African Men's Handball Championship

For the women's tournament, see African Women's Handball Championship.
African Men's Handball Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2016 African Men's Handball Championship
Sport Handball
Founded 1974
Inaugural season 1974
No. of teams 12
Continent CAHB (Africa)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Egypt (6th title)
Most titles  Tunisia (9 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 Olympic Games and for World Handball Championship. Started in 1974, it is the oldest continental handball competition. The current champions are Algeria, who won the 2014 tournament on home court.

Only three countries have won the tournament. Tunisia, winner of the first edition, has won the title a record nine times. Algeria, with seven titles, and Egypt, with six titles, are the only two other teams to have won the competition.

Summaries

Year Host Final Third place match
Champion Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1974
Details
Tunisia
Tunisia

Tunisia

Cameroon

Senegal

Togo
1976
Details
Algeria
Algeria

Tunisia

Algeria

Cameroon

Togo
1979
Details
Republic of the Congo
Congo

Tunisia
21–17
Egypt

Algeria
26–24
Congo
1981
Details
Tunisia
Tunisia

Algeria

Ivory Coast

Tunisia

Egypt
1983
Details
Egypt
Egypt

Algeria

Congo

Tunisia

Egypt
1985
Details
Tunisia
Tunisia

Algeria
-
Egypt

Tunisia

Congo
1987
Details
Morocco
Morocco

Algeria
-
Egypt

Tunisia

Congo
1989
Details
Algeria
Algeria

Algeria
-
Egypt

Tunisia

Congo
1991
Details
Egypt
Egypt

Egypt

Algeria

Tunisia

Morocco
1992
Details
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast

Egypt

Tunisia

Algeria

Zaire
1994
Details
Tunisia
Tunisia

Tunisia
18–16
Algeria

Egypt

Morocco
1996
Details
Benin
Benin

Algeria
23–19
Tunisia

Egypt
28–21
Morocco
1998
Details
South Africa
South Africa

Tunisia
22–19
Algeria

Egypt
35–26
Nigeria
2000
Details
Algeria
Algeria

Egypt
n/a
Algeria

Tunisia
n/a
Morocco
2002
Details
Morocco
Morocco

Tunisia
25–22
Algeria

Egypt
34–25
Morocco
2004
Details
Egypt
Egypt

Egypt
31–28
Tunisia

Angola
31–30
Algeria
2006
Details
Tunisia
Tunisia

Tunisia
26–21
Egypt

Morocco
26–25
Angola
2008
Details
Angola
Angola

Egypt
27–25
Tunisia

Algeria
23–20
Angola
2010
Details
Egypt
Egypt

Tunisia
24–21
Egypt

Algeria
30–22
DR Congo
2012
Details
Morocco
Morocco

Tunisia
23–20
Algeria

Egypt
29–15
Morocco
2014
Details
Algeria
Algeria

Algeria
25–21
Tunisia

Egypt
31–24
Angola
2016
Details
Egypt
Egypt

Egypt
21–19
Tunisia

Angola
25–19
Algeria
2018
Details
Gabon
Gabon
2020
Details
Tunisia
Tunisia

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Performance by nation

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Tunisia 96722
2  Algeria 77418
3  Egypt 66618
4  Cameroon 0112
5  Congo 0101
 Ivory Coast 0101
7 Angola 0022
8  Morocco 0011
 Senegal 0011
Total 22 22 22 66

Participating nations

Nation Tunisia
1974
Algeria
1976
Republic of the Congo
1979
Tunisia
1981
Egypt
1983
Tunisia
1985
Morocco
1987
Algeria
1989
Egypt
1991
Ivory Coast
1992
Tunisia
1994
Benin
1996
South Africa
1998
Algeria
2000
Morocco
2002
Egypt
2004
Tunisia
2006
Angola
2008
Egypt
2010
Morocco
2012
Algeria
2014
Egypt
2016
Gabon
2018
Years
 Algeria 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 2 4 5 3 3 2 1 4 21
 Angola 5 5 5 7 7 8 6 3 4 4 5 6 4 3 14
 Benin 9 1
 Burkina Faso 12 1
 Cameroon 2 3 5 7 9 5 5 9 7 10 7 5 5 13
 Central African Rep. 5 1
 Congo 4 7 2 4 4 4 7 5 6 6 5 11 10 6 8 9 7 8 18
 DR Congo 4 7 8 8 11 5 4 8 10 7 10
 Ivory Coast 6 7 2 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 8 7 10 7 12 10 16
 Djibouti 8 10 2
 Egypt 2 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 3 3 1 20
 Gabon 6 12 8 9 11 9 11 Q 7
 Ghana 8 1
 Guinea 8 1
 Kenya 9 12 2
 Libya 11 11 12 9 4
 Morocco 5 5 4 7 4 4 5 4 4 6 3 8 6 4 6 6 16
 Nigeria 8 6 5 4 7 10 6 7 11 10 10
 Senegal 3 5 6 6 9 9 7 5 8 9
 South Africa 10 1
 Togo 4 4 6 7 10 5
 Tunisia 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 22
Total 5 6 8 8 6 6 7 7 7 8 10 10 10 7 12 11 11 8 12 12 12 12 12

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