1976 African Women's Handball Championship

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1976 African Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (2nd title)
Runner-upFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Third placeFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Fourth placeFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored264 (22 per match)
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The 1976 African Women's Handball Championship was the second edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held in Algeria. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1976 Summer Olympics qualifying tournament.

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Preliminary round

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 33003813+256
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria (H)32013125+64
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 31022750232
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 3003253380
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg10–8Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast

Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg11–6Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg12–11Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg8–1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg20–4Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria

Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg19–11Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 22004227+154
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 2101273032
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 20021729120
Source: [ citation needed ]
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg16–13Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal

Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg26–14Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda

Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg13–4Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal

Knockout stage

Fifth place game

Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg14–10Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers

Third place game

Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg10–8Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers

Final

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg10–5Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers

Final ranking

Qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics qualifying tournament
RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
4Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
5Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
6Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
7Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast

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