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2021 African Women's Handball Championship

2021 African Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Cameroon
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates8–18 June 2021
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Angola (14th title)
Runner-up Cameroon
Third place Tunisia
Fourth place Congo
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored1,507 (50.23 per match)
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The 2021 African Women's Handball Championship was the 24th edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, which was originally scheduled to take place from 2 to 12 December 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was rescheduled to 8 to 18 June 2021 in Yaoundé, Cameroon.[1][2][3] The tournament was held under the aegis of African Handball Confederation and acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship.[4]

Angola won their third straight and 14th overall title after defeating Cameroon in the final.[5]

Venues

Host City Venue Capacity
Yaoundé Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex 5,263

Draw

The draw was made on 1 April 2021.[6]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).[7]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tunisia 3 3 0 0 104 56 +48 6 Quarterfinals
2  Senegal 3 2 0 1 87 66 +21 4
3  Guinea 3 1 0 2 82 78 +4 2
4  Madagascar 3 0 0 3 48 121 −73 0
Source: [citation needed]
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.
9 June 2021
14:00
Senegal  42–16  Madagascar Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
(20–9)
9 June 2021
18:00
Tunisia  30–27  Guinea Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
(15–12)

11 June 2021
14:00
Madagascar  16–44  Tunisia Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
(10–21)
11 June 2021
18:00
Guinea  20–32  Senegal Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
(11–16)

13 June 2021
14:00
Guinea  35–16  Madagascar Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
Referees: Depesquidoux, Ndemdou (CMR)
(19–10)
13 June 2021
16:00
Senegal  13–30  Tunisia Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
(7–16)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cameroon 3 3 0 0 97 56 +41 6 Quarterfinals
2  DR Congo 3 2 0 1 98 58 +40 4
3  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 61 87 −26 2
4  Kenya 3 0 0 3 53 108 −55 0
Source: [citation needed]
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.
8 June 2021
14:00
Nigeria  16–35  DR Congo Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
(3–18)
8 June 2021
18:00
Cameroon  40–16  Kenya Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN)
(21–8)

10 June 2021
16:00
DR Congo  42–16  Kenya Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
(21–4)
10 June 2021
18:00
Cameroon  31–19  Nigeria Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
(14–13)

12 June 2021
16:00
Nigeria  26–21  Kenya Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
(12–11)
12 June 2021
18:00
DR Congo  21–26  Cameroon Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
(10–10)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Angola 2 2 0 0 68 38 +30 4 Quarterfinals
2  Congo 2 1 0 1 58 52 +6 2
3  Cape Verde 2 0 0 2 37 73 −36 0
4  Algeria[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: [citation needed]
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ Algeria withdrew before the tournament, arguing they had not enough time to prepare for the tournament after nearly two years of hibernation.[8]
9 June 2021
16:00
Angola  39–14  Cape Verde Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
Bernado 7 (16–5) three players 3
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11 June 2021
16:00
Cape Verde  23–34  Congo Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
Referees: Faye, Diop (SEN)
Almeida 9 (13–21) Dorson 7
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13 June 2021
18:00
Angola  29–24  Congo Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
(16–11)

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Guinea 2 0 0 2 47 62 −15 0 Quarterfinals
2  Nigeria 2 0 0 2 35 66 −31 0
3  Cape Verde 2 0 0 2 37 73 −36 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals for.

President's Cup

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9  Cape Verde 2 2 0 0 57 38 +19 4
10  Kenya 2 1 0 1 55 57 −2 2
11  Madagascar 2 0 0 2 46 63 −17 0
Source: [citation needed]
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.
14 June 2021
16:00
Madagascar  30–33  Kenya Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
(15–17)

15 June 2021
20:00
Cape Verde  30–16  Madagascar Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
Referees: Depesquidoux, Ndemdou (CMR)
Almeida 7 (16–10) Ravololonirina 5
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17 June 2021
18:00
Cape Verde  27–22  Kenya Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
(12–12)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
15 June
 
 
 Tunisia27
 
16 June
 
 Guinea20
 
 Tunisia23
 
15 June
 
 Angola (ET)27
 
 Angola29
 
18 June
 
 DR Congo20
 
 Angola25
 
15 June
 
 Cameroon15
 
 Cameroon44
 
16 June
 
 Nigeria14
 
 Cameroon22
 
15 June
 
 Congo21 Third place
 
 Congo21
 
18 June
 
 Senegal20
 
 Tunisia22
 
 
 Congo17
 

Fifth place bracket

 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
16 June
 
 
 Guinea26
 
17 June
 
 DR Congo33
 
 DR Congo14
 
16 June
 
 Senegal24
 
 Nigeria15
 
 
 Senegal32
 
Seventh place game
 
 
17 June
 
 
 Guinea25
 
 
 Nigeria21

Quarterfinals

15 June 2021
12:00
Angola  29–20  DR Congo Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
(15–10)

15 June 2021
14:00
Tunisia  27–20  Guinea Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
(15–7)

15 June 2021
16:00
Congo  21–20  Senegal Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
(11–6)

15 June 2021
18:00
Cameroon  44–14  Nigeria Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
(26–3)

5–8th place semifinals

16 June 2021
10:00
Guinea  26–33  DR Congo Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
(13–18)

16 June 2021
12:00
Nigeria  15–32  Senegal Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
(4–16)

Semifinals

16 June 2021
15:30
Tunisia  23–27 (ET)  Angola Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
(12–11)

FT: 21–21 ET: 2–6


16 June 2021
18:00
Cameroon  22–21  Congo Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
(12–10)

Seventh place game

17 June 2021
14:00
Guinea  25–21  Nigeria Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
(11–11)

Fifth place game

17 June 2021
16:00
DR Congo  14–24  Senegal Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
(6–14)

Third place game

18 June 2021
15:00
Tunisia  22–17  Congo Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
(12–7)

Final

18 June 2021
18:00
Angola  25–15  Cameroon Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
(14–7)

Final standing

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Angola
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Cameroon
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Tunisia
4  Congo
5  Senegal
6  DR Congo
7  Guinea
8  Nigeria
9  Cape Verde
10  Kenya
11  Madagascar
Team qualified for the 2021 World Championship

References

  1. ^ "Andebol: Camarões acolhe africano em 2020". portaldeangola.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  2. ^ "CAHB announces changes to event dates". ihf.info. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. ^ "General Calendar" (PDF). CAHB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Exciting 2021 ahead for African handball". ihf.info. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Angola conquista pela 14ª vez o Africano de handebol feminino". surtoolimpico.com.br. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Résultats du Tirage au Sort de la 24e CAN Seniors Dames". African Handball Confederation. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  7. ^ "One week to go until African women showpiece throw-off". ihf.info. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Algeria withdraws from the competition". Sport News Africa. 1 June 2021. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.