2022 African Women's Handball Championship

2022 African Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Senegal
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates9–19 November
Teams13 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Angola (15th title)
Runner-up Cameroon
Third place Congo
Fourth place Senegal
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored2,023 (50.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)Egypt Mariam Omar Ibrahim
(45 goals)
Best playerAngola Helena Paulo
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The 2022 African Women's Handball Championship was the 25th edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, which took place from 9 to 19 November 2022, in Dakar, Senegal.[1][2] The tournament was held under the aegis of African Handball Confederation and acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship, with the top four teams qualifying.

Angola won their 15th title after defeating Cameroon in the final.[3]

Draw

The draw took place on 28 September 2022 in Dakar, Senegal.[4][5]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC±0).[6][7]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Angola 3 3 0 0 102 54 +48 6 Quarterfinals
2  DR Congo 3 2 0 1 81 77 +4 4
3  Algeria 3 1 0 2 76 91 −15 2 Presidents Cup
4  Cape Verde 3 0 0 3 64 101 −37 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
10 November 2022
16:00 		DR Congo  27–19  Cape Verde Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: S. Haggui, R. Haggui (TUN)
Mwamba 7 (13–8) Correia 4
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10 November 2022
18:00 		Angola  29–17  Algeria Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY)
Cazanga 6 (13–5) Djabour 5
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13 November 2022
14:00 		Algeria  23–32  DR Congo Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Faye, Diop (SEN)
Bouguerch, Smail 3 (10–16) Pina 8
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13 November 2022
16:00 		Cape Verde  15–38  Angola Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Almeida 3 (9–18) Santos 12
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14 November 2022
14:00 		Cape Verde  30–36  Algeria Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY)
Coelho 9 (11–19) Zazai 14
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14 November 2022
18:00 		Angola  35–22  DR Congo Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Odou, Namadjia (GAB)
Cazanga 7 (17–14) Mwamba 8
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Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Congo 4 4 0 0 109 88 +21 8 Quarterfinals
2  Egypt 4 3 0 1 99 84 +15 6
3  Tunisia 4 2 0 2 112 95 +17 4
4  Guinea 4 1 0 3 94 110 −16 2 Presidents Cup
5  Morocco 4 0 0 4 92 129 −37 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
9 November 2022
11:00 		Morocco  25–35  Tunisia Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Faye, Diop (SEN)
Fehri, Malandran 5 (14–18) Ben Abdalah 7
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9 November 2022
13:00 		Congo  25–21  Guinea Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Lowi, Stancu (ROU)
Nguekwian 6 (12–7) Tandjan 6
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10 November 2022
12:00 		Egypt  20–21  Congo Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Faye, Diop (SEN)
Omar, Yahya 4 (9–11) Zoubabela 6
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10 November 2022
14:00 		Tunisia  36–23  Guinea Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Odou, Namadjia (GAB)
Hachana 8 (16–9) Fofana 8
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11 November 2022
14:00 		Guinea  28–20  Morocco Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY)
Kanté 8 (13–8) Ben Chayhab 4
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11 November 2022
16:00 		Egypt  22–21  Tunisia Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Omar 5 (11–9) Hachana 5
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13 November 2022
12:00 		Morocco  20–28  Egypt Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Odou, Namadjia (GAB)
Fehri 6 (4–13) Omar 11
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13 November 2022
18:00 		Tunisia  20–25  Congo Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Faye, Diop (SEN)
Hachana 6 (9–14) Yimga 7
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14 November 2022
12:00 		Guinea  22–29  Egypt Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Tandjan 8 (10–12) Omar 8
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14 November 2022
16:00 		Congo  38–27  Morocco Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Faye, Diop (SEN)
Dorson 9 (17–15) three players 6
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Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cameroon 3 3 0 0 98 52 +46 6 Quarterfinals
2  Senegal (H) 3 2 0 1 98 52 +46 4
3  Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 71 73 −2 2
4  Madagascar 3 0 0 3 32 122 −90 0 Presidents Cup
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
9 November 2022
15:00 		Cameroon  28–16  Ivory Coast Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Ekoh 5 (12–7) three players 3
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9 November 2022
20:30 		Senegal  40–9  Madagascar Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY)
Sy 7 (25–5) Ratovomahenina 3
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11 November 2022
12:00 		Madagascar  9–42  Cameroon Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Lovib, Stancu (ROU)
Raoelimalala 3 (5–23) Ateba 9
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11 November 2022
18:00 		Ivory Coast  15–31  Senegal Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Kouakou 6 (2–14) Sagna 5
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14 November 2022
10:00 		Madagascar  14–40  Ivory Coast Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: S. Haggui, R. Haggui (TUN)
Randrianarison 7 (7–20) N. Traoré 13
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14 November 2022
20:00 		Cameroon  28–27  Senegal Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Touba 6 (18–16) Sagna 6
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Ranking of third-placed teams

In Group B, the result against the last-placed team was omitted.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  Tunisia 3 1 0 2 77 70 +7 2 Quarterfinals
2 C  Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 71 73 −2 2
3 A  Algeria 3 1 0 2 76 91 −15 2 Presidents Cup
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

