The 1996 African Women's Handball Championship was the twelfth edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held in Benin from 16 to 29 October 1996. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1997 World Women's Handball Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Benin |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 16–29 October |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ivory Coast (2nd title) |
| Runner-up |  Algeria |
| Third place |  Angola |
| Fourth place |  Congo |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 777 (48.56 per match) |
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 4 |
| Algeria
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 2 |
 Togo
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 64 | −44 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Algeria
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33–7 | Togo
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| (18–3) | ||||
| Ivory Coast
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31–13 | Togo
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| (15–5) | ||||
| Ivory Coast
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26–24 | Algeria
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| (10–11) | ||||
Group B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congo
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 63 | +21 | 6 |
| Angola
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 68 | +18 | 4 |
 Cameroon
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 81 | −13 | 2 |
 Mozambique
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 91 | −26 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Congo
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28–18 | Cameroon
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| (15–11) | ||||
| Angola
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34–19 | Mozambique
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| (15–7) | ||||
| Congo
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26–24 | Angola
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| (14–9) | ||||
| Cameroon
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27–25 | Mozambique
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| (16–15) | ||||
| Angola
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28–23 | Cameroon
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| (14–12) | ||||
| Congo
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30–21 | Mozambique
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| (15–8) | ||||
Knockout stage edit
Places 5–7 edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 30 | +31 | 4 |
| Mozambique
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 2 |
| Togo
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 64 | −34 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Cameroon
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33–12 | Togo
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| (15–5) | ||||
| Cameroon
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28–18 | Mozambique
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| (16–8) | ||||
| Mozambique
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31–18 | Togo
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| (18–7) | ||||
Bracket edit
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 29 | |||||
| Angola | 25 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 35 | |||||
| Algeria | 19 | |||||
| Algeria (OT) | 24 | |||||
| Congo | 23 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Angola | 24 | |||||
| Congo | 21 | |||||
Semifinals edit
| Ivory Coast
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29–25 | Angola
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| (11–9) | ||||
| Algeria
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24–23 (ET) | Congo
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| (9–9) | ||||
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FT: 20–20 ET: 4–3 | ||||
Third place game edit
| Angola
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24–21 | Congo
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| (10–10) | ||||
Final edit
| Ivory Coast
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35–19 | Algeria
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| (18–8) | ||||
Final ranking edit
| Qualified for the 1997 World Championship |
| Rank | Team |
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Ivory Coast
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Algeria
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Angola
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| 4 | Congo
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| 5 | Cameroon
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| 6 | Mozambique
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| 7 | Togo
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