Tournament details | |
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Host country | Tunisia |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Dates | 16–26 January |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Egypt (7th title) |
Runner-up | Tunisia |
Third place | Algeria |
Fourth place | Angola |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 52 |
Goals scored | 2,711 (52.13 per match) |
Best player | Yehia El-Deraa |
The 2020 African Men's Handball Championship was the 24th edition of the African Men's Handball Championship and was held from 16 to 26 January 2020 in Tunisia. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and 2021 World Men's Handball Championship in Egypt. [1]
Egypt won their seventh title by defeating Tunisia 27–22 in the final. [2] [3]
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Radès | Nabeul |
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Salle Omnisport de Radès | Salle Bir Challouf |
Capacity: 17,000 | Capacity: 5,000 |
Hammamet | |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall | |
Capacity: 2,500 | |
The draw was held on 19 October 2019 in Tunis. [4] [5] Senegal withdrew before the tournament.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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On 13 January 2020, The African Handball Confederation (CAHB) has selected eight couples of referees. [6]
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All times are local (UTC+1). [7]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 60 | +51 | 6 | Main round |
2 | DR Congo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 4 | |
3 | Guinea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 84 | −11 | 2 | Placement round |
4 | Kenya [a] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 80 | −44 | 0 |
16 January 2020 12:00 | DR Congo | 10–0 (awarded) [8] | Kenya | Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul |
16 January 2020 12:00 | Egypt | 39–22 | Guinea | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(19–10) | ||||
17 January 2020 12:00 | Kenya | 19–44 | Egypt | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(7–21) | ||||
17 January 2020 16:00 | Guinea | 25–28 | DR Congo | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(12–16) | ||||
19 January 2020 12:00 | Guinea | 26–17 | Kenya | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(11–10) | ||||
19 January 2020 18:00 | Egypt | 28–19 | DR Congo | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(16–10) | ||||
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Angola | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 69 | +12 | 6 | Main round |
2 | Gabon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 77 | −3 | 3 | |
3 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 80 | −1 | 2 | Placement round |
4 | Libya | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 73 | −8 | 1 |
16 January 2020 12:00 | Angola | 30–24 | Nigeria | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(17–10) | ||||
16 January 2020 14:00 | Gabon | 22–22 | Libya | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(12–13) | ||||
17 January 2020 14:00 | Libya | 19–20 | Angola | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(6–8) | ||||
17 January 2020 18:00 | Nigeria | 24–26 | Gabon | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(13–14) | ||||
19 January 2020 16:00 | Angola | 31–26 | Gabon | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(13–12) | ||||
19 January 2020 16:00 | Nigeria | 31–24 | Libya | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(15–11) | ||||
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Tunisia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 66 | +56 | 6 | Main round |
2 | Cape Verde | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 78 | −6 | 4 | |
3 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 82 | −14 | 2 | Placement round |
4 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 105 | −36 | 0 |
16 January 2020 10:00 | Ivory Coast | 19–28 | Cameroon | Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul |
(9–14) | ||||
16 January 2020 18:30 | Tunisia | 33–21 | Cape Verde | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(17–9) | ||||
17 January 2020 14:00 | Cameroon | 19–22 | Cape Verde | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(12–8) | ||||
17 January 2020 18:00 | Tunisia | 48–24 | Ivory Coast | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(22–13) | ||||
19 January 2020 14:00 | Ivory Coast | 26–29 | Cape Verde | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(12–13) | ||||
19 January 2020 18:00 | Tunisia | 41–21 | Cameroon | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(22–11) | ||||
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Algeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 64 | +34 | 6 | Main round |
2 | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 70 | +33 | 4 | |
3 | Congo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 82 | +5 | 2 | Placement round |
4 | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 110 | −72 | 0 | |
– | Senegal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
16 January 2020 10:00 | Morocco | 34–25 | Congo | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(20–15) | ||||
16 January 2020 10:00 | Algeria | 34–9 | Zambia | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(17–4) | ||||
17 January 2020 12:00 | Zambia | 12–39 | Morocco | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(7–19) | ||||
17 January 2020 16:00 | Congo | 25–31 | Algeria | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(11–18) | ||||
19 January 2020 12:00 | Congo | 37–17 | Zambia | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(19–7) | ||||
19 January 2020 14:00 | Morocco | 30–33 | Algeria | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(15–16) | ||||
Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advanced, were taken over.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Guinea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 57 | +15 | 5 | Ninth place game |
2 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 68 | +17 | 4 | Eleventh place game |
3 | Libya | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 73 | −6 | 3 | 13th place game |
4 | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 83 | −26 | 0 | 15th place game |
