UNAF Women's Tournament

UNAF Women's Tournament
Founded2009
RegionNorth Africa (UNAF)
Number of teams5
Current champions Morocco (1st title)
Most successful team(s) Morocco
 Tunisia (1 title)
2020 UNAF Women's Tournament

The UNAF Women's Tournament (Arabic: دورة إتحاد شمال إفريقيا للسيدات) is a football (soccer) women's tournament held between nations who are a member of the UNAF association. The first edition was played in 2009 in Tunisia and only three teams participated, Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt.[1]

History

The first edition of the UNAF Women's Tournament was won by Tunisia.

After a halt of 11 Years, The second editions took place in Tunisia, which witnessed the Moroccans winning the tournament.[2][3][4] The third edition was cancelled due to the low numbers of countries participating and low interest between members associations.[5]

Format

Results

Year Host nation Final Third Place Match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
2009
Details 		 Tunisia
Tunisia 		n/a
Algeria
Egypt
2020
Details 		 Tunisia
Morocco 		n/a
Tanzania
Tunisia 		n/a
Algeria
2023
Details 		 Egypt Cancelled Cancelled

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Successful national teams

Team Titles Runners-up Third-place Fourth-place
 Tunisia 1 (2009*) – 1 (2020*) –
 Morocco 1 (2020) – – –
 Algeria – 1 (2009) – 1 (2020)
 Tanzania – 1 (2020) – –
 Egypt – – 1 (2009) –

* hosts.

Participating nations

Team Tunisia
2009 		Tunisia
2020 		Years
 Algeria 2nd 4th 2
 Egypt 3rd 1
 Libya 0
 Mauritania 5th 1
 Morocco 1st 1
 Tanzania 2nd 1
 Tunisia 1st 3rd 2
Total 3 5
Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • GS – Group stage
  • q – Qualified
  •     — Hosts

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "UNAF: Coup d'envoi samedi du tournoi féminin". Info Tunisie. 2009-10-29.
  2. ^ "Tanzania emerged runners-up as Morocco win Unaf Women's Cup | Goal.com English Bahrain". www.goal.com. 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  3. ^ Gupta, Abhijit Sen (2023-07-17). "Fever pitch excitement as Morocco becomes first team from Arab nations in FIFA Women's World Cup". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  4. ^ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Morocco wins UNAF Women's Cup". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  5. ^ "Officially... the cancellation of the North African Women's Championship in Egypt". koraplus.com (in Arabic). 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.