2016 African Men's Handball Championship

2016 African Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Egypt
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	21–30 January
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Egypt (6th title)
Runners-up	Tunisia
Third place	Angola
Fourth place	Algeria
Tournament statistics
Matches played	46
Goals scored	2,383 (51.8 per match)
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Host country

Egypt

Venue1 (in 1 host city)

Dates21–30 January

Teams12 (from 1 confederation)

The 2016 African Men's Handball Championship was the 22nd edition of the African Men's Handball Championship and held in Egypt from 21 to 30 January 2016. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.^[1]

Egypt won their sixth title after defeating Tunisia 21–19, while Angola defeated Algeria 25–19 to capture the bronze medal.^[2]

The win qualified Egypt for the Olympics, while runner-up Tunisia received a place in the Olympic Qualification Tournament.

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Country	Previous appearances in tournament¹
Algeria	20 (1976, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
Angola	13 (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
Cameroon	12 (1974, 1976, 1979, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
Congo	17 (1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014)
DR Congo	9 (1992, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
Egypt	19 (1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
Gabon	6 (2000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014)
Kenya	1 (2004)
Libya	3 (2004, 2010, 2014)
Morocco	16 (1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
Nigeria	9 (1979, 1981, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014)
Tunisia	21 (1974, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)

Cairo		Cairo
		Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex
		Hall 1	Hall 2
		Capacity: 16,900	Capacity: 1,620

Country	Referees
Benin	Jonas Alyidi Arseny Datundji
Benin	Akpasta Yao Ajpeco Asinon
DR Congo	Sunguay Mobaity Moya Koyachilis
Egypt	Mostefa Maamaly Sami Abdelaziz
Ivory Coast	Mamado Diabite Yalatema Coulibaly
Senegal	Abdallah Faye Fadhel Diop
Tunisia	Ramzi Khenissi Ismail Boualloucha

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt (H)	5	5	0	148	87	+61	10	Advanced to quarterfinals
2	Algeria	5	4	1	145	118	+27	8
3	Morocco	5	3	2	115	125	−10	6
4	Cameroon	5	2	3	120	128	−8	4
5	Nigeria	5	1	4	110	144	−34	2	Advanced to 9–12th place semifinals
6	Gabon	5	0	5	115	151	−36	0	Advanced to 9–12th place semifinals

21 January 2016 10:00	Cameroon	24–16	Nigeria	Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo
		(15–8)

2016 African Men's Handball Championship

Venues

Referees

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

9–12th place semifinals

5–8th place semifinals

Semifinals

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final ranking

References

External links

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5–8th place semifinals		Fifth place

29 January

Congo	28
		30 January
Morocco	36
		Morocco	29
29 January
		Cameroon	30
DR Congo	27

Cameroon	36
		Seventh place

		30 January

		Congo	25

		DR Congo	26