UNAF U-23 Tournament

UNAF U-23 Tournament

Organiser(s)	UNAF
Founded	2006;19 years ago (2006)
Region	North Africa
Teams	5 (plus guests)
Current champions	Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Most championships	Algeria (2 titles)
Website	unafonline.org

The UNAF U-23 Tournament is an international youth football tournament organized by the Union of North African Football (UNAF) for its nations consisting of players under the age of 23. However, the tournament invites teams from other nations.

History

The first edition was held on 2006 in Libya. The 2015 tournament was originally planned from 8 to 16 January in the Ahmed Zabana Stadium in Oran, Algeria. ^[1] However it was postponed to a later date on first, and after canceled, after the withdrawal of Egypt, Libya and Morocco. No tournaments was played after. ^[2]

Results

Ed.	Year	Host		First place game				Third place game
				Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1	2006	Libya		Libya	round-robin	Algeria		Egypt	round-robin	Tunisia
2	2007	Tunisia		Algeria	0–0 (6–5 p)	Tunisia		Morocco	2–0	Libya
3	2010	Morocco [3]		Algeria	round-robin	Morocco		Cameroon	round-robin	Libya
4	2011	Morocco [4]		Saudi Arabia	round-robin	Algeria		Morocco	round-robin	Niger
—	2015	Algeria [5]		Cancelled				Cancelled

Statistics

Summary

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Algeria	2 (2007, 2010)	2 (2006, 2011)	—	—
Libya	1 (2006*)	—	—	—
Saudi Arabia	1 (2011)	—	—	—
Morocco	—	1 (2010*)	2 (2007, 2011*)	—
Tunisia	—	1 (2007*)	—	1 (2006)
Egypt	—	—	1 (2006)	—
Cameroon	—	—	1 (2010)	—
Niger	—	—	—	1 (2011)

* Hosts
Italic Invited nation

Participating nations

Team	2006	2007	2010	2011	2015	Apps.
Algeria	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	Q	4
Egypt	3rd	×	×	×	Q	1
Libya	1st	4th	4th	×	Q	3
Morocco	×	3rd	2nd	3rd	Q	3
Tunisia	4th	2nd	×	×	Q	2
Invited nations
Cameroon			3rd			1
Niger				4th		1
Saudi Arabia				1st		1

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

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

See also

• UNAF U-20 Tournament
• UNAF U-18 Tournament
• UNAF U-17 Tournament
• UNAF U-15 Tournament

References

1. "Tournoi UNAF U23 : À Oran en janvier 2015". Dzfoot. M-A D. November 27, 2014.
2. "Championnat UNAF U-23". Le Temps d'Algérie. December 19, 2014. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015.
3. "Tournoi UNAF des sélections olympiques : Algérie-Cameroun en ouverture". Archived from the original on 2010-11-16. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
4. EN U23 : Les Verts au tournoi de l'UNAF du Maroc Archived 2011-09-16 at the Wayback Machine ; DZFoot.com, August 19, 2011
5. "le championnat UNAF U23 aura lieu en Algerie". 1.2.3 Algeria. 123Algeriaport. September 24, 2014. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014.

External links

• unafonline.org