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UNAF

Association football organising body

Summary

Association football organising body

Field	Value
name	Union of North African Football
اتحاد شمال إفريقيا لكرة القدم
Union nord-africaine de football
image	UNAF (logo).png
size	200 px
map	UNAF-Map.svg
formation	26 February 2005
type	Sports organization
region_served	North Africa
membership	{{Collapsible list
title	6 members
language	Arabic, English, French and Spanish
headquarters	Tunis, Tunisia
leader_title	President
leader_name	EGY Hany Abo Rida
affiliations	CAF
website

اتحاد شمال إفريقيا لكرة القدم Union nord-africaine de football |DZA Algeria |EGY Egypt |LBY Libya |MAR Morocco |MTN Mauritania |TUN Tunisia}}

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.

On December 2025, Mauritania left the West African Football Union to join the UNAF.

Board of directors

Current board of directors

President	Years
President	LBY Abdelhakim Al-Shalmani
General Secretary	TUN Mahmoud Hammami
Assistant General Secretary	TUN Ridha Kraiem
Chairman of the Technical Committee	ALG Chafik Ameur
Chairman of the Finance Committee	MAR Hassan Filali
Chairman of the Referees Committee	EGY Essam Abdel Fattah
Chairman of the Medical Committee	TUN Chafik Jarraya

Former presidents

President	Years
EGY Samir Zaher	2005–2008
ALG Mohamed Raouraoua	2008–2011
MAR Ali Fassi-Fihri	2011–2014
TUN Wadie Jary	2014–2018
LBY Jamal Al-Jaafari	2018–2019
LBY Abdelhakim Al-Shalmani	2019–2024
EGY Gamal Allam	2024–2025
EGY Hany Abo Rida	2025–Present

Member associations

UNAF has 6 member associations. All associations except from Mauritania 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	Founded	FIFA affiliation	CAF affiliation	UAFA affiliation	UNAF affiliation
ALG	1962	1963	1964	1974	2005
EGY	1921	1923	1957	1974	2005
LBY	1962	1964	1965	1974	2005
MAR	1955	1960	1959	1976	2005
MTN	1961	1970	1976	1989	2025
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 titles	National teams	National teams (women)
U-23 tournament		2011		1st			TBA	(2)
U-20 tournament	2024		3rd		TBA	(9)
U-18 tournament	2019		1st		2025	(1) (1)
U-17 tournament	2024		4th		2026	(4) (4) (4) (4)
U-15 tournament	2019		2nd		TBA	(2)
Schools tournament	2026	MAR Morocco	1st	ALG Algeria	2027	ALG Algeria (2)
Futsal tournament	2010		3rd		TBA	(3)
Women's tournament		2020		1st			TBA	(1) (1)
U-21 women's tournament	2019	ALG Algeria	1st	MAR Morocco	TBA	ALG Algeria (1)
U-20 women's tournament	2025		3rd		TBA	(3)
U-17 women's tournament	2024		1st		TBA	(1)
Schools women's tournament	2026	MAR Morocco	4th	ALG Algeria	2027	MAR Morocco (4)
Club cup		2015	MAR Raja Casablanca	1st	EGY Ismaily SC		TBA	MAR Raja Casablanca (1)
Women's club tournament		2009	TUN ASF Sahel	1st	EGY Wadi Degla		TBA	ALG ASE Alger Centre (1)
MAR FC Berrechid (1)
TUN ASF Sahel (1)
CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers	2025	MAR AS FAR	3rd	EGY FC Masar	2026	MAR AS FAR (3)
Women's U-20 club tournament	2024	ALG Afak Relizane	1st	TUN ASF Sousse	TBA	ALG Afak Relizane (1)

Defunct competitions

Competition	Year	Champions	Title	Runners-up	–	Most titles
UNAF Cup of Champions	2010	TUN Club Africain	2nd	ALG MC Alger	–	TUN Club Africain (2)
UNAF Cup Winners Cup	2010	ALG ES Sétif	1st	LBY Al-Nasr Benghazi	–	–
UNAF Super Cup	2010	ALG ES Sétif	1st	TUN CS Sfaxien	–	ALG ES Sétif (1)

