1989 African Men's Handball Championship

The 1989 African Men's Handball Championship was the eighth edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Algiers, Algeria, from 17 to 27 July 1989. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1990 World Championship in Czechoslovakia.[1]

1989 African Men's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Algeria
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates17–27 July
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Algeria (5th title)
Runner-up Egypt
Third place Tunisia
Fourth place Congo
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In the final, Algeria win their fifth consecutive title beating Egypt in the final game 18–17.[2]

Qualified teams

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Group stage

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     Team advance to the knockout stage

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Algeria (H) 3 3 0 0 66 50 +16 6
  Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Morocco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
17 July 1989 Algeria   19–11   Morocco Harcha Arena, Algiers

19 July 1989 Algeria   18–16   Tunisia Harcha Arena, Algiers

21 July 1989 Algeria   29–23   Angola Harcha Arena, Algiers

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Congo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Ivory Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
July – Algiers
 
 
  Algeria18
 
27 July – Algiers
 
  Congo13
 
  Algeria18
 
July – Algiers
 
  Egypt17
 
  Egypt
 
 
  Tunisia
 
Third place
 
 
July – Algiers
 
 
  Congo
 
 
  Tunisia

Semifinals

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Algeria   18–13   Congo Harcha Arena, Algiers

Egypt     Tunisia Harcha Arena, Algiers

Third place game

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Congo     Tunisia Harcha Arena, Algiers

Final

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27 July 1989 Algeria   18–17   Egypt Harcha Arena, Algiers
Attendance: 8 000

Final ranking

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Team qualified for the 1990 World Championship
Rank Team
    Algeria
    Egypt
    Tunisia
4   Congo
5   Morocco
6   Ivory Coast
7   Angola

References

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  1. ^ "Men Handball VIII Africa Championship 1989 – Algeria". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. 26 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Historique des confrontations Algérie – Egypt". dZAIRSports.com. Admin. 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017.