1998 African Women's Handball Championship
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  South Africa |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Angola (4th title) |
| Runner-up |  Congo |
| Third place |  Ivory Coast |
| Fourth place |  Cameroon |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 544 (49.45 per match) |
The 1998 African Women's Handball Championship was held in South Africa. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1999 World Women's Handball Championship.
Preliminary round
Group A
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| 19 Oct 1998 | Angola
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53–19 |  Mozambique
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| Ivory Coast
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37–14 | Mozambique
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| Angola
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17–17 | Ivory Coast
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Group B
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| Congo
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46–5 | South Africa
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| Cameroon
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45–11 | South Africa
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| Congo
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22–18 | Cameroon
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Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Mon, 26 Oct 1998 | ||||||
| Angola | 26 | |||||
| Wed, 28 Oct 1998 | ||||||
| Cameroon | 21 | |||||
| Angola | 31 | |||||
| Mon, 26 Oct 1998 | ||||||
| Congo | 23 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 14 | |||||
| Congo | 18 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Wed, 28 Oct 1998 | ||||||
| Cameroon | 30 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 28 | |||||
Semifinals
| 26 Oct 1998 | Angola
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26–21 | Cameroon
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| Congo
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18–14 | Ivory Coast
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Fifth place game
| Mozambique
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32–17 | South Africa
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Third place game
| 28 Oct 1998 | Ivory Coast
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30–28 | Cameroon
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Final
| 28 Oct 1998 | Angola
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31–23 | Congo
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Final ranking
| Qualified for the 1999 World Championship |
| Rank | Team |
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Angola
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Congo
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Ivory Coast
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| 4 | Cameroon
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| 5 | Mozambique
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| 6 | South Africa
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