Handball at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's tournament

The 2003 edition of the Women's Handball Tournament of the African Games was the 6th, 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 Abuja, Nigeria, contested by 8 national teams and won by Cameroon.[1]

Handball at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's tournament
Tournament details
Host country Nigeria
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Cameroon (1st title)
Runner-up Ivory Coast
Third place Angola
Fourth place Congo
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Draw

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Group A Group B

  Cameroon
  Congo
  Kenya
  Nigeria

  Angola
  Algeria
  DR Congo
  Ivory Coast

Preliminary round

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Group A

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 05 Oct 2003
14:00 Congo   41 : 19   Kenya
18:00 Cameroon   33 : 26   Nigeria
 07 Oct 2003
14:00 Nigeria   35 : 14   Kenya
18:00 Congo   36 : 34   Cameroon
 09 Oct 2003
14:00 Cameroon   39 : 16   Kenya
20:00 Congo   25 : 18   Nigeria
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  Congo 3 3 0 0 102 71 +31 6 Advance to semi-finals
  Cameroon 3 2 0 1 106 78 +28 4
  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 79 72 +7 2 Relegated to 5th place classification
  Kenya 3 0 0 3 49 115 −66 0 Relegated to 7th place classification
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

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 05 Oct 2003
14:00 Ivory Coast   38 : 12   DR Congo
18:00 Angola   30 : 16   Algeria
 07 Oct 2003
14:00 Angola   35 : 12   DR Congo
18:00 Ivory Coast   29 : 17   Algeria
 09 Oct 2003
14:00 Algeria   38 : 21   DR Congo
20:00 Angola   33 : 23   Ivory Coast
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  Angola 3 3 0 0 98 51 +47 6 Advance to semi-finals
  Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 87 70 +17 4
  Algeria 3 1 0 2 71 80 −9 2 Relegated to 5th place classification
  DR Congo 3 0 0 3 53 108 −55 0 Relegated to 7th place classification
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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7th place match
11 Oct 2003
14:00 DR Congo   26 : 20   Kenya
5th place match
11 Oct 2003
18:00 Nigeria   25 : 21   Algeria
Championship bracket
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
Sun 12 Oct 2003 − 14:00
 
 
  Cameroon28
 
Mon 13 Oct 2003 − 18:00
 
  Angola 27
 
  Cameroon28
 
Sun 12 Oct 2003 − 18:00
 
  Ivory Coast27
 
  Ivory Coast23
 
 
  Congo20
 
Third place
 
 
Mon 13 Oct 2003 − 14:00
 
 
  Angola35
 
 
  Congo27

Final ranking

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Rank Team Record
    Cameroon 4–1
    Ivory Coast 3–2
    Angola 4–1
4   Congo 3-2
5   Nigeria 2–2
6   Algeria 1–3
7   DR Congo 1–3
8   Kenya 0–4

Awards

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 2003 All-Africa Games Women's Handball winner 
 
Cameroon
1st title

References

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  1. ^ "Women Handball VIII All Africa Games 2003 Abuja (NGR) 06-14.10 Winner Cameroon". todor66.com. Retrieved 13 Jul 2016.
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