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
Dates22–31 July
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
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

Draw

Group A Group B

 Algeria
 Egypt
 Morocco
 Nigeria
 Senegal

 Angola
 Cameroon
 Congo
 Ivory Coast
 Tunisia

Group stage

Group A

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:
(A) Advanced to semi-finals; (H) Host.
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

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:
(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

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Algeria19
 
 
 
 Tunisia17
 
 Algeria25
 
 
 
 Congo24
 
 Congo
 
 
 Egypt
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Tunisia29
 
 
 Egypt24

Semi-finals

29 July 1983 Algeria  19–17  Tunisia

29 July 1983 Congo  v  Egypt

Third place game

30 July 1983 Tunisia  29–24  Egypt Cairo

Final

31 July 1983 Algeria  25–24  Congo Cairo

Final ranking

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

References

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