1981 African Men's Handball Championship

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1981 African Men's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg Tunisia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates18 July – 1 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Third placeFlag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Fourth placeFlag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
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The 1981 African Men's Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Tunis, Tunisia, from 18 July to 1 August 1981. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1982 World Championship in West Germany. [1]

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In the final, Algeria won their first title beating Ivory Coast in the final game.

Qualified teams

Venue

Draw

Group AGroup BGroup C

Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia

Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria

Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast

Group stage

    Team advance to the knockout stage

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 00000000
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 00000000
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 00000000
Source: [ citation needed ]
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg–Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Tunis
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg–Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea Tunis


Group B

Knockout stage

Semifinals

Third place game

31 July 1981 Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg–Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt Tunis

Final

1 August 1981 Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg30–25Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Tunis

Final ranking

Team qualified for the 1982 World Championship
RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
4Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
5Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
6Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
7Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
8Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea

References

  1. ↑ "Men Handball IV Africa Championship 1981 Tunisia". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. 26 November 2016.
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