2020_African_Men's_Handball_Championship
The 2020 African Men's Handball Championship was the 24th edition of the African Men's Handball Championship and was held from 16 to 26 January 2020 in Tunisia. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and 2021 World Men's Handball Championship in Egypt.[1]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Tunisia |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Dates | 16–26 January |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Egypt (7th title) |
| Runner-up | Tunisia |
| Third place |  Algeria |
| Fourth place |  Angola |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 2,711 (52.13 per match) |
| Best player | Yehia El-Deraa |
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Egypt won their seventh title by defeating Tunisia 27–22 in the final.[2][3]
More information Country, Previous appearances in tournament ...
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Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
More information Radès, Nabeul ...
| Radès | Nabeul |
|---|---|
| Salle Omnisport de Radès | Salle Bir Challouf |
| Capacity: 17,000 | Capacity: 5,000 |
| Hammamet | |
| Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall | |
| Capacity: 2,500 | |
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The draw was held on 19 October 2019 in Tunis.[4][5] Senegal withdrew before the tournament.
Main article: 2020 African Men's Handball Championship squads
On 13 January 2020, The African Handball Confederation (CAHB) has selected eight couples of referees.[6]
More information CAHB referees, Country ...
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All times are local (UTC+1).[7]
Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 60 | +51 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 |  DR Congo |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Guinea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 84 | −11 | 2 | Placement round |
| 4 |  Kenya[lower-alpha 1] |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 80 | −44 | 0 |
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Source: CAN 2020
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
- Kenya forfeited their first game.[8]
| 16 January 2020 12:00 |
DR Congo |
10–0 (awarded)[8] | Kenya |
Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul |
| 16 January 2020 12:00 |
Egypt |
39–22 | Guinea |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
| (19–10) | ||||
| 17 January 2020 12:00 |
Kenya |
19–44 | Egypt |
Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
| (7–21) | ||||
| 17 January 2020 16:00 |
Guinea |
25–28 | DR Congo |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
| (12–16) | ||||
| 19 January 2020 12:00 |
Guinea |
26–17 | Kenya |
Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
| (11–10) | ||||
| 19 January 2020 18:00 |
Egypt |
28–19 | DR Congo |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
| (16–10) | ||||
Group B
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 69 | +12 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 |  Gabon |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 77 | −3 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Nigeria |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 80 | −1 | 2 | Placement round |
| 4 |  Libya |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 73 | −8 | 1 |
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Source: CAN 2020
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
| 16 January 2020 12:00 |
Angola |
30–24 | Nigeria |
Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
| (17–10) | ||||
| 16 January 2020 14:00 |
Gabon |
22–22 | Libya |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
| (12–13) | ||||
| 17 January 2020 14:00 |
Libya |
19–20 | Angola |
Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
| (6–8) | ||||
| 17 January 2020 18:00 |
Nigeria |
24–26 | Gabon |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
| (13–14) | ||||
| 19 January 2020 16:00 |
Angola |
31–26 | Gabon |
Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
| (13–12) | ||||
| 19 January 2020 16:00 |
Nigeria |
31–24 | Libya |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
| (15–11) | ||||
Group C
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 66 | +56 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 |  Cape Verde |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 78 | −6 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Cameroon |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 82 | −14 | 2 | Placement round |
| 4 |  Ivory Coast |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 105 | −36 | 0 |
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Source: CAN 2020
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
| 16 January 2020 10:00 |
Ivory Coast |
19–28 | Cameroon |
Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul |
| (9–14) | ||||
| 16 January 2020 18:30 |
Tunisia |
33–21 | Cape Verde |
Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
| (17–9) | ||||
| 17 January 2020 14:00 |
Cameroon |
19–22 | Cape Verde |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
| (12–8) | ||||
| 17 January 2020 18:00 |
Tunisia |
48–24 | Ivory Coast |
Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
| (22–13) | ||||
| 19 January 2020 14:00 |
Ivory Coast |
26–29 | Cape Verde |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
| (12–13) | ||||
| 19 January 2020 18:00 |
Tunisia |
41–21 | Cameroon |
Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
| (22–11) | ||||
Group D
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 64 | +34 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 |  Morocco |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 70 | +33 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Congo |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 82 | +5 | 2 | Placement round |
| 4 |  Zambia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 110 | −72 | 0 | |
| – |  Senegal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
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Source: CAN 2020
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
| 16 January 2020 10:00 |
Morocco |
34–25 | Congo |
Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
| (20–15) | ||||
| 16 January 2020 10:00 |
Algeria |
34–9 | Zambia |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
| (17–4) | ||||
| 17 January 2020 12:00 |
Zambia |
12–39 | Morocco |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
| (7–19) | ||||
| 17 January 2020 16:00 |
Congo |
25–31 | Algeria |
Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
| (11–18) | ||||
| 19 January 2020 12:00 |
Congo |
37–17 | Zambia |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
| (19–7) | ||||
| 19 January 2020 14:00 |
Morocco |
30–33 | Algeria |
Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
| (15–16) | ||||
Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advanced, were taken over.
