1979 African Men's Handball Championship
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| Marien N'Gouabi Cup | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Congo |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 20–31 July |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tunisia (3rd title) |
| Runner-up |  Egypt |
| Third place |  Algeria |
| Fourth place | Congo |
The 1979 African Men's Handball Championship was the third edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Brazzaville, People's Republic of the Congo, from 20 to 31 July 1979. The competition is held every two years. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1]
In the final, Tunisia win their third title to beat Egypt in the final game.
Qualified teams
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Group stage
All times are local (UTC+1).
| Team advance to the knockout stage |
Group A
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Egypt
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Algeria
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Angola
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cameroon
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Togo
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Algeria
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43–15 | Angola
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Brazzaville | |
| Algeria
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31–24 | Cameroon
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Brazzaville | |
| Algeria
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29–22 | Togo
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Brazzaville | |
Group B
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Tunisia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Congo (H)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ivory Coast
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nigeria
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Madagascar (W)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 29 July – Brazzaville | ||||||
| Egypt | ||||||
| 31 July – Brazzaville | ||||||
| Congo | ||||||
| Egypt | 15 | |||||
| 29 July – Brazzaville | ||||||
| Tunisia | 21 | |||||
| Tunisia | 23 | |||||
| Algeria | 18 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 July – Brazzaville | ||||||
| Congo | 24 | |||||
| Algeria | 26 | |||||
Semifinals
| 29 July 1979 | Egypt
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– | Congo
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Brazzaville |
| 29 July 1979 | Tunisia
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23–18 | Algeria
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Brazzaville |
Third place game
| 30 July 1979 | Congo
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24–26 | Algeria
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Brazzaville |
Final
| 30 July 1979 | Egypt
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15–21 | Tunisia
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Brazzaville |
| (8–11) | ||||
Final ranking
Tunisia qualified for Olympic tournament 1980 but refused to play, Egypt apparently too. So Algeria took their place.
| Team qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics |
| Rank | Team |
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Tunisia
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Egypt
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Algeria
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| 4 | Congo
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| 5 | Cameroon
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| 6 | Togo
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| 7 | Ivory Coast
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| 8 | Nigeria
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| 9 | Angola
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References
- ^ "Men Handball III Africa Championship 1979 Congo". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. 26 November 2016.