2018 African Men's Handball Championship

2018 African Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Gabon
Dates	17–27 January
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Tunisia (10th title)
Runner-up	Egypt
Third place	Angola
Fourth place	Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches	33
Goals scored	1740 (52.73 per match)
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Last updated September 13, 2021

The 2018 African Men's Handball Championship was the 23rd edition of the African Men's Handball Championship and held from 17 to 27 January 2018 in Gabon. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship.^[1]

Venue

Libreville	Libreville
Palais des Sports de Libreville
Capacity: 6,000

Qualified teams

Country	Previous appearances in tournament¹
Algeria	21 ( 1976 , 1979, 1981 , 1983 , 1985 , 1987 , 1989 , 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 , 2016)
Angola	14 (1981, 1983, 1985 , 1987, 1989, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Cameroon	13 (1974, 1976, 1979, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Congo	18 (1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
DR Congo	10 (1992, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Egypt	20 (1979, 1981, 1983 , 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991 , 1992 , 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 , 2012, 2014, 2016 )
Gabon	7 (2000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Morocco	17 ( 1987 , 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 , 2014, 2016)
Nigeria	10 (1979, 1981, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016)
Tunisia	22 ( 1974 , 1976 , 1979 , 1981 , 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994 , 1996, 1998 , 2000, 2002 , 2004, 2006 , 2008, 2010 , 2012 , 2014, 2016)

¹Bold indicates champion for that year

²Italic indicates host country for that year

Preliminary round

The draw was held on 3 November 2017 in Libreville.^[4]

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tunisia	4	3	1	0	120	89	+31	7	Quarterfinals
2	Gabon (H)	4	2	1	1	97	103	−6	5^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Algeria	4	2	1	1	114	105	+9	5^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Congo	4	1	0	3	105	118	−13	2
5	Cameroon	4	0	1	3	100	121	−21	1

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Host
Notes:

1 2 Algeria 25–26 Gabon

17 January 2018 11:00	Algeria	31–23	Cameroon	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(18–13)

17 January 2018 18:30	Gabon	27–22	Congo	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(14–12)

18 January 2018 13:00	Cameroon	26–32	Tunisia	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(14–15)

18 January 2018 19:00	Algeria	25–26	Gabon	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(12–16)

19 January 2018 15:00	Congo	31–33	Algeria	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(14–19)

19 January 2018 19:00	Gabon	15–27	Tunisia	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(6–11)

21 January 2018 15:00	Cameroon	22–29	Congo	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(10–11)

21 January 2018 17:00	Tunisia	25–25	Algeria	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(13–11)

22 January 2018 13:00	Tunisia	36–23	Congo	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(19–8)

22 January 2018 19:00	Cameroon	29–29	Gabon	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(15–16)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	4	4	0	121	97	+24	8	Quarterfinals
2	Angola	4	3	1	109	85	+24	6
3	Morocco	4	2	2	106	116	−10	4
4	DR Congo	4	1	3	106	118	−12	2
5	Nigeria	4	0	4	82	108	−26	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

17 January 2018 09:00	Angola	29–16	Nigeria	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(13–5)

17 January 2018 13:00	Morocco	28–33	Egypt	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(15–17)

18 January 2018 15:00	DR Congo	23–28	Angola	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(8–13)

18 January 2018 17:00	Nigeria	22–27	Egypt	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(10–12)

19 January 2018 13:00	DR Congo	28–21	Nigeria	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(13–11)

19 January 2018 17:00	Angola	32–21	Morocco	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(14–12)

21 January 2018 13:00	Morocco	33–28	DR Congo	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(18–13)

21 January 2018 19:00	Egypt	25–20	Angola	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(13–9)

22 January 2018 15:00	Morocco	24–23	Nigeria	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(7–13)

22 January 2018 17:00	Egypt	36–27	DR Congo	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(19–7)

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

24 January

Tunisia	38
		25 January
DR Congo	21
		Tunisia	34
24 January
		Angola	14
Angola	29
				27 January
Algeria	27
				Tunisia	26
24 January
				Egypt	24
Gabon	23
		25 January
Morocco (OT)	26
		Morocco	19
24 January
		Egypt	31	Third place
Egypt	37
				27 January
Congo	22
				Angola	29

				Morocco	26

Fifth place bracket

5–8th place semifinals		Fifth place

25 January

DR Congo	24
		27 January
Algeria	29
		Algeria	23
25 January
		Gabon	24
Gabon	31

Congo	30
		Seventh place

		27 January

		DR Congo	23

		Congo	24

Quarterfinals

24 January 2018 13:00	Tunisia	38–21	DR Congo	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(21–12)

24 January 2018 15:00	Angola	29–27	Algeria	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(13–12)

24 January 2018 17:00	Congo	22–37	Egypt	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(15–18)

24 January 2018 19:00	Gabon	23–26 (ET)	Morocco	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(9–11)

	FT: 20–20 ET: 3–6

5–8th place semifinals

25 January 2018 13:00	DR Congo	24–29	Algeria	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(14–15)

25 January 2018 15:00	Gabon	31–30	Congo	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(16–20)

Semifinals

25 January 2018 17:00	Tunisia	34–14	Angola	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(16–3)

25 January 2018 19:00	Morocco	19–31	Egypt	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(4–14)

Ninth place game

25 January 2018 11:00	Cameroon	27–19	Nigeria	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(16–10)

Seventh place game

27 January 2018 09:00	DR Congo	23–24	Congo	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(10–9)

Fifth place game

27 January 2018 11:00	Algeria	23–24	Gabon	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(14–9)

Third place game

27 January 2018 13:00	Angola	29–26	Morocco	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(17–13)

Final

27 January 2018 19:00	Tunisia	26–24	Egypt	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(13–15)

Final ranking

	Qualified for the 2019 World Championship

Rank	Team
	Tunisia
	Egypt
	Angola
4	Morocco
5	Gabon
6	Algeria
7	Congo
8	DR Congo
9	Cameroon
10	Nigeria

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References

↑ "Gabon, Congo and Tunisia to host upcoming handball tournaments". africanews.com. 29 January 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
↑ "CAN HANDBALL GABON 2018: La Tunisie championne d'Afrique !!". cahbonline.info. 27 January 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
↑ "Tunisia win battle of Africa to take continental title". ihf.info. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
↑ "23ème CAN GABON 2018: Résultats du tirage au sort". cahbonline.info. 3 November 2017. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

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[1] "Gabon, Congo and Tunisia to host upcoming handball tournaments". africanews.com. 29 January 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.

[2] "CAN HANDBALL GABON 2018: La Tunisie championne d'Afrique !!". cahbonline.info. 27 January 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.

[3] "Tunisia win battle of Africa to take continental title". ihf.info. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

[4] "23ème CAN GABON 2018: Résultats du tirage au sort". cahbonline.info. 3 November 2017. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

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Women	Tunisia 1974 Algeria 1976 Congo 1979 Tunisia 1981 Egypt 1983 Angola 1985 Morocco 1987 Algeria 1989 Egypt 1991 Côte d'Ivoire 1992 Tunisia 1994 Benin 1996 South Africa 1998 Algeria 2000 Morocco 2002 Egypt 2004 Tunisia 2006 Angola 2008 Egypt 2010 Morocco 2012 Algeria 2014 Angola 2016 Congo 2018 Cameroon 2021 Senegal 2022 Cape Verde 2024

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Africa	2018 African Men's Handball Championship
Asia	2018 Asian Men's Handball Championship
America	2018 Pan American Men's Handball Championship
Europe	2018 European Men's Handball Championship European qualification