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2022 African Men's Handball Championship

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2022 African Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Egypt
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Dates11–18 July
Teams13 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Egypt (8th title)
Runner-up Cape Verde
Third place Morocco
Fourth place Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored1,881 (58.78 per match)
Best playerEgypt Yahia Omar
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The 2022 African Men's Handball Championship was the 25th edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held from 11 to 18 July 2022 in Egypt.[1] It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship in Poland and Sweden.[2] Originally it was scheduled to be held in Morocco from 13 to 23 January 2022.

Further to the protests received by the day after the draw, the African Handball Confederation decided to postpone the competition beyond January 2022.[3] Later the CAHB announced the resumption of the draw and the postponement of the competition first to June 2022 and finally to 11 July.[4][5] On 29 March 2022, the CAHB decided to replace Morocco as the host due to a potential Algerian boycott after Morocco had proposed holding games in disputed Sahrawi territory.[6]

Egypt won their eighth title by defeating Cape Verde 37–25 in the final.[7] The final match marked the first since 1983 to have a sub-Saharan team, and the first where neither Tunisia or Algeria featured.

Participating teams

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Country Previous appearances in tournament1, 2
 Algeria3 23 (1976, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Angola 16 (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Cameroon 15 (1974, 1976, 1979, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Cape Verde 1 (2020)
 DR Congo 11 (1992, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Egypt 22 (1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Gabon 8 (2000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Guinea 2 (1981, 2020)
 Kenya 3 (2004, 2016, 2020)
 Morocco 18 (1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Nigeria 11 (1979, 1981, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2020)
 Senegal 12 (1974, 1976, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2014, 2020)
 Tunisia 24 (1974, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Zambia 1 (2020)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year.
2 Italic indicates host country for that year.
3 Algeria originally decided to boycott the competition since it is partly held in the Moroccan occupied parts of Western Sahara. However, after the tournament was moved from Morocco, they reversed their decision.[8][9]

Venues

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6th of October City
2022 African Men's Handball Championship is located in Egypt
6th of October
6th of October
 6th of October City
Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall International Hall
Capacity: 5,200 Capacity: 2,000

Draw

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The draw was scheduled to take place 8 December 2021 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It was cancelled and a new draw was held on 26 May 2022 in Cairo.[10][11][12]

Seeding

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According to ranking of previous African Championship : 2020 African Men's Handball Championship

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Egypt
 Tunisia
 Algeria
 Angola 		 Cape Verde
 Morocco
 DR Congo
 Gabon 		 Guinea
 Nigeria
 Cameroon 		 Kenya
 Zambia
 Senegal

Result

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Group A Group B Group C Group D
 Egypt
 Morocco
 Cameroon 		 Algeria
 Gabon
 Guinea
 Kenya 		 Tunisia
 Cape Verde
 Nigeria 		 Angola
 DR Congo
 Senegal
 Zambia

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+2).[13]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt (H) 2 2 0 0 76 38 +38 4 Quarterfinals
2  Morocco 2 1 0 1 56 64 −8 2
3  Cameroon 2 0 0 2 45 75 −30 0 Placement round
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
11 July 2022
20:00 		Egypt  40–17  Cameroon Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
(20–7)
12 July 2022
20:00 		Cameroon  28–35  Morocco International Hall, 6th of October
(14–18)
13 July 2022
20:00 		Morocco  21–36  Egypt Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
(12–18)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Guinea 2 2 0 0 63 44 +19 4 Quarterfinals
2  Algeria 2 1 0 1 47 51 −4 2
3  Gabon 2 0 0 2 45 60 −15 0 Placement round
4  Kenya[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
  1. ^ Kenya withdrew before the tournament.[14]
11 July 2022
12:30 		Gabon  22–35  Guinea International Hall, 6th of October
(11–20)
12 July 2022
15:00 		Guinea  28–22  Algeria International Hall, 6th of October
(11–14)
13 July 2022
17:30 		Algeria  25–23  Gabon Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
(16–12)

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tunisia 2 2 0 0 60 42 +18 4 Quarterfinals
2  Cape Verde 2 1 0 1 59 59 0 2
3  Nigeria 2 0 0 2 47 65 −18 0 Placement round
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
11 July 2022
12:30 		Tunisia  30–18  Nigeria Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
(14–13)
12 July 2022
20:00 		Cape Verde  35–29  Nigeria Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
(19–15)
13 July 2022
20:00 		Cape Verde  24–30  Tunisia International Hall, 6th of October
(10–14)

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Angola 3 3 0 0 117 80 +37 6 Quarterfinals
2  DR Congo 3 2 0 1 105 82 +23 4
3  Senegal 3 1 0 2 98 86 +12 2 Placement round
4  Zambia 3 0 0 3 71 143 −72 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
11 July 2022
10:00 		Angola  53–24  Zambia International Hall, 6th of October
(24–11)
11 July 2022
15:00 		DR Congo  31–26  Senegal International Hall, 6th of October
(14–15)
12 July 2022
15:00 		Zambia  24–43  DR Congo Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
(14–15)
12 July 2022
17:30 		Senegal  25–32  Angola Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
(15–15)
13 July 2022
15:00 		Senegal  47–23  Zambia International Hall, 6th of October
(17–9)
13 July 2022
17:30 		Angola  32–31  DR Congo International Hall, 6th of October
(18–16)

Placement round

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Points gained against the team from the same group were taken over.

