African Women's Handball Champions League

African Women's Handball Champions League
Founded1979
CountryAfrica
ConfederationCAHB members
Most recent
champion(s)
Angola 1º de Agosto (2023)
Most titlesAngola Petro Atlético (19 titles)
Current sports event 2024 African Women's Handball Champions League

The Africa Women's Handball Championship for Clubs Champions is an annual international women's handball club competition run by the African Handball Confederation. The top club sides from Africa's women's handball leagues are invited to participate in this competition.

Summary

Year Host Final Third place match
Champion Score Second place Third place Score Fourth place
1979
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Egypt
Cairo
Al Ahly SC Egypt Nigeria Grasshoppers HT of Owerri US Rail Senegal
1980
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Ivory Coast
Bouaké
Gezira Cairo Egypt 8–7 Algeria Nadit Alger Nigeria Grasshoppers HT of Owerri and ?
1981
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Senegal
Dakar
Air Afrique Bouaké Ivory Coast1 No contestants
1982
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Ivory Coast
Bouaké
Grasshoppers HT of Owerri Nigeria 12–10 Ivory Coast Air Afrique Bouake
1983
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Republic of the Congo
Brazzaville
ASC Bouake Ivory Coast 21–15 Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville AS CAMI Cameroon 20–14 Algeria Nadit Alger
1984
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Senegal
Dakar
ASC Bouake Ivory Coast 19–17 Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo Grasshoppers HT of Lagos Nigeria Republic of the Congo Shippings of Douala
1985
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Morocco
Rabat
Étoile du Congo Republic of the Congo 22–16 Nigeria Grasshoppers HT of Owerri ASC Bouake Ivory Coast 22–15 Ivory Coast AS BIAO Abidjan
1986
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Gabon
Libreville
Étoile du Congo Republic of the Congo 21–18 Cameroon AS CAMI Grasshoppers HT of Owerri Nigeria
1987
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Nigeria
Owerri
Ferroportuária Angola 19–15 Nigeria Grasshoppers HT of Owerri Étoile du Congo Republic of the Congo 20–18 Nigeria Poly Babes of Bauchi
1988
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Benin
Cotonou
Grasshoppers HT of Owerri Nigeria 19–16 Republic of the Congo AS Cheminot Petro Atlético Angola 26–25 Cameroon Camship
1989
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Ivory Coast
Abidjan / Bouake
USC Bassam Ivory Coast Cameroon Camship Ferroportuária Angola
1990
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Republic of the Congo
Brazzaville
Étoile du Congo Republic of the Congo Cameroon Camship Africa Sports Ivory Coast
1991
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Nigeria
Kano
Africa Sports Ivory Coast n/a Angola Petro Atlético CNPS Yaoundé Cameroon n/a
1992
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Ivory Coast
Yamoussoukro
Africa Sports Ivory Coast n/a Angola Petro Atlético Étoile du Congo Republic of the Congo n/a
1993
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Tunisia
Tunis
Petro Atlético Angola Ivory Coast Africa Sports Étoile du Congo Republic of the Congo
1994
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Benin
Cotonou
Étoile du Congo Republic of the Congo 21–20 Ivory Coast Africa Sports Petro Atlético Angola
1995
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Benin
Cotonou
Petro Atlético Angola Ivory Coast Africa Sports Étoile du Congo Republic of the Congo
1996
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Benin
Cotonou
Africa Sports Ivory Coast 17–16 Algeria MC Alger Petro Atlético Angola Angola AS Aviação
1997
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Niger
Niamey
Petro Atlético Angola 26–24 Ivory Coast Africa Sports MC Alger Algeria Republic of the Congo Palco Sport
1998
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Benin
Cotonou
Petro Atlético Angola 27–25 Ivory Coast Africa Sports CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo 20–19 Republic of the Congo Inter Club
1999
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Niger
Niamey
Petro Atlético Angola 25–21 Ivory Coast Africa Sports RAC Abidjan Ivory Coast
2000
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Benin
Cotonou
Petro Atlético Angola 25–19 Ivory Coast Africa Sports Rombo Sport Ivory Coast
2001
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Nigeria
Benin City
Petro Atlético Angola 36–18 Ivory Coast Africa Sports Rombo Sport Ivory Coast 24–12 Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo
2002
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Gabon
Libreville
Petro Atlético Angola 32–30 Angola ENANA Rombo Sport Ivory Coast
2003
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Benin
Cotonou
Petro Atlético Angola 32–30 Ivory Coast Rombo Sport Inter Club Republic of the Congo
2004
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Morocco
Casablanca
Petro Atlético Angola 36–25 Republic of the Congo Inter Club TKC Cameroon
2005
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Ivory Coast
Abidjan
Petro Atlético Angola 26–21 Ivory Coast Rombo Sport ASA Angola 36–26 Cameroon FAP Yaoundé
2006
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Ivory Coast
Abidjan
Petro Atlético Angola 40–25 Ivory Coast Rombo Sport Africa Sports Ivory Coast
2007
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Benin
Cotonou
Petro Atlético Angola 43–27 Angola ASA Africa Sports Ivory Coast
2008
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Morocco
Casablanca
Petro Atlético Angola 31–19 Cameroon TKC Rombo Sport Ivory Coast Cameroon FAP Yaoundé
2009
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Cameroon
Yaoundé
Petro Atlético Angola 29–24 Angola 1º de Agosto Inter Club Republic of the Congo Ivory Coast Rombo Sport
2010
Details [1]
Morocco
Casablanca
Petro Atlético Angola 35–22 Republic of the Congo Inter Club FAP Yaoundé Cameroon 36–23 Morocco Union Nouasser
2011
Details [2]
Nigeria
Kaduna
Petro Atlético Angola 35–32 Angola 1º de Agosto FAP Yaoundé Cameroon 35–33 Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville
2012
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Morocco
Tangier
Petro Atlético Angola 29–23 Angola 1º de Agosto FAP Yaoundé Cameroon 25–24 Republic of the Congo ABO Sport
2013
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Morocco
Marrakesh
Petro Atlético Angola 31–27 Angola 1º de Agosto Progresso Angola 33–30 Republic of the Congo Inter Club
2014
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Tunisia
Tunis
1º de Agosto Angola 27–25 Angola Petro Atlético Progresso Angola 28–25 Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo
2015
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Morocco
Nador
1º de Agosto Angola 23–21 Angola Petro Atlético FAP Yaoundé Cameroon 31–22 Ivory Coast Africa Sports
2016
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Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou
1º de Agosto Angola 42–25 Republic of the Congo ASEL FAP Yaoundé Cameroon 30–24 Cameroon TKC
2017
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Tunisia
Hammamet
1º de Agosto Angola 30–17 Tunisia ASF Sfax FAP Yaoundé Cameroon 31–24 Republic of the Congo ABO Sport
2018
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Ivory Coast
Abidjan
1º de Agosto Angola 25–21 Angola Petro Atlético ABO Sport Republic of the Congo 27–22 Cameroon FAP Yaoundé
2019
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Cape Verde
Praia
1º de Agosto Angola 18–16 Angola Petro Atlético ABO Sport Republic of the Congo 29–28 Republic of the Congo DGSP
2020 Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Canceled due to lack of host country[3]
2022
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Tunisia
Hammamet
1º de Agosto Angola 29–24 Angola Petro Atlético CSF Moknine Tunisia 26–24 Republic of the Congo DGSP
2023
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Republic of the Congo
Brazzaville
1º de Agosto Angola 28–26 Angola Petro Atlético DGSP Republic of the Congo 33–23 Egypt Al Ahly
2024
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Cameroon
Yaoundé

