2017 African Handball Super Cup

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2017 African Handball Super Cup
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Dates12 April 2017
Teams4 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly SC (1st title)
Flag of Angola.svg 1º de Agosto (3rd title)
Runner-up Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg CARA Brazzaville
Tournament statistics
Matches2
Goals scored122 (61 per match)
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The 2017 African Handball Super Cup (23rd edition), also known as Babacar Fall Super Cup, in honour of the first chairman of the African Handball Confederation, was a handball competition organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The matches, held on 12 April 2017 in Agadir, Morocco, were contested by Al Ahly SC, the 2016 African Handball Champions League winner and Zamalek, the 2016 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup winner, on the man's side and Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto, the 2016 African Women's Handball Champions League winner and CARA Brazzaville in absence of TKC of Cameroon. Al Ahly SC, on the man's side and Primeiro de Agosto, on the woman's side, were the winners.

African Handball Confederation administrative and controlling body of team handball in Africa

The African Handball Confederation, referring to a, is the administrative and controlling body for African team handball. Founded on 15 January 1973 after the 2nd All-Africa Games in Lagos (Nigeria), it represents the national handball associations of Africa under the supervision of the International Handball Federation (IHF).

International Handball Federation International team handball governing body

The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball Championship, which commenced in 1938, and the IHF World Women's Handball Championship, which commenced in 1957.

Agadir Place in Souss-Massa, Morocco

Agadir is a major city in mid-southern Morocco. Agadir is located on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean near the foot of the Atlas Mountains, just north of the point where the Sus River flows into the ocean. It is 508 km south of Casablanca. It is the capital of the Agadir Ida-U-Tanan Prefecture and of the Sus-Massa economic region. A majority of its inhabitants speak Tashelhit Berber, one of the varieties of the Berber language.

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Al Ahly SC and Primeiro de Agosto qualified for the 2017 IHF Super Globe. [1]

2017 IHF Super Globe

The 2017 IHF Super Globe was the eleventh edition of the tournament. It was held in Doha, Qatar at the Duhail Handball Sports Hall from 25 to 28 August 2017.


2017 Africa Men's Handball Super Cup

[2]

Wed, 12 Apr 2017
18:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Al Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 29–23 Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek Agadir, Morocco
(15–12)

2017 Africa Women's Handball Super Cup

[3]

Wed, 12 Apr 2017
16:00 WEST (UTC+1)
1º de Agosto Flag of Angola.svg 26–17 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg CARA Brazzaville Agadir, Morocco
(14–09)

Awards

2017 Africa Men's Handball Super Cup Winners2017 Africa Women's Handball Super Cup Winners
Flag of Egypt.svg
Al Ahly Sport Club
1st title
Flag of Angola.svg
Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto
3rd title

See also

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The 2016 African Women's Handball Champions League was the 38th 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 October 21–30, 2015 at the Palais des Sports de Ouagadougou, in Burkina Faso, contested by 9 teams and won by Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto of Angola.

The 2016 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup was the 22nd 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 May 5–27, 2016 and took place at the Salle Al Jadida, in Laayoune, Western Sahara, contested by 11 teams and won by Zamalek Sporting Club of Egypt.

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References

  1. "SUPER COUPE BABACAR FALL 2017: Primero de Agosto et Al Ahly, vainqueurs" (in French). cahbonline.info. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  2. "Handball: Al Ahly beat Zamalek to win African Super Cup, reach IHF Super Globe". 12 April 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. "Handball: 1º de Agosto win African Super cup (25-16)". ANGOP. Angolan news agency. 13 April 2017. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.