UNAF U-17 Tournament

UNAF U-17 Tournament

Organiser(s)	UNAF
Founded	2006;20 years ago (2006)
Region	North Africa
Teams	5 (plus guests)
Current champions	Morocco (5th title)
Most championships	Morocco (5 titles)
Website	unafonline.org
2026 UNAF U-17 Tournament

The UNAF U-17 Tournament is the annual international youth football tournament organized by the Union of North African Football (UNAF) for its nations consisting of players under the age of 17. However, the tournament invites teams from other nations.

Egypt are the tournament's current champions after winning the 2024 tournament, while Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia are the most successful nations winning the tournament four times.

Results

UNAF U-17 Tournament

Ed.	Year	Host		First place game				Third place game
				Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1	2006	Algeria		Algeria	round-robin	Tunisia		Egypt
2	2007	Morocco		Morocco	round-robin	Tunisia		Libya	round-robin	Algeria
3	Mar 2008	Tunisia		Tunisia	round-robin	Algeria		Morocco	round-robin	Libya
4	Dec 2008	Algeria		Algeria	round-robin	Libya		Guinea	round-robin	Tunisia
5	2009	Tunisia		Burkina Faso	3–2	Morocco		Libya	2–0	United Arab Emirates
6	2010	Tunisia		Mali	1–0	Tunisia		Guinea	4–1	Morocco
7	2011	Morocco [1]		Morocco	2–0	Algeria		Mauritania	2–2 (5–4 p)	Tunisia
8	Mar 2012	Tunisia [2]		Algeria	round-robin	Mauritania		Tunisia
9	Dec 2012	Morocco [3]		Tunisia	round-robin	Libya		Morocco	round-robin	Mauritania
10	2014	Morocco [4]		Egypt	3–1	Morocco		Tunisia	2–0	Libya
11	2016	Morocco [5]		Burkina Faso	round-robin	Tunisia		Algeria	round-robin	Egypt
12	2017	Morocco [6]		Tunisia	round-robin	Libya		Algeria	round-robin	Morocco
13	Aug 2018	Tunisia [7]		Morocco	round-robin	Algeria		Tunisia	round-robin	Libya
14	Dec 2018	Morocco [8]		Senegal	1–1 (5–4 p)	Morocco		Tunisia	2–1	Algeria
15	2021	Algeria [9]		Algeria	round-robin	Tunisia		Libya
16	Mar 2022	Algeria [10]		Egypt	round-robin	Morocco		Tunisia	round-robin	Algeria
17	Nov 2022	Algeria [11]		Morocco	round-robin	Egypt		Libya	round-robin	Tunisia
18	Apr 2024	Algeria [12]		Egypt	round-robin	Algeria		Morocco	round-robin	Tunisia
19	Nov 2024	Morocco [13]		Egypt	round-robin	Morocco		Tunisia	round-robin	Algeria
20	2026	Libya [14]		Morocco	round-robin	Algeria		Egypt	round-robin	Tunisia

UNAF U-16 Tournament

Ed.	Year	Host		First place game				Third place game
				Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1	2009	Morocco		Tunisia	round-robin	Algeria		Morocco
2	2015	Morocco [15]		Mauritania	round-robin	Tunisia		Morocco
3	2026	Tunisia		Tunisia	round-robin	Algeria		Morocco	round-robin	Libya

Statistics

Summary

U-17 level

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Morocco	4 (2007*, 2011*, 2018, 2022°)	5 (2009*, 2014*, 2018°*, 2022, 2024°*)	5 (2008, 2009, 2012°*, 2015*, 2024)	2 (2010, 2017*)
Algeria	4 (2006*, 2008°*, 2012, 2021*)	5 (2008, 2009, 2011, 2018, 2024*)	2 (2016, 2017)	4 (2007, 2018°, 2022, 2024°)
Egypt	4 (2014, 2022, 2024, 2024°)	1 (2022°)	1 (2006)	1 (2016)
Tunisia	3 (2008*, 2012°, 2017)	6 (2006, 2007, 2010*, 2015, 2016, 2021)	6 (2012*, 2014, 2018°, 2018*, 2022, 2024°)	4 (2008°, 2011, 2022°, 2024)
Burkina Faso	2 (2009, 2016)	—	—	—
Mauritania	—	1 (2012)	1 (2011)	1 (2012°)
Mali	1 (2010)	—	—	—
Senegal	1 (2018°)	—	—	—
Libya	—	3 (2008°, 2012°, 2017)	3 (2007, 2009, 2022°)	4 (2008, 2014, 2018, 2021)
Guinea	—	—	2 (2008°, 2010)	—
United Arab Emirates	—	—	—	1 (2009)

U-16 level

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Tunisia	2 (2009, 2026*)	1 (2015)	—	—
Algeria	—	2 (2009, 2026)	—	—
Morocco	—	—	3 (2009*, 2015*, 2026)	—
Libya	—	—		1 (2026)
Mauritania	1 (2015)	—	—	—

* Hosts
° Extra tournament
Italic Invited nation

Participating nations

U-17 level

Team	2006	2007	2008	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2012	2014	2016	2017	2018	2018	2021	2022	2022	2024	2024	2026	Apps.
Algeria	1st	4th	2nd	1st	6th	5th	2nd	1st	×	×	3rd	3rd	2nd	4th	1st	5th	×	2nd	4th		17
Egypt	3rd	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	1st	4th	×	×	×	×	1st	2nd	1st	1st		7
Libya	×	3rd	4th	2nd	3rd	×	×	×	2nd	4th	6th	2nd	4th	5th	3rd	4th	3rd	5th	5th		15
Morocco	×	1st	3rd	5th	2nd	4th	1st	×	3rd	2nd	GS	4th	1st	2nd	×	2nd	1st	3rd	2nd		18
Tunisia	2nd	2nd	1st	4th	5th	2nd	4th	3rd	1st	3rd	2nd	1st	3rd	3rd	2nd	3rd	4th	4th	3rd		21
Invited nations
Bahrain						6th															1
Burkina Faso					1st						1st										2
Guinea				3rd		3rd															2
Mali						1st															1
Mauritania							3rd	2nd	4th					6th							5
Senegal														1st							1
United Arab Emirates					4th																1

U-16 level

Team	2009	2015	2026	Apps.
Algeria	2nd	×	2nd	2
Egypt	×	×	×	0
Libya	×	×	4th	1
Morocco	3rd	3rd	3rd	3
Tunisia	1st	2nd	1st	3
Invited nations
Mauritania	×	1st	×	1

Legend

1st – Champions 2nd – Runners-up 3rd – Third place 4th – Fourth place 5th – Fifth place 6th – Sixth place

Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament  × — Did not enter / Withdrew / Disqualified   — Hosts

See also

• UNAF U-23 Tournament
• UNAF U-20 Tournament
• UNAF U-18 Tournament
• UNAF U-15 Tournament

References

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External links

• unafonline.org