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 country	Algeria
Dates	8–14 November 2022
Teams	4
Venue(s)	2
Final positions
Champions	Morocco (4th title)
Runners-up	Egypt
Third place	Libya
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	18 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ayman Abdel-Aziz Abdelhamid Maali Nacim Dendani (2 goals each)
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Participants

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

Algeria (hosts & withdrew)  Egypt  Libya

Morocco  Tunisia

Venues

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

Squads

Main article: 2022 UNAF U-17 Tournament squads

Match officials

Below the list of the referees:^[2]

Referees Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria) Youcef Gamouh (Algeria) Mahmoud Nagy (Egypt) Mohamed Agha (Libya) Mustapha Kachaf (Morocco) Amir Loucif (Tunisia) Abdoul Karim Twagirumukiza (Rwanda)

Assistant Referees Adel Abane (Algeria) Mohamed Serradj (Algeria) Ahmed Tawfik Taleb (Egypt) Youssef El Bissati (Egypt) Basem Saif El Nasr (Libya) Ibrahim Boukouz (Libya) Mustapha Akerkad (Morocco) Abdessamad Abertoun (Morocco) Mohamed Bakir (Tunisia) Faouzi Jridi (Tunisia)

Tournament

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).

8 November 2022 (2022-11-08)

15:00

Tunisia	0–2	Morocco
	Report	Maali 56' (pen.) Bakhti 86'

Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers

Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagiramukiza (Rwanda)

8 November 2022 (2022-11-08)

18:15

Libya	2–1	Egypt
Al Mesmari 37' Al Zakouzi 58'	Report	Mohamed 45+1' (pen.)

Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers

Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

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11 November 2022 (2022-11-11)

15:00

Egypt	3–1	Tunisia
Abdel-Aziz 15' Moawad 54' Abdelkarim 90+1'	Report	Al Gharbi 81'

Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers

Referee: Mohamed Agha (Libya)

11 November 2022 (2022-11-11)

18:15

Morocco	1–0	Libya
Ashtar 24'	Report

Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers

Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria)

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14 November 2022 (2022-11-14)

15:00

Tunisia	3–2	Libya
Dendani 54' (pen.), 80' Amdouni 87'	Report	Al Mabrouk 4' (pen.) Kerwash 84'

Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers

Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

14 November 2022 (2022-11-14)

15:00

Egypt	1–2	Morocco
Abdel-Aziz 58'	Report	Maali 7' Nair 45'

Salem Mabrouki Stadium, Algiers

Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagirumukiza (Rwanda)

Qualified teams for Africa U-17 Cup of Nations

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

Goalscorers

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

2 goals

• Ayman Abdel-Aziz
• Abdelhamid Maali
• Nacim Dendani

1 goal

• Hossam Abdelkarim
• Omar Moawad
• Omar Mohamed
• Sanad Kerwash
• Abdel Moamen Al Mabrouk
• Ahmed Al Mesmari
• Marwan Al Zakouzi
• Adam Ashtar
• Ismail Bakhti
• Aiman Nair
• Anas Amdouni
• Moncef Al Gharbi