| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Kenya |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ivory Coast (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Congo |
| Third place |  Cameroon |
| Fourth place |  Senegal |
The women's handball tournament of the 1987 All-Africa Games were held in August 1987, in Nairobi, Kenya, contested by 8 national teams and won by Ivory Coast. [1]
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Amongst the results, Congo won 16–4 over Senegal
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 3 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 3 |
 Algeria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 49 | −25 | 0 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 1987 | Cameroon | 16 – 11 | Algeria |
| 4 August 1987 | Cameroon | 16 – 16 | Ivory Coast |
| 6 August 1987 | Ivory Coast | 33 - 13 | Algeria |
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 8 Aug 1987 | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 20 | |||||
| 11 Aug 1987 | ||||||
| Senegal | 12 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 22 | |||||
| 8 Aug 1987 | ||||||
| Congo | 11 | |||||
| Congo | 16 | |||||
| Cameroon | 14 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 11 Aug 1987 | ||||||
| Cameroon | 20 | |||||
| Senegal | 12 | |||||
For the 5th rank, Algeria won 18-13 over Kenya.
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Ivory Coast |
 |  Congo |
 | Cameroon |
| 4 | Senegal |
| 5 | Algeria |
| 6 | Kenya |
| 7 |
| 1987 All-Africa Games Women's Handball winner |
|---|
 Ivory Coast 1st title |
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