Handball at the 1995 All-Africa Games – Men's tournament

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Handball at the 1995 All-Africa Games
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
DatesSeptember 1995
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (3rd title)
Runner-upFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Third placeFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Fourth placeFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
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The Handball events at the 1995 All-Africa Games were held in Harare, Zimbabwe on September 1995. [1]

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Qualified teams

ZoneTeam
HostsFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Zone I(withdrew)
Zone II(withdrew)
Zone IIIFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Zone IVFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Zone VFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Zone VI(withdrew)
Zone VII(withdrew)

Squads

Final tournament

All times are local (UTC+2).

Matches

... September 1995 Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svgFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Harare
... September 1995 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg26–18Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Harare

... September 1995 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg54–7Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Harare
... September 1995 Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svgFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Harare

... September 1995 Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svgFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Harare
... September 1995 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg23–20Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Harare

Tournament classification

RankTeamPldWDL
Gold medal africa.svg Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3300
Silver medal africa.svg Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 3201
Bronze medal africa.svg Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 3102
4Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 3003

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References

  1. "Men Handball VI All Africa Games - 1995 Harare". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. September 21, 2017.