International handball competition
Handball at the 1978 All-Africa Games – Women's tournament|
| Host country |  Algeria |
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| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
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| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
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| Champions | Algeria (1st title) |
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| Runner-up |  Cameroon |
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| Third place |  Tunisia |
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| Fourth place |  Ivory Coast |
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| Matches played | 11 |
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| Goals scored | 277 (25.18 per match) |
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The 1978 edition of the Women's Handball Tournament of the African Games was the 1st, organized by the African Handball Confederation and played under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held in Algiers, Algeria, contested by 6 national teams and won by Algeria.[1]
Draw
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification
|
| Algeria
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
31
|
21
|
+10
|
4
|
Advance to semi-finals
|
| Ivory Coast
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
28
|
30
|
−2
|
2
|
 Nigeria
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
21
|
29
|
−8
|
0
|
Relegated to 5th place classification
|
Group B
| Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification
|
| Tunisia
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
25
|
17
|
+8
|
3
|
Advance to semi-finals
|
| Cameroon
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
26
|
23
|
+3
|
3
|
 Egypt
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
14
|
25
|
−11
|
0
|
Relegated to 5th place classification
|
Knockout stage
- Fifth place
- Championship bracket
Final ranking
Awards
| 1978 All-Africa Games Women's Handball winner
|
Algeria
1st title
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References
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