1991 African Men's Handball Championship

1991 African Men's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Egypt
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates1–15 September 1990
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Egypt (1st title)
Runner-up Algeria
Third place Tunisia
Fourth place Morocco
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The 1991 African Men's Handball Championship was the ninth edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Cairo, Egypt, from 1 to 15 September 1990. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1]

Egypt finished first in the round robin tournament and wins its first African title. Algeria finished second and Tunisia third.

Qualified teams

Format

8 teams qualified to the final tournament and was divided into two groups as below :

Groups Teams
Group A  Algeria,  Congo,  Tunisia,  Morocco
Group B  Egypt,  Namibia,  Senegal,  Ivory Coast

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.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Egypt 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 12
2  Algeria 6 5 0 1 129 90 +39 10
3  Tunisia 6 3 1 2 0 0 0 7
4  Morocco 6 3 1 2 0 0 0 7
5  Ivory Coast 6 1 0 5 0 0 0 2
6  Senegal 6 1 0 5 0 0 0 2
7  Congo 6 1 0 5 0 0 0 2
8  Namibia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
Source: Todor66
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.

Results

5 September 1990 Egypt  19–18  Algeria Cairo
7 September 1990 Egypt  21–12  Ivory Coast Cairo
7 September 1990 Algeria  26–18  Senegal Cairo
(14–10)
7 September 1990 Tunisia  27–16  Congo Cairo
8 September 1990 Egypt  26–9  Congo Cairo
8 September 1990 Tunisia  17–17  Morocco Cairo
8 September 1990 Ivory Coast  22–21  Senegal Cairo
10 September 1990 Egypt  21–12  Morocco Cairo
10 September 1990 Algeria  14–11  Ivory Coast Cairo
11 September 1990 Algeria  27–15  Congo Cairo
11 September 1990 Egypt  20–10  Tunisia Cairo
12 September 1990 Tunisia  27–21  Ivory Coast Cairo
(11–6)
12 September 1990 Algeria  21–14  Morocco Cairo
(11–7)
13 September 1990 Congo  21–14  Ivory Coast Cairo
(10–4)
13 September 1990 Algeria  23–13  Tunisia Cairo
13 September 1990 Morocco  23–20  Ivory Coast Cairo

Tournament classification

Team qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1992 World Men's Handball Championship Group B
Rank Team
 Egypt
 Algeria
 Tunisia
4  Morocco
5  Ivory Coast
6  Senegal
7  Congo

References

  1. ^ "Men Handball IX Africa Championship 1991 – Egypt". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. 26 November 2016.