2000 African Men's Handball Championship

2000 African Men's Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Algeria
Dates	22 April – 1 May
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Egypt (3rd title)
Runner-up	Algeria
Third place	Tunisia
Fourth place	Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches	21
Goals scored	882 (42 per match)
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The 2000 African Men's Handball Championship, was held in Algiers, Algeria, from 22 April to 1 May 2000. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2001 World Championship in France.^[1]

Egypt finished first in the round robin tournament and wins its third African title. Algeria finished second and Tunisia third.

Qualified teams

Venues

• Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
• Omnisports Arena, Djasr Kasentina (Algiers)

Final tournament

Matches

All times are local (UTC+1).

22 April 2000 15:30	Algeria	32–8	Gabon	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(15–3)

23 April 2000 16:30	Tunisia	15–15	Morocco	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(9–7)

23 April 2000 16:30	Egypt	35–18	Congo	Omnisports Arena, Djasr Kasentina (Algiers)
		(18–8)

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24 April 2000 14:30	Tunisia	51–12	DR Congo	Omnisports Arena, Djasr Kasentina (Algiers)
		(23–3)

24 April 2000 16:30	Algeria	21–8	Congo	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(10–5)

24 April 2000 18:30	Egypt	29–18	Morocco	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(13–7)

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25 April 2000 16:30	Egypt	22–20	Algeria	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(10–9)

25 April 2000 16:30	Tunisia	28–9	Gabon	Omnisports Arena, Djasr Kasentina (Algiers)
		(16–5)

25 April 2000 18:30	Congo	27–19	DR Congo	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(12–11)

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27 April 2000 14:30	Morocco	26–14	Gabon	Omnisports Arena, Djasr Kasentina (Algiers)
		(9–8)

27 April 2000 16:30	Tunisia	31–15	Congo	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(15–7)

27 April 2000 16:30	Egypt	38–14	DR Congo	Omnisports Arena, Djasr Kasentina (Algiers)
		(14–9)

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28 April 2000 16:30	Algeria	36–10	DR Congo	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(16–3)

28 April 2000 16:30	Egypt	33–15	Gabon	Omnisports Arena, Djasr Kasentina (Algiers)
		(18–6)

28 April 2000 18:30	Morocco	34–22	Congo	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(15–11)

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29 April 2000 14:30	Gabon	18–17	DR Congo	Omnisports Arena, Djasr Kasentina (Algiers)
		(10–8)

29 April 2000 16:30	Algeria	18–13	Morocco	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(11–6)

29 April 2000 18:30	Egypt	18–15	Tunisia	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(9–7)

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1 May 2000 14:30	Congo	22–16	Gabon	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(11–5)

1 May 2000 16:30	Morocco	31–15	DR Congo	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(14–9)

1 May 2000 18:30	Algeria	13–11	Tunisia	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(8–6)

Final ranking

Team qualified for the 2001 World Championship

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	Egypt	6	6	0	0	175	100	+75	12
	Algeria	6	5	0	1	140	72	+68	10
	Tunisia	6	3	1	2	151	82	+69	7
4	Morocco	6	3	1	2	137	113	+27	7
5	Congo	6	2	0	4	112	156	–44	4
6	Gabon	6	1	0	5	80	158	–78	2
7	DR Congo	6	0	0	6	87	201	–114	0

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