The 1976 African Women's Handball Championship was the second edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held in Algeria. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1976 Summer Olympics qualifying tournament.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Algeria |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tunisia (2nd title) |
| Runner-up |  Congo |
| Third place | Algeria |
| Fourth place |  Uganda |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 264 (22 per match) |
Preliminary round
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Tunisia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 13 | +25 | 6 |
| Algeria (H)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 4 |
 Nigeria
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 2 |
 Ivory Coast
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 0 |
| Tunisia
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10–8 | Ivory Coast
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| Algeria
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11–6 | Ivory Coast
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| Nigeria
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12–11 | Ivory Coast
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| Tunisia
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8–1 | Algeria
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| Tunisia
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20–4 | Nigeria
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| Algeria
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19–11 | Nigeria
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Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congo
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 4 |
| Uganda
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 2 |
 Senegal
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Congo
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16–13 | Senegal
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| Congo
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26–14 | Uganda
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| Uganda
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13–4 | Senegal
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Knockout stage
editFifth place game
edit| Senegal
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14–10 | Nigeria
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Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers | |
Third place game
edit| Algeria
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10–8 | Uganda
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Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers | |
Final
edit| Tunisia
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10–5 | Congo
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Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers | |
Final ranking
edit| Qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics qualifying tournament |
| Rank | Team |
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Tunisia
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Congo
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Algeria
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| 4 | Uganda
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| 5 | Senegal
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| 6 | Nigeria
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| 7 | Ivory Coast
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