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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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	Team advance to the knockout stage

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Team	Pld	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	103	61	+42	6
0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0

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Algeria	43–15	Angola	Brazzaville

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Algeria	31–24	Cameroon	Brazzaville

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Algeria	29–22	Togo	Brazzaville

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Semifinals		Final

29 July – Brazzaville

Egypt
31 July – Brazzaville
Congo
Egypt	15
29 July – Brazzaville
	Tunisia	21
Tunisia	23

Algeria	18
Third place

30 July – Brazzaville

Congo	24

Algeria	26

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29 July 1979	Egypt	–	Congo	Brazzaville

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29 July 1979	Tunisia	23–18	Algeria	Brazzaville

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30 July 1979	Congo	24–26	Algeria	Brazzaville

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30 July 1979	Egypt	15–21	Tunisia	Brazzaville
	(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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	Team qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics

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

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