UNAF

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, with Mauritania joining in 2025. The post of president will be rotated among the five founding nations.

Union of North African Football
اتحاد شمال إفريقيا لكرة القدم
Union nord-africaine de football

Formation	26 February 2005
Type	Sports organization
Headquarters	Tunis, Tunisia
Region served	North Africa
Membership	6 members Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Mauritania Tunisia
Official language	Arabic, English, French and Spanish
President	Hany Abo Rida
Affiliations	CAF
Website	www.unafonline.org

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	Abdelhakim Al-Shalmani
General Secretary	Mahmoud Hammami
Assistant General Secretary	Ridha Kraiem
Chairman of the Technical Committee	Chafik Ameur
Chairman of the Finance Committee	Hassan Filali
Chairman of the Referees Committee	Essam Abdel Fattah
Chairman of the Medical Committee	Chafik Jarraya

Former presidents

President	Years
Samir Zaher	2005–2008
Mohamed Raouraoua	2008–2011
Ali Fassi-Fihri	2011–2014
Wadie Jary	2014–2018
Jamal Al-Jaafari	2018–2019
Abdelhakim Al-Shalmani	2019–2024
Gamal Allam	2024–2025
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	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 U23 W U20 W U17 F	1962	1963	1964	1974	2005	Yes
EGY	Egypt	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1921	1923	1957	1974	2005	Yes
LBY	Libya	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1962	1964	1965	1974	2005	Yes
MAR	Morocco	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1955	1960	1959	1976	2005	Yes
MTN	Mauritania	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1961	1970	1976	1989	2025	Yes
TUN	Tunisia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1957	1960	1960	1976	2005	Yes

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		2024	Morocco	3rd	Egypt		TBA	Tunisia (9)
U-18 tournament		2019	Morocco	1st	Egypt		2025	Morocco (1)  Tunisia (1)
U-17 tournament		2024	Egypt	4th	Morocco		2026	Algeria (4)  Morocco (4)  Tunisia (4)  Egypt (4)
U-15 tournament		2019	Morocco	2nd	Algeria		TBA	Morocco (2)
Schools tournament		2026	Morocco	1st	Algeria		2027	Algeria (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	1st	Morocco		TBA	Algeria (1)
U-20 women's tournament		2025	Morocco	3rd	Egypt		TBA	Morocco (3)
U-17 women's tournament		2024	Tanzania	1st	Tunisia		TBA	Tanzania (1)
Schools women's tournament		2026	Morocco	4th	Algeria		2027	Morocco (4)
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		2025	AS FAR	3rd	FC Masar		2026	AS FAR (3)
Women's U-20 club tournament		2024	Afak Relizane	1st	ASF Sousse		TBA	Afak Relizane (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	–	ES Sétif (1)

Major tournament records

Legend

1st – Champions 2nd – Runners-up 3rd – Third place 4th – 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 (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
Algeria	occupied by France							×	•	•	•	R1 13th	R1 22nd	•	•	•	•	•	R1 28th	R2 14th	•	•	Q			5/15
Egypt	×	R1 13th	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	R1 20th	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 31st	•	Q			4/16
Morocco	protectorate of France						•	×	R1 14th	•	•	•	R2 11th	•	R1 23rd	R1 18th	•	•	•	•	R1 27th	4th	Q	Q		7/16
Tunisia	protectorate of France						•	×	•	•	R1 9th	•	•	•	•	R1 26th	R1 29th	R1 24th	•	•	R1 24th	R1 21st	Q			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

