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 |
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| 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 | 2009 |
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
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See also
Notes and references
- ^ "UNAF: Coup d'envoi samedi du tournoi féminin". Info Tunisie. 2009-10-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Morocco wins UNAF Women's Cup". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
- ^ "Officially... the cancellation of the North African Women's Championship in Egypt". koraplus.com (in Arabic). 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
External links
- 2009 UNAF Women's Tournament – cafonline official website (archived)
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