African Women's Handball Championship Explained

Current Season:	2024 African Women's Handball Championship
Sport:	Handball
Founded:	1974
Inaugural:	1974
Continent:	Africa (CAHB)

The African Handball Nations Championship is the official competition for senior national handball teams of Africa, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the African champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Summer Olympics and For World Handball Championship.

Summary

Year	Host	width=1% rowspan=28 bgcolor=ffffff		Final			width=1% rowspan=28 bgcolor=ffffff		Third place match
width=15%	Champion	width=9%	Score	width=15%	Second place	width=15%	Third place	width=9%	Score	width=15%	Fourth place
1974 Details	Tunisia
1976 Details	Algeria		10–5			10–8
1979 Details	Congo		21–17			19–12
1981 Details	Tunisia		11–10			–
1983 Details	Egypt		27–14			25–13
1985 Details	Angola		22–18			24–14
1987 Details	Morocco		–			–
1989 Details	Algeria		22–18			19–17
1991 Details	Egypt		–			–
1992 Details	Ivory Coast		–			20–16 (OT)
1994 Details	Tunisia		24–18			20–13
1996 Details	Benin		35–19			24–21
1998 Details	South Africa		31–23			30–28
2000 Details	Algeria		30–21			34–33
2002 Details	Morocco		30–21			31–20
2004 Details	Egypt		31–20			24–22
2006 Details	Tunisia		32–30			22–15
2008 Details	Angola		39–27			30–25
2010 Details	Egypt		31–30			32–28
2012 Details	Morocco		26–24			33–24
2014 Details	Algeria		23–20			30–22
2016 Details	Angola		36–17			Awarded
2018 Details	Congo		19–14			33–22
2021 Details	Cameroon		25–15			22–17
2022 Details	Senegal		29–19			20–19
2024 Details	DR Congo

A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Participating nations

Legend

• – Champions
• – Runners-up
• – Third place
• – Fourth place

• Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
• — Qualified but withdrew
• — Did not qualify
• — Did not enter / Withdrew from the Championship
• — Disqualified / Banned
• — Hosts

Team	1974	1976	1979	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1991	1992	1994	1996	1998	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2021	2022	2024	Years
		bgcolor=#cc9966 style="border:3px solid red"	3rd	3rd	5th	7th			bgcolor=#9acdff style="border:3px solid red"	4th	4th	5th	3rd	bgcolor=Silver	2nd		6th	4th			6th	4th	4th	bgcolor=#9acdff style="border:3px solid red"	4th	6th	8th	••	10th		18
				7th	6th	5th	5th	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	3rd	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold style="border:3px solid red"	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	3rd	bgcolor=Gold style="border:3px solid red"	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st		22
			8th									••															1
			bgcolor=Silver	2nd		3rd	3rd	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	••				5th	4th	4th	5th	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	5th	7th	7th	5th	7th	3rd	4th	2nd	bgcolor=Silver	2nd		18
																								9th	12th		2
								••																			0
/		bgcolor=Silver	2nd	bgcolor=Gold style="border:3px solid red"	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	3rd	3rd	3rd	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	4th	4th	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	6th	5th	3rd	3rd	5th	6th	5th	4th	5th	4th	3rd		24
/										8th	••				8th	7th	6th	5th	8th	3rd	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	8th	3rd	6th	6th	Q	13
	3rd			6th	8th	7th	6th	5th	7th	••						6th			6th	9th					8th		11
			9th		9th		7th							8th	7th		7th	8th									7
						9th	••																				1
																					8th	7th	7th	7th	9th		5
		7th	4th	4th	4th	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	6th	bgcolor=#cc9966 style="border:3px solid red"	3rd	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	bgcolor=Gold	1st	3rd	5th	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	3rd	4th	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	3rd	7th		5th	9th		7th		22
																								10th			1
																								11th	13th		2
							8th								9th					10th			10th		11th		5
												6th	5th														2
		6th	6th	3rd	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	4th	••	••	bgcolor=Gold	1st	4th	5th													8th			9
	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	5th				8th			5th	6th				7th						8th	6th	××	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	5th	bgcolor=#9acdff style="border:3px solid red"	4th		12
													6th														1
																8th											1
			7th									7th															2
	bgcolor=Gold style="border:3px solid red"	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st		bgcolor=Silver style="border:3px solid red"	2nd	5th	6th	4th	6th		7th	6th			3rd	3rd	4th	bgcolor=Silver style="border:3px solid red"	2nd	4th	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	6th	3rd	5th		21
	4th	4th	5th																							Q	4
Total	4	7	9	7	9	9	8	6	7	8	6	7	6	8	9	8	7	8	8	10	8	9	10	11	13

Best player award

Year	Award Winner
2004	Nair Almeida
2006
2008	Nair Almeida
2010	Mouna Chebbah
2012	Mouna Chebbah
2014
2016	Natália Bernardo
2018	Albertina Kassoma
2021
2022	Helena Paulo

See also

• African Women's Junior Handball Championship
• African Women's Youth Handball Championship
• African Women's Handball Champions League

External links

• Official website
• Handball Africa Archive (todor66.com)