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1979 African Men's Handball Championship


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Marien N'Gouabi Cup
Congo
1 (in 1 host city)
20–31 July
9 (from 1 confederation)
Tunisia (3rd title)
Egypt
Algeria
Congo

The 1979 African Men's Handball Championship was the third edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Brazzaville, People's Republic of the Congo, from 20 to 31 July 1979. The competition is held every two years. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

In the final, Tunisia win their third title to beat Egypt in the final game.

All times are local (UTC+1).

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Algeria43–15AngolaBrazzaville
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Algeria31–24CameroonBrazzaville
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Algeria29–22TogoBrazzaville
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SemifinalsFinal
29 July – Brazzaville
Egypt
31 July – Brazzaville
Congo
Egypt15
29 July – Brazzaville
Tunisia21
Tunisia23
Algeria18
Third place
30 July – Brazzaville
Congo24
Algeria26
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29 July 1979EgyptCongoBrazzaville
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29 July 1979Tunisia23–18AlgeriaBrazzaville
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30 July 1979Congo24–26AlgeriaBrazzaville
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30 July 1979Egypt15–21TunisiaBrazzaville
(8–11)

Tunisia qualified for Olympic tournament 1980 but refused to play, and Egypt apparently too. So Algeria took their place.

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Tunisia
Egypt
Algeria
4Congo
5Cameroon
6Togo
7Ivory Coast
8Nigeria
9Angola
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