African Women's Youth Handball Championship

For the men's tournament, see African Men's Youth Handball Championship.

African Women's Youth Handball Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2025 African Women's Youth Handball Championship
Sport	Handball
Founded	2000
First season	2000
Continent	Africa (CAHB)
Most recent champion(s)	Egypt (5th title)
Most titles	Egypt (5 titles)

The African Women's Youth Handball Championship is the official competition for youth 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 Youth World Championship.

Summary

#	Year	Host		Final				Third place match
				Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
I	2000 Details	Abidjan		Ivory Coast	–	Nigeria			–
IV	2009 Details	Abidjan		Angola	29–17	Ivory Coast		DR Congo	–
VI	2011 Details	Ouagadougou		Angola	19–16	DR Congo		Tunisia	19–17	Congo
VIII	2013 Details	Oyo		Angola	29–18	Tunisia		Congo	21–18	Senegal
XI	2015 Details	Nairobi		Egypt	No playoffs	Angola		DR Congo	No playoffs	Kenya
XIII	2017 Details	Abidjan		Egypt	No playoffs	Tunisia		Angola	No playoffs	Senegal
XV	2019 Details	Niamey		Egypt	No playoffs	Angola		Tunisia	No playoffs	Guinea
XVII	2022 Details	Conakry		Egypt	No playoffs	Guinea		Algeria	No playoffs	Gambia
XIX	2023 Details	Monastir		Egypt	29–16	Guinea		Nigeria	28–24	Angola
XXI	2025 Details	Oran			–				–

Most successful national teams

Rank	Team	Champions	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place
1	Egypt	5 (2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023)	–	–	–
2	Angola	3 (2009, 2011, 2013)	2 (2015, 2019)	1 (2017)	1 (2023)
3	Ivory Coast	1 (2000)	1 (2009)	–	–
4	Tunisia	–	2 (2013, 2017)	2 (2011, 2019)	–
5	Guinea	–	2 (2022, 2023)	–	1 (2019)
6	DR Congo	–	1 (2011)	2 (2009, 2015)	–
7	Nigeria	–	1 (2000)	1 (2023)	–
8	Congo	–	–	1 (2013)	1 (2011)
9	Algeria	–	–	1 (2022)	–
10	Senegal	–	–	–	2 (2013, 2017)
11	Kenya	–	–	–	1 (2015)
12	Gambia	–	–	–	1 (2022)

Participating nations

Nation	2000	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	2025	Years
Algeria						7th	5th	3rd	7th	Q	5
Angola		1st	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	2nd		4th	Q	8
Benin										Q	1
Burkina Faso			5th							Q	2
Congo			4th	3rd							2
DR Congo		3rd	2nd	5th	3rd	5th	6th		8th		7
Egypt					1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	Q	6
Gambia								4th			1
Guinea				6th			4th	2nd	2nd	Q	5
Guinea-Bissau								6th			1
Ivory Coast	1st	2nd				6th					3
Kenya					4th					Q	2
Madagascar										Q	1
Mali			6th								1
Morocco									6th		1
Niger							7th				1
Nigeria	2nd								3rd	Q	3
Senegal				4th		4th					2
Sierra Leone								5th			1
Tunisia			3rd	2nd		2nd	3rd		5th	Q	6
Zambia				7th						Q	2
# Teams	2	3	6	7	4	7	7	6	8	11

See also

• African Women's Junior Handball Championship
• African Men's Youth Handball Championship

External links

• African Youth Handball Championship - news.abidjan.net