The Union of North African Football (UNAF; ar, اتحاد شمال إفريقيا لكرة القدم, Ittiḥād Shamāl Ifrīqyā li-Kurat al-Qadam; french: Union nord-africaine de football) is an
association football
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organising body. It was launched in 2005 by the North African members of the
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football, or CAF for short (french: link=yes, Confédération Africaine de Football, ar, link=yes, الاتحاد الأفريقي لكرة القدم, al-Ittiḥād al-Afrīqī li-Kurat al-Qadam), is the administ ...
(CAF), Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia. 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
The Confederation of African Football, or CAF for short (french: link=yes, Confédération Africaine de Football, ar, link=yes, الاتحاد الأفريقي لكرة القدم, al-Ittiḥād al-Afrīqī li-Kurat al-Qadam), is the administ ...
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 Egyptian Football Association ( ar, الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Egypt. A member of FIFA since 1923 and a founding member of CAF, the EFA has jurisdiction for the Egyptian football lea ...
, 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
The Tunisian Football Federation ( ar, الجامعة التونسية لكرة القدم, french: Fédération Tunisienne de Football, FTF) is the governing body of football in Tunisia. It was established in 1957. It became a member in the FIFA ...
. 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
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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
Former presidents
Member associations
UNAF has 5 member associations. All associations were founding members of UNAF. All of them are members of the
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football, or CAF for short (french: link=yes, Confédération Africaine de Football, ar, link=yes, الاتحاد الأفريقي لكرة القدم, al-Ittiḥād al-Afrīqī li-Kurat al-Qadam), is the administ ...
and the
Union of Arab Football Associations
The Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA; ar, الاتحاد العربي لكرة القدم; french: Union des associations de football arabe) is the governing body of football in the Arab League. Established in 1974, UAFA has 22 member as ...
(UAFA).
Competitions
UNAF runs several competitions which cover men's, women's, youth, clubs and
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.
Current title holders
Defunct competitions
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
;''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
Africa Cup of Nations
African Nations Championship
FIFA Futsal World Cup
Africa Futsal Cup of Nations
Former tournaments
FIFA Confederations Cup
Rankings
Men's national teams
Rankings are calculated by
FIFA
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.
Last updated 23 June 2022
Women's national teams
Rankings are calculated by
FIFA
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based on matches played over the last four years.
Last updated 17 october 2022
Men's national beach soccer teams
Last updated 17 december 2021
Women's national beach soccer teams
Last updated 15december 2021
Men's national futsal teams
Controversy
On 19 November 2009, the
Egyptian Football Association
The Egyptian Football Association ( ar, الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Egypt. A member of FIFA since 1923 and a founding member of CAF, the EFA has jurisdiction for the Egyptian football lea ...
withdrew its membership citing the incidents that accompanied the playoff between Egypt and Algeria,
but returned in 2011.
See also
*
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football, or CAF for short (french: link=yes, Confédération Africaine de Football, ar, link=yes, الاتحاد الأفريقي لكرة القدم, al-Ittiḥād al-Afrīqī li-Kurat al-Qadam), is the administ ...
(CAF)
*
Central African Football Federations' Union
The Central African Football Federations' Union (french: Union des Fédérations de Football d'Afrique Centrale; pt, União das Federações Centroafricanas de Futebol; es, Unión de Federaciones de Fútbol de África Central), officially abbrevi ...
(UNIFFAC)
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Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations
The Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations ( sw, Baraza la Mashirikisho ya Mpira wa Miguu Afrika Mashariki na Kati, french: Conseil des Associations de Football d'Afrique de l'Est et Centrale, ar, مؤتمر جمعيات شر ...
(CECAFA)
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Council of Southern Africa Football Associations
Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (french: Conseil des Associations de Football en Afrique Australe; pt, Conselho das Associações de Futebol da África Austral), officially abbreviated as COSAFA, is an association of the football ...
(COSAFA)
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West African Football Union
The West African Football Union (french: Union des Fédérations Ouest-Africaines de Football; pt, União das Federações Oeste Africanas), officially abbreviated as WAFU-UFOA and WAFU, is an association of the football playing nations in West ...
(WAFU)
References
External links
Official website
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Sports organizations established in 2005
Confederation of African Football
Association football governing bodies in Africa