Tournament details | |
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Host country | Angola |
Dates | 8–16 January |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Angola (9th title) |
Runner-up | Ivory Coast |
Third place | Congo |
Fourth place | Tunisia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches | 20 |
Goals scored | 1,060 (53 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Mambo Elodie (39 goals) |
Best player | Nair Almeida |
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The 2008 African Women's Handball Championship was the 18th edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held in Angola from 8 to 17 January 2008. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship and the 2008 Summer Olympics.
All times are local (UTC+1).
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Angola (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 63 | +47 | 6 |
Congo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 74 | +14 | 4 |
Algeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 90 | −20 | 2 |
Gabon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 84 | −41 | 0 |
8 January 2008 10:00 | Congo | 30–14 | Gabon | Pavilhão Multiusos, Luanda |
(18–5) | ||||
8 January 2008 20:30 | Angola | 42–24 | Algeria | Pavilhão Multiusos, Luanda |
(20–11) | ||||
11 January 2008 16:00 | Algeria | 21–20 | Gabon | Acácias Rubras, Benguela |
(14–9) | ||||
11 January 2008 18:00 | Angola | 35–30 | Congo | Acácias Rubras, Benguela |
(16–17) | ||||
12 January 2008 16:00 | Angola | 33–9 | Gabon | Acácias Rubras, Benguela |
(16–3) | ||||
12 January 2008 18:00 | Congo | 28–25 | Algeria | Acácias Rubras, Benguela |
(11–15) | ||||
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 55 | +22 | 5 |
Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 72 | +15 | 4 |
DR Congo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 90 | −20 | 2 |
Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 79 | −17 | 1 |
10 January 2008 16:00 | Ivory Coast | 26–16 | DR Congo | Serra Van-Dúnem, Huambo |
(14–7) | ||||
10 January 2008 18:00 | Tunisia | 23–23 | Cameroon | Serra Van-Dúnem, Huambo |
(12–11) | ||||
11 January 2008 16:00 | Ivory Coast | 24–24 | Tunisia | Serra Van-Dúnem, Huambo |
(14–11) | ||||
11 January 2008 18:00 | DR Congo | 29–24 | Cameroon | Serra Van-Dúnem, Huambo |
(16–9) | ||||
12 January 2008 16:00 | Tunisia | 40–25 | DR Congo | Serra Van-Dúnem, Huambo |
(20–8) | ||||
12 January 2008 18:00 | Ivory Coast | 27–15 | Cameroon | Serra Van-Dúnem, Huambo |
(10–5) | ||||
Semifinals | Final | |||||
Angola | 44 | |||||
Tunisia | 26 | |||||
Angola | 39 | |||||
Ivory Coast | 27 | |||||
Congo | 28 | |||||
Ivory Coast | 29 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
Tunisia | 25 | |||||
Congo | 30 |
5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
Algeria | 34 | |||||
Cameroon | 32 | |||||
Algeria | 28 | |||||
DR Congo | 32 | |||||
Gabon | 11 | |||||
DR Congo | 21 | |||||
Seventh place | ||||||
Cameroon | 25 | |||||
Gabon | 22 |
14 January 2008 15:00 | DR Congo | 21–11 | Gabon | Acácias Rubras, Benguela |
(7–6) | ||||
14 January 2008 17:00 | Algeria | 34–32 | Cameroon | Acácias Rubras, Benguela |
(17–18) | ||||
15 January 2008 16:00 | Ivory Coast | 29–28 | Congo | Pavilhão Multiusos, Luanda |
(13–13) | ||||
15 January 2008 20:00 | Angola | 44–26 | Tunisia | Pavilhão Multiusos, Luanda |
(19–9) | ||||
15 January 2008 15:00 | Cameroon | 25–22 | Gabon | Acácias Rubras, Benguela |
(12–14) | ||||
15 January 2008 17:00 | DR Congo | 32–28 | Algeria | Acácias Rubras, Benguela |
(14–16) | ||||
16 January 2008 16:00 | Congo | 30–25 | Tunisia | Pavilhão Multiusos, Luanda |
(14–15) | ||||
16 January 2008 18:00 | Angola | 39–27 | Ivory Coast | Pavilhão Multiusos, Luanda |
(18–13) | ||||
Angola qualified also for the 2008 Summer Olympics and the Ivory Coast and Congo participated at a 2008 Summer Olympics qualification tournament.
Qualified for the 2009 World Championship |
Rank | Team |
---|---|
Angola | |
Ivory Coast | |
Congo | |
4 | Tunisia |
5 | DR Congo |
6 | Algeria |
7 | Cameroon |
8 | Gabon |
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