^1 Air Afrique Bouaké was the only contestant.
^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Winners by club

As of December 2023

# Nat Clubs Winners Runners-up Thirds Total
1 Angola Petro Atlético 19 8 3 30
2 Angola Primeiro de Agosto 8 4 0 12
3 Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo 4 1 4 9
4 Ivory Coast Africa Sports National 3 7 4 14
5 Nigeria Grasshoppers Owerri 2 3 1 6
6 Ivory Coast ASC Bouake 2 0 1 3
7 Ivory Coast Air Afrique Bouake 1 1 0 2
8 Angola Ferroviário de Luanda 1 0 1 2
9 Ivory Coast USC Bassam 1 0 0 1
Egypt Gezira Cairo 1 0 0 1
Egypt Al-Ahly SC 1 0 0 1
12 Ivory Coast Rombo Sport Kpouebo 0 3 4 7
13 Republic of the Congo Inter Club Brazzaville 0 2 2 4
Cameroon Camship 0 2 0 2
15 Angola ASA 0 1 1 2
Algeria MC Alger 0 1 1 2
Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 0 1 1 2
Cameroon TKC 0 1 1 2
Cameroon AS CAMI 0 1 1 2
19 Tunisia ASF Sfax 0 1 0 1
Republic of the Congo ASEL 0 1 0 1
Republic of the Congo AS Cheminot 0 1 0 1
Angola ENANA 0 1 0 1
Algeria Nadit Alger 0 1 0 1
25 Cameroon FAP Yaoundé 0 0 6 6
26 Angola Progresso do Sambizanga 0 0 2 2
Republic of the Congo Abo Sport 0 0 2 2
28 Tunisia CSF Moknine 0 0 1 1
Cameroon CNPS Yaoundé 0 0 1 1
Ivory Coast RAC Abidjan 0 0 1 1
Republic of the Congo DGSP 0 0 1 1
  • Rq
GS Pétroliers (ex. MC Alger HB)

Winners by country

As of December 2023

# Nation Winners Runners-up Thirds Total
1  Angola 27 16 5 48
2  Ivory Coast 7 11 10 28
3 Republic of the Congo Congo 4 6 9 19
4  Nigeria 2 3 1 6
5  Egypt 2 0 0 2
6  Cameroon 0 4 9 13
7  Algeria 0 2 1 3
8  Tunisia 0 1 1 2

