1991 African Men's Handball Championship

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1991 African Men's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates5–13 September 1991
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (1st title)
Runner-upFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Third placeFlag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Fourth placeFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
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The 1991 African Men's Handball Championship was the ninth edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Cairo, Egypt, from 5 to 13 September 1991. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. [1]

Contents

Egypt finished first in the round robin tournament and wins its first African title. Algeria finished second and Tunisia third.

Qualified teams

Format

8 teams qualified to the final tournament and was divided into two groups as below :

GroupsTeams
Group AFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria, Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo, Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia, Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Group BFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt, Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia, Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal, Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast

However, because of the withdrawal of Namibia, it was decided to make a round robin tournament format of one final group regrouping the seven participated teams.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 660000012
2Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 650112990+3910
3Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 63120007
4Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 63120007
5Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 61050002
6Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 61050002
7Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 61050002
8Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 00000000Withdrawn
Source: Todor66
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.

Results

5 September 1991 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg19–18Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Cairo

7 September 1991 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg21–12Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Cairo
7 September 1991 Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg26–18Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Cairo
(14–10)
7 September 1991 Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg27–16Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo Cairo

8 September 1991 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg26–9Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo Cairo
8 September 1991 Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg17–17Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Cairo
8 September 1991 Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg22–21Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Cairo

10 September 1991 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg21–12Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Cairo
10 September 1991 Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg14–11Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Cairo

11 September 1991 Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg27–15Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo Cairo
11 September 1991 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg20–10Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia Cairo

12 September 1991 Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg27–21Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Cairo
(11–6)
12 September 1991 Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg21–14Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Cairo
(11–7)

13 September 1991 Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg21–14Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Cairo
(10–4)
13 September 1991 Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg23–13Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia Cairo
13 September 1991 Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg23–20Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Cairo

Tournament classification

Team qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1992 World Men's Handball Championship Group B
RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
4Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
5Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
6Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
7Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo

References

  1. "Men Handball IX Africa Championship 1991 – Egypt". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. 26 November 2016.