African Women's Junior Handball Championship

African Women's Junior Handball Championship
Current season, competition or edition:; 2025 African Women's Junior Handball Championship
Sport	Handball
Founded	1980
First season	1980
Continent	Africa (CAHB)
Most recent; champion(s)	Egypt (1st title)
Most titles	Angola (11 titles)

Last updated September 15, 2025

The African Women's Junior Handball Championship is the official competition for junior women's national handball teams of Africa, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the supervision of the International Handball Federation and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the African champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Women's World Junior Championship.

Summary

Year	Host	Final			Third place match (or third place)
Year	Host	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
1980 Details	Lagos	Ivory Coast		Nigeria	Tunisia		Egypt
1982 Details	Cotonou	Ivory Coast		Nigeria	Congo
1984 Details	Bauchi	Ivory Coast	28–15	Congo	Nigeria
1986 Details	Algiers	Nigeria	12–4	Algeria	Congo	23–19	Angola
1988 Details	Tunis	Nigeria	No playoffs	Algeria	Angola	No playoffs	Tunisia
1990 Details	Cairo	Nigeria	No playoffs	Angola	Algeria	No playoffs	Egypt
1992 Details	Tunis	Algeria	15–14	Tunisia	No third place
1992 Details	Tunis	Algeria	24–14	Tunisia	No third place
1994	Cairo	Cancelled due to insufficient number of participants			Cancelled due to insufficient number of participants
1996 Details	Cairo	Angola
1998 Details	Abidjan	Angola		Congo	Ivory Coast		Burkina Faso
2000 Details	Tunis	Angola		Tunisia	Algeria		South Africa
2002 Details	Cotonou	Congo	31–24	Angola	Algeria	No playoffs	Tunisia
2004 Details	Abidjan	Angola	No playoffs	Tunisia	Congo	No playoffs	Ivory Coast
2006 Details ^[1]	Abidjan	Angola	26–19	Algeria	Nigeria	25–22	Ivory Coast
2009 Details ^[2]	Abidjan	Angola	29–21	Tunisia	DR Congo	20–17	Cameroon
2011 Details ^[3]	Ouagadougou	Congo	25–24	Angola	Tunisia	34–27	Algeria
2013 Details ^[4]	Oyo	Angola	23–21	DR Congo	Tunisia	37–33	Congo
2015 Details	Nairobi	Angola	No playoffs	Tunisia	Egypt	No playoffs	Kenya
2017 Details	Abidjan	Angola	No playoffs	Egypt	Ivory Coast	No playoffs	Cape Verde
2019 Details	Niamey	Tunisia	26–25	Angola	Guinea	37–25	DR Congo
2022 Details	Conakry	Angola	18–17	Egypt	Tunisia	30–27	Guinea
2023 Details	Monastir	Angola	30–26	Egypt	Guinea	36–31	Tunisia
2025 Details	Oran	Egypt	25–22	Guinea	Angola	26–22	Tunisia

Medal count

Participation details

Nation	1980	1982	1984	1986	1988	1990	1992	1996	1998	2000	2002	2004	2006	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	2025	Years
Algeria			5th	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st			3rd	3rd		2nd	7th	4th		5th	6th	7th	5th	5th	5th	16
Angola				4th	3rd	2nd		1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	18
Benin		5th																	8				2
Burkina Faso									4th						8th					7th		7th	4
Cameroon														4th									1
Cape Verde																		4th					1
Congo		3rd	2nd	3rd					2nd		1st	3rd		5th	1st	4th			6th				9
DR Congo													DSQ	3rd	5th	2nd	6th	5th	4th		9th	9th	9
Egypt	4th					4th		Q							6th		3rd	2nd		2nd	2nd	1st	9
Ghana													6th										1
Guinea												DSQ				5th			3rd	4th	3rd	2nd	5
Ivory Coast	1st	1st	1st	5th				Q	3rd			4th	4th	6th	7th			3rd			6th	6th	13
Kenya																	4th				7th	8th	3
Madagascar																					10th		1
Mali																7th		7th			8th	10th	4
Morocco					WD																		0
Niger																			9th				1
Nigeria	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	1st							3rd							6th			8
Réunion																						WD	0
Rwanda																6th							1
Senegal													5th						5th				2
South Africa										4th													1
Tunisia	3rd			6th	4th		2nd	Q		2nd	4th	2nd		2nd	3rd	3rd	2nd		1st	3rd	4th	4th	15
Zambia																				8th		11th	2
Teams				6	4	4	2	4	4	4		4	8	6	7	7	6	7	9	8	10	11

References

↑ "14ème EDITION / 14th EDITION: 2006 ABIDJAN (COTE D'IVOIRE)" (PDF). CAHBonline.info. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 19 Jul 2015.
↑ "16ème EDITION / 16TH EDITION: 2009 ABIDJAN (COTE D'IVOIRE)" (PDF). CAHBonline.info. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 19 Jul 2015.
↑ "17ème Championnat d'Afrique des Nations Juniors Féminins" (PDF). CAHBonline.info. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 19 Jul 2015.
↑ "19EME CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE DES NATIONS JUNIORS FILLES" (PDF). CAHBonline.info. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 19 Jul 2015.

External links

African Junior Men's & Women's Championship history - cahbonline

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[1] "14ème EDITION / 14th EDITION: 2006 ABIDJAN (COTE D'IVOIRE)" (PDF). CAHBonline.info. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 19 Jul 2015.

[2] "16ème EDITION / 16TH EDITION: 2009 ABIDJAN (COTE D'IVOIRE)" (PDF). CAHBonline.info. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 19 Jul 2015.

[3] "17ème Championnat d'Afrique des Nations Juniors Féminins" (PDF). CAHBonline.info. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 19 Jul 2015.

[4] "19EME CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE DES NATIONS JUNIORS FILLES" (PDF). CAHBonline.info. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 19 Jul 2015.

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v t e International women's youth handball
IHF Youth Olympic Games Summer Universiade Under-20 World Championship Under-18 World Championship IHF Inter-Continental Trophy
Africa	CAHB Under-19 Under-17
North America & Caribbean	NACHC None (IHF Trophies for Under-20 and Under-18)
South & Central America	SCAHC Under-19 Under-17
Asia	AHF Under-19 Under-17
Europe	EHF Under-19 Under-17
Oceania	OCHF Under-19 Under-18
Discontinued	PATHF Under-20 Under-18 Under-16 South America Under-20 Under-18 Under-16 Under-14

v t e International handball
IAHF IHF Olympic Games World Championships Men Women National teams Player of the Year Achievements by nation Beach handball World Championships World Games
International	World Championships Men's U-21 Women's U-20 Men's U-19 Women's U-18 University Wheelchair Men's Field Handball Women's Field Handball Youth Olympics Summer Universiade Emerging Nations IHF Inter-Continental Trophy Arab Games Mediterranean Games
Africa	African Championships Men Women Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth African Games
North America and Caribbean	North American and Caribbean Championship Men Women Pan American Games (Junior) Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games
South & Central America	South & Central American Championships Men Women Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth Pan American Games (Junior) South American Games Bolivarian Games
Asia	Asian Championships Men Women Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth Beach Beach Youth Asian Games
Europe	European Championships Men Women Men's U-20 Women's U-19 Men's U-18 Women's U-17 Beach Men Beach Women Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament European Open
Oceania	Oceania Championships Senior Junior Youth Beach Pacific Cup French Pacific Championship
Defunct	Goodwill Games Intercontinental Cup Pan American Championships Men Women Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth Beach Beach Youth