1981 African Women's Handball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Tunisia |
| Teams | 7 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Congo (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Tunisia |
| Third place |  Nigeria |
| Fourth place |  Ivory Coast |
The 1981 African Women's Handball Championship was held in Tunisia. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1982 World Women's Handball Championship.
Draw
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary stage
Group A
| Sun, 19 July 1981 00:00 |
Ivory Coast
|
12–9 |  Egypt
|
|
| (7–6) | ||||
| Sat, 25 July 1981 00:00 |
Congo
|
12–10 | Egypt
|
|
| Tue, 28 July 1981 00:00 |
Congo
|
– | Ivory Coast
|
|
Group B
| Fri, 17 July 1981 00:00 |
Tunisia
|
17–10 |  Angola
|
|
| (9–6) | ||||
| Sat, 18 July 1981 00:00 |
Algeria 
|
9–9 | Nigeria
|
|
| (–) | ||||
| Tue, 21 July 1981 00:00 |
Algeria
|
20–13 | Angola
|
|
| (–) | ||||
| Tue, 21 July 1981 00:00 |
Tunisia
|
11–11 | Nigeria
|
|
| (4–4) | ||||
| Fri, 24 July 1981 00:00 |
Tunisia
|
17–10 | Algeria
|
|
| (–) | ||||
| Sat, 25 July 1981 00:00 |
Nigeria
|
29–13 | Angola
|
|
| (–) | ||||
Knockout stage
5th place
| Algeria
|
17–16 | Egypt
|
||
| (–) | ||||
3rd place
| 25 July 1981 | Nigeria
|
12–9 | Ivory Coast
|
|
| (5–3) | ||||
Final
| 30 July 1981 | Congo
|
11–10 | Tunisia
|
|
Final ranking
| Qualified for the 1982 World Championship |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Congo
|
 |
Tunisia
|
 |
Nigeria
|
| 4 | Ivory Coast
|
| 5 | Algeria
|
| 6 | Egypt
|
| 7 | Angola
|
External links
References
"Taça Marien Ngouabi em Andebol" [Handball Marien Ngouabi Cup]. Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). 19 Jul 1981.