Major tournament records

;Legend

– Champions
– Runners-up
– Third place
– Fourth place
QF – Quarter-finals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8)
GS – Group stage
R2 – Round 2 (1974–1978, second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–present: knockout round of 16)
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	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 of America
(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 of America
(48)	2030
Morocco
Portugal
Spain
(48)	2034
Saudi Arabia
(48)	Years	5/15	4/16	7/16	7/16	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	4	TBD	TBD	19
	occupied by France	×	•	•	•	R1
13th	R1
22nd	•	•	•	•	•	R1
28th	R2
14th	•	•	Q
	×	R1
13th	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	R1
20th	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1
31st	•	Q
	protectorate of France		•	×	R1
14th	•	•	•	R2
11th	•	R1
23rd	R1
18th	•	•	•	•	R1
27th	4th	Q	Q
	protectorate of France		•	×	•	•	R1
9th	•	•	•	•	R1
26th	R1
29th	R1
24th	•	•	R1
24th	R1
21st	Q

;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	Team		1900
France
(3)		colspan="2"	1904
United States
(3)		1908
Great Britain
(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
FRG
(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
GBR
(16)		2016
Brazil
(16)		2020
Japan
(16)		2024
France
(16)		2028
USA
(12)		Years	2/28	13/28	8/28	4/28	Total (4 teams)	colspan=2	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
ALG	Part of France	•	•	•	•	QF
8th
EGY		R1
8th	QF
8th	4th	R1
9th	R1
11th
MAR	Part of France	•	R1
13th	•	QF
8th	•
TUN	Part of France	R1
15th	•	•	•	•

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record	Team	SDN
1957
(3)	UAR
1959
(3)	ETH
1962
(4)	GHA
1963
(6)	TUN
1965
(6)	ETH
1968
(8)	SDN
1970
(8)	CMR
1972
(8)	EGY
1974
(8)	ETH
1976
(8)	GHA
1978
(8)	NGA
1980
(8)	LBY
1982
(8)	CIV
1984
(8)	EGY
1986
(8)	MAR
1988
(8)	ALG
1990
(8)	SEN
1992
(12)	TUN
1994
(12)	RSA
1996
(15)	BFA
1998
(16)	GHA
NGA
2000
(16)	MLI
2002
(16)	TUN
2004
(16)	EGY
2006
(16)	GHA
2008
(16)	ANG
2010
(15)	EQG
GAB
2012
(16)	RSA
2013
(16)	GNQ
2015
(16)	GAB
2017
(16)	EGY
2019
(24)	CMR
2021
(24)	CIV
2023
(24)	MAR
2025
(24)	KEN
TAN
UGA
2027
(24)	Years	21/35	27/35	3/35	20/35	3/35	22/35	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	4	TBD	93
	Part of France		×	GS	•	•	•	•	•	2nd	4th	3rd	GS	3rd	1st	GS	••	QF	GS	QF	GS	QF	•	•	4th	•	GS	QF	GS	1st	GS	GS	QF
	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	R2	4th
		•	×	•	×	×	×	×	2nd	•	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
		×	•	×	×	•	GS	×	1st	GS	3rd	•	•	4th	4th	•	GS	•	•	QF	GS	GS	2nd	GS	GS	•	GS	GS	••	QF	R2	QF	R2	2nd
	Part of France		×	×	•	•	×	•	×	×	•	×	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	GS	GS	R16	•
		3rd	GS	2nd	•	×	×	×	•	4th	×	GS	•	•	•	•	•	GS	2nd	QF	4th	GS	1st	QF	QF	GS	QF	GS	QF	QF	4th	QF	GS	R16

