2022 African Men's Handball Championship

2022 African Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Egypt
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Dates	11–18 July
Teams	13 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Egypt (8th title)
Runner-up	Cape Verde
Third place	Morocco
Fourth place	Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	1,881 (58.78 per match)
Best player	Yahia Omar
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The 2022 African Men's Handball Championship was the 25th edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held from 11 to 18 July 2022 in Egypt.^[1] It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship in Poland and Sweden.^[2] Originally it was scheduled to be held in Morocco from 13 to 23 January 2022.

Further to the protests received by the day after the draw, the African Handball Confederation decided to postpone the competition beyond January 2022.^[3] Later the CAHB announced the resumption of the draw and the postponement of the competition first to June 2022 and finally to 11 July.^[4]^[5] On 29 March 2022, the CAHB decided to replace Morocco as the host due to a potential Algerian boycott after Morocco had proposed holding games in disputed Sahrawi territory.^[6]

Egypt won their eighth title by defeating Cape Verde 37–25 in the final.^[7] The final match marked the first since 1983 to have a sub-Saharan team, and the first where neither Tunisia or Algeria featured.

Participating teams

Country	Previous appearances in tournament^{1, 2}
Algeria³	23 (1976, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
Angola	16 (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
Cameroon	15 (1974, 1976, 1979, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
Cape Verde	1 (2020)
DR Congo	11 (1992, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
Egypt	22 (1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
Gabon	8 (2000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
Guinea	2 (1981, 2020)
Kenya	3 (2004, 2016, 2020)
Morocco	18 (1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
Nigeria	11 (1979, 1981, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2020)
Senegal	12 (1974, 1976, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2014, 2020)
Tunisia	24 (1974, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
Zambia	1 (2020)

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year.

² Italic indicates host country for that year.

³ Algeria originally decided to boycott the competition since it is partly held in the Moroccan occupied parts of Western Sahara. However, after the tournament was moved from Morocco, they reversed their decision.^[8]^[9]

Venues

6th of October City	6th of October	6th of October City
Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall		International Hall
Capacity: 5,200		Capacity: 2,000

Draw

The draw was scheduled to take place 8 December 2021 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It was cancelled and a new draw was held on 26 May 2022 in Cairo.^[10]^[11]^[12]

Seeding

According to ranking of previous African Championship : 2020 African Men's Handball Championship

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Egypt Tunisia Algeria Angola	Cape Verde Morocco DR Congo Gabon	Guinea Nigeria Cameroon	Kenya Zambia Senegal

Result

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Egypt Morocco Cameroon	Algeria Gabon Guinea Kenya	Tunisia Cape Verde Nigeria	Angola DR Congo Senegal Zambia

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).^[13]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt (H)	2	2	0	76	38	+38	4	Quarterfinals
2	Morocco	2	1	1	56	64	−8	2	Quarterfinals
3	Cameroon	2	0	2	45	75	−30	0	Placement round

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts

11 July 2022 20:00	Egypt	40–17	Cameroon	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
		(20–7)

12 July 2022 20:00	Cameroon	28–35	Morocco	International Hall, 6th of October
		(14–18)

13 July 2022 20:00	Morocco	21–36	Egypt	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
		(12–18)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Guinea	2	2	0	63	44	+19	4	Quarterfinals
2	Algeria	2	1	1	47	51	−4	2	Quarterfinals
3	Gabon	2	0	2	45	60	−15	0	Placement round
4	Kenya^[a]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrawn

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:

^ Kenya withdrew before the tournament.^[14]

11 July 2022 12:30	Gabon	22–35	Guinea	International Hall, 6th of October
		(11–20)

12 July 2022 15:00	Guinea	28–22	Algeria	International Hall, 6th of October
		(11–14)

13 July 2022 17:30	Algeria	25–23	Gabon	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
		(16–12)

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tunisia	2	2	0	60	42	+18	4	Quarterfinals
2	Cape Verde	2	1	1	59	59	0	2	Quarterfinals
3	Nigeria	2	0	2	47	65	−18	0	Placement round

