African Men's Handball Championship
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 Egypt, who won the 2020 tournament in Tunisia.
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| Sport | Handball |
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| Founded | 1974 |
| Inaugural season | 1974 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Continent | CAHB (Africa) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  |
| Most titles |  |
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 also seven titles, are the only two other teams to have won the competition.
Summaries
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | | 10 | 8 | 6 | 24 |
| 2 |  | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 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) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 | |
Participating nations
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6th | 7th | 2nd | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 8th | 7th | 10th | 7th | 12th | 10th | 14th | 17 | ||||||||
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5th | 5th | 4th | 7th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 8th | 6th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 6th | Q | 19 | ||||||
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3rd | 5th | 6th | 6th | 9th | 9th | 7th | 5th | 8th | WD | 9 | |||||||||||||||
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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 | 2nd | 24 | |
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| Total | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 16 |
See also
External links
- Official website
- Handball Africa Archive - todor66.com
- كأس الأمم الأفريقية لكرة اليد رجال - kooora.com
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| Defunct | ||
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