Organising body | UNAF |
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Founded | 2005 |
Region | North Africa |
Number of teams | 5 |
Current champions | Morocco (3rd title) |
Most successful team(s) | Tunisia (9 titles) |
Website | unafonline.org |
2024 UNAF U-20 Tournament |
The UNAF U-20 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 20. However, the tournament invites teams from other nations.
Morocco are the tournament's current champions after winning the 2024 tournament, while Tunisia are the most successful nation winning the tournament nine titles.
Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
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Tunisia | 9 (2005*, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2019*, 2020*, 2021*, 2022, 2023*) | 3 (2008, 2010, 2015*) | 1 (2006, 2024) | 1 (2014) |
Egypt | 3 (2006*, 2008, 2012°) | 3 (2005, 2019, 2021, 2024) | 1 (2023) | — |
Morocco | 3 (2015, 2020, 2024) | 3 (2006, 2014, 2023) | 5 (2008*, 2009, 2012, 2012°, 2022) | 4 (2007, 2010, 2011, 2019) |
Libya | 1 (2011) | 1 (2022) | 3 (2007*, 2014*, 2020) | 4 (2005, 2008, 2009*, 2023) |
Mali | 1 (2010) | — | — | — |
Senegal | 1 (2014) | — | — | — |
Algeria | — | 4 (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012°*) | 3 (2005, 2010*, 2019) | 5 (2006, 2012*, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024) |
Mauritania | -— | 1 (2012) | 1 (2021) | — |
Kenya | — | — | 1 (2011) | — |
Burkina Faso | — | — | 1 (2015) | — |
* Hosts
° Extra tournament
Italic Invited nation
Team | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2012 | 2014 | 2015 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Apps. |
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Algeria | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | × | × | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 15 |
Egypt | 2nd | 1st | × | 1st | × | × | × | × | 1st | × | × | 2nd | × | 2nd | × | 3rd | 2nd | 8 |
Libya | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | × | 1st | × | × | 3rd | × | × | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 12 |
Morocco | × | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 1st | × | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 15 |
Tunisia | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | × | 1st | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 16 |
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Burkina Faso | 3rd | 5th | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Kenya | 3rd | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Mali | 1st | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Mauritania | 2nd | 3rd | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Niger | 6th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Senegal | 1st | 1 |
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