2018 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup Explained

Tourney Name:	African Handball Cup Winners' Cup
Year:	2018
Country:	Egypt
Dates:	April 13–22, 2018
Num Teams:	14
Confederations:	1
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Champion Other:	Al Ahly SC
Count:	3
Second Other:	Al-Ittihad
Third Other:	Widad Smara
Fourth Other:	JS Kinshasa
Matches:	35
Goals:	1898
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The 2018 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup was the 24th edition, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held from April 13–22, 2018 and took place in Cairo, Egypt, contested by 14 teams and won by Al Ahly SC of Egypt.^[1]

Draw

width=195px	Group A	width=195px	Group B	width=195px	Group C	width=195px	Group D
valign=top	JS Kinshasa Kembata Durame Phoenix Gabon Widad Smara	valign=top	FAP Yaoundé Inter Club Sporting	valign=top	Heliopolis JS Lubumbashi Kirkos Red Star	valign=top	Al Ahly SC Al-Ittihad AS Minuh

Preliminary rounds

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Times given below are in EET (UTC+2).

Group A

width=5%		width=25%		width=15%		width=25%		width=5%
13:30	Widad Smara	24 (14:09) 25	Phoenix Gabon
13:30	JS Kinshasa	67 (33:09) 19
15:00	Kembata	27 (07:21) 52	Widad Smara
15:00	Phoenix Gabon	26 (15:15) 33	JS Kinshasa
11:00	Phoenix Gabon	53 (10:15) 12
13:00	Widad Smara	28 (14:16) 25

width=25%	Team	width=5%	Pld	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GDIF	width=5%	Pts
	3	2	0	1	125	73	+52	6
	3	2	0	1	104	77	+27	4
	3	2	0	1	104	69	+35	6
	3	0	0	3	58	172	-114	0

• Note: Advance to quarter-finals
  Relegated to 9th classification

Group B

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15:00	Sporting	37 (17:13) 20
19:00		19 (11:14) 21	FAP Yaoundé
17:00	Sporting	25 (12:13) 27	FAP Yaoundé

width=25%	Team	width=5%	Pld	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GDIF	width=5%	Pts
	2	2	0	0	48	44	+4	2
	2	1	0	1	62	47	+15	4
	2	0	0	2	39	58	-19	0

• Note: Advance to quarter-finals
  Relegated to 9th classification

Group C

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10:30	Heliopolis	34 (13:09) 24
13:30	Red Star	46 (24:04) 16
11:00	Kirkos	20 (07:24) 41	Heliopolis
13:00	JS Lubumbashi	17 (07:13) 27	Red Star
15:00	Heliopolis	26 (12:12) 24
15:00	JS Lubumbashi	29 (15:13) 25

width=25%	Team	width=5%	Pld	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GDIF	width=5%	Pts
	3	3	0	0	101	68	+33	6
	3	2	0	1	97	59	+38	4
	3	2	0	1	70	86	-16	2
	3	0	0	3	61	116	-55	0

• Note: Advance to quarter-finals
  Relegated to 9th classification

Group D

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18:00	Al Ahly	28 (11:08) 15
17:00	AS Minuh	26 (14:16) 31	Al-Ittihad
19:00		20 (11:15) 28	Al Ahly

width=25%	Team	width=5%	Pld	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GDIF	width=5%	Pts
	2	2	0	0	56	35	+21	4
	2	1	0	1	51	54	-3	2
	2	0	0	2	41	59	-18	0

• Note: Advance to quarter-finals
  Relegated to 9th classification

Knockout stage

9-12th place

Final standings

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Rank	width=170	Team !	Record
	Al Ahly SC	5–0
	Al-Ittihad	3–2
	Widad Smara	4–2
4	JS Kinshasa	3–3
5	Sporting	3–2
6	Red Star	3–3
7	FAP Yaoundé	3–2
8	Heliopolis	3–3
9	AS Minuh	2–2
10	Phoenix Gabon	3–2
11	Inter Club	1–3
12	JS Lubumbashi	2–3
13	Kirkos	1–3
14	Kembata	0–4

See also

2018 African Handball Champions League

External links

• CAHB official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Handball: Al Ahly crowned Africa Cup champions . en.el-balad.com . 23 Apr 2017 . 26 Apr 2017.
2. Web site: LES RÉSULTATS // VAINQUEUR DE COUPE – CAIRE 2018 . cahbonline.info . 4 Jul 2018 .
3. Web site: Al Ahly mot Hammamet i Cupvinnarcupfinalen . 21 April 2017 . handbollskanalen.se . 23 Apr 2017 . den.