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

11 July 2022 12:30	Tunisia	30–18	Nigeria	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
		(14–13)

12 July 2022 20:00	Cape Verde	35–29	Nigeria	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
		(19–15)

13 July 2022 20:00	Cape Verde	24–30	Tunisia	International Hall, 6th of October
		(10–14)

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Angola	3	3	0	117	80	+37	6	Quarterfinals
2	DR Congo	3	2	1	105	82	+23	4	Quarterfinals
3	Senegal	3	1	2	98	86	+12	2	Placement round
4	Zambia	3	0	3	71	143	−72	0	Placement round

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

11 July 2022 10:00	Angola	53–24	Zambia	International Hall, 6th of October
		(24–11)

11 July 2022 15:00	DR Congo	31–26	Senegal	International Hall, 6th of October
		(14–15)

12 July 2022 15:00	Zambia	24–43	DR Congo	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
		(14–15)

12 July 2022 17:30	Senegal	25–32	Angola	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
		(15–15)

13 July 2022 15:00	Senegal	47–23	Zambia	International Hall, 6th of October
		(17–9)

13 July 2022 17:30	Angola	32–31	DR Congo	International Hall, 6th of October
		(18–16)

Placement round

Points gained against the team from the same group were taken over.

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Gabon	1	1	0	0	33	29	+4	2	Ninth place game
2	Cameroon	1	0	0	1	29	33	−4	0	Eleventh place game

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

16 July 2022 10:00	Cameroon	29–33	Gabon	International Hall, 6th of October
		(13–18)

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nigeria	2	2	0	66	39	+27	4	Ninth place game
2	Senegal	2	1	1	69	54	+15	2	Eleventh place game
3	Zambia	2	0	2	40	82	−42	0	13th place

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

15 July 2022 15:00	Nigeria	35–17	Zambia	International Hall, 6th of October
		(19–9)

16 July 2022 12:30	Nigeria	31–22	Senegal	International Hall, 6th of October
		(13–9)

Eleventh place game

17 July 2022 17:30	Cameroon	38–39	Senegal	International Hall, 6th of October
		(20–17)

	FT: 35–35 Pen: 3–4

Ninth place game

17 July 2022 20:00	Gabon	27–18	Nigeria	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
		(16–11)

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

15 July

Guinea	24
		16 July
Morocco	28
		Morocco	19
15 July
		Cape Verde	23
Angola	23
				18 July
Cape Verde	24
				Cape Verde	25
15 July
				Egypt	37
Egypt	34
		16 July
Algeria	19
		Egypt	29
15 July
		Tunisia	27	Third place
Tunisia (OT)	40
				18 July
DR Congo	34
				Morocco	28

				Tunisia	24

Fifth place bracket

5–8th place semifinals		Fifth place

16 July

Guinea (OT)	39
		18 July
Angola	36
		Guinea	26
16 July
		Algeria	27
Algeria (Pen.)	36 (4)

DR Congo	36 (3)
		Seventh place

		17 July

		Angola	28

		DR Congo	30

Quarterfinals

15 July 2022 12:30	Guinea	24–28	Morocco	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
		(13–14)

15 July 2022 15:00	Tunisia	40–34 (ET)	DR Congo	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
		(15–16)

	FT: 31–31 ET: 9–3

15 July 2022 17:30	Angola	23–24	Cape Verde	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
		(12–13)

15 July 2022 20:00	Egypt	34–19	Algeria	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
		(20–8)

5–8th place semifinals

16 July 2022 15:00	Guinea	39–36 (ET)	Angola	International Hall, 6th of October
		(15–20)

	FT: 32–32 ET: 7–4

16 July 2022 17:30	Algeria	40–39 (ET)	DR Congo	International Hall, 6th of October
		(11–13)

	FT: 26–26 ET: 5–5, 5–5 Pen: 4–3

Semifinals

16 July 2022 18:30	Morocco	19–23	Cape Verde	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
		(9–11)

16 July 2022 21:00	Egypt	29–27	Tunisia	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
		(17–16)

Seventh place game

17 July 2022 17:30	Angola	28–30	DR Congo	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
		(13–19)

Fifth place game

18 July 2022 15:30	Guinea	26–27	Algeria	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
		(10–12)

Third place game

18 July 2022 18:30	Morocco	28–24	Tunisia	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
		(14–12)

Final

18 July 2022 21:00	Cape Verde	25–37	Egypt	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
		(12–24)

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	Egypt
	Cape Verde
	Morocco
4	Tunisia
5	Algeria
6	Guinea
7	DR Congo
8	Angola
9	Gabon
10	Nigeria
11	Senegal
12	Cameroon
13	Zambia

