2000 African Men's Handball Championship

The 2000 African Men's Handball Championship was the 14th edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Algiers, Algeria, from 22 April to 1 May 2000. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2001 World Championship in France.

2000 African Men's Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Algeria
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Dates	22 April – 1 May
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Egypt (3rd title)
Runner-up	Algeria
Third place	Tunisia
Fourth place	Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Goals scored	882 (42 per match)

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

Qualified teams

• Algeria (hosts)
• Congo
• DR Congo
• Egypt
• Gabon
• Morocco
• Tunisia

Venues

Algiers	Algiers	Algiers
Hacène Harcha Arena		Djasr Kasentina Arena
Capacity: 8,000		Capacity: 4,000

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
	Egypt	6	6	0	0	175	100	+75	12	Qualified for the 2001 World Championship
	Algeria (H)	6	5	0	1	140	72	+68	10
	Tunisia	6	3	1	2	151	82	+69	7
4	Morocco	6	3	1	2	137	113	+24	7
5	Congo	6	2	0	4	112	156	−44	4
6	Gabon	6	1	0	5	80	158	−78	2
7	DR Congo	6	0	0	6	87	201	−114	0

Source:
(H) Hosts

Matches

All times are local (UTC+1).

22 April 2000 15:30	Algeria	32–8	Gabon	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(15–3)

23 April 2000 16:30	Tunisia	15–15	Morocco	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(9–7)

23 April 2000 16:30	Egypt	35–18	Congo	Omnisports Arena, Djasr Kasentina (Algiers)
		(18–8)

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24 April 2000 14:30	Tunisia	51–12	DR Congo	Omnisports Arena, Djasr Kasentina (Algiers)
		(23–3)

24 April 2000 16:30	Algeria	21–8	Congo	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(10–5)

24 April 2000 18:30	Egypt	29–18	Morocco	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(13–7)

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25 April 2000 16:30	Egypt	22–20	Algeria	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(10–9)

25 April 2000 16:30	Tunisia	28–9	Gabon	Omnisports Arena, Djasr Kasentina (Algiers)
		(16–5)

25 April 2000 18:30	Congo	27–19	DR Congo	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(12–11)

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27 April 2000 14:30	Morocco	26–14	Gabon	Omnisports Arena, Djasr Kasentina (Algiers)
		(9–8)

27 April 2000 16:30	Tunisia	31–15	Congo	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(15–7)

27 April 2000 16:30	Egypt	38–14	DR Congo	Omnisports Arena, Djasr Kasentina (Algiers)
		(14–9)

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28 April 2000 16:30	Algeria	36–10	DR Congo	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(16–3)

28 April 2000 16:30	Egypt	33–15	Gabon	Omnisports Arena, Djasr Kasentina (Algiers)
		(18–6)

28 April 2000 18:30	Morocco	34–22	Congo	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(15–11)

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29 April 2000 14:30	Gabon	18–17	DR Congo	Omnisports Arena, Djasr Kasentina (Algiers)
		(10–8)

29 April 2000 16:30	Algeria	18–13	Morocco	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(11–6)

29 April 2000 18:30	Egypt	18–15	Tunisia	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(9–7)

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1 May 2000 14:30	Congo	22–16	Gabon	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(11–5)

1 May 2000 16:30	Morocco	31–15	DR Congo	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(14–9)

1 May 2000 18:30	Algeria	13–11	Tunisia	Hacène Harcha Arena, Algiers
		(8–6)