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African Women's Handball Championship

Women's national handball team tournament

Summary

Women's national handball team tournament

FieldValue
current_season2024 African Women's Handball Championship
sportHandball
founded1974
inaugural1974
continentAfrica (CAHB)
champion(16th title)
most_champs(16 titles)

The African Handball Nations Championship is the official competition for senior national handball teams of Africa, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the African champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Summer Olympics and For World Handball Championship.

Summary

YearHostFinalThird place matchChampionScoreSecond placeThird placeScoreFourth place
1974
DetailsTUN
Tunisia******
1976
DetailsALG
Algeria****10–510–8
1979
DetailsCGO
Congo****21–1719–12
1981
DetailsTUN
Tunisia****11–10–
1983
DetailsEGY
Egypt****27–1425–13
1985
DetailsANG
Angola****22–1824–14
1987
DetailsMAR
Morocco****––
1989
DetailsALG
Algeria****22–1819–17
1991
DetailsEGY
Egypt****––
1992
DetailsCIV
Ivory Coast****–20–16
(OT)
1994
DetailsTUN
Tunisia****24–1820–13
1996
DetailsBEN
Benin****35–1924–21
1998
DetailsRSA
South Africa****31–2330–28
2000
DetailsALG
Algeria****30–2134–33
2002
DetailsMAR
Morocco****30–2131–20
2004
DetailsEGY
Egypt****31–2024–22
2006
DetailsTUN
Tunisia****32–3022–15
2008
DetailsANG
Angola****39–2730–25
2010
DetailsEGY
Egypt****31–3032–28
2012
DetailsMAR
Morocco****26–2433–24
2014
DetailsALG
Algeria****23–2030–22
2016
DetailsANG
Angola****36–17Awarded
2018
DetailsCGO
Congo****19–1433–22
2021
DetailsCMR
Cameroon****25–1522–17
2022
DetailsSEN
Senegal****29–1920–19
2024
DetailsCOD
DR Congo****27–1825–22

** A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Medal table

Participating nations

;Legend

  • – Champions
  • – Runners-up
  • – Third place
  • – Fourth place
  • Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
  • — Qualified but withdrew
  • — Did not qualify
  • — Did not enter / Withdrew from the Championship
  • — Disqualified / Banned
  • — Hosts
TeamTUN
1974ALG
1976CGO
1979TUN
1981EGY
1983ANG
1985MAR
1987ALG
1989EGY
1991CIV
1992TUN
1994BEN
1996RSA
1998ALG
2000MAR
2002EGY
2004TUN
2006ANG
2008EGY
2010MAR
2012ALG
2014ANG
2016CGO
2018CMR
2021SEN
2022COD
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Best player award

YearAward Winner
2004ANG Nair Almeida
2006
2008ANG Nair Almeida
2010TUN Mouna Chebbah
2012TUN Mouna Chebbah
2014
2016ANG Natália Bernardo
2018ANG Albertina Kassoma
2021
2022ANG Helena Paulo
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