Presidents Cup

9–13th place semifinals

16 November 2022
09:00 		Algeria  25–23  Morocco Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: S. Haggui, R. Haggui (TUN)
Makhloufi 6 (13–15) El Ouaddaf, Zouiguira 5
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Round-robin

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Guinea 2 2 0 0 70 34 +36 4 Ninth place game
2  Cape Verde 2 1 0 1 55 42 +13 2 Eleventh place game
3  Madagascar 2 0 0 2 30 79 −49 0 13th place
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
16 November 2022
10:45 		Cape Verde  20–26  Guinea Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Faye, Diop (SEN)
Rodrigues 7 (12–14) Tandjan 7
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17 November 2022
11:00 		Madagascar  14–44  Guinea Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Odou, Namadjia (GAB)
Ratovomahenina 8 (5–21) Macire 8
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18 November 2022
14:00 		Madagascar  16–35  Cape Verde Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: S. Haggui, R. Haggui (TUN)
Raoelimalala 6 (3–15) Carvalho, Coelho 7
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Bracket

 
9–13th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
      
 
 
 
 
19 November
 
 
 Algeria26
 
16 November
 
 Guinea29
 
 Algeria25
 
 
 Morocco23
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
19 November
 
 
 Morocco29
 
 
 Cape Verde24

Eleventh place game

19 November 2022
12:00 		Morocco  29–24  Cape Verde Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Faye, Diop (SEN)
Zouiguira 7 (19–10) Tavares 8
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Ninth place game

19 November 2022
14:00 		Algeria  26–29  Guinea Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Zazai 6 (14–17) Tandjan 8
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Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
16 November
 
 
 Angola29
 
17 November
 
 Tunisia24
 
 Angola (ET)24
 
16 November
 
 Senegal21
 
 Egypt19
 
19 November
 
 Senegal21
 
 Angola29
 
16 November
 
 Cameroon19
 
 Ivory Coast21
 
17 November
 
 Congo35
 
 Congo25
 
16 November
 
 Cameroon27 Third place
 
 Cameroon23
 
19 November
 
 DR Congo22
 
 Senegal19
 
 
 Congo20
 
5–8th place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
17 November
 
 
 Tunisia (Pen.)21 (3)
 
18 November
 
 Egypt21 (1)
 
 Tunisia28
 
17 November
 
 DR Congo24
 
 Ivory Coast26
 
 
 DR Congo31
 
Seventh place game
 
 
18 November
 
 
 Egypt24
 
 
 Ivory Coast27

Quarterfinals

16 November 2022
12:45 		Angola  29–24  Tunisia Dakar Arena, Dakar
(16–12)
16 November 2022
15:00 		Ivory Coast  21–35  Congo Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Odou, Namadjia (GAB)
Koffi 5 (13–16) Jappont, Yimga 6
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16 November 2022
17:15 		Cameroon  23–22  DR Congo Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY)
Eyenga 5 (15–11) Mwamba 8
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16 November 2022
19:30 		Egypt  19–21  Senegal Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Yahya 4 (7–9) Keïta 5
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5–8th place semifinals

17 November 2022
13:00 		Tunisia  24–22  Egypt Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Faye, Diop (SEN)
Gmar 6 (11–9) Omar 8
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FT: 21–21 Pen: 3–1

17 November 2022
15:00 		Ivory Coast  26–31  DR Congo Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: S. Haggui, R. Haggui (TUN)
Koffi 7 (11–15) Kabamba 8
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Semifinals

17 November 2022
17:00 		Congo  25–27  Cameroon Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Yimga 5 (14–12) Ebanga 10
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17 November 2022
19:30 		Angola  24–21 (ET)  Senegal Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Venâncio 6 (12–10) Sagna 9
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FT: 20–20 ET: 4–1

Seventh place game

18 November 2022
16:00 		Egypt  24–27  Ivory Coast Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Chouraki, Hamidi (ALG)
Omar 7 (12–17) Koffi 7
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Fifth place game

18 November 2022
18:00 		Tunisia  28–24  DR Congo Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Faye, Diop (SEN)
Aouij 9 (13–10) Pina 6
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Third place game

19 November 2022
16:30 		Congo  20–19  Senegal Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Odou, Namadjia (GAB)
Diagouraga 5 (12–10) Dapina 4
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Final

19 November 2022
19:00 		Cameroon  19–29  Angola Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY)
Ebanga 6 (10–13) Santos 11
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Final standing

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Angola
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Cameroon
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Congo
4  Senegal
5  Tunisia
6  DR Congo
7  Ivory Coast
8  Egypt
9  Guinea
10  Algeria
11  Morocco
12  Cape Verde
13  Madagascar
Team qualified for the 2023 World Championship

All-Star team

The All-star team was announced on 21 November 2022.[8]

Position Player
Goalkeeper Cameroon Noelle Mben
Right wing Angola Juliana Machado
Right back Cameroon Paola Ebanga Baboga
Centre back Senegal Soukeina Sagna
Left back Cameroon Karichma Ekoh
Left wing Angola Natália Bernardo
Pivot Angola Liliana Venâncio
MVP Angola Helena Paulo

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