African Men's Handball Championship

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 2020 tournament in Tunisia.

For the women's tournament, see African Women's Handball Championship.
African Men's Handball Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
2020 African Men's Handball Championship
SportHandball
Founded1974
Inaugural season1974
No. of teams12
ContinentCAHB (Africa)
Most recent
champion(s)		 Egypt (7th title)
Most titles Tunisia (10 titles)

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

Summaries
Year Host Final Third place match
Champion Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1974
Details
Tunisia
Tunisia		 n/a
Cameroon
Senegal		 n/a
Togo
1976
Details
Algeria
Tunisia		 n1
Algeria
Cameroon		 n1
Togo
1979
Details
Congo
Tunisia		 21–17
Egypt
Algeria		 26–24
Congo
1981
Details
Tunisia
Algeria		 30–25
Ivory Coast
Tunisia		 –
Egypt
1983
Details
Egypt
Algeria		 25–24
Congo
Tunisia		 29–24
Egypt
1985
Details
Angola
Algeria		 23–17
Tunisia
Congo		 –
Egypt
1987
Details
Morocco
Algeria		 22–16
Egypt
Tunisia		 –
Congo
1989
Details
Algeria
Algeria		 18–17
Egypt
Tunisia		 –
Congo
1991
Details
Egypt
Egypt		 n/a
Algeria
Tunisia		 n/a
Morocco
1992
Details
Ivory Coast
Egypt		 26–24
Tunisia
Algeria		 28–16
Zaire
1994
Details
Tunisia
Tunisia		 18–16 (ET)
Algeria
Egypt		 –
Morocco
1996
Details
Benin
Algeria		 21–19 (ET)
Tunisia
Egypt		 28–21
Morocco
1998
Details
South Africa
Tunisia		 22–19
Algeria
Egypt		 35–26
Nigeria
2000
Details
Algeria
Egypt		 n/a
Algeria
Tunisia		 n/a
Morocco
2002
Details
Morocco
Tunisia		 25–19
Algeria
Egypt		 35–25
Morocco
2004
Details
Egypt
Egypt		 31–28
Tunisia
Angola		 31–30
Algeria
2006
Details
Tunisia
Tunisia		 26–21
Egypt
Morocco		 26–25
Angola
2008
Details
Angola
Egypt		 27–25
Tunisia
Algeria		 23–20
Angola
2010
Details
Egypt
Tunisia		 24–21
Egypt
Algeria		 30–22
DR Congo
2012
Details
Morocco
Tunisia		 23–20
Algeria
Egypt		 29–15
Morocco
2014
Details
Algeria
Algeria		 25–21
Tunisia
Egypt		 31–24
Angola
2016
Details
Egypt
Egypt		 21–19
Tunisia
Angola		 25–19
Algeria
2018
Details
Gabon
Tunisia		 26–24
Egypt
Angola		 29–26
Morocco
2020
Details
Tunisia
Egypt		 27–23
Tunisia
Algeria		 32–27
Angola
2022
Details
Morocco		 Future event Future event
2024
Details
Algeria		 Future event Future event
^n1 Egypt finished 2nd however it was disqualified.
^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Tunisia108624
2 Algeria77519
3 Egypt76619
4 Cameroon0112
 Congo0112
6 Ivory Coast0101
7 Angola0033
8 Morocco0011
 Senegal0011
Totals (9 nations)24242472

Participating nations
Legend
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		 Years
 Algeria ×2nd3rd1st1st1st1st1st2nd3rd2nd1st2nd2nd2nd4th5th3rd3rd2nd1st4th6th3rd 23
 Angola 9th5th5th5th5th7th8th6th3rd4th4th5th6th4th3rd3rd4th 17
 Benin 9th 1
 Burkina Faso 12th 1
 Cameroon 2nd3rd5th8th7th9th5th5th9th7th10th7th5th5th9th12th 16
 Cape Verde 5th 1
 Central African Rep. 5th 1
 Congo 4th7th2nd3rd4th4th7th5th6th6th5th11th10th6th8th9th7th8th7th9th 20
 DR Congo ×××××××××4th•••7th8th8th11th5th4th8th10th7th8th7th 12
 Djibouti 8th10th 2
 Egypt •××2nd4th4th4th2nd2nd1st1st3rd3rd3rd1st3rd1st2nd1st2nd3rd3rd1st2nd1st 22
 Gabon ××××××××××ו•6th12th•8th•9th11th9th11th5th8th 9
 Ghana 8th 1
 Guinea 8th10th 2
 Ivory Coast 6th7th2nd6th6th6th6th5th5th6th8th7th10th7th12th10th14th 17
 Kenya 9th12th15th 3
 Libya ××××××××××ו•••11th••11th•12th9th•13th 5
 Morocco 8th5th4th7th4th4th5th4th4th6th3rd8th6th4th6th6th4th6thQ 19
 Nigeria ××8th6th×7th×××××5th4th•7th•10th6th7th•11th10th10th11th 13
 Senegal 3rd5th9th7th6th6th9th9th7th5th8thWD 11
 South Africa 10th 1
 Togo 4th4th6th7th10th 5
 Tunisia 1st1st1st3rd3rd2nd3rd3rd3rd2nd1st2nd1st3rd1st2nd1st2nd1st1st2nd2nd1st2nd 24
 Zambia 16th 1
Total57986987781010107121111812121212101616

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