Handball at the 1973 All-Africa Games

The Handball events at the 1973 All-Africa Games were held in Lagos, Nigeria on January 1973. The competition included only men's event.[1]

Handball at the 1973 All-Africa Games
Tournament details
Host country Nigeria
DatesJanuary 1973
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Algeria (1st title)
Runner-up Egypt
Third place Senegal
Fourth place Ivory Coast
Tournament statistics
Matches16
Goals scored509 (31.81 per match)
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Qualified teams
ZoneTeam
Hosts Nigeria
Zone I Algeria
Zone II Senegal
Zone III Ivory Coast
Zone IV Togo
Zone V Cameroon
Zone VI Egypt
Zone VII Madagascar

Group stage

All times are local (UTC+1).

     Team advance to the knockout stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 3 2 0 1 50 46 +4 4
 Algeria 3 2 0 1 45 41 +4 4
 Cameroon 3 1 0 2 50 45 +5 2
 Togo 3 1 0 2 41 54 −13 2
Source:
... January 1973 Cameroon  23–13  Egypt Lagos
... January 1973 Algeria  17–14  Togo Lagos
... January 1973 Egypt  22–11  Togo Lagos
... January 1973 Algeria  16–12  Cameroon Lagos
... January 1973 Togo  16–15  Cameroon Lagos
... January 1973 Egypt  15–12  Algeria Lagos

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Senegal 3 3 0 0 62 39 +23 6
 Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 66 45 +21 4
 Madagascar 3 1 0 2 48 64 −16 2
 Nigeria 3 0 0 3 38 67 −29 0
Source:
... January 1973 Senegal  18–13  Ivory Coast Lagos
... January 1973 Madagascar  17–16  Nigeria Lagos
... January 1973 Senegal  21–15  Madagascar Lagos
... January 1973 Ivory Coast  27–11  Nigeria Lagos
... January 1973 Senegal  23–11  Nigeria Lagos
... January 1973 Ivory Coast  26–16  Madagascar Lagos

Knockout stage
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
.. January – Lagos
 
 
 Egypt15
 
14 January – Lagos
 
 Ivory Coast13
 
 Egypt12
 
.. January – Lagos
 
 Algeria14
 
 Senegal14
 
 
 Algeria17
 
Third place
 
 
14 January – Lagos
 
 
 Ivory Coast7
 
 
 Senegal17

Semifinals
... January 1973 Egypt  15–13  Ivory Coast Lagos
... January 1973 Senegal  14–17  Algeria Lagos

Third place match
14 January 1973 Ivory Coast  7–17  Senegal Lagos

Final
14 January 1973 Egypt  12–14  Algeria Lagos

Final standing
Pos Team Pld W D L Pts
 Algeria 5 4 0 1 8
 Egypt 5 3 0 2 6
 Senegal 5 4 0 1 8
4  Ivory Coast 5 2 0 3 4
5  Cameroon 3 1 0 2 2
6  Madagascar 3 1 0 2 2
7  Togo 3 1 0 2 2
8  Nigeria 3 0 0 3 0
Source:

References
  1. "Men Handball II All Africa Games - 1973 Lagos". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. September 21, 2017.
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