2022 African Men's Youth Handball Championship

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2022 African Men's Youth Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates30 August – 6 September
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (7th title)
Runners-upFlag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Third placeFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Fourth placeFlag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored1,213 (71.35 per match)
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The 2022 African Men's Youth Handball Championship was held in Kigali, Rwanda from 30 August to 6 September 2022. [1] It also acted as a qualification tournament for the 2023 Men's Youth World Handball Championship.

Contents

Egypt secured the title with a 51–29 win over Rwanda, while Morocco defeated Burundi 41–34 to claim the bronze medal. Burundi and Rwanda thus secured both their first-ever medals as well as their inaugural debut in the Men's Youth World Handball Championship.

Draw

The draw was held on 22 July 2022 at the head office of the African Handball Confederation in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. [2] [3]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 33009858+406 Semifinals
2Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 31118281+13
3Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 310298123252 Fifth place game
4Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 301294110161 Seventh place game
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.
30 August 2022
13:00
Libya  Flag of Libya.svg28–35Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda BK Arena, Kigali
(10–11)
Cancelled Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg10–0Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi BK Arena, Kigali

31 August 2022
15:00
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg32–32Flag of Libya.svg  Libya BK Arena, Kigali
(14–16)
31 August 2022
17:00
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg45–24Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda BK Arena, Kigali
(22–11)

2 September 2022
13:00
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg39–50Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi BK Arena, Kigali
(22–24)
2 September 2022
17:00
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg43–34Flag of Libya.svg  Libya BK Arena, Kigali
(15–21)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 330015163+886 Semifinals
2Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda (H)3111113106+73
3Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3111919213 Fifth place game
4Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 300365159940 Seventh place game
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
30 August 2022
17:00
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg43–19Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria BK Arena, Kigali
(21–10)
30 August 2022
19:00
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg53–32Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar BK Arena, Kigali
(26–13)

31 August 2022
13:00
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg42–19Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar BK Arena, Kigali
(22–5)
31 August 2022
19:00
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg44–30Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda BK Arena, Kigali
(19–15)

2 September 2022
15:00
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg64–14Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar BK Arena, Kigali
(28–9)
2 September 2022
19:00
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg30–30Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria BK Arena, Kigali
(13–13)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
4 September
 
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 34
 
6 September
 
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 35
 
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 29
 
4 September
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 51
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 66
 
 
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 22
 
Third place
 
 
6 September
 
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 41
 
 
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 34

Semifinals

4 September 2022
17:00
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg66–22Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi BK Arena, Kigali
(34–12)
4 September 2022
19:00
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg34–35Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda BK Arena, Kigali
(14–18)

Seventh place game

5 September 2022
17:00
Libya  Flag of Libya.svg24–20Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar BK Arena, Kigali
(14–11)

Fifth place game

5 September 2022
19:00
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg31–44Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria BK Arena, Kigali
(11–22)

Third place game

6 September 2022
17:00
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg41–34Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi BK Arena, Kigali
(21–15)

Final

6 September 2022
19:00
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg29–51Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt BK Arena, Kigali
(16–22)

Final standings

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
4Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
5Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
6Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
7Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
8Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Team qualified for the 2023 Youth World Championship

References

  1. "Official calendar for the 2022 African Men's Youth Handball Championship". Rwanda Handball Federation's Official Facebook Account. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. "Draw for the 2022 Men's Juniors and Youth Africa Nations Championships". CAHB. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. "Results of the draw for the Men's Juniors and Youth Africa Nations Championships – Rwanda 2022". CAHB. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.