2016 African Men's Junior Handball Championship

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2016 African Men's Junior Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
DatesSeptember 11–18, 2016
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (4th title)
Runner-upFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Third placeFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Fourth placeFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Tournament statistics
Matches15
Goals scored820 (54.67 per match)
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The 2016 African Men's Junior Handball Championship was the 21st edition of the tournament, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation and held at the Palais des Sports de l'ACI 2000 in Bamako, Mali from September 11 to 18, 2016.

Contents

Tunisia was the champion and qualified, alongside the three remaining top teams. to the 2017 world championship. [1]

Teams

Participating teams

Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia

Schedule & results

[2]

Times given below are in GMT UTC+0.

Final standings

Qualified for the 2017 World Championship
RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 5–0
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 4–1
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3–2
4Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 1–3
5Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1–3
6Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 0–5

Awards

 2016 African Men's Junior Handball Championship Winner 
Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
4th title
Best Player

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References

  1. "TUNISIA WIN U21 AFRICAN HANDBALL CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER BEATING EGYPT". e-s-tunis.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. "CAN Juniors 2016". cahbonline.info. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.