2008 African Handball Champions League

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2008 African Handball Champions League
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Morocco.svg Morocco
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
DatesNovember 27–December 6
Teams13
Final positions
Champions Flag of Algeria.svg GS Pétroliers (10th title)
Runners-up Flag of Morocco.svg Rabita
Third place Flag of Angola.svg 1º de Agosto
Fourth place Flag of Cameroon.svg Minuh Yaoundé
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The 2008 African Handball Champions League was the 30th edition, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held from November 27 to December 6, 2008, at the Complexe sportif Mohammed V in Casablanca, Morocco, contested by 13 teams and won by Groupement Sportif des Pétroliers of Algeria. [1]

Contents

Draw

Group AGroup BGroup C

Flag of Cameroon.svg FAP Yaoundé
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg HC Héritage
Flag of Nigeria.svg Niger United
Flag of Angola.svg Primeiro de Agosto
Flag of Egypt.svg Talae El Djeich

Flag of Gabon.svg CMS
Flag of Angola.svg Kabuscorp
Flag of Cameroon.svg Minuh Yaoundé
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg SOA

Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Étoile du Congo
Flag of Algeria.svg GS Pétroliers
Flag of Morocco.svg KACM
Flag of Morocco.svg Rabita de Casablanca

Preliminary round

[2]

Times given below are in WET UTC+0.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Knockout stage

[3]

Championship bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
Thu 04 Dec 2008 –
 
 
Flag of Angola.svg Kabuscorp 16
 
Fri 05 Dec 2008
 
Flag of Angola.svg 1º de Agosto 21
 
Flag of Algeria.svg GS Pétroliers 27
 
Thu 04 Dec 2008 –
 
Flag of Angola.svg 1º de Agosto 14
 
Flag of Algeria.svg GS Pétroliers 24
 
Sat 06 Dec 2008 –
 
Flag of Egypt.svg Talae El Djeich 22
 
Flag of Algeria.svg GS Pétroliers 22
 
Thu 04 Dec 2008 –
 
Flag of Morocco.svg Rabita 20
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg Niger United
 
Fri 05 Dec 2008
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg Minuh Yaoundé
 
Flag of Morocco.svg Rabita 26
 
Thu 04 Dec 2008 –
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg Minuh Yaoundé 23 Third place
 
Flag of Morocco.svg Rabita 33
 
Fri 05 Dec 2008 –
 
Flag of Gabon.svg CMS 32
 
Flag placeholder.svg 1º de Agosto 25
 
 
Flag placeholder.svg Minuh Yaoundé 24
 
5-8th bracket
 
5–8th placeFifth place
 
      
 
Fri 05 Dec 2008
 
 
Flag of Egypt.svg Talae El Djeich
 
Sat 06 Dec 2008 –
 
 
 
Flag of Egypt.svg Talae El Djeich
 
Fri 05 Dec 2008
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg Niger United
 
Flag of Angola.svg Kabuscorp
 
 
 
 
Seventh place
 
 
Sat 06 Dec 2008 –
 
 
Flag of Angola.svg Kabuscorp
 
 
Flag of Gabon.svg CMS
9-12th bracket
 
9–12th placeNinth place
 
      
 
Thu 04 Dec 2008 –
 
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg FAP Yaoundé
 
Fri 05 Dec 2008
 
 
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg FAP Yaoundé
 
Thu 04 Dec 2008 –
 
Flag of Morocco.svg KACM
 
Flag of Morocco.svg KACM
 
 
 
 
Eleventh place
 
 
Fri 05 Dec 2008
 
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg SOA
 
 
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Étoile du Congo

Final ranking

RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Algeria.svg GS Pétroliers
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Morocco.svg Rabita de Casablanca
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Angola.svg 1º de Agosto
4 Flag of Cameroon.svg Minuh Yaoundé
5 Flag of Egypt.svg Talae El Djeich
6 Flag of Nigeria.svg Niger United
7 Flag of Angola.svg Kabuscorp
8 Flag of Gabon.svg CMS
9 Flag of Cameroon.svg FAP Yaoundé
10 Flag of Morocco.svg KACM
11 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg SOA
12 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Étoile du Congo
13 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg HC Héritage

Awards

2008 African Handball Champions Cup Winner
Flag of Algeria.svg
Groupement Sportif des Pétroliers
10th title
Best Player

References

  1. "Le GSP reprend son dixième sacre" (in French). djazairess.com. Retrieved 5 Mar 2016.
  2. "30ème Coupe d'Afrique des Clubs champions de Handball" (in French). lanouvelletribune.info. 2 Dec 2008. Retrieved 5 Mar 2016.
  3. "Sports HANDBALL 30e Championnat D'Afrique des Clubs Champions GS Pétrolier - Talae El Djeich en quart de finale" (in French). lesoirdalgerie.com. Retrieved 5 Mar 2016.