2017 African Women's Junior Handball Championship

For the men's tournament, see 2016 African Men's Junior Handball Championship.

2017 African Women's Junior Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Ivory Coast
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	4–10 September
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Angola (9th title)
Runners-up	Egypt
Third place	Ivory Coast
Fourth place	Cape Verde
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Goals scored	1,088 (51.81 per match)
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The 2017 African Women's Junior Handball Championship was the 24th edition of the championship organised by the Ivory Coast Handball Federation under the auspices of the African Handball Confederation. It was held in Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan (Ivory Coast) from 4 to 10 September 2017. It was played in under-19 years category. It was the fifth time that Ivory Coast staged the competition. It also acts as qualification tournament for the IHF Women's Junior World Handball Championship. Top three teams i.e. Angola, Egypt and the hosts Ivory Coast qualified for the 2018 Women's Junior World Handball Championship to be held in Hungary. ^{[1] [2]}

Participating teams

•   Algeria
•   Angola (Defending Champion)
•   Cape Verde
•   DR Congo
•   Egypt
•   Ivory Coast (Host)
•   Mali

Round-robin

All teams played in a round robin system.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
	Angola	6	6	0	0	211	117	+94	12	2018 Women's Junior World Handball Championship
	Egypt	6	5	0	1	170	146	+24	10
	Ivory Coast (H)	6	2	0	4	159	168	−9	4 [a]
4	Cape Verde	6	2	0	4	140	165	−25	4 [a]
5	DR Congo	6	2	0	4	142	154	−12	4 [a]
6	Algeria	6	2	0	4	131	151	−20	4 [a]
7	Mali	6	2	0	4	135	187	−52	4 [a]

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Ivory Coast 4 Pts, +5 GD; Cape Verde 4 Pts, +3 GD; DR Congo 4 Pts, +1 GD; Algeria 4 Pts, –1 GD; Mali 4 Pts, –8 GD.

Match results

All times are local (UTC+0).

Day 1 ^[3]

4 September 2017 14:00	Cape Verde	21–23	DR Congo	Palais des Sports, Abidjan
		(13–10)

4 September 2017 16:00	Mali	17–50	Angola	Palais des Sports, Abidjan
		(9–24)

4 September 2017 18:00	Ivory Coast	33–35	Egypt	Palais des Sports, Abidjan
		(12–19)

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Day 2 ^[4]

5 September 2017 14:00	Cape Verde	20–37	Angola	Palais des Sports, Abidjan
		(10–18)

5 September 2017 16:00	DR Congo	23–27	Mali	Palais des Sports, Abidjan
		(12–13)

5 September 2017 18:00	Algeria	24–25	Ivory Coast	Palais des Sports, Abidjan
		(13–11)

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Day 3 ^[5]

6 September 2017 14:00	Mali	21–28	Cape Verde	Palais des Sports, Abidjan
		(9–16)

6 September 2017 16:00	Egypt	28–20	Algeria	Palais des Sports, Abidjan
		(13–9)

6 September 2017 18:00	DR Congo	30–26	Ivory Coast	Palais des Sports, Abidjan
		(13–11)

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Day 4 ^[6]

7 September 2017 14:00	Algeria	25–29	Mali	Palais des Sports, Abidjan
		(16–16)

7 September 2017 16:00	Egypt	33–22	Cape Verde	Palais des Sports, Abidjan
		(21–8)

7 September 2017 18:00	Angola	29–17	Ivory Coast	Palais des Sports, Abidjan
		(15–11)

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Day 5 ^[7]

8 September 2017 14:00	Egypt	22–20	DR Congo	Palais des Sports, Abidjan
		(7–8)

8 September 2017 16:00	Ivory Coast	30–31	Cape Verde	Palais des Sports, Abidjan
		(16–12)

8 September 2017 18:00	Angola	30–19	Algeria	Palais des Sports, Abidjan
		(17–6)

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Day 6

9 September 2017 14:00	Mali	22–33	Egypt	Palais des Sports, Abidjan
		(11–13)

9 September 2017 16:00	DR Congo	25–36	Angola	Palais des Sports, Abidjan
		(11–16)

9 September 2017 18:00	Cape Verde	18–21	Algeria	Palais des Sports, Abidjan
		(–)

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Day 7 ^[8]

10 September 2017 14:00	Ivory Coast	28–19	Mali	Palais des Sports, Abidjan
		(15–11)

10 September 2017 16:00	Algeria	22–21	DR Congo	Palais des Sports, Abidjan
		(8–10)

10 September 2017 18:00	Angola	29–19	Egypt	Palais des Sports, Abidjan
		(16–8)

Awards

2017 African Women's Junior Handball Championship winner
Angola 9th title

Best Player

See also

• 2016 African Women's Handball Championship
• 2017 African Women's Youth Handball Championship

References

1. "24th WOMEN'S JUNIORS AFRICA NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP IN ABIDJAN (IVORY COAST)". cahbonline.info. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
2. "Angola make it three-in-a-row". IHF. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
3. "CAN Juniors Filles 2017-résultats première journée" (in French). cahbonline.info. 4 September 2017. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
4. "CAN Juniors Filles: Résultats 2ème journée" (in French). cahbonline.info. 5 September 2017. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
5. "CAN Juniors Filles: Résultats 3ème journée" (in French). cahbonline.info. 6 September 2017. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
6. "CAN Juniors Filles: Résultats 4ème journée" (in French). cahbonline.info. 7 September 2017. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
7. "CAN Juniors Filles: Résultats 5ème journée" (in French). cahbonline.info. 8 September 2017. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
8. "CAN Juniors filles 2017-Classement final" (in French). cahbonline.info. 10 September 2017. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

External links

• Tournament page on the African Handball Confederation official website