African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship record	Team	2009
Ivory Coast
(8)	2011
Sudan
(16)	2014
South Africa
(16)	2016
Rwanda
(16)	2018
Kenya
(16)	2020
Cameroon
(16)	2022
Algeria
(17)	2024
Kenya
Tanzania
Uganda
(TBD)	Years	3/8	0/8	5/8	5/8	2/8	Total (5 teams)		1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	15
	•	4th	×	×	•	•	2nd	QF
	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	×
	GS	•	1st	•	4th	GS	GS	×
	•	•	QF	GS	1st	1st	••	1st
	•	1st	•	QF	×	••	×	••

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)	2028
(24)	Years	1/9	7/9	3/9	4/9	0/9	Total (5 teams)		1		0	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	15
	R1
15th	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•
	×	×	R1
12th	R2
6th	R1
9th	R1
13th	R2
14th	QF
8th	R1
19th	•
	×	×	×	•	×	R1
16th	R1
24th	•	•	R1
18th
	×	×	×	•	•	•	R1
23rd	R1
20th	QF
8th	QF
7th
	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	×	×

Futsal Africa Cup of Nations

Futsal Africa Cup of Nations record	Team	EGY
1996	EGY
2000	h/a
2004	LBY
2008	BFA
2011	RSA
2016	MAR
2020	MAR
2024	MAR
2026	Years	0/7	7/7	5/7	7/8	2/7	Total (5 teams)		1	3	2	4	−	4	3	3	20
	×	×	×	×		×	•	•
	1st	1st	1st	2nd		2nd	2nd	4th
	×	3rd	×	1st		R1	4th	3rd
	×	2nd	3rd	3rd		1st	1st	1st	Q
	×	×	×	R1		R1	×	×

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Team	Year}}	Beach Soccer World Championships	FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup	Appearances	1995
Brazil
(8)	1996
Brazil
(8)	1997
Brazil
(8)	1998
Brazil
(10)	1999
Brazil
(12)	2000
Brazil
(12)	2001
Brazil
(12)	2002
Brazil
(8)	2003
Brazil
(8)	2004
Brazil
(12)	2005
Brazil
(12)	2006
Brazil
(16)	2007
Brazil
(16)	2008
France
(16)	2009
UAE
(16)	2011
ITA
(16)	2013
TAH
(16)	2015
POR
(16)	2017
BAH
(16)	2019
PAR
(16)	2021
RUS
(16)	2024
UAE
(16)	2025
SEY
(16)	2027
(16)	WC
/10	FIFA
/13	Total
/23	1	Total (1 team)		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1
12th	•		0	1

Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations

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

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	2/10	1/10	Total (2 teams)		0		0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3
	•	•	•	R1
7th	•	•	•	R1
6th	•	•
	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1
6th	•	•	•

Rankings

Men's national teams

Rankings are calculated by FIFA.

UNAF	CAF	FIFA	Points
1	1	11	1716.34
2	3	34	1517.68
3	4	35	1515.18
4	6	41	1494.86
5	26	111	1183.06
6	29	115	1171.35

Last updated 22 December 2025

Women's national teams

Rankings are calculated by FIFA based on matches played over the last four years.

UNAF	CAF	FIFA	Country	Points
1	5	66		1399.536
2	8	73		1322.267
3	12	98		1197.497
4	13	101		1193.877
5	44	187	**	739.938
-	-	-	**	Unranked

Last updated 11 December 2025

Men's national beach soccer teams

UNAF	CAF	FIFA	Country	Points
1	2	18		711
2	3	21		665
3	11	64		83
4	16	84		39
5	n/a	n/a	**	–

Last updated 8 May 2023

Women's national beach soccer teams

UNAF	CAF	FIFA	Country	Points
1	2	20		79
2	n/a	n/a	**	–
3	n/a	n/a	**	–
4	n/a	n/a	**	–
5	n/a	n/a	**	–

Last updated 8 May 2023

Men's national futsal teams

UNAF	CAF	FIFA	Points
1	1	8	1570
2	2	39	1109
3	4	47	1048
4	7	92	804
5	10	96	800
6	12	111	681

Last updated 23 June 2023

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)
2023
2024
2025
2026

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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