2018 African Handball Champions League
International handball competition
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The 2018 African Handball Champions League was the 40th edition of the tournament. It is organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation. The tournament was held from October 19–28 at Côte d’Ivoire.
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| Host country |  Côte d’Ivoire |
| Venues | 3 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | October 19–28 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Zamalek |
| Runners-up | Al Ahly |
The Zamalek Handball Club won the championship for the eleventh time.[1] They defeated another Egyptian team, Al Ahly, with a score of 27-25 in the final.[1]
Draw
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Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
- Championship bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Thu 25 Oct 2018 – 12:00 | ||||||||||
 Al Ahly | 31 | |||||||||
| Fri 26 Oct 2018 – 19:00 | ||||||||||
 Raja Agadir | 20 | |||||||||
| Al Ahly | 27 | |||||||||
| Thu 25 Oct 2018 – 14:00 | ||||||||||
 GSP | 20 | |||||||||
| GSP | 24 | |||||||||
| Sun 28 Oct 2018 – : | ||||||||||
 Phoenix Gabon | 20 | |||||||||
| Zamalek | 27 | |||||||||
| Thu 25 Oct 2018 – 16:00 | ||||||||||
| Al Ahly | 25 | |||||||||
| Zamalek | 34 | |||||||||
| Fri 26 Oct 2018 – 16:30 | ||||||||||
| Red Star | 21 | |||||||||
| Zamalek | 30 | |||||||||
| Thu 25 Oct 2018 – 18:00 | ||||||||||
 JSK | 25 | Third place | ||||||||
 FAP Yaoundé | 27 | |||||||||
| Sun 28 Oct 2018 – : | ||||||||||
| JSK | 28 | |||||||||
| GSP | 33 | |||||||||
| JSK | 31 | |||||||||
- 5-8th bracket
| 5–8th place | Fifth place | |||||
| Fri 26 Oct 2018 – 10:00 | ||||||
| Raja Agadir | 25 | |||||
| Sat 27 Oct 2018 – : | ||||||
| Phoenix Gabon | 22 | |||||
| Raja Agadir | 25 | |||||
| Fri 26 Oct 2018 – 10:00 | ||||||
| FAP Yaoundé | 24 | |||||
| FAP Yaoundé | 28 | |||||
| Red Star | 24 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Sat 27 Oct 2018 – : | ||||||
| Red Star | 27 | |||||
| Phoenix Gabon | 25 | |||||
Final standings
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Awards
| 2018 African Handball Champions League winner |
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 Al Zamalek Sporting Club 11th title |