The 1983 African Women's Handball Championship was the fifth edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held from 23 to 30 July 1983 at the Cairo International Stadium and the Police Arena in Cairo, Egypt.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Egypt |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 23–31 July |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Congo (3rd title) |
| Runner-up |  Nigeria |
| Third place |  Cameroon |
| Fourth place |  Ivory Coast |
Draw edit
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 6 |
| Congo |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 47 | +19 | 4 |
 Angola |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 60 | -15 | 2 |
| Egypt |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 69 | -21 | 0 |
* Note: Advance to semi-finals
| 23 July 1983 | Congo
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22–12 | Angola
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| 24 July 1983 | Ivory Coast
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19–13 | Angola
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| 26 July 1983 | Ivory Coast
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23–16 | Egypt
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| 27 July 1983 | Congo
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26–13 | Egypt
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| 28 July 1983 | Ivory Coast
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22–18 | Congo
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| 28 July 1983 | Angola
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20–19 | Egypt
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Group B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Nigeria |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
 Tunisia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Algeria |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Gabon |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Note: Advance to semi-finals
| 23 July 1983 | Algeria
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v | Gabon
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| 23 July 1983 | Cameroon
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20–19 | Tunisia
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| 24 July 1983 | Tunisia
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v | Gabon
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| 24 July 1983 | Cameroon
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18–18 | Nigeria
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| 26 July 1983 | Nigeria
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16–11 | Algeria
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| 26 July 1983 | Cameroon
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26–8 | Gabon
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| 27 July 1983 | Nigeria
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18–11 | Gabon
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| (10–5) | ||||
| 27 July 1983 | Tunisia
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18–13 | Algeria
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| (8–9) | ||||
| 28 July 1983 | Cameroon
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23–16 | Algeria
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| 28 July 1983 | Nigeria
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17–14 | Tunisia
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| (7–7) | ||||
Knockout stage edit
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Congo | ||||||
| Cameroon | ||||||
| Congo | 27 | |||||
| Nigeria | 14 | |||||
| Nigeria | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Cameroon | 25 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 13 | |||||
Third place game edit
| 31 July 1983 | Cameroon
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27–14 | Ivory Coast
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Final edit
| 31 July 1983 | Congo
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25–13 | Nigeria
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Final ranking edit
| Rank | Team |
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Congo
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Nigeria
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Cameroon
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| 4 | Ivory Coast
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| 5 | Tunisia
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| 6 | Angola
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| 7 | Algeria
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| 8 | Egypt
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| 9 | Gabon
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