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)	Angola (11th title)
Most titles	Angola (11 titles)

Last updated September 07, 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
I	1980 Details	Lagos	Ivory Coast		Nigeria	Egypt
II	1982 Details	Cotonou	Ivory Coast		Nigeria	No third place
III	1984 Details	Bauchi	Ivory Coast	28 – 15	Congo	Nigeria
iV	1986 Details	Algiers	Nigeria		Algeria	Angola
V	1988 Details	Tunis	Nigeria		Algeria	Angola		Tunisia
VI	1990 Details	Cairo	Nigeria		Angola	Algeria		Egypt
VII	1992 Details	Tunis	Algeria		Tunisia	No third place
VIII	1994 Details	Cairo	Cancelled due to insufficient number of participants			Cancelled due to insufficient number of participants
IX	1996 Details	Cairo	Angola
X	1998 Details	Abidjan	Angola		Congo	Ivory Coast		Burkina Faso
XI	2000 Details	Tunis	Angola		Tunisia	Algeria
XII	2002 Details	Cotonou	Congo	31 – 24	Angola	Algeria	25 – 21	Tunisia
XIII	2004 Details	Abidjan	Angola	27 – 25	Tunisia	Congo	–	Ivory Coast
XIV	2006 Details ^[1]	Abidjan	Angola	26 – 19	Algeria	Nigeria	25 – 22	Ivory Coast
XVI	2009 Details ^[2]	Abidjan	Angola	29 – 21	Tunisia	DR Congo	–	Cameroon
XVII	2011 Details ^[3]	Ouagadougou	Congo	25 – 24	Angola	Tunisia	34 – 27	Algeria
XIX	2013 Details ^[4]	Oyo	Angola	23 – 21	DR Congo	Tunisia	37 – 33	Congo
XXII	2015 Details	Nairobi	Angola	round robin	Tunisia	Egypt	round robin	Kenya
XXIV	2017 Details	Abidjan	Angola	No playoffs	Egypt	Ivory Coast	No playoffs	Cape Verde
XXVI	2019 Details	Niamey	Tunisia	26 – 25	Angola	Guinea	37 – 25	DR Congo
XXVIII	2022 Details	Conakry	Angola	18 – 17	Egypt	Tunisia	30 – 27	Guinea
XXX	2023 Details	Monastir	Angola	30 – 26	Egypt	Guinea	36 – 31	Tunisia
XXXII	2025 Details	Oran		–			–

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				2nd	2nd	3rd	1st			3rd	3rd		2nd	7th	4th		5th	6th	7th	5th	5th	p	15
Angola				3rd	3rd	2nd		1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	p	18
Benin																			8				1
Burkina Faso															8th					7th		p	3
Cameroon														4th									1
Cape Verde																		4th					1
Congo			2nd						2nd		1st	3rd		5th	1st	4th			6th				8
DR Congo													^DNS	3rd	5th	2nd	6th	5th	4th		9th	p	8
Ghana													6th										1
Guinea												^DNS				5th			3rd	4th	3rd	p	5
Egypt	3rd					4th									6th		3rd	2nd		2nd	2nd	p	8
Ivory Coast	1st	1st	1st						3rd			4th	4th	6th	7th			3rd			6th	p	11
Kenya																	4th				7th	p	3
Madagascar																					10th		1
Mali																7th		7th			8th	p	4
Morocco					5th																		1
Niger																			9th				1
Nigeria	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	1st							3rd							6th			8
Rwanda																6th							1
Réunion																						WR	1
Senegal													5th						5th				2
Tunisia					4th		2nd			2nd	4th	2nd		2nd	3rd	3rd	2nd		1st	3rd	4th	p	13
Zambia																				8th		p	2
Teams										3				6	7	7	6	7	9	8	10	11

^DNS Team was disqualified.

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

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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