2018 African Men's Handball Championship

The 2018 African Men's Handball Championship was the 23rd edition of the championship and held from 17 to 27 January 2018 in Gabon. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship.[1]

2018 African Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Gabon
Dates17–27 January
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Tunisia (10th title)
Runner-up Egypt
Third place Angola
Fourth place Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches33
Goals scored1740 (52.73 per match)
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Tunisia won their tenth title after beating Egypt 26–24 in the final.[2][3]

Venue
Libreville
Palais des Sports de Libreville
Capacity: 6,000

Qualified teams
CountryPrevious appearances in tournament1
 Algeria21 (1976, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Angola14 (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Cameroon13 (1974, 1976, 1979, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Congo18 (1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 DR Congo10 (1992, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Egypt20 (1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Gabon7 (2000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Morocco17 (1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Nigeria10 (1979, 1981, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016)
 Tunisia22 (1974, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year
2 Italic indicates host country for that year

Preliminary round

The draw was held on 3 November 2017 in Libreville.[4]

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tunisia 4 3 1 0 120 89 +31 7 Quarterfinals
2  Gabon (H) 4 2 1 1 97 103 −6 5[lower-alpha 1]
3  Algeria 4 2 1 1 114 105 +9 5[lower-alpha 1]
4  Congo 4 1 0 3 105 118 −13 2
5  Cameroon 4 0 1 3 100 121 −21 1
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Algeria 25–26 Gabon
17 January 2018
11:00		 Algeria  31–23  Cameroon Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(18–13)
17 January 2018
18:30		 Gabon  27–22  Congo Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(14–12)
18 January 2018
13:00		 Cameroon  26–32  Tunisia Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(14–15)
18 January 2018
19:00		 Algeria  25–26  Gabon Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(12–16)
19 January 2018
15:00		 Congo  31–33  Algeria Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(14–19)
19 January 2018
19:00		 Gabon  15–27  Tunisia Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(6–11)
21 January 2018
15:00		 Cameroon  22–29  Congo Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(10–11)
21 January 2018
17:00		 Tunisia  25–25  Algeria Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(13–11)
22 January 2018
13:00		 Tunisia  36–23  Congo Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(19–8)
22 January 2018
19:00		 Cameroon  29–29  Gabon Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(15–16)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 4 4 0 0 121 97 +24 8 Quarterfinals
2  Angola 4 3 0 1 109 85 +24 6
3  Morocco 4 2 0 2 106 116 −10 4
4  DR Congo 4 1 0 3 106 118 −12 2
5  Nigeria 4 0 0 4 82 108 −26 0
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
17 January 2018
09:00		 Angola  29–16  Nigeria Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(13–5)
17 January 2018
13:00		 Morocco  28–33  Egypt Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(15–17)
18 January 2018
15:00		 DR Congo  23–28  Angola Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(8–13)
18 January 2018
17:00		 Nigeria  22–27  Egypt Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(10–12)
19 January 2018
13:00		 DR Congo  28–21  Nigeria Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(13–11)
19 January 2018
17:00		 Angola  32–21  Morocco Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(14–12)
21 January 2018
13:00		 Morocco  33–28  DR Congo Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(18–13)
21 January 2018
19:00		 Egypt  25–20  Angola Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(13–9)
22 January 2018
15:00		 Morocco  24–23  Nigeria Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(7–13)
22 January 2018
17:00		 Egypt  36–27  DR Congo Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(19–7)

Knockout stage

Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
24 January
 
 
 Tunisia38
 
25 January
 
 DR Congo21
 
 Tunisia34
 
24 January
 
 Angola14
 
 Angola29
 
27 January
 
 Algeria27
 
 Tunisia26
 
24 January
 
 Egypt24
 
 Gabon23
 
25 January
 
 Morocco (OT)26
 
 Morocco19
 
24 January
 
 Egypt31 Third place
 
 Egypt37
 
27 January
 
 Congo22
 
 Angola29
 
 
 Morocco26
 
Fifth place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
25 January
 
 
 DR Congo24
 
27 January
 
 Algeria29
 
 Algeria23
 
25 January
 
 Gabon24
 
 Gabon31
 
 
 Congo30
 
Seventh place
 
 
27 January
 
 
 DR Congo23
 
 
 Congo24

Quarterfinals
24 January 2018
13:00		 Tunisia  38–21  DR Congo Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(21–12)
24 January 2018
15:00		 Angola  29–27  Algeria Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(13–12)
24 January 2018
17:00		 Congo  22–37  Egypt Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(15–18)
24 January 2018
19:00		 Gabon  23–26 (ET)  Morocco Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(9–11)

FT: 20–20 ET: 3–6

5–8th place semifinals
25 January 2018
13:00		 DR Congo  24–29  Algeria Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(14–15)
25 January 2018
15:00		 Gabon  31–30  Congo Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(16–20)

Semifinals
25 January 2018
17:00		 Tunisia  34–14  Angola Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(16–3)
25 January 2018
19:00		 Morocco  19–31  Egypt Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(4–14)

Ninth place game
25 January 2018
11:00		 Cameroon  27–19  Nigeria Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(16–10)

Seventh place game
27 January 2018
09:00		 DR Congo  23–24  Congo Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(10–9)

Fifth place game
27 January 2018
11:00		 Algeria  23–24  Gabon Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(14–9)

Third place game
27 January 2018
13:00		 Angola  29–26  Morocco Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(17–13)

Final
27 January 2018
19:00		 Tunisia  26–24  Egypt Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
(13–15)

Final ranking
Qualified for the 2019 World Championship
RankTeam
 Tunisia
 Egypt
 Angola
4 Morocco
5 Gabon
6 Algeria
7 Congo
8 DR Congo
9 Cameroon
10 Nigeria
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References
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