1987 African Women's Handball Championship

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1987 African Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast (1st title)
Runner-upFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Third placeFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Fourth placeFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
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The 1987 African Women's Handball Championship was the seventh edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held in Morocco. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1988 Summer Olympics.

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Preliminary round

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 33005133+186
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 32014744+34
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3102354382
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 30033245130
Source: [ citation needed ]
4 July 1987 Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg17–9Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
5 July 1987 Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg15–14Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
6 July 1987 Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg19–10Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
7 July 1987 Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg14–11Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
8 July 1987 Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg20–13Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
8 July 1987 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg12–11Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 32106642+245
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 32016151+104
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 31117152+193
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 30032376530
Source: [ citation needed ]
4 July 1987 Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg25–22Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
5 July 1987 Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg21–9Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
6 July 1987 Angola  Flag of Angola.svg29–7Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
6 July 1987 Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg20–15Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
7 July 1987 Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg26–7Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
8 July 1987 Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg20–20Flag of Angola.svg  Angola

Knockout stage

Seventh place game

11 July 1987 Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg22–12Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

Fifth place game

11 July 1987 Angola  Flag of Angola.svg20–17Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 18
 
 
 
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 17
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 16
 
 
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 13
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 18
 
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 15
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 20
 
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 16

Semifinals

10 July 1987 Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg18–17Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
10 July 1987 Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg18–15Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia

Third place game

12 July 1987 Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg20–16Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia

Final

27 July 1989 Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg16–13Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
(7–10)

Final ranking

Qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics
RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
4Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
5Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
6Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
7Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
8Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

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