar2027 AS FAR (3)Women's U-20 club tournament2024 Afak Relizane1st ASF SousseTBA Afak Relizane (1)

Defunct competitions Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up – Most titlesMen's national teams U-23 tournament 2011 1st – (2) Futsal tournament 2010 3rd – (3)Club teams (Men's) Club cup 2015 Raja Casablanca 1st Ismaily SC– Raja Casablanca (1) 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 – ES Sétif (1)Club teams (Women's)Women's club tournament2009 ASF Sahel1st Wadi Degla– FC Berrechid (1) ASF Sahel (1)

Major tournament records Legend

– Champions – Runners-up – Third place – Fourth place – Quarter-finals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8) GS – Group stage R3 — Round 3 (2026–present: knockout round of 16) R2 – Round 2 (1974–1978, second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16; 2026–present: knockout round of 32) R1 – Round 1

Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament – Qualified but withdrew – Did not qualify – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned – Hosts – Not affiliated in FIFA

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

FIFA World Cup 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 × • • • R1 R1 • • • • • R1 R2 • • R2 5/15 × R1 × × • × × × × • • • • R1 • • • • • • R1 • R3 4/16 × • × • × • × × × • • • • • • • 0/10 × • × × × × • • • • × • • • 0/8 • × R1 • • • R2 • R1 R1 • • • • R1 4th QF Q 7/16 • × • • R1 • • • • R1 R1 R1 • • R1 R1 R1 7/16 Total (6 teams) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 4 TBD TBD 19

Firsts 1934: first African team to qualify for the World Cup 1970: first African team to draw a match in the World Cup 1978: first African team to win a match in the World Cup 1982: first African team to win two matches in the World Cup 1986: first African team to qualify two consecutive World Cups 1986: first African team to reach the knockout stage (round of sixteen) 2022: first African team to reach the semi-finals

Olympic Games for Men 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)2028(12)Years × • • • QF • • • • • • • • R1 • • 2/15 R1 QF 4th R1 R1 R1 •• R1 4th × • • •• QF • R1 • • • • QF • QF 4th 13/23 × × × • × • × • • × × × × • • • × • • 0/8 × × × • × • × • × × × × × • • • 0/6 • R1 •• QF • • R1 • R1 • R1 R1 • R1 • • 3rd 8/17 × R1 • • • • • • R1 • R1 • R1 • • • • • 4/17 Total (6 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 recordTeam1957(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 × GS • • • • • 2nd 4th 3rd GS 3rd 1st GS •• QF GS QF GS QF • • 4th • GS QF GS 1st GS GS QF 21/301st 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 4th 27/32 • × • × × × × 2nd • • × × × × × × • • • GS • • GS • • • • • • • 3/19 × × • • × • × × • × • • × • • • • • × × • • GS GS R16 • 3/17 × • × × • GS × 1st GS 3rd • • 4th 4th • GS • • QF GS GS 2nd GS GS • GS GS •• QF R2 QF R2 2nd 20/29 3rd GS 2nd • × × × • 4th × GS • • • • • GS 2nd QF 4th GS 1st QF QF GS QF GS QF QF 4th QF GS R16 22/29 Total (6 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 5 5 5 4 TBD 96

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 • 4th × × • • 2nd QF 3/6 × × × × • × × × 0/1 GS • 1st • 4th GS GS × 5/7 • × GS • GS • QF GS 4/7 • • QF GS 1st 1st •• 1st 5/8 • 1st • QF × •• × •• 2/6 Total (6 teams) 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 19

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) 2028(24) Years R1 × × × × × × × • • 1/3 × × R1 R2 R1 R1 R2 QF R1 • 7/8 × × × • × R1 R1 • • R1 3/6 × × × × × × × × × • 0/1 × × × • • • R1 R1 QF QF 4/7 × × × × × • • • × × 0/3 Total (6 teams) 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 15

Futsal Africa Cup of Nations Futsal Africa Cup of Nations recordTeam 1996 2000 h/a2004 2008 2011 2016 2020 2024 2026 Years×××× ×••Q1/31st1st1st2nd 2nd2nd4thQ8/8×3rd×1st R14th3rdQ6/6×××× ××GS•1/2×2nd3rd3rd 1st1st1stQ7/7×××R1 R1×××2/2Total (6 teams)1324−434425

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup rowspan=2 Beach Soccer World ChampionshipsFIFA 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) 2027(16)/10 /13 Total/23 • • • • • • • • • • × • • • • • • • • • • R1 • 0 1 1Total (1 team)00000000000000000000010011

Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations record 2006 (6) 2007 (8) 2008 (8) 2009 (9) 2011 (9) 2013 (8) 2015 (8) 2016 (8) 2018 (8) 2021 (7) 2022 (8) 2024 (8) 2026 (?) Apps × × × × 6th × × × × × × × 1 3rd 5th 4th 4th 3rd R1 6th 3rd 3rd 5th 2nd 4th 12 × × × R1 8th R1 × 8th 8th × × × 5 6th × × 5th 5th 3rd 5th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 10 × × × × × × × × × × × × 0Total (5 teams)211343233222 30

Former tournaments FIFA Confederations Cup FIFA Confederations Cup recordTeam1992(4)1995(6)1997(8)1999(8)2001(8)2003(8)2005(8)2009(8)2013(8)2017(8)Years • • • R1 • • • R1 • • 2/10 • • • • • • R1 • • • 1/10 Total (2 teams) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3

Rankings Football

Futsal

Beach Soccer

African school football championship Regional champions of UNAF, representing their regions in the final stage of the tournament.

Year National team (M) National team (F)2023202420252026

Controversy On 20 November 2009, the Egyptian Football Association withdrew its membership citing the incidents that accompanied the playoff between Egypt and Algeria, but returned in 2011.

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