African Women's Handball Championship
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.
Current season, competition or edition: 2024 African Women's Handball Championship | |
| Sport | Handball |
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| Founded | 1974 |
| First season | 1974 |
| Continent | Africa (CAHB) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Angola (15th title) |
| Most titles | Angola (15 titles) |
Summary
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Second place | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 1974 Details |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tunisia |
Tunisia |
Round-robin |  Senegal |
 Uganda |
Round-robin |  Egypt | ||
| 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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Egypt |
Congo |
27–14 | Nigeria |
Cameroon |
25–13 | Ivory Coast | ||
| 1985 Details |
Angola |
Congo |
22–18 | Ivory Coast |
Cameroon |
24–14 | Nigeria | ||
| 1987 Details |
 Morocco |
Ivory Coast |
– | Cameroon |
Congo |
– | Tunisia | ||
| 1989 Details |
Algeria |
Angola |
22–18 | Ivory Coast |
Congo |
19–17 | Algeria | ||
| 1991 Details |
Egypt |
Nigeria |
– | Angola |
 Congo |
– | Algeria | ||
| 1992 Details |
Ivory Coast |
Angola |
– | Congo |
Ivory Coast |
20–16 (OT) |
Nigeria | ||
| 1994 Details |
Tunisia |
Angola |
24–18 | Ivory Coast |
Algeria |
20–13 | 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 |
Angola |
36–17 | Tunisia |
Cameroon |
Awarded | Congo | ||
| 2018 Details |
Congo |
Angola |
19–14 | Senegal |
DR Congo |
33–22 | Cameroon | ||
| 2021 Details |
Cameroon |
Angola |
25–15 | Cameroon |
Tunisia |
22–17 | Congo | ||
| 2022 Details |
Senegal |
Angola |
29–19 | Cameroon |
Congo |
20–19 | Senegal | ||
| 2024 Details |
DR Congo |
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^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 15 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | Congo | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Ivory Coast | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Cameroon | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Senegal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Algeria | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 75 | |
Participating nations
- Legend
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| Team | 1974 |
1976 |
1979 |
1981 |
1983 |
1985 |
1987 |
1989 |
1991 |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2016 |
2018 |
2021 |
2022 |
Years |
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| Algeria |
3rd | 3rd | 5th | 7th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 6th | 4th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 8th | •• | 10th | 18 | ||||||
| Angola |
7th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 22 | |||
| Benin |
8th | •• | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon |
2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | •• | 5th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 5th | 7th | 7th | 5th | 7th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 18 | ||||||
 Cape Verde |
9th | 12th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Chad |
•• | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| / Congo |
2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 24 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} / DR Congo |
8th | •• | 8th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 8th | 3rd | 2nd | 8th | 3rd | 6th | 6th | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Egypt |
3rd | 6th | 8th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 7th | •• | 6th | 6th | 9th | 8th | 11 | |||||||||||||
 Gabon |
9th | 9th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 7th | 8th | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ghana |
9th | •• | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Guinea |
8th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 9th | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast |
7th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 7th | 5th | 9th | 7th | 22 | |||
 Kenya |
10th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Madagascar |
11th | 13th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morocco |
8th | 9th | 10th | 10th | 11th | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Mozambique |
6th | 5th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria |
6th | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | •• | •• | 1st | 4th | 5th | 8th | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Senegal |
2nd | 5th | 8th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 6th | ×× | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 12 | |||||||||||||
| South Africa |
6th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Tanzania |
8th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Togo |
7th | 7th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia |
1st | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 6th | 4th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 21 | ||||
| Uganda |
4th | 4th | 5th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
Best player award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Nair Almeida |
| 2006 |  |
| 2008 | Nair Almeida |
| 2010 | Mouna Chebbah |
| 2012 | Mouna Chebbah |
| 2014 | |
| 2016 | Natália Bernardo |
| 2018 | Albertina Kassoma |
| 2021 | |
| 2022 | Helena Paulo |
See also
- African Women's Junior Handball Championship
- African Women's Youth Handball Championship
- African Women's Handball Champions League
External links
International handball | ||
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African Handball Championship winners | |
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