2008 African Men's Handball Championship

The 2008 African Men's Handball Championship was the 18th edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Angola, from 8 to 17 January 2008. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2009 World Championship in Croatia.[1]

2008 African Men's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Angola
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates8–17 January
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Egypt (5th title)
Runner-up Tunisia
Third place Algeria
Fourth place Angola
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored2,326 (58.15 per match)
Top scorer(s)Egypt Ahmed El-Ahmar (32 goals)
Best playerEgypt Ahmed El-Ahmar
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Egypt win their fifth title beating Tunisia in the final game 27–25.

Qualified teams

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Venues

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Luanda Cabinda
Pavilhão da Cidadela Pavilhão do Tafe
Capacity: 6,873 Capacity: 2,000
   
Lubango
Pavilhão Nossa Senhora do Monte
Capacity: 2,000
 

Group stage

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All times are local (UTC+1).

     Team advance to the knockout stage

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Tunisia 3 3 0 0 95 68 +27 6
  Angola (H) 3 1 0 2 81 83 −2 2
  Cameroon 3 1 0 2 82 87 −5 2
  DR Congo 3 1 0 2 83 103 −20 2
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
10 January 2008
16:00
Tunisia   29–24   Cameroon Pavilhão do Tafe, Cabinda
(14–14)
10 January 2008
18:00
Angola   30–33   DR Congo Pavilhão do Tafe, Cabinda
(14–14)

11 January 2008
16:00
Cameroon   31–27   DR Congo Pavilhão do Tafe, Cabinda
(17–13)
11 January 2008
18:00
Tunisia   24–20   Angola Pavilhão do Tafe, Cabinda
(13–10)

12 January 2008
16:00
Tunisia   42–23   DR Congo Pavilhão do Tafe, Cabinda
(22–12)
12 January 2008
16:00
Angola   31–26   Cameroon Pavilhão do Tafe, Cabinda
(14–10)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Egypt 3 3 0 0 90 65 +25 6
  Algeria 3 2 0 1 75 65 +10 4
  Morocco 3 1 0 2 71 82 −11 2
  Nigeria 3 0 0 3 65 89 −24 0
Source: [citation needed]
10 January 2008
16:00
Egypt   26–23   Algeria Pavilhão Nossa Senhora do Monte, Lubango
(14–13)
10 January 2008
18:00
Morocco   30–25   Nigeria Pavilhão Nossa Senhora do Monte, Lubango
(18–10)

11 January 2008
16:00
Egypt   31–22   Morocco Pavilhão Nossa Senhora do Monte, Lubango
(15–10)
11 January 2008
18:00
Algeria   26–20   Nigeria Pavilhão Nossa Senhora do Monte, Lubango
(14–9)

12 January 2008
16:00
Egypt   33–20   Nigeria Pavilhão Nossa Senhora do Monte, Lubango
(12–10)
12 January 2008
18:00
Algeria   26–19   Morocco Pavilhão Nossa Senhora do Monte, Lubango
(17–9)

Knockout stage

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
15 January – Luanda
 
 
  Egypt35
 
17 January – Luanda
 
  Angola27
 
  Egypt27
 
15 January – Luanda
 
  Tunisia25
 
  Tunisia41
 
 
  Algeria25
 
Third place
 
 
17 January – Luanda
 
 
  Angola20
 
 
  Algeria23
5–8 place bracket
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
14 January – Cabinda
 
 
  DR Congo30
 
15 January – Cabinda
 
  Morocco28
 
  DR Congo31
 
14 January – Cabinda
 
  Nigeria30
 
  Nigeria (ET)37
 
 
  Cameroon36
 
Third place
 
 
15 January – Cabinda
 
 
  Morocco23
 
 
  Cameroon32

5–8th place bracket

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14 January 2008
17:00
DR Congo   30–28   Morocco Pavilhão do Tafe, Cabinda
(16–11)

February 19
19:30 UTC+2
Nigeria   37–36 (ET)   Cameroon Pavilhão do Tafe, Cabinda
(15–18)

FT: 31–31 ET: 2–2, 4–3

Semifinals

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15 January 2008
14:00
Tunisia   41–25   Algeria Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
(17–11)

15 January 2008
18:00
Egypt   35–28   Angola Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
(19–14)

Seventh place game

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15 January 2008
15:00
Morocco   32–23   Cameroon Pavilhão do Tafe, Cabinda
(20–11)

Fifth place game

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15 January 2008
17:00
DR Congo   31–30   Nigeria Pavilhão do Tafe, Cabinda
(14–15)

Third place game

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16 January 2008
18:00
Algeria   23–20   Angola Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
(11–11)

Final

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17 January 2008
20:00
Egypt   27–25   Tunisia Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
(12–16)

Final ranking

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Qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics & the 2009 World Championship
Qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics Qualifier & the 2009 World Championship
Rank Team
    Egypt
    Tunisia
    Algeria
4   Angola
5   DR Congo
6   Nigeria
7   Cameroon
8   Morocco

References

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  1. ^ "Men Handball XVIII Africa Championship 2008 – Angola". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. 26 November 2016.