The competition has been held twice, in 2006 in Alexandria,[2] and in 2021 in Cairo,[3] both in Egypt, with seven teams participating.[4]Algeria defeated Morocco 1–0 to win the inaugural competition.[5]
In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.[citation needed]