2020 African Men's Handball Championship
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Dates | 16–26 January |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 52 |
Goals scored | 2,711 (52.13 per match) |
Best player | ![]() |
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]
Egypt won their seventh title by defeating Tunisia 27–22 in the final.[2][3]
Qualified teams
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Venues
Radès | Nabeul |
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Salle Omnisport de Radès | Salle Bir Challouf |
Capacity: 17,000 | Capacity: 5,000 |
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Hammamet | |
Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall | |
Capacity: 2,500 | |
Draw
The draw was held on 19 October 2019 in Tunis.[4][5] Senegal withdrew before the tournament.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Squads
Match officials
On 13 January 2020, The African Handball Confederation (CAHB) has selected eight couples of referees.[6]
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Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+1).[7]
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 60 | +51 | 6 | Main round |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 84 | −11 | 2 | Placement round |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 80 | −44 | 0 |
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] | ![]() | Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul |
16 January 2020 12:00 | Egypt ![]() | 39–22 | ![]() | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(19–10) | ||||
17 January 2020 12:00 | Kenya ![]() | 19–44 | ![]() | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(7–21) | ||||
17 January 2020 16:00 | Guinea ![]() | 25–28 | ![]() | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(12–16) | ||||
19 January 2020 12:00 | Guinea ![]() | 26–17 | ![]() | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(11–10) | ||||
19 January 2020 18:00 | Egypt ![]() | 28–19 | ![]() | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(16–10) | ||||
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 69 | +12 | 6 | Main round |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 77 | −3 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 80 | −1 | 2 | Placement round |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 73 | −8 | 1 |
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 | ![]() | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(17–10) | ||||
16 January 2020 14:00 | Gabon ![]() | 22–22 | ![]() | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(12–13) | ||||
17 January 2020 14:00 | Libya ![]() | 19–20 | ![]() | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(6–8) | ||||
17 January 2020 18:00 | Nigeria ![]() | 24–26 | ![]() | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(13–14) | ||||
19 January 2020 16:00 | Angola ![]() | 31–26 | ![]() | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(13–12) | ||||
19 January 2020 16:00 | Nigeria ![]() | 31–24 | ![]() | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(15–11) | ||||
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 66 | +56 | 6 | Main round |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 78 | −6 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 82 | −14 | 2 | Placement round |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 105 | −36 | 0 |
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 | ![]() | Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul |
(9–14) | ||||
16 January 2020 18:30 | Tunisia ![]() | 33–21 | ![]() | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(17–9) | ||||
17 January 2020 14:00 | Cameroon ![]() | 19–22 | ![]() | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(12–8) | ||||
17 January 2020 18:00 | Tunisia ![]() | 48–24 | ![]() | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(22–13) | ||||
19 January 2020 14:00 | Ivory Coast ![]() | 26–29 | ![]() | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(12–13) | ||||
19 January 2020 18:00 | Tunisia ![]() | 41–21 | ![]() | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(22–11) | ||||
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 64 | +34 | 6 | Main round |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 70 | +33 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 82 | +5 | 2 | Placement round |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 110 | −72 | 0 | |
– | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
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 | ![]() | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(20–15) | ||||
16 January 2020 10:00 | Algeria ![]() | 34–9 | ![]() | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(17–4) | ||||
17 January 2020 12:00 | Zambia ![]() | 12–39 | ![]() | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(7–19) | ||||
17 January 2020 16:00 | Congo ![]() | 25–31 | ![]() | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(11–18) | ||||
19 January 2020 12:00 | Congo ![]() | 37–17 | ![]() | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(19–7) | ||||
19 January 2020 14:00 | Morocco ![]() | 30–33 | ![]() | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(15–16) | ||||
Placement round
Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advanced, were taken over.
Group 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 57 | +15 | 5 | Ninth place game |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 68 | +17 | 4 | Eleventh place game |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 73 | −6 | 3 | 13th place game |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 83 | −26 | 0 | 15th place game |
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 | ![]() | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(12–10) | ||||
20 January 2020 16:00 | Guinea ![]() | 30–24 | ![]() | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(16–11) | ||||
22 January 2020 12:00 | Kenya ![]() | 14–30 | ![]() | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(6–15) | ||||
22 January 2020 16:00 | Libya ![]() | 16–16 | ![]() | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(9–7) | ||||
Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 76 | +19 | 5 | Ninth place game |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 4 | Eleventh place game |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 86 | +6 | 3 | 13th place game |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 86 | −45 | 0 | 15th place game |
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:
- ^ Zambia forfeited their game against Cameroon.
