2022 African Men's Junior Handball Championship

The 2022 African Men's Junior Handball Championship was held in Kigali, Rwanda from 20 to 27 August 2022.[1] It also acted as a qualification tournament for the 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship.[2]

2022 African Men's Junior Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Rwanda
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates20–27 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Egypt (13th title)
Runner-up Algeria
Third place Tunisia
Fourth place Angola
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored1,050 (58.33 per match)
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Egypt won its 13th title after beating Algeria 35–15, while Tunisia captured the bronze medal with a 24–22 win over Angola.

Draw

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The draw was held on 22 July 2022 at the head office of the African Handball Confederation in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.[3]

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Tunisia 3 3 0 0 99 66 +33 6 Semifinals
2   Angola 3 2 0 1 97 71 +26 4
3   Morocco 3 1 0 2 83 85 −2 2 Fifth place game
4   Rwanda (H) 3 0 0 3 68 125 −57 0 Seventh place game
Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2022. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
20 August 2022
18:00
Rwanda   20–43   Angola BK Arena, Kigali
(8–19)

22 August 2022
13:00
Tunisia   25–22   Angola BK Arena, Kigali
(12–9)
22 August 2022
19:00
Morocco   39–22   Rwanda BK Arena, Kigali
(21–8)

24 August 2022
17:00
Morocco   26–32   Angola BK Arena, Kigali
(12–15)
24 August 2022
19:00
Tunisia   43–26   Rwanda BK Arena, Kigali
(21–14)

25 August 2022
19:00
Tunisia   31–18   Morocco BK Arena, Kigali
(18–7)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Egypt 3 3 0 0 119 73 +46 6 Semifinals
2   Algeria 3 2 0 1 96 92 +4 4
3   Libya 3 1 0 2 69 99 −30 2 Fifth place game
4   Congo 3 0 0 3 74 94 −20 0 Seventh place game
Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2022. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
21 August 2022
16:00
Egypt   40–23   Libya BK Arena, Kigali
(19–14)
21 August 2022
18:00
Algeria   31–30   Congo BK Arena, Kigali
(12–14)

22 August 2022
15:00
Libya   23–38   Algeria BK Arena, Kigali
(12–23)
22 August 2022
17:00
Egypt   40–23   Congo BK Arena, Kigali
(21–9)

24 August 2022
13:00
Congo   21–23   Libya BK Arena, Kigali
(9–11)
24 August 2022
15:00
Algeria   27–39   Egypt BK Arena, Kigali
(10–17)

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
26 August
 
 
  Tunisia25
 
27 August
 
  Algeria29
 
  Algeria15
 
26 August
 
  Egypt35
 
  Egypt33
 
 
  Angola24
 
Third place
 
 
27 August
 
 
  Tunisia24
 
 
  Angola22

Semifinals

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26 August 2022
17:00
Tunisia   25–29   Algeria BK Arena, Kigali
(16–13)
26 August 2022
19:00
Egypt   33–24   Angola BK Arena, Kigali
(17–12)

Seventh place game

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26 August 2022
13:00
Rwanda   34–35   Congo BK Arena, Kigali
(15–19)

Fifth place game

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26 August 2022
15:00
Morocco   35–34   Libya BK Arena, Kigali
(17–17)

FT: 31–31 Pen: 4–3

Third place game

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27 August 2022
17:00
Tunisia   24–22   Angola BK Arena, Kigali
(11–10)

Final

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27 August 2022
19:00
Algeria   15–35   Egypt BK Arena, Kigali
(6–16)

Final standings

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Rank Team
    Egypt
    Algeria
    Tunisia
4   Angola
5   Morocco
6   Libya
7   Congo
8   Rwanda
Team qualified for the 2023 Junior World Championship

References

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  1. ^ "29th Men's Juniors Africa Nations Championship". CAHB's Official Facebook Account. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Egypt Crowned Champions Of The U-20 Men's African Handball Championship". Rwanda Handball Federation. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. ^ "29th CAHB African Men's Junior Championship". IHF. Retrieved 20 August 2022.