1998 African Women's Handball Championship

The 1998 African Women's Handball Championship was the 13th edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held in South Africa from 18 to 28 October 1998. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1999 World Women's Handball Championship.

1998 African Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country South Africa
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates18–28 October
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Angola (4th title)
Runner-up Congo
Third place Ivory Coast
Fourth place Cameroon
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored544 (49.45 per match)
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Preliminary round

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Angola 2 1 1 0 70 36 +34 3
  Ivory Coast 2 1 1 0 54 31 +23 3
  Mozambique 2 0 0 2 33 90 −57 0
Source: [citation needed]
19 October 1998 Angola   53–19   Mozambique

Ivory Coast   37–14   Mozambique

Angola   17–17   Ivory Coast

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Congo 2 2 0 0 68 23 +45 4
  Cameroon 2 1 0 1 63 33 +30 2
  South Africa (H) 2 0 0 2 16 91 −75 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Congo   46–5   South Africa

Cameroon   45–11   South Africa

Congo   22–18   Cameroon

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
 
 
  Angola26
 
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
 
  Cameroon21
 
  Angola31
 
Mon, 26 Oct 1998
 
  Congo23
 
  Ivory Coast14
 
 
  Congo18
 
Third place
 
 
Wed, 28 Oct 1998
 
 
  Cameroon30
 
 
  Ivory Coast28

Semifinals

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26 October 1998 Angola   26–21   Cameroon

Congo   18–14   Ivory Coast

Fifth place game

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Mozambique   32–17   South Africa

Third place game

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28 October 1998 Ivory Coast   30–28   Cameroon

Final

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28 October 1998 Angola   31–23   Congo
(19–15)

Final ranking

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Qualified for the 1999 World Championship
Rank Team
    Angola
    Congo
    Ivory Coast
4   Cameroon
5   Mozambique
6   South Africa
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