2026 African Men's Handball Championship

2026 African Men's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Rwanda
Dates	21–31 January
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
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The 2026 African Men's Handball Championship will be the 27th edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held from 21 to 31 January 2026 in Rwanda. It acts as the African qualifying tournament for the 2027 World Men's Handball Championship, with the top five nations qualifying.

Draw

The draw was held on 14 November 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda. ^{[1] [2]}

Seeding

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Egypt   Algeria   Tunisia   Cape Verde	Guinea   Angola   Morocco   Nigeria	Cameroon   Gabon   Congo   Rwanda	Benin   Kenya   Zambia   Uganda

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Algeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
2	Nigeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Rwanda (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Placement round
4	Zambia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 21 January 2026. 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) Hosts

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
2	Angola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Gabon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Placement round
4	Uganda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 21 January 2026. 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.

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tunisia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
2	Guinea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Cameroon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Placement round
4	Kenya	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 21 January 2026. 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.

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cape Verde	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
2	Morocco	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Congo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Placement round
4	Benin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 21 January 2026. 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.

References

1. "27th Men's Senior Africa Cup of Nations, Rwanda 2026: Kigali will host the group stage draw on November 14th". CAHB. 10 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
2. "27th Men's Senior CAN, Rwanda 2026: the group compositions are known!". CAHB. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.