2008 African Handball Champions League

2008 African Handball Champions League
Tournament details
Host country  Morocco
Dates November 27–December 6
Teams 13
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Algeria GS Pétroliers (10th title)
Runner-up Morocco Rabita
Third place Angola 1º de Agosto
Fourth place Cameroon Minuh Yaoundé
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The 2008 African Handball Champions League was the 30th edition, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held from November 27 to December 6 2008, at the Complexe sportif Mohammed V in Casablanca, Morocco, contested by 13 teams and won by Groupement Sportif des Pétroliers of Algeria.[1]

Draw

Group A Group B Group C

Cameroon FAP Yaoundé
Democratic Republic of the Congo HC Héritage
Nigeria Niger United
Angola Primeiro de Agosto
Egypt Talae El Djeich

Gabon CMS
Angola Kabuscorp
Cameroon Minuh Yaoundé
Ivory Coast SOA

Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo
Algeria GS Pétroliers
Morocco KACM
Morocco Rabita de Casablanca

Preliminary round [2]

Times given below are in WET UTC+0.

Group A

27 November 2008
FAP Yaoundé Cameroon 22 : 26 Egypt Talae El Djeich
Niger United Nigeria 30 : 23 Angola 1º de Agosto
28 November 2008
1º de Agosto Angola 25 : 22 Cameroon FAP Yaoundé
HC Héritage Democratic Republic of the Congo 22 : 27 Nigeria Niger United
29 November 2008
FAP Yaoundé Cameroon 26 : 29 Nigeria Niger United
Talae El Djeich Egypt 38 : 27 Democratic Republic of the Congo HC Héritage
30 November 2008
Talae El Djeich Egypt 23 : 23 Angola 1º de Agosto
FAP Yaoundé Cameroon 31 : 27 Democratic Republic of the Congo HC Héritage
01 December 2008
1º de Agosto Angola  : Democratic Republic of the Congo HC Héritage
Talae El Djeich Egypt  : Nigeria Niger United
Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Pts

Group B

28 November 2008
Minuh Yaoundé Cameroon 26 : 27 Angola Kabuscorp
SOA Ivory Coast 21 : 24 Gabon CMS
29 November 2008
Kabuscorp Angola 23 : 12 Ivory Coast SOA
CMS Gabon 25 : 25 Cameroon Minuh Yaoundé
01 December 2008
Minuh Yaoundé Cameroon  : Ivory Coast SOA
CMS Gabon  : Angola Kabuscorp
Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Pts

Group C

27/28 November 2008
Rabita Morocco 34 : 27 Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo
GS Pétroliers Algeria 28 : 27 Morocco KACM
29 November 2008
KACM Morocco 27 : 24 Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo
Rabita Morocco 12 : 27 Algeria GS Pétroliers
30 November 2008
Étoile du Congo Republic of the Congo 22 : 30 Algeria GS Pétroliers
KACM Morocco 30 : 32 Morocco Rabita
Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Pts
Algeria GS Pétroliers 3 3 0 0 85 61 +24 6
Morocco Rabita 3 2 0 1 78 84 -6 4
Morocco KACM 3 1 0 2 84 84 0 2
Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo 3 0 0 3 73 91 -18 0

* Note:      Advance to quarter-finals
      Relegated to 9-12th classification

Knockout stage [3]

Championship bracket
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
Thu 04 Dec 2008 –        
 Angola Kabuscorp  16
Fri 05 Dec 2008
 Angola 1º de Agosto  21  
 Algeria GS Pétroliers  27
Thu 04 Dec 2008 –
   Angola 1º de Agosto  14  
 Algeria GS Pétroliers  24
Sat 06 Dec 2008 –
 Egypt Talae El Djeich  22  
 Algeria GS Pétroliers  22
Thu 04 Dec 2008 –
   Morocco Rabita  20
 Nigeria Niger United   
Fri 05 Dec 2008
 Cameroon Minuh Yaoundé     
 Morocco Rabita  26 Third place
Thu 04 Dec 2008 –
   Cameroon Minuh Yaoundé  23  
 Morocco Rabita  33   1º de Agosto   
 Gabon CMS  32     Minuh Yaoundé   
Sat 06 Dec 2008 –


5-8th bracket
5–8th place Fifth place
Fri 05 Dec 2008
  Egypt Talae El Djeich    
     
 
Sat 06 Dec 2008 –
      Egypt Talae El Djeich  
    Nigeria Niger United  
Seventh place
Fri 05 Dec 2008 Sat 06 Dec 2008 –
  Angola Kabuscorp     Angola Kabuscorp  
        Gabon CMS  
9-12th bracket
9–12th place Ninth place
Thu 04 Dec 2008 –
  Cameroon FAP Yaoundé    
     
 
Fri 05 Dec 2008
      Cameroon FAP Yaoundé  
    Morocco KACM  
Eleventh place
Thu 04 Dec 2008 – Fri 05 Dec 2008
  Morocco KACM     Ivory Coast SOA  
        Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo  

Final ranking

Rank Team Record
Algeria GS Pétroliers–
Morocco Rabita de Casablanca–
Angola 1º de Agosto–
4 Cameroon Minuh Yaoundé–
5 Egypt Talae El Djeich–
6 Nigeria Niger United–
7 Angola Kabuscorp–
8 Gabon CMS–
9 Cameroon FAP Yaoundé–
10 Morocco KACM–
11 Ivory Coast SOA–
12 Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo–
13 Democratic Republic of the Congo HC Héritage–

Awards

2008 African Handball Champions Cup Winner
Algeria
Groupement Sportif des Pétroliers
10th title
Best Player

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Le GSP reprend son dixième sacre" (in French). djazairess.com. Retrieved 5 Mar 2016.
  2. ↑ "30ème Coupe d'Afrique des Clubs champions de Handball" (in French). lanouvelletribune.info. 2 Dec 2008. Retrieved 5 Mar 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sports HANDBALL 30e Championnat D'Afrique des Clubs Champions GS Pétrolier - Talae El Djeich en quart de finale" (in French). lesoirdalgerie.com. Retrieved 5 Mar 2016.

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