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 (16)	2028 (12)	Years
Algeria	Part of France													•	•	•	•	QF 8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 14th	•	•		2/28
Egypt						R1 8th	QF 8th	4th	R1 9th	R1 11th	R1 9th	•	R1 12th	4th	•	•	•	•	QF 8th	•	R1 12th	•	•	•	•	QF 8th	•	QF 8th	4th		13/28
Morocco	Part of France												•	R1 13th	•	QF 8th	•	•	R1 12th	•	R1 15	•	R1 16th	R1 10th	•	R1 11th	•	•	3rd		8/28
Tunisia	Part of France												R1 15th	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 13th	•	R1 14th	•	R1 12th	•	•	•	•	•		4/28
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)	2025 (24)	2027 (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	GS	QF		21/35
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	R2	4th		27/35
Libya						•	×	•	×	×	×	×	2nd	•	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		3/35
Morocco			×	•	×	×	•	GS	×	1st	GS	3rd	•	•	4th	4th	•	GS	•	•	QF	GS	GS	2nd	GS	GS	•	GS	GS	••	QF	R2	QF	R2	2nd		20/35
Mauritania	Part of France									×	×	•	•	×	•	×	×	•	×	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	GS	GS	R16	•		3/35
Tunisia			3rd	GS	2nd	•	×	×	×	•	4th	×	GS	•	•	•	•	•	GS	2nd	QF	4th	GS	1st	QF	QF	GS	QF	GS	QF	QF	4th	QF	GS	R16		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

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	QF	3/8
Egypt	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	×	0/8
Libya	GS	•	1st	•	4th	GS	GS	×	5/8
Morocco	•	•	QF	GS	1st	1st	••	1st	5/8
Tunisia	•	1st	•	QF	×	••	×	••	2/8
Total (5 teams)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	15

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
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	•	•	R1 18th		3/9
Morocco	×	×	×	•	•	•	R1 23rd	R1 20th	QF 8th	QF 7th		4/9
Tunisia	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	×	×		0/9
Total (5 teams)	1	0	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	2		15

Futsal Africa Cup of Nations

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

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Year Team	Beach Soccer World Championships											FIFA 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)		WC /10	FIFA /13	Total /23
Egypt	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 12th	•			0	1	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

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 (8)	2026 (?)		Apps ⁄12
Algeria	×	×	×	×	6th	×	×	×	×	×	×	×			1
Egypt	3rd	5th	4th	4th	3rd	R1	6th	3rd	3rd	5th	2nd	4th			12
Libya	×	×	×	R1	8th	R1	×	8th	8th	×	×	×			5
Morocco	6th	×	×	5th	5th	3rd	5th	4th	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd			10
Tunisia	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×			0
Total (5 teams)	2	1	1	3	4	3	2	3	3	2	2	2			30

Former tournaments

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

Rankings

Men's national teams Rankings are calculated by FIFA. UNAF CAF FIFA Country Points 1 1 11  Morocco 1716.34 2 3 34  Algeria 1517.68 3 4 35  Egypt 1515.18 4 6 41  Tunisia 1494.86 5 26 111  Libya 1183.06 6 29 115  Mauritania 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  Morocco 1399.536 2 8 73  Algeria 1322.267 3 12 98  Tunisia 1197.497 4 13 101  Egypt 1193.877 5 44 187  Libya 739.938 - - -  Mauritania Unranked Last updated 11 December 2025

Men's national beach soccer teams UNAF CAF FIFA Country Points 1 2 18  Morocco 711 2 3 21  Egypt 665 3 11 64  Libya 83 4 16 84  Algeria 39 5 n/a n/a  Tunisia – Last updated 8 May 2023

Women's national beach soccer teams UNAF CAF FIFA Country Points 1 2 20  Algeria 79 2 n/a n/a  Morocco – 3 n/a n/a  Tunisia – 4 n/a n/a  Egypt – 5 n/a n/a  Libya – Last updated 8 May 2023

Men's national futsal teams

UNAF	CAF	FIFA	Country	Points
1	1	8	Morocco	1570
2	2	39	Egypt	1109
3	4	47	Libya	1048
4	7	92	Algeria	804
5	10	96	Tunisia	800
6	12	111	Mauritania	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	Algeria	Morocco
2024	Libya	Morocco
2025	Algeria	Morocco
2026	Morocco	Morocco

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.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Football in Africa portal

• 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)