	Qualified for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship

Awards

The all-star team was announced on 19 July 2022.^[7]

Position	Player
Goalkeeper	Alae Laaroussi
Right wing	Hicham El Hakimi
Right back	Yahia Omar
Centre back	Leandro Semedo
Left back	Ali Zein
Left wing	Omar El-Wakil
Pivot	Jihed Jaballah
MVP	Yahia Omar

References

^ "Memorandum of understanding between CAHB and Egyptian Handball Federation". cahbonline.info. 27 May 2022.
^ "1st inspection mission 2022 MENS SENIORS CAN". cahbonline.info. 20 May 2021.
^ "ANC 2022 – POSTPONEMENT OF THE COMPETITION". African Handball Confederation. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
^ "Press release on 29th December 2021". African Handball Confederation. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
^ "The African Championship in Morocco has been postponed due to the Mediterranean Games in Algeria". fourals.com. 16 March 2022. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
^ "Coupe d'Afrique de handball : L'organisation des éditions 2022 et 2024 retirée au Maroc et à l'Algérie". aa.com.tr. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Flawless performances help Egypt seal their eighth African Men's Handball Championship title". ihf.info. 19 July 2022.
^ "Algeria boycots CAN Morocco 2022". Archyde. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
^ "IHF | 25th African Men's Championship". ihf.info. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ "25th Men' Seniors Africa Nations Cup – Draw". cahbonline.info. 26 May 2022.
^ "25th Men' Seniors Africa Nations Cup – Draw". cahbonline.info. 8 December 2021.
^ "CAHB Suspends Draw Outcome For 25th Africa Men Handball Nations Cup". sports247.ng. 9 December 2021.
^ "Calendrier officiel de la 25e CAN Seniors Hommes – Egypte 2022". cahbonline.info. 31 May 2022.
^ "Kenya Withdraws Participation Before Start of African Championships". handball-world.news. 11 July 2022.

[table_note_KEN0.67224323082354-15] Kenya withdrew before the tournament.^[14]

[1] "Memorandum of understanding between CAHB and Egyptian Handball Federation". cahbonline.info. 27 May 2022.

[2] "1st inspection mission 2022 MENS SENIORS CAN". cahbonline.info. 20 May 2021.

[3] "ANC 2022 – POSTPONEMENT OF THE COMPETITION". African Handball Confederation. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

[4] "Press release on 29th December 2021". African Handball Confederation. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[July_11-5] "The African Championship in Morocco has been postponed due to the Mediterranean Games in Algeria". fourals.com. 16 March 2022. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

[6] "Coupe d'Afrique de handball : L'organisation des éditions 2022 et 2024 retirée au Maroc et à l'Algérie". aa.com.tr. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

[Final-7] "Flawless performances help Egypt seal their eighth African Men's Handball Championship title". ihf.info. 19 July 2022.

[8] "Algeria boycots CAN Morocco 2022". Archyde. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.

[9] "IHF | 25th African Men's Championship". ihf.info. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

[10] "25th Men' Seniors Africa Nations Cup – Draw". cahbonline.info. 26 May 2022.

[11] "25th Men' Seniors Africa Nations Cup – Draw". cahbonline.info. 8 December 2021.

[12] "CAHB Suspends Draw Outcome For 25th Africa Men Handball Nations Cup". sports247.ng. 9 December 2021.

[13] "Calendrier officiel de la 25e CAN Seniors Hommes – Egypte 2022". cahbonline.info. 31 May 2022.

[14] "Kenya Withdraws Participation Before Start of African Championships". handball-world.news. 11 July 2022.

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