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

^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 2nd4th 2
 Egypt 3rd 1
 Libya 0
 Mauritania 5th 1
 Morocco 1st 1
 Tanzania 2nd 1
 Tunisia 1st3rd 2
Total35
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.
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