African Women's Handball Championship

African Women's Handball Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2016 African Women's Handball Championship
Sport	Handball
Founded	1974
Inaugural season	1974
Continent	Africa (CAHB)
Most recent champion(s)	Tunisia (3rd title)
Most titles	Angola (11 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.

Medal summary

Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
			Champion	Score	Second Place		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
1974 Details	Tunisia		Tunisia	^n/a	Senegal		Egypt	^n/a	Uganda
1976 Details	Algeria		Tunisia	10–5	Congo		Algeria	10–8	Senegal
1979 Details	Congo		Congo	21–17	Cameroon		Algeria	19–12	Ivory Coast
1981 Details	Tunisia		Congo	11–10	Tunisia		Nigeria	–	Ivory Coast
1983 Details	Egypt		Congo	–	Nigeria		Cameroon	–	Ivory Coast
1985 Details	Angola		Congo	–	Ivory Coast		Cameroon	–	Tunisia
1987 Details	Morocco		Ivory Coast	–	Cameroon		Congo	–	Tunisia
1989 Details	Algeria		Angola	22–18	Ivory Coast		Congo	–	Algeria
1991 Details	Egypt		Nigeria	–	Angola		Congo	–	Algeria
1992 Details	Ivory Coast		Angola	–	Congo		Ivory Coast	–	Nigeria
1994 Details	Tunisia		Angola	24–18	Ivory Coast		Algeria	–	Congo
1996 Details	Benin		Ivory Coast	35–19	Algeria		Angola	24–21	Congo
1998 Details	South Africa		Angola	31–23	Congo		Ivory Coast	30–28	Cameroon
2000 Details	Algeria		Angola	30–21	Congo		Tunisia	34–33	Cameroon
2002 Details	Morocco		Angola	30–21	Ivory Coast		Tunisia	31–20	Algeria
2004 Details	Egypt		Angola	31–20	Cameroon		Ivory Coast	24–22	Tunisia
2006 Details	Tunisia		Angola	32–30	Tunisia		Congo	22–15	Ivory Coast
2008 Details	Angola		Angola	39–27	Ivory Coast		Congo	30–25	Tunisia
2010 Details	Egypt		Angola	31–30	Tunisia		Ivory Coast	32–28	Algeria
2012 Details	Morocco		Angola	26–24	Tunisia		DR Congo	33–24	Algeria
2014 Details	Algeria		Tunisia	23–20	DR Congo		Angola	30–22	Algeria
2016 Details	Angola
2018 Details	Congo

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

Medal count

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Angola	11	1	2	14
2	Congo	4	4	5	13
3	Tunisia	3	4	2	9
4	Ivory Coast	2	5	4	11
5	Nigeria	1	1	1	3
6	Cameroon	0	3	2	5
7	Algeria	0	1	3	4
8	DR Congo	0	1	1	2
9	Senegal	0	1	0	1
10	Egypt	0	0	1	1
Total		21	21	21	63

Participating nations

Nation
	1974	1976	1979	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1991	1992	1994	1996	1998	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016
	4	7	9	7	9	9	8	6	7	7	6	7	6	8	9	8	7	8	8	10	8	9
Algeria	⋅	3	3	5	7	⋅	⋅	4	4	5	3	2	⋅	6	4	⋅	⋅	6	4	4	4	P	16
Angola	⋅	⋅	⋅	7	6	5	5	1	2	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	P	19
Benin	⋅	⋅	8	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	1
Cameroon	⋅	⋅	2	⋅	3	3	2	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	5	4	4	5	2	5	7	7	5	7	P	15
Congo	⋅	2	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	2	4	4	2	2	6	5	3	3	5	6	5	P	21
DR Congo	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	8	7	6	5	8	3	2	9	8
Egypt	3	⋅	⋅	6	8	7	6	5	7	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	6	⋅	⋅	6	9	⋅	⋅	10
Gabon	⋅	⋅	9	⋅	9	⋅	7	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	8	7	⋅	7	8	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	7
Ghana	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	9	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	1
Guinea	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	8	P	2
Ivory Coast	⋅	7	4	4	4	2	1	2	6	3	2	1	3	5	2	3	4	2	3	7	⋅	P	20
Morocco	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	8	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	9	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	10	⋅	⋅	3
Mozambique	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	6	5	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	2
Nigeria	⋅	6	6	3	2	4	⋅	⋅	1	4	5	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	8
Senegal	2	5	⋅	⋅	⋅	8	⋅	⋅	5	6	⋅	⋅	⋅	7	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	8	6	P	9
South Africa	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	6	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	1
Tanzania	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	8	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	1
Togo	⋅	⋅	7	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	7	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	2
Tunisia	1	1	⋅	2	5	6	4	6	⋅	7	6	⋅	⋅	3	3	4	2	4	2	2	1	P	18
Uganda	4	4	5	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	3
Total	1974	1976	1979	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1991	1992	1994	1996	1998	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016

x : Don't participate

See also

• African Women's Junior Handball Championship
• African Women's Youth Handball Championship
• African Women's Handball Champions League

External links

• Official website
• Handball Africa Archive (todor66.com)