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.
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Group stage
All times are local (UTC+1).
| Team advance to the knockout stage |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Algeria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 61 | +42 | 6 |
 Angola |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cameroon |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Togo |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Algeria |
43–15 | Angola |
Brazzaville | |
| Algeria |
31–24 | Cameroon |
Brazzaville | |
| Algeria |
29–22 | Togo |
Brazzaville | |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Congo (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ivory Coast |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nigeria |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Madagascar (W) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
