African Men's Handball Championship Explained

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 Olympic Games and for World Handball Championship. Started in 1974, it is the oldest continental handball competition. The current champions are Egypt, who won the 2024 tournament in Egypt.

Only three countries have won the tournament. Tunisia, winner of the first edition, has won the title a record ten times. Egypt, with nine titles, and Algeria, with seven titles, are the only two other teams to have won the competition.

Both Morocco and Algeria were banned from hosting the African Handball Championship in 2022 and 2024, Egypt were chosen to host the tournaments instead.^{[1] [2]}

Summaries

Year	Host	width=1% rowspan=29 bgcolor=ffffff		Final			width=1% rowspan=29 bgcolor=ffffff		Third place match
width=15%	Champion	width=9%	Score	width=15%	Runner-up	width=15%	Third place	width=9%	Score	width=15%	Fourth place
1974 Details	Tunisia
1976 Details	Algeria
1979 Details	Congo		21–17			26–24
1981 Details	Tunisia		30–25			–
1983 Details	Egypt		25–24			29–24
1985 Details	Angola		23–17			–
1987 Details	Morocco		22–16			–
1989 Details	Algeria		18–17			–
1991 Details	Egypt
1992 Details	Ivory Coast		26–24			28–16
1994 Details	Tunisia		18–16 (ET)			–
1996 Details	Benin		21–19 (ET)			28–21
1998 Details	South Africa		22–19			35–26
2000 Details	Algeria
2002 Details	Morocco		25–19			35–25
2004 Details	Egypt		31–28			31–30
2006 Details	Tunisia		26–21			26–25
2008 Details	Angola		27–25			23–20
2010 Details	Egypt		24–21			30–22
2012 Details	Morocco		23–20			29–15
2014 Details	Algeria		25–21			31–24
2016 Details	Egypt		21–19			25–19
2018 Details	Gabon		26–24			29–26
2020 Details	Tunisia		27–22			32–27
2022 Details	Egypt		37–25			28–24
2024 Details	Egypt		29–21			35–28
2026 Details	Rwanda	Future event			Future event

Egypt finished 2nd however it was disqualified.

A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Participating nations

Legend

• – Champions
• – Runners-up
• – Third place
• – Fourth place

• Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
• — Qualified but withdrew
• — Did not qualify
• — Did not enter / Withdrew from the Championship
• — Disqualified / Banned
• — Hosts

Team	1974	1976	1979	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1991	1992	1994	1996	1998	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2020	2022	2024	2026	Years
	×	2nd	3rd	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	1st	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	3rd	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	2nd	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	4th	5th	3rd	3rd	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	1st	4th	6th	3rd	5th	bgcolor=Silver	2nd		25
			9th	5th	5th	5th	5th	7th					8th		6th	3rd	4th	4th	5th	6th	4th	3rd	3rd	4th	8th	8th		19
												9th																1
																				12th								1
	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	3rd	5th			8th						7th	9th		5th	5th	9th	7th	10th	7th	5th	5th	9th	12th	12th	10th		18
																								5th	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	4th		3
	5th																											1
			4th	7th	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	3rd	4th	4th	7th		5th	6th	6th	5th	11th	10th	6th		8th	9th	7th	8th	7th	9th		13th		21
	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	4th	•	•	•	7th	8th	8th	11th	5th	4th	8th	10th	7th	8th	7th	7th	6th		14
										8th	10th																	2
	•	××	2nd	4th	4th	4th	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	3rd	3rd	1st	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st		24
	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	6th	12th	•	8th	•	9th	11th	9th	11th	5th	8th	9th	11th		11
											8th																	1
				8th																				10th	6th	5th		4
		6th	7th	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	6th	6th	6th	6th	5th	5th	6th	8th	7th		10th		7th		12th	10th				14th				17
																9th						12th		15th	×	15th		4
	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	11th	•	•	11th	•	12th	9th	•	13th		12th		6
							8th	5th	4th	7th	4th	4th	5th	4th	4th	6th	3rd	8th	6th	4th	6th	6th	4th	6th	3rd	7th		20
	×	×	8th	6th	×	7th	×	×	×	×	×	5th	4th	•	7th	•	10th	6th	7th	•	11th	10th	10th	11th	10th	9th		15
																										14th	Q	2
	3rd	5th				9th	7th		6th	6th	9th				9th	7th				5th	8th			WD	11th			12
													10th															1
	4th	4th	6th								7th	10th																5
	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	3rd	3rd	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	1st	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	bgcolor=Gold	1st	3rd	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	1st	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	bgcolor=Gold	1st	2nd	4th	3rd		26
																								16th	13th	16th		3
Total	5	7	9	8	6	9	8	7	7	8	10	10	10	7	12	11	11	8	12	12	12	12	10	16	13	16	16

See also

• African Men's Junior Handball Championship
• African Men's Youth Handball Championship
• African Handball Champions League
• African Handball Cup Winners' Cup
• African Handball Super Cup

External links

• Official website
• Handball Africa Archive – todor66.com
• كأس الأمم الأفريقية لكرة اليد رجال – kooora.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rahhali . Lamine . Morocco, Algeria Banned from Hosting Africa Handball Cup . 2022-04-08 . Morocco World News . en.
2. Web site: الاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة اليد يمنح مصر استضافة بطولتي إفريقيا 2022 و2024 . 2022-04-08 . بوابة الأهرام . ar.