African Men's Youth Handball Championship

African Men's Youth Handball Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2014 African Men's Youth Handball Championship
Sport	Handball
Founded	1980
Inaugural season	1980
Continent	Africa (CAHB)
Most recent champion(s)	Tunisia (1st title)
Most titles	Egypt (5 titles)

The African Men's Youth Handball Championship is the official competition for youth men's 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 Youth World Championship.

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2000 Details	Abidjan		Benin	–	Nigeria		Ivory Coast	–	Burkina Faso
2004 Details	Casablanca		Egypt	–	Tunisia		Morocco	–
2008 Details	Tripoli		Egypt	31–24	Tunisia		Libya	24–17	Benin
2010 Details	Libreville		Egypt	25–24	Tunisia		Gabon	22–20	Algeria
2012 Details	Abidjan		Egypt	27–22	Tunisia		Angola	30–23	Gabon
2014 Details	Nairobi		Egypt	26–22	Algeria		Tunisia	24–16	Angola
2016 Details	Bamako	Tunisia	no play-offs	Egypt	Algeria	no play-offs	Burkina Faso

Most successful national teams

Rank	Team	Champions	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place
1	Egypt	5 (2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)	1 (2016)	-	-
2	Tunisia	1 (2016)	4 (2004, 2008, 2010, 2012)	1 (2014)	-
3	Benin	1 (2000)	-	-	1 (2008)
4	Algeria	-	1 (2014)	1 (2016)	1 (2010)
5	Nigeria	-	1 (2000)	-	-
6	Angola	-	-	1 (2012)	1 (2014)
	Gabon	-	-	1 (2010)	1 (2012)
7	Libya	-	-	1 (2008)	-
	Ivory Coast	-	-	1 (2004)	-
	Morocco	-	-	1 (2000)	-
8	Burkina Faso	-	-	-	2 (2000, 2016)

Participating nations

Nation	2000	2004	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	Years
Algeria	⋅	⋅	⋅	4	7		⋅	3
Angola	⋅	⋅	⋅	5		4	⋅	3
Benin		⋅	4	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	2
Burkina Faso	4	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	1
Congo	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	9	⋅	⋅	1
DR Congo	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	6	⋅	⋅	1
Egypt	⋅						⋅	5
Gabon	⋅	⋅	⋅		4	⋅	⋅	2
Guinea	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	10	7	⋅	2
Ivory Coast		⋅	⋅	⋅	8	⋅	⋅	2
Kenya	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	6	⋅	1
Libya	⋅	⋅		⋅	5	5	⋅	3
Morocco	⋅		5	6	⋅	⋅	⋅	3
Niger	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	8	⋅	1
Nigeria		⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	1
Tunisia	⋅						⋅	5
Zambia	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	9	⋅	1
# Teams		⋅	5	6	10	9	?

See also

• African Men's Junior Handball Championship
• African Women's Junior Handball Championship

External links

• African Youth Handball Championship - news.abidjan.net