1983 African Men's Handball Championship

The 1983 African Men's Handball Championship was the fifth edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held from 22 to 31 July 1983 at the Cairo International Stadium and the Police Arena in Cairo, Egypt.

1983 African Men's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Egypt
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates22–31 July
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Algeria (2nd title)
Runner-up Congo
Third place Tunisia
Fourth place Egypt
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It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1]

In the final, Algeria win their second consecutive title beating Congo in the final game.

Qualified teams edit

Draw edit

Group A Group B

  Algeria
  Egypt
  Morocco
  Nigeria
  Senegal

  Angola
  Cameroon
  Congo
  Ivory Coast
  Tunisia

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Algeria (A) 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 8
  Egypt (A, H) 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 6
  Senegal 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 4
  Morocco 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 2
  Nigeria 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
(A) Advanced to semi-finals; (H) Hosts
22 July 1983 Egypt   24–23   Morocco

23 July 1983 Morocco   v   Nigeria
23 July 1983 Algeria   17–14   Senegal

24 July 1983 Algeria   18–14   Morocco
24 July 1983 Egypt   v   Senegal

26 July 1983 Senegal   21–18   Morocco
(10–12)
26 July 1983 Egypt   20–16   Nigeria
(9–8)

27 July 1983 Algeria   29–23   Nigeria
(17–11)

28 July 1983 Senegal   32–23   Nigeria
(15–13)
28 July 1983 Algeria   25–23   Egypt
(11–8)

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Congo (A) 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 7
  Tunisia (A) 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 6
  Cameroon 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 4
  Ivory Coast 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 2
  Angola 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 1
Source: [citation needed]
(A) Advance to semi-finals
23 July 1983 Cameroon   22–20   Angola
(11–9)
23 July 1983 Congo   v   Ivory Coast

24 July 1983 Cameroon   v   Ivory Coast
24 July 1983 Congo   v   Tunisia

26 July 1983 Congo   23–16   Cameroon
(8–9)
26 July 1983 Tunisia   22–20   Angola
(10–10)

27 July 1983 Tunisia   21–17   Cameroon
(11–10)
27 July 1983 Ivory Coast   27–25   Angola
(11–10)

28 July 1983 Congo   17–17   Angola
(12–10)
28 July 1983 Tunisia   28–18   Ivory Coast
(10–9)

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Algeria19
 
 
 
  Tunisia17
 
  Algeria25
 
 
 
  Congo24
 
  Congo14
 
 
  Egypt13
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
  Tunisia29
 
 
  Egypt24

Semi-finals edit

29 July 1983 Algeria   19–17   Tunisia

29 July 1983 Congo   14-13   Egypt

Third place game edit

30 July 1983 Tunisia   29–24   Egypt Cairo

Final edit

31 July 1983 Algeria   25–24   Congo Cairo

Final ranking edit

Team qualified for the 1984 Summer Olympics
Team qualified for the 1985 World Men's Handball Championship Group B
Rank Team
    Algeria
    Congo
    Tunisia
4   Egypt
5   Cameroon
6   Senegal

References edit

  1. ^ "Men Handball V Africa Championship 1981 Egypt". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. 26 November 2016.