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Gabon 1 1 0 0 33 29 +4 2 Ninth place game
2  Cameroon 1 0 0 1 29 33 −4 0 Eleventh place game
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
16 July 2022
10:00 		Cameroon  29–33  Gabon International Hall, 6th of October
(13–18)

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 2 2 0 0 66 39 +27 4 Ninth place game
2  Senegal 2 1 0 1 69 54 +15 2 Eleventh place game
3  Zambia 2 0 0 2 40 82 −42 0 13th place
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
15 July 2022
15:00 		Nigeria  35–17  Zambia International Hall, 6th of October
(19–9)
16 July 2022
12:30 		Nigeria  31–22  Senegal International Hall, 6th of October
(13–9)

Eleventh place game

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17 July 2022
17:30 		Cameroon  38–39  Senegal International Hall, 6th of October
(20–17)

FT: 35–35 Pen: 3–4

Ninth place game

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17 July 2022
20:00 		Gabon  27–18  Nigeria Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
(16–11)

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
15 July
 
 
 Guinea24
 
16 July
 
 Morocco28
 
 Morocco19
 
15 July
 
 Cape Verde23
 
 Angola23
 
18 July
 
 Cape Verde24
 
 Cape Verde25
 
15 July
 
 Egypt37
 
 Egypt34
 
16 July
 
 Algeria19
 
 Egypt29
 
15 July
 
 Tunisia27 Third place
 
 Tunisia (OT)40
 
18 July
 
 DR Congo34
 
 Morocco28
 
 
 Tunisia24
 
Fifth place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
16 July
 
 
 Guinea (OT)39
 
18 July
 
 Angola36
 
 Guinea26
 
16 July
 
 Algeria27
 
 Algeria (Pen.)36 (4)
 
 
 DR Congo36 (3)
 
Seventh place
 
 
17 July
 
 
 Angola28
 
 
 DR Congo30

Quarterfinals

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15 July 2022
12:30 		Guinea  24–28  Morocco Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
(13–14)
15 July 2022
15:00 		Tunisia  40–34 (ET)  DR Congo Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
(15–16)

FT: 31–31 ET: 9–3

15 July 2022
17:30 		Angola  23–24  Cape Verde Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
(12–13)
15 July 2022
20:00 		Egypt  34–19  Algeria Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
(20–8)

5–8th place semifinals

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16 July 2022
15:00 		Guinea  39–36 (ET)  Angola International Hall, 6th of October
(15–20)

FT: 32–32 ET: 7–4

16 July 2022
17:30 		Algeria  40–39 (ET)  DR Congo International Hall, 6th of October
(11–13)

FT: 26–26 ET: 5–5, 5–5 Pen: 4–3

Semifinals

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16 July 2022
18:30 		Morocco  19–23  Cape Verde Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
(9–11)
16 July 2022
21:00 		Egypt  29–27  Tunisia Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
(17–16)

Seventh place game

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17 July 2022
17:30 		Angola  28–30  DR Congo Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
(13–19)

Fifth place game

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18 July 2022
15:30 		Guinea  26–27  Algeria Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
(10–12)

Third place game

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18 July 2022
18:30 		Morocco  28–24  Tunisia Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
(14–12)

Final

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18 July 2022
21:00 		Cape Verde  25–37  Egypt Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
(12–24)

Final ranking

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Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Egypt
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Cape Verde
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Morocco
4  Tunisia
5  Algeria
6  Guinea
7  DR Congo
8  Angola
9  Gabon
10  Nigeria
11  Senegal
12  Cameroon
13  Zambia
Qualified for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship

Awards

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The all-star team was announced on 19 July 2022.[7]

Position Player
Goalkeeper Morocco Alae Laaroussi
Right wing Morocco Hicham El Hakimi
Right back Egypt Yahia Omar
Centre back Cape Verde Leandro Semedo
Left back Egypt Ali Zein
Left wing Egypt Omar El-Wakil
Pivot Tunisia Jihed Jaballah
MVP Egypt Yahia Omar

References

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  1. ^ "Memorandum of understanding between CAHB and Egyptian Handball Federation". cahbonline.info. 27 May 2022.
  2. ^ "1st inspection mission 2022 MENS SENIORS CAN". cahbonline.info. 20 May 2021.
  3. ^ "ANC 2022 – POSTPONEMENT OF THE COMPETITION". African Handball Confederation. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Press release on 29th December 2021". African Handball Confederation. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  5. ^ "The African Championship in Morocco has been postponed due to the Mediterranean Games in Algeria". fourals.com. 16 March 2022. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Coupe d'Afrique de handball : L'organisation des éditions 2022 et 2024 retirée au Maroc et à l'Algérie". aa.com.tr. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Flawless performances help Egypt seal their eighth African Men's Handball Championship title". ihf.info. 19 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Algeria boycots CAN Morocco 2022". Archyde. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  9. ^ "IHF | 25th African Men's Championship". ihf.info. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  10. ^ "25th Men' Seniors Africa Nations Cup – Draw". cahbonline.info. 26 May 2022.
  11. ^ "25th Men' Seniors Africa Nations Cup – Draw". cahbonline.info. 8 December 2021.
  12. ^ "CAHB Suspends Draw Outcome For 25th Africa Men Handball Nations Cup". sports247.ng. 9 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Calendrier officiel de la 25e CAN Seniors Hommes – Egypte 2022". cahbonline.info. 31 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Kenya Withdraws Participation Before Start of African Championships". handball-world.news. 11 July 2022.
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