UNAF U-23 Tournament

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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.

Organiser(s)UNAF
Founded2006; 20 years ago (2006)
Teams5 (plus guests)
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UNAF U-23 Tournament
Organiser(s)UNAF
Founded2006; 20 years ago (2006)
RegionNorth Africa
Teams5 (plus guests)
Current champions Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Most championships Algeria (2 titles)
Websiteunafonline.org
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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

More information Ed., Year ...
Ed. Year Host First place game Third place game
1st place, gold medalist(s) Champion Score 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
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Statistics

Summary

More information Team, Winners ...
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)
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* Hosts
Italic Invited nation

Participating nations

More information Team, Apps. ...
Team Libya
2006
Tunisia
2007
Morocco
2010
Morocco
2011
Algeria
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
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