2002 African Men's Handball Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Morocco |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 19–28 April |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tunisia (6th title) |
| Runner-up |  Algeria |
| Third place |  Egypt |
| Fourth place | Morocco |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 1,315 (46.96 per match) |
The 2002 African Men's Handball Championship was the 15th edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Casablanca and Rabat, Morocco, from 19 to 28 April 2002. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2003 World Championship in Portugal.[1]
Tunisia win their sixth title beating Algeria in the final game 25–22.
Venues
| Casablanca | Rabat | |
|---|---|---|
| Salle Mohammed V | Salle Moulay Abdellah | |
| Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | |
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Group stage
| Team advance to the knockout stage |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 41 | +33 | 4 |
 DR Congo |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 61 | −10 | 2 |
 Congo |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 70 | −27 | 0 |
| 19 April 2002 | Morocco |
36–23 | DR Congo |
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| (22–9) | ||||
| 21 April 2002 | Congo |
25–28 | DR Congo |
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| (16–10) | ||||
| 22 April 2002 | Morocco |
38–18 | Congo |
|
| (17–9) | ||||
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 4 |
 Angola |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 2 |
 Ivory Coast |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 0 |
| 20 April 2002 | Algeria |
34–24 | Angola |
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| (16–11) | ||||
| 21 April 2002 | Ivory Coast |
23–33 | Angola |
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| (12–13) | ||||
| 22 April 2002 | Algeria |
27–21 | Ivory Coast |
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| (14–7) | ||||
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 4 |
 Nigeria |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 2 |
 Senegal |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 0 |
| 20 April 2002 | Egypt |
37–21 | Senegal |
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| (17–10) | ||||
| 21 April 2002 | Nigeria |
31–30 | Senegal |
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| (15–14) | ||||
| 22 April 2002 | Egypt |
25–24 | Nigeria |
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| (13–11) | ||||
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 4 |
 Cameroon |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 2 |
 Gabon |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 0 |
| 20 April 2002 | Tunisia |
36–13 | Gabon |
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| (17–5) | ||||
| 21 April 2002 | Cameroon |
27–22 | Gabon |
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| (13–10) | ||||
| 22 April 2002 | Tunisia |
27–19 | Cameroon |
|
| (12–9) | ||||