20 January 2020 14:00 | Ivory Coast ![]() | 39–24 | ![]() | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(20–14) | ||||
20 January 2020 18:00 | Cameroon ![]() | 24–25 | ![]() | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(12–11) | ||||
22 January 2020 14:00 | Ivory Coast ![]() | 34–34 | ![]() | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(16–19) | ||||
22 January 2020 18:00 | Cameroon ![]() | 10–0 (forfeit) | ![]() | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
15th place game
24 January 2020 12:00 | Kenya ![]() | 28–17 | ![]() | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(12–11) | ||||
13th place game
24 January 2020 14:00 | Libya ![]() | 32–25 | ![]() | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(13–12) | ||||
Eleventh place game
24 January 2020 16:00 | Nigeria ![]() | 33–29 | ![]() | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(17–17) | ||||
Ninth place game
25 January 2020 18:00 | Guinea ![]() | 23–25 | ![]() | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(11–12) | ||||
Main round
Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advanced, were taken over.
Group I
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 62 | +35 | 6 | Semifinals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 84 | +3 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 99 | −38 | 0 |
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 | ![]() | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(20–7) | ||||
20 January 2020 14:00 | Angola ![]() | 30–25 | ![]() | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(11–13) | ||||
22 January 2020 12:00 | DR Congo ![]() | 32–18 | ![]() | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(15–10) | ||||
22 January 2020 16:00 | Egypt ![]() | 33–26 | ![]() | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(15–12) | ||||
Group II
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 67 | +23 | 6 | Semifinals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 79 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 89 | −4 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 89 | −20 | 0 |
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 | ![]() | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(12–13) | ||||
20 January 2020 18:00 | Tunisia ![]() | 31–24 | ![]() | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(17–12) | ||||
22 January 2020 14:00 | Cape Verde ![]() | 25–31 | ![]() | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(11–17) | ||||
22 January 2020 18:00 | Tunisia ![]() | 26–22 | ![]() | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(12–11) | ||||
Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
24 January | ||||||
![]() | 30 | |||||
26 January | ||||||
![]() | 27 | |||||
![]() | 27 | |||||
24 January | ||||||
![]() | 22 | |||||
![]() | 39 | |||||
![]() | 23 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
26 January | ||||||
![]() | 32 | |||||
![]() | 27 |
- Fifth place bracket
5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
24 January | ||||||
![]() | 30 | |||||
25 January | ||||||
![]() | 32 | |||||
![]() | 37 | |||||
24 January | ||||||
![]() | 28 | |||||
![]() | 31 | |||||
![]() | 27 | |||||
Seventh place | ||||||
26 January | ||||||
![]() | 30 | |||||
![]() | 26 |
5–8th place semifinals
24 January 2020 13:00 | Morocco ![]() | 31–27 | ![]() | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(12–8) | ||||
24 January 2020 18:00 | DR Congo ![]() | 30–32 (ET) | ![]() | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(13–10) | ||||
FT: 25–25 ET: 5–7 |
Semifinals
24 January 2020 16:00 | Egypt ![]() | 30–27 | ![]() | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès Referees: Garcia, Marin (ESP) |
(15–14) | ||||
24 January 2020 18:30 | Tunisia ![]() | 39–23 | ![]() | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(21–7) | ||||
Seventh place game
26 January 2020 09:30 | DR Congo ![]() | 30–26 | ![]() | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(15–11) | ||||
Fifth place game
25 January 2020 16:00 | Cape Verde ![]() | 37–28 | ![]() | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall, Hammamet |
(18–13) | ||||
Third place game
26 January 2020 15:00 | Algeria ![]() | 32–27 | ![]() | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(15–14) | ||||
Final
26 January 2020 18:00 | Egypt ![]() | 27–22 | ![]() | Salle Omnisport de Radès, Radès |
(15–11) | ||||
Final ranking and awards
Legend for qualification type |
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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 |
Rank | Team |
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All-Star Team
The all-star team and awards were announced on 3 February 2020.[9]
Position | Player |
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Goalkeeper | ![]() |
Right wing | ![]() |
Right back | ![]() |
Centre back | ![]() |
Left back | ![]() |
Left wing | ![]() |
Pivot | ![]() |
Most Valuable Player | ![]() |
References
- ^ "Gabon, Congo and Tunisia to host upcoming handball tournaments". africanews.com. 29 January 2016.
- ^ "L'Egypte champion d'Afrique 2020". can2020.tn. 26 January 2020. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Egypt are Kings of Africa again and heading to Tokyo 2020". ihf.info. 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Draw's date of the 24th Men' Seniors Africa Nations Championship 2020 is announced". CAHB. 3 October 2019. Archived from the original on 3 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Results of the Draw for the 24th African Senior Men's Cup of Nations, Tunisia 2020". CAHB. 20 October 2019. Archived from the original on 21 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Hand/CAN-2020 (Arbitrage), 8 paires retenues". Algérie Presse Service. 13 January 2020.
- ^ Match schedule
- ^ a b "Forfait surprise du Kenya et belle victoire pour l'Egypte". can2020.tn. 16 January 2020. Archived from the original on 10 February 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "The Best: 2020 CAHB Men's African Championship". ihf.info. 3 February 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Results at todor66
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