Handball at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's tournament

The 2003 edition of the Women's Handball Tournament of the African Games was the 6th, organized by the African Handball Confederation and played under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held in Abuja, Nigeria, contested by 8 national teams and won by Cameroon.[1]

Handball at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's tournament
Tournament details
Host country Nigeria
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Cameroon (1st title)
Runner-up Ivory Coast
Third place Angola
Fourth place Congo
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Draw
Group A Group B

 Cameroon
 Congo
 Kenya
 Nigeria

 Angola
 Algeria
 DR Congo
 Ivory Coast

Preliminary round

Group A
 05 Oct 2003
14:00Congo 41 : 19 Kenya
18:00Cameroon 33 : 26 Nigeria
 07 Oct 2003
14:00Nigeria 35 : 14 Kenya
18:00Congo 36 : 34 Cameroon
 09 Oct 2003
14:00Cameroon 39 : 16 Kenya
20:00Congo 25 : 18 Nigeria
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Congo 3 3 0 0 102 71 +31 6 Advance to semi-finals
 Cameroon 3 2 0 1 106 78 +28 4
 Nigeria 3 1 0 2 79 72 +7 2 Relegated to 5th place classification
 Kenya 3 0 0 3 49 115 −66 0 Relegated to 7th place classification
Source:

Group B
 05 Oct 2003
14:00Ivory Coast 38 : 12 DR Congo
18:00Angola 30 : 16 Algeria
 07 Oct 2003
14:00Angola 35 : 12 DR Congo
18:00Ivory Coast 29 : 17 Algeria
 09 Oct 2003
14:00Algeria 38 : 21 DR Congo
20:00Angola 33 : 23 Ivory Coast
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Angola 3 3 0 0 98 51 +47 6 Advance to semi-finals
 Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 87 70 +17 4
 Algeria 3 1 0 2 71 80 −9 2 Relegated to 5th place classification
 DR Congo 3 0 0 3 53 108 −55 0 Relegated to 7th place classification
Source:

Knockout stage
7th place match
11 Oct 2003
14:00DR Congo 26 : 20 Kenya
5th place match
11 Oct 2003
18:00Nigeria 25 : 21 Algeria


Championship bracket
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
Sun 12 Oct 2003 − 14:00
 
 
 Cameroon28
 
Mon 13 Oct 2003 − 18:00
 
 Angola 27
 
 Cameroon28
 
Sun 12 Oct 2003 − 18:00
 
 Ivory Coast27
 
 Ivory Coast23
 
 
 Congo20
 
Third place
 
 
Mon 13 Oct 2003 − 14:00
 
 
 Angola35
 
 
 Congo27


Final ranking
RankTeamRecord
Cameroon4–1
 Ivory Coast3–2
 Angola4–1
4  Congo3-2
5  Nigeria2–2
6  Algeria1–3
7  DR Congo1–3
8  Kenya0–4

Awards
 2003 All-Africa Games Women's Handball winner 

Cameroon
1st title

References
  1. "Women Handball VIII All Africa Games 2003 Abuja (NGR) 06-14.10 Winner Cameroon". todor66.com. Retrieved 13 Jul 2016.
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