1991 African Men's Handball Championship
The 1991 African Men's Handball Championship, was held in Cairo, Egypt, in September 1991. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  |
| Dates | September |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runner-up |  |
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| Fourth place |  |
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Egypt finished first in the round robin tournament and wins its first African title. Algeria finished second and Tunisia third.
Squads
Format
8 teams qualified to the final tournament and was divided into two groups as below :
| Groups | Teams |
|---|---|
| Group A |   |
| Group B |    |
However, because of the withdrawal of Namibia, it was decided to make a round robin tournament format of one final group regrouping the seven participated teams.
Final tournament
Matches
| 8 September 1991 | Egypt |
21 – 12 | |
Cairo |
| 8 September 1991 | Algeria |
26 – 18 | |
Cairo |
| 8 September 1991 | Tunisia |
27 – 16 | |
Cairo |
Tournament classification
| Team qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1992 World Men's Handball Championship Group B |
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
 | | 18 |
 | | 16 |
 | | 13 (+2) |
| 4 | | 13 (-7) |
| 5 | | 8 (-22) |
| 6 | | 8 (-27) |
| 7 | | 8 (-47) |
References
- "Men Handball IX Africa Championship 1991 - Egypt". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. November 26, 2016.
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