African Men's Handball Championship
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1974 |
| Inaugural season | 1974 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Continent | CAHB (Africa) |
| Most recent champion(s) |
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| Most titles |
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The African Handball Nations Championship is the official competition for senior national handball teams of Africa, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the African champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games and for World Handball Championship. Started in 1974, it is the oldest continental handball competition. The current champions are Tunisia, who won the 2018 tournament in Gabon.
Only three countries have won the tournament. Tunisia, winner of the first edition, has won the title a record ten times. Algeria, with seven titles, and Egypt, with six titles, are the only two other teams to have won the competition.
Summaries
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Performance by nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| 2 |  | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 |  | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 |  | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 nations) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 69 | |
Participating nations
| Nation | .svg.png){kind=small} 1974 |
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2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 6th | 22 | ||
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5th | 5th | 5th | 7th | 7th | 8th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 5th | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 15 | |||||||||
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9th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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2nd | 3rd | 5th | 7th | 9th | 5th | 5th | 9th | 7th | 10th | 7th | 5th | 5th | 9th | 14 | ||||||||||
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4th | 7th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 7th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 11th | 10th | 6th | 8th | 9th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 19 | |||||
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4th | 7th | 8th | 8th | 11th | 5th | 4th | 8th | 10th | 7th | 8th | 11 | |||||||||||||
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6th | 7th | 2nd | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 8th | 7th | 10th | 7th | 12th | 10th | 16 | ||||||||
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8th | 10th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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dq | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 22 | ||
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6th | 12th | 8th | 9th | 11th | 9th | 11th | 5th | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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8th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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8th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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9th | 12th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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11th | 11th | 12th | 9th | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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5th | 5th | 4th | 7th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 8th | 6th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 17 | |||||||
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8th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 7th | 10th | 6th | 7th | 11th | 10th | 10th | 11 | |||||||||||||
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3rd | 5th | 6th | 6th | 9th | 9th | 7th | 5th | 8th | 9 | |||||||||||||||
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10th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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4th | 4th | 6th | 7th | 10th | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 23 | |
| Total | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
See also
External links
- Official website
- Handball Africa Archive - todor66.com
- كأس الأمم الأفريقية لكرة اليد رجال - kooora.com
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