Participation details 2000–

Nat
Club Benin Benin Gabon Benin Morocco Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Benin Morocco Cameroon Morocco Nigeria Morocco Morocco Tunisia Morocco Burkina Faso Tunisia Ivory Coast Cape Verde Tunisia Republic of the Congo
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
X X X X X X X X 8 10 9 11 9 10 10 9 8 9 8 8 8
Cape Verde ABC 10 7 2
Republic of the Congo ABO Sport 4 5 4 3 2018 3 2019 5
Ivory Coast Africa Sports 2 2000 2 2001 3 2006 3 2007 5 6 6 6 4 7 5 21
Egypt Al Ahly 6 4 3
Burkina Faso AS ONEA 8 1
Angola ASA 3 2005 2 2007 2
Republic of the Congo ASEL 2 2016 1
Tunisia ASF Sahel 5 1
Tunisia ASF Sfax 2 2017 1
Benin ASPAC 7 1
Cape Verde Atlético do Mindelo 7 1
Ivory Coast Bandama 9 5 9 8 5 5
Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 4 3
Tunisia CSF Moknine 3 2022 1
Republic of the Congo DGSP 4 4 3 2023 3
Cameroon Dynamique 6 1
Angola ENANA 2 2002 1
Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo 4 12
Cameroon FANZ 7 1
Cameroon FAP Yaoundé 4 03 2010 3 2011 03 2012 5 5 03 2015 3 2016 3 2017 4 5 6 12
Republic of the Congo Grain de Sel 8 1
Nigeria Grasshoppers 7 7
Algeria MC Alger 6 3
Democratic Republic of the Congo HC Héritage 6 9 7 9 8 6 6
Democratic Republic of the Congo HC Nuru 9 1
Democratic Republic of the Congo HC Vainqueur 8 8 7 3
Republic of the Congo Inter Club 3 2003 2 2004 3 2009 02 2010 4 6
Democratic Republic of the Congo Mikishi 8 6 2
Kenya Nairobi Water 9 9 7 10 5 5
Guinea Olympic Club 11 1
Nigeria Owena Kings 8 1
Angola Petro de Luanda 1 2000 1 2001 1 2002 1 2003 1 2004 1 2005 1 2006 1 2007 1 2008 1 2009 01 2010 1 2011 01 2012 1 2013 02 2014 02 2015 2 2018 2 2019 2 2022 2 2023 30
Gabon Phoenix Gabon 9 10 8 3
Angola Primeiro de Agosto 2 2009 2 2011 02 2012 2 2013 01 2014 01 2015 1 2016 1 2017 1 2018 1 2019 1 2022 1 2023 12
Angola Progresso 3 2013 03 2014 1
Ivory Coast Rombo Sport 3 2000 3 2001 3 2002 2 2003 2 2005 2 2006 3 2008 4 10 6 10
Senegal Saltigue HC 7 8 2
Gabon Stade Mandji 8 1
Cameroon TKC 3 2004 2 2008 5 7 4 5
Morocco US Nouasseur 4 1
# Teams 2000
x
2001
x
2002
x
2003
x
2004
x
2005
x
2006
x
2007
x
2008
x
2009
8
2010
10
2011
9
2012
11
2013
9
2014
10
2015
10
2016
9
2017
8
2018
9
2019
8
2022
8
2023
8

Participation details 1979–1999

Nat
Club Egypt Ivory Coast Senegal Ivory Coast Republic of the Congo Senegal Morocco Gabon Nigeria Benin Ivory Coast Republic of the Congo Nigeria Ivory Coast Tunisia Benin Benin Benin Niger Benin Niger
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
X X X X X X 6 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Ivory Coast Africa Sports 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 21
Ivory Coast Air Afrique Bouake 1981 1982 2
Egypt Al Ahly 1979 2
Ivory Coast AS BiaoGezira Cairo 4 1
Cameroon AS CAMI 1986 1
Republic of the Congo AS Cheminot 1988 1
Ivory Coast ASC Bouake 1983 1984 1985 3
Morocco Barid Marrakech 6 1
Cameroon Camship 4 1989 1990 2
Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 1983 1991 3
Cameroon CNPS Yaoundé 1991 1
Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo 1984 1 1985 1986 1987 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 12
Angola Ferroviário de Luanda 1987 1989 2
Egypt Gezira Cairo 1980 1
Nigeria Grasshoppers 1979 1982 1985 1986 1987 1988 7
Algeria MC Alger 1996 1997 3
Algeria Nadit Alger 1980 1
Angola Petro de Luanda 5 1988 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 28
Ivory Coast USC Bassam 1989 1
Senegal US Rail 1979 1
# Teams 1979
x
1980
x
1981
x
1982
x
1983
x
1984
x
1985
6
1986
x
1987
x
1988
x
1989
x
1990
x
1991
x
1992
x
1993
x
1994
x
1995
x
1996
x
1997
x
1998
x
1999
x

See also

References

  1. ^ "Teams from Angola and Tunisia win African Club Championship". IHF.info. Retrieved 29 Feb 2016.
  2. ^ "CAF Champions League Handball Women 2011". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 19 Jul 2015.
  3. ^ "Handball : La ligue africaine des champions annulée". Africa Foot United. Juste Hungla. 15 September 2021. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.