2022 UNAF U-17 Tournament

The 2022 UNAF U-17 Tournament was the 18th edition of the UNAF U-17 Tournament. The tournament took place in Algeria, from 5 to 15 November 2022.[1] This tournament served as a qualification event for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations. The champions qualified for the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.

2022 UNAF U-17 Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryAlgeria
Dates8–14 November 2022
Teams4
Venue(s)2
Final positions
Champions Morocco (4th title)
Runners-up Egypt
Third place Libya
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored18 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Egypt Ayman Abdel-Aziz
Morocco Abdelhamid Maali
Tunisia Nacim Dendani
(2 goals each)
2021
2024

Participants edit

Algeria withdrew from the tournament. The team qualified automatically for the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations as hosts of the tournament.

Venues edit

Cities Venues Capacity
Algiers Stade du 5 Juillet 64,000
Rouïba, Algiers Salem Mabrouki Stadium 12,000

Squads edit

Match officials edit

Below the list of the referees:[2]

Referees
Assistant Referees

Tournament edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Morocco 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
2   Egypt 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
3   Libya 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4   Tunisia 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
Source: UNAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored


All times are local, WAT/CET (UTC+1).

Tunisia  0–2  Morocco
Report
Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagiramukiza (Rwanda)
Libya  2–1  Egypt
Report
Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

Egypt  3–1  Tunisia
Report
Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
Referee: Mohamed Agha (Libya)
Morocco  1–0  Libya
Report
Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria)

Tunisia  3–2  Libya
Report
Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Egypt  1–2  Morocco
Report
Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagirumukiza (Rwanda)

Qualified teams for Africa U-17 Cup of Nations edit

The following team qualified for the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Africa U-17 Cup of Nations1
  Morocco 14 November 2022 2 (2013, 2019)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

There were 18 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

References edit

  1. ^ "Tournoi UNAF (U17) : Début de la compétition, demain à Alger". Africa Foot United. Sofiane Mehenni. 7 November 2022. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  2. ^ "قائمة حكام الدورة الترشيحية لكاس افريقيا للأمم لمنتخبات تحت 17 عاما". unafonline.org. 2022.

External links edit