2012 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup

For the women's tournament, see 2012 African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup.

2012 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Tunisia
Venue(s)	3 (in 1 host city)
Dates	19–30 April 2012
Teams	13 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	ES Sahel (1st title)
Runner-up	Zamalek
Third place	Club Africain
Fourth place	RS Berkane

The 2012 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup was the 28th 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 19–30, 2012 at the Salle El-Menzah in Tunis, Tunisia, contested by 13 teams and won by Étoile Sportive du Sahel of Tunisia.

Draw

Group A	Group B	Group C
Al-Jazeera ES Sahel FAP Yaoundé JS Kinshasa	Club Africain Red Star Union Sportive Wydad Smara	Al-Hilal Kano Pyramid RS Berkane Saint-Michel Zamalek

Preliminary rounds

Times given below are in CET UTC+1.

Group A

Sat, 21 Apr 2012
FAP Yaoundé	23 : 23	JS Kinshasa
ES Sahel	28 : 14	Al-Jazeera
Mon, 23 Apr 2012
Al-Jazeera	28 : 19	FAP Yaoundé
JS Kinshasa	18 : 32	ES Sahel
Wed, 25 Apr 2012
JS Kinshasa	21 : 31	Al-Jazeera
FAP Yaoundé	20 : 27	ES Sahel

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Pts
ES Sahel	3	3	0	0	87	52	+35	6
Al-Jazeera	3	2	0	1	73	68	+5	4
FAP Yaoundé	3	0	1	2	62	78	-16	1
JS Kinshasa	3	0	1	2	62	86	-24	1

* Note:   Advance to quarter-finals
   Relegated to 9-12th classification

Group B

Fri, 20 Apr 2012
Wydad Smara	10 : 0	US Guinée
Red Star	22 : 31	Club Africain
Sun, 22 Apr 2012
US Guinée	17 : 33	Red Star
Club Africain	32 : 20	Wydad Smara
Tue, 24 Apr 2012
Wydad Smara	21 : 24	Red Star
Club Africain	50 : 27	US Guinée

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Pts
Club Africain	3	3	0	0	113	69	+44	6
Red Star	3	2	0	1	79	69	+10	4
Wydad Smara	3	1	0	2	41	56	-15	2
US Guinée **	3	0	0	3	44	83	-39	0

* Note:   Advance to quarter-finals
   Relegated to 9-12th classification
** Penalty for failing to pay participation fees

Group C

Fri, 20 Apr 2012
Saint-Michel	27 : 30	Kano Pyramid
Al-Hilal	21 : 26	Zamalek
Sat, 21 Apr 2012
Zamalek	41 : 20	Saint-Michel
RS Berkane	32 : 22	Al-Hilal
Sun, 22 Apr 2012
Kano Pyramid	23 : 26	RS Berkane
Mon, 23 Apr 2012
Saint-Michel	23 : 30	Al-Hilal
Kano Pyramid	18 : 33	Zamalek
Tue, 24 Apr 2012
RS Berkane	38 : 24	Saint-Michel
Wed, 25 Apr 2012
Al-Hilal	35 : 28	Kano Pyramid
Zamalek	24 : 20	RS Berkane

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Pts
Zamalek	4	4	0	0	124	79	+45	8
RS Berkane	4	3	0	1	116	93	+23	6
Al-Hilal	4	2	0	2	108	109	-1	4
Kano Pyramid	4	1	0	3	99	121	-22	2
Saint-Michel	4	0	0	4	94	139	-45	0

* Note:   Advance to quarter-finals
   Relegated to 9-12th classification

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Fri 27 Apr 2012
	Red Star	35
					Sat 28 Apr 2012
	RS Berkane	36
					ES Sahel	34
	Fri 27 Apr 2012
					RS Berkane	21
	Al-Jazeera	22
									Sun 29 Apr 2012
	Zamalek	30
									ES Sahel	23
	Fri 27 Apr 2012
									Zamalek	18
	ES Sahel	28
					Sat 28 Apr 2012
	Wydad Smara	17
					Club Africain	22
	Fri 27 Apr 2012
					Zamalek	23			Third place
	Club Africain	38
									Sun 29 Apr 2012
	Al-Hilal	25
									RS Berkane	23
									Club Africain	33

5-8th bracket

	5th-8th place				Fifth place
	Thu 25 Apr 2013
	Al-Jazeera
					Fri 26 Apr 2013
					Wydad Smara	24
	Thu 25 Apr 2013
					Al-Jazeera	31
	Wydad Smara
					Seventh place
					Fri 26 Apr 2013
					Al-Hilal	24
					Red Star	25

9-12th bracket

	9th-12th place				Ninth place
	Thu 25 Apr 2013
	Kano Pyramid
					Fri 26 Apr 2013
					Kano Pyramid
	Thu 25 Apr 2013
					FAP Yaoundé
	FAP Yaoundé
					Eleventh place
					Fri 26 Apr 2013
					JS Kinshasa
					US Guinée

Final standings

Rank	Team	Record
	ES Sahel	6–0
	Zamalek	6–1
	Club Africain	5–1
4	RS Berkane	4–3
5	Al-Jazeera	3–2
6	Wydad Smara	1–4
7	Red Star	3–2
8	Al-Hilal	2–4
9	Kano Pyramid	1–3
10	FAP Yaoundé	0–2
11	JS Kinshasa	0–2
12	US Guinée	0–3
13	Saint-Michel	0–4

Awards

2012 African Handball Cup Winner's Cup Winner
Étoile Sportive du Sahel 1st title

Most Valuable Player

External links

• Tournament profile at goalzz.com
• General calendar - cahbonline
• Results - cahbonline