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| Dates | 23–31 July |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
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The 1983 African Women's Handball Championship was the fifth edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held from 23 to 30 July 1983 at the Cairo International Stadium and the Police Arena in Cairo, Egypt.
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 47 | +19 | 4 |
 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 60 | -15 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 69 | -21 | 0 |
* Note: Advance to semi-finals
| 23 July 1983 | Congo | 22–12 | | |
| 24 July 1983 | Ivory Coast | 19–13 | | |
| 26 July 1983 | Ivory Coast | 23–16 | | |
| 27 July 1983 | Congo | 26–13 | | |
| 28 July 1983 | Ivory Coast | 22–18 | | |
| 28 July 1983 | Angola | 20–19 | | |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Note: Advance to semi-finals
| 23 July 1983 | Algeria | v | | |
| 23 July 1983 | Cameroon | 20–19 | | |
| 24 July 1983 | Tunisia | v | | |
| 24 July 1983 | Cameroon | 18–18 | | |
| 26 July 1983 | Nigeria | 16–11 | | |
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| 26 July 1983 | Cameroon | 26–8 | | |
| (10–5) | ||||
| 27 July 1983 | Nigeria | 18–11 | | |
| (10–5) | ||||
| 27 July 1983 | Tunisia | 18–13 | | |
| (8–9) | ||||
| 28 July 1983 | Cameroon | 23–16 | | |
| (9–8) | ||||
| 28 July 1983 | Nigeria | 17–14 | | |
| (7–7) | ||||
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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| 13 | |||||
| 31 July 1983 | Cameroon | 27–14 | | |
| 31 July 1983 | Congo | 25–13 | | |
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