| Tourney Name: | African Men's Championship |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Size: | 200px |
| Country: | Algeria |
| Dates: | 16–25 January |
| Num Teams: | 12 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 3 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Champion: | ALG |
| Count: | 7 |
| Second: | TUN |
| Third: | EGY |
| Fourth: | ANG |
| Matches: | 42 |
| Goals: | 2255 |
| Top Scorer: | Messaoud Berkous (44 goals) |
| Player: | Messaoud Berkous |
| Previous: | 2012 African Men's Handball Championship |
| Next: | 2016 African Men's Handball Championship |
The 2014 African Men's Handball Championship was the 21st edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Algiers and Chéraga, Algeria, from 16 to 25 January 2014. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship in Qatar.
In the final, hosts Algeria beat Tunisia 25–21 to win their seventh title after beating
See main article: article.
| width=20% | Country ! | width=80% | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 (1976, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) | |||
| 12 (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) | |||
| 11 (1974, 1976, 1979, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) | |||
| 16 (1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012) | |||
| 8 (1992, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) | |||
| 18 (1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) | |||
| 5 (2000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012) | |||
| 2 (2004, 2010) | |||
| 15 (1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) | |||
| 8 (1979, 1981, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010) | |||
| 8 (1974, 1976, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2002, 2004, 2012) | |||
| 20 (1974, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italics indicates host.
| Algiers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hacène Harcha Arena | La Coupole d’Alger Arena | |
| Capacity: 8,000 | Capacity: 5,500 | |
| width=160 | Chéraga ! | |
| Salle Chéraga | ||
| Capacity: 3,000 | ||
11 couples were announced for the competition.
| Country | Referees | |
|---|---|---|
| Mustapha Deche Mohamed Ghouarda | ||
| Khadidja Benfetima Zahra Benfetima | ||
| Jonas Allad Armand Dagba | ||
 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the | Ngombo Felly Amba Mutombo Gisèle Tshilanda | |
| Rashed Mohamed Fakry Elsayed Tamer |
| Country | Referees | |
|---|---|---|
| Mouhamed Ball Camara Aboubacar Diakité | ||
| Yalatima Nanga Coulibaly Mamadou Diabate | ||
| Mohamed Cheick Diop Abdoulaye Faye | ||
| Yawo Mawusse Akpatsa Agbekokokou Assignon | ||
| Ismaïl Boualloucha Ramzi Khenissi |
See main article: article.
The draw was held on 9 October 2013.[1] [2]
| width=50% | Group A | width=50% | Group B | |
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All times are local (UTC+1).
| Team advance to the Knockout stage |
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| width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | Qualified for the 2015 World Championship |
| Rank | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 7 | ||
| 8 | ||
| 9 | ||
| 10 | ||
| 11 | ||
| 12 |
The All-star team and award winners were announced
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | ||
| Right wing | ||
| Right back | ||
| Central back | ||
| Left back | ||
| Left wing | ||
| Pivot |