| Tourney Name: | African Men's Championship |
| Year: | 1981 |
| Country: | Tunisia |
| Country-Flagvar: | 1959 |
| Dates: | 18 July – 1 August |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion: | ALG |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: | CIV |
| Third: | TUN |
| Third-Flagvar: | 1959 |
| Fourth: | EGY |
| Fourth-Flagvar: | 1972 |
| Previous: | 1979 African Men's Handball Championship |
| Next: | 1983 African Men's Handball Championship |
The 1981 African Men's Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Tunis, Tunisia, from 18 July to 1 August 1981. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1982 World Championship in West Germany.[1]
In the final, Algeria won their first title beating Ivory Coast in the final game.
| width=195px | Group A | width=195px | Group B | width=195px | Group C | |
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| Team advance to the knockout stage |
| width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | Team qualified for the 1982 World Championship |
| Rank | width=170 | Team |
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| 4 | ||
| 5 | ||
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| 7 | ||
| 8 |