Group 1
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 57 | +15 | 5 | Ninth place game |
| 2 | Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 68 | +17 | 4 | Eleventh place game |
| 3 | Libya |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 73 | −6 | 3 | 13th place game |
| 4 | Kenya |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 83 | −26 | 0 | 15th place game |
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Source: CAN 2020
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
| 20 January 2020 12:00 |
Kenya |
26–27 | Libya |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
| (12–10) | ||||
| 20 January 2020 16:00 |
Guinea |
30–24 | Nigeria |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
| (16–11) | ||||
| 22 January 2020 12:00 |
Kenya |
14–30 | Nigeria |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
| (6–15) | ||||
| 22 January 2020 16:00 |
Libya |
16–16 | Guinea |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
| (9–7) | ||||
Group 2
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congo |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 76 | +19 | 5 | Ninth place game |
| 2 | Cameroon |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 4 | Eleventh place game |
| 3 | Ivory Coast |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 86 | +6 | 3 | 13th place game |
| 4 | Zambia[lower-alpha 1] |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 86 | −45 | 0 | 15th place game |
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Source: CAN 2020
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:
| 20 January 2020 14:00 |
Ivory Coast |
39–24 | Zambia |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
| (20–14) | ||||
| 20 January 2020 18:00 |
Cameroon |
24–25 | Congo |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
| (12–11) | ||||
| 22 January 2020 14:00 |
Ivory Coast |
34–34 | Congo |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
| (16–19) | ||||
| 22 January 2020 18:00 |
Cameroon |
10–0 (forfeit) | Zambia |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
15th place game
| 24 January 2020 12:00 |
Kenya |
28–17 | Zambia |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
| (12–11) | ||||
13th place game
| 24 January 2020 14:00 |
Libya |
32–25 | Ivory Coast |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
| (13–12) | ||||
Eleventh place game
| 24 January 2020 16:00 |
Nigeria |
33–29 | Cameroon |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
| (17–17) | ||||
Ninth place game
| 25 January 2020 18:00 |
Guinea |
23–25 | Congo |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
| (11–12) | ||||
Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advanced, were taken over.
Group I
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 62 | +35 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Angola |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 84 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | DR Congo |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Gabon |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 99 | −38 | 0 |
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Source: CAN 2020
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
| 20 January 2020 12:00 |
Egypt |
36–17 | Gabon |
Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
| (20–7) | ||||
| 20 January 2020 14:00 |
Angola |
30–25 | DR Congo |
Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
| (11–13) | ||||
| 22 January 2020 12:00 |
DR Congo |
32–18 | Gabon |
Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
| (15–10) | ||||
| 22 January 2020 16:00 |
Egypt |
33–26 | Angola |
Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
| (15–12) | ||||
Group II
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 67 | +23 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Algeria |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 79 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Morocco |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 89 | −4 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Cape Verde |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 89 | −20 | 0 |
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Source: CAN 2020
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts
| 20 January 2020 16:00 |
Cape Verde |
23–25 | Algeria |
Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
| (12–13) | ||||
| 20 January 2020 18:00 |
Tunisia |
31–24 | Morocco |
Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
| (17–12) | ||||
| 22 January 2020 14:00 |
Cape Verde |
25–31 | Morocco |
Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
| (11–17) | ||||
| 22 January 2020 18:00 |
Tunisia |
26–22 | Algeria |
Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
| (12–11) | ||||
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 24 January | ||||||
| Egypt | 30 | |||||
| 26 January | ||||||
| Algeria | 27 | |||||
| Egypt | 27 | |||||
| 24 January | ||||||
| Tunisia | 22 | |||||
| Tunisia | 39 | |||||
| Angola | 23 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 26 January | ||||||
| Algeria | 32 | |||||
| Angola | 27 | |||||
- Fifth place bracket
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| 24 January | ||||||
| DR Congo | 30 | |||||
| 25 January | ||||||
| Cape Verde (ET) | 32 | |||||
| Cape Verde | 37 | |||||
| 24 January | ||||||
| Morocco | 28 | |||||
| Morocco | 31 | |||||
| Gabon | 27 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 26 January | ||||||
| DR Congo | 30 | |||||
| Gabon | 26 | |||||
5–8th place semifinals
| 24 January 2020 13:00 |
Morocco |
31–27 | Gabon |
Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
| (12–8) | ||||
| 24 January 2020 18:00 |
DR Congo |
30–32 (ET) | Cape Verde |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
| (13–10) | ||||
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FT: 25–25 ET: 5–7 | ||||
Semifinals
| 24 January 2020 16:00 |
Egypt |
30–27 | Algeria |
Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès Referees: Garcia, Marin (ESP) |
| (15–14) | ||||
| 24 January 2020 18:30 |
Tunisia |
39–23 | Angola |
Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
| (21–7) | ||||
Seventh place game
| 26 January 2020 09:30 |
DR Congo |
30–26 | Gabon |
Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
| (15–11) | ||||
Fifth place game
| 25 January 2020 16:00 |
Cape Verde |
37–28 | Morocco |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
| (18–13) | ||||
Third place game
| 26 January 2020 15:00 |
Algeria |
32–27 | Angola |
Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
| (15–14) | ||||
Final
| 26 January 2020 18:00 |
Egypt |
27–22 | Tunisia |
Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
| (15–11) | ||||
More information Legend for qualification type ...
| Legend for qualification type |
|---|
| Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2021 World Championship |
| Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics Qualification and the 2021 World Championship |
| Qualified for the 2021 World Championship |
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More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Egypt |
 | Tunisia |
 | Algeria |
| 4 | Angola |
| 5 | Cape Verde |
| 6 | Morocco |
| 7 | DR Congo |
| 8 | Gabon |
| 9 | Congo |
| 10 | Guinea |
| 11 | Nigeria |
| 12 | Cameroon |
| 13 | Libya |
| 14 | Ivory Coast |
| 15 | Kenya |
| 16 | Zambia |
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All-Star Team
The all-star team and awards were announced on 3 February 2020.[9]
More information Position, Player ...
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Giovane Muachissengue (ANG) |
| Right wing | Mohammad Sanad (EGY) |
| Right back | Yahia Omar (EGY) |
| Centre back | Moustafa Hadj Sadok (ALG) |
| Left back | Ali Zein (EGY) |
| Left wing | Oussama Boughanmi (TUN) |
| Pivot | Jihed Jaballah (TUN) |
| Most Valuable Player | Yehia El-Deraa (EGY) |
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