2017 African Women's Handball Champions League Explained

The 2017 African Women's Handball Champions League was the 39th edition, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held from October 21–29, 2017 at the salle Bein Khiar, in Hammamet, Tunisia, contested by 8 teams and won by Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto of Angola.^[1]

Draw

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width=195px	Group A	width=195px	Group B
valign=top	ABO Sport Africa Sports FAP Yaoundé GS Pétroliers	valign=top	ASF Sfax Bandama HC Vainqueur 1º de Agosto

Preliminary round

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Times given below are in CET UTC+1.

Group A

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FAP Yaoundé	27 (17:07) 20	GS Pétroliers
ABO Sport	39 (24:08) 26	Africa Sports
	22 (12:09) 35	ABO Sport
Africa Sports	24 (11:11) 27	FAP Yaoundé
FAP Yaoundé	22 (09:07) 22	ABO Sport
Africa Sports	21 (07:11) 23	GS Pétroliers

width=25%	Team	width=5%	Pld	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GDIF	width=5%	Pts
	3	2	1	0	96	70	+26	5
	3	2	1	0	76	66	+10	5
	3	1	0	2	65	83	−18	2
	3	0	0	3	71	89	−18	0

• Note: Advance to quarter-finals

Group B

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1º de Agosto	27 (14:04) 15	HC Vainqueur
Bandama	37 (15:23) 42	ASF Sfax
Bandama	09 (07:16) 28	1º de Agosto
ASF Sfax	20 (13:14) 29	1º de Agosto
HC Vainqueur	21 (11:16) 29	ASF Sfax
Bandama	22 (09:09) 19	HC Vainqueur

width=25%	Team	width=5%	Pld	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GDIF	width=5%	Pts
	3	3	0	0	84	44	+40	6
	3	2	0	1	91	87	+4	4
	3	1	0	2	68	89	−21	2
	3	0	0	3	70	78	−8	0

• Note: Advance to quarter-finals

Knockout stage

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Championship bracket

5-8th bracket

Quarter-finals

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ABO Sport	31 (16:14) 29	HC Vainqueur
1º de Agosto	33 (-:-) 14	Africa Sports
FAP Yaoundé	33 (18:08) 18	Bandama
ASF Sfax	27 (15:14) 25	GS Pétroliers

5–8th classification

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HC Vainqueur	22 (13:14) 26	GS Pétroliers
Bandama	22 (13:07) 19	Africa Sports

Semi-finals

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FAP Yaoundé	17 (06:13) 23	1º de Agosto
	23 (10:18) 33	ASF Sfax

Final

Final ranking

Rank	width=170	Team !	Record
	Primeiro de Agosto	6–0
		4–2
		4–1
4		3–2
5		3–3
6		2–4
7		1–5
8		0–6

Squad: Cristina Branco, Eliane Paulo, Helena Sousa, Swelly Simão (GK) Christianne Mwasesa, Dalva Peres, Isabel Guialo, Juliana Machado, Lurdes Monteiro, Teresa Leite (B) Carolina Morais, Elizabeth Cailo, Iracelma Silva, Joelma Viegas (W) Albertina Kassoma, Elizabeth Viegas, Liliana Venâncio (P) Morten Soubak (Head Coach)

See also

• 2017 African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup
• 2016 African Women's Handball Championship

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Handball: 1º de Agosto win Africa champions league . ANGOP.com . 30 Oct 2017 . 30 Oct 2017.
2. Web site: CLUB CHAMPION 2016 : Résultat du tirage au sort . CAHBOnline.com . 28 Sep 2016. fr.
3. Web site: 39th Africa Clubs Championship 2017-Results on 22/10/2017 . CAHBOnline.com . 26 Oct 2017.
4. Web site: 39th CACC 2017: Results on 24/10/2017 . CAHBOnline.com . 26 Oct 2017.
5. Web site: Results of matches on 25/10/2017 . CAHBOnline.com . 26 Oct 2017.
6. Web site: 39th CACC 2017: Board of the quarter-finals . CAHBOnline.com . 26 Oct 2017.
7. Web site: 39ème CACC 2017: Résultats 1/4 de finales du 26/10/2017 . CAHBOnline.com . 27 Oct 2017 . fr.
8. Web site: 39th CACC 2017: Results of the semi finals . CAHBOnline.com . 29 Oct 2017.
9. Web site: 39th CACC 2017: Results and Women Final's Ranking . CAHBOnline.com . 30 Oct 2017.