20 January 2020 12:00 | Kenya | 26–27 | Libya | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(12–10) | ||||
20 January 2020 16:00 | Guinea | 30–24 | Nigeria | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(16–11) | ||||
22 January 2020 12:00 | Kenya | 14–30 | Nigeria | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(6–15) | ||||
22 January 2020 16:00 | Libya | 16–16 | Guinea | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(9–7) | ||||
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Congo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 76 | +19 | 5 | Ninth place game |
2 | Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 4 | Eleventh place game |
3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 86 | +6 | 3 | 13th place game |
4 | Zambia [a] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 86 | −45 | 0 | 15th place game |
20 January 2020 14:00 | Ivory Coast | 39–24 | Zambia | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(20–14) | ||||
20 January 2020 18:00 | Cameroon | 24–25 | Congo | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(12–11) | ||||
22 January 2020 14:00 | Ivory Coast | 34–34 | Congo | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(16–19) | ||||
22 January 2020 18:00 | Cameroon | 10–0 (forfeit) | Zambia | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
24 January 2020 12:00 | Kenya | 28–17 | Zambia | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(12–11) | ||||
24 January 2020 14:00 | Libya | 32–25 | Ivory Coast | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(13–12) | ||||
24 January 2020 16:00 | Nigeria | 33–29 | Cameroon | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(17–17) | ||||
25 January 2020 18:00 | Guinea | 23–25 | Congo | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(11–12) | ||||
Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advanced, were taken over.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 62 | +35 | 6 | Semifinals |
2 | Angola | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 84 | +3 | 4 | |
3 | DR Congo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
4 | Gabon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 99 | −38 | 0 |
20 January 2020 12:00 | Egypt | 36–17 | Gabon | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(20–7) | ||||
20 January 2020 14:00 | Angola | 30–25 | DR Congo | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(11–13) | ||||
22 January 2020 12:00 | DR Congo | 32–18 | Gabon | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(15–10) | ||||
22 January 2020 16:00 | Egypt | 33–26 | Angola | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(15–12) | ||||
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Tunisia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 67 | +23 | 6 | Semifinals |
2 | Algeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 79 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 89 | −4 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
4 | Cape Verde | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 89 | −20 | 0 |
20 January 2020 16:00 | Cape Verde | 23–25 | Algeria | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(12–13) | ||||
20 January 2020 18:00 | Tunisia | 31–24 | Morocco | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(17–12) | ||||
22 January 2020 14:00 | Cape Verde | 25–31 | Morocco | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(11–17) | ||||
22 January 2020 18:00 | Tunisia | 26–22 | Algeria | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(12–11) | ||||
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
24 January | ||||||
Egypt | 30 | |||||
26 January | ||||||
Algeria | 27 | |||||
Egypt | 27 | |||||
24 January | ||||||
Tunisia | 22 | |||||
Tunisia | 39 | |||||
Angola | 23 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
26 January | ||||||
Algeria | 32 | |||||
Angola | 27 |
5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
24 January | ||||||
DR Congo | 30 | |||||
25 January | ||||||
Cape Verde (ET) | 32 | |||||
Cape Verde | 37 | |||||
24 January | ||||||
Morocco | 28 | |||||
Morocco | 31 | |||||
Gabon | 27 | |||||
Seventh place | ||||||
26 January | ||||||
DR Congo | 30 | |||||
Gabon | 26 |
24 January 2020 13:00 | Morocco | 31–27 | Gabon | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(12–8) | ||||
24 January 2020 18:00 | DR Congo | 30–32 (ET) | Cape Verde | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(13–10) | ||||
FT: 25–25 ET: 5–7 |
24 January 2020 16:00 | Egypt | 30–27 | Algeria | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès Referees: Garcia, Marin (ESP) |
(15–14) | ||||
24 January 2020 18:30 | Tunisia | 39–23 | Angola | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(21–7) | ||||
26 January 2020 09:30 | DR Congo | 30–26 | Gabon | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(15–11) | ||||
25 January 2020 16:00 | Cape Verde | 37–28 | Morocco | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(18–13) | ||||
26 January 2020 15:00 | Algeria | 32–27 | Angola | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(15–14) | ||||
26 January 2020 18:00 | Egypt | 27–22 | Tunisia | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(15–11) | ||||
Legend for qualification type |
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Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2021 World Championship |
Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics Qualification and the 2021 World Championship |
Qualified for the 2021 World Championship |
Rank | Team |
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Egypt | |
Tunisia | |
Algeria | |
4 | Angola |
5 | Cape Verde |
6 | Morocco |
7 | DR Congo |
8 | Gabon |
9 | Congo |
10 | Guinea |
11 | Nigeria |
12 | Cameroon |
13 | Libya |
14 | Ivory Coast |
15 | Kenya |
16 | Zambia |
The all-star team and awards were announced on 3 February 2020. [9]
Position | Player |
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Goalkeeper | Giovane Muachissengue (ANG) |
Right wing | Mohammad Sanad (EGY) |
Right back | Yahia Omar (EGY) |
Centre back | Moustafa Hadj Sadok (ALG) |
Left back | Ali Zein (EGY) |
Left wing | Oussama Boughanmi (TUN) |
Pivot | Jihed Jaballah (TUN) |
Most Valuable Player | Yehia El-Deraa (EGY) |
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