| Tourney Name: | African Women's Championship |
| Year: | 1979 |
| Country: | Congo |
| Country-Flagvar: | 1970 |
| Dates: | 20–31 July |
| Num Teams: | 9 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Previous: | 1976 African Women's Handball Championship |
| Next: | 1981 African Women's Handball Championship |
The 1979 African Women's Handball Championship was the third edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held in Congo from 20 to 31 July 1979. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1980 Summer Olympics qualifying tournament.
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| width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | Qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics qualifying tournament |
| Rank | Team | |
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| 4 | ||
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| 9 |