African Women's Junior Handball Championship

African Women's Junior Handball Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2025 African Women's Junior Handball Championship
SportHandball
Founded1980
First season1980
ContinentAfrica (CAHB)
Most recent
champion
 Egypt (1st title)
Most titles Angola (11 titles)

The African Women's Junior Handball Championship is the official competition for junior women's national handball teams of Africa, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the supervision of the International Handball Federation and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the African champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Women's World Junior Championship.

Summary

Year Host Final Third place match (or third place)
Champion Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1980
Details
Nigeria
Lagos

Ivory Coast

Nigeria

Tunisia

Egypt
1982
Details
Benin
Cotonou

Ivory Coast

Nigeria

Congo
1984
Details
Nigeria
Bauchi

Ivory Coast
28–15
Congo

Nigeria
1986
Details
Algeria
Algiers

Nigeria
12–4
Algeria

Congo
23–19
Angola
1988
Details
Tunisia
Tunis

Nigeria
No playoffs
Algeria

Angola
No playoffs
Tunisia
1990
Details
Egypt
Cairo

Nigeria
No playoffs
Angola

Algeria
No playoffs
Egypt
1992
Details
Tunisia
Tunis

Algeria
15–14
Tunisia
No third place
24–14
1994 Egypt
Cairo
Cancelled due to insufficient number of participants Cancelled due to insufficient number of participants
1996
Details
Egypt
Cairo

Angola
1998
Details
Ivory Coast
Abidjan

Angola

Congo

Ivory Coast

Burkina Faso
2000
Details
Tunisia
Tunis

Angola

Tunisia

Algeria

South Africa
2002
Details
Benin
Cotonou

Congo
31–24
Angola

Algeria
No playoffs
Tunisia
2004
Details
Ivory Coast
Abidjan

Angola
No playoffs
Tunisia

Congo
No playoffs
Ivory Coast
2006
Details [1]
Ivory Coast
Abidjan

Angola
26–19
Algeria

Nigeria
25–22
Ivory Coast
2009
Details [2]
Ivory Coast
Abidjan

Angola
29–21
Tunisia

DR Congo
20–17
Cameroon
2011
Details [3]
Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou

Congo
25–24
Angola

Tunisia
34–27
Algeria
2013
Details [4]
Republic of the Congo
Oyo

Angola
23–21
DR Congo

Tunisia
37–33
Congo
2015
Details
Kenya
Nairobi

Angola
No playoffs
Tunisia

Egypt
No playoffs
Kenya
2017
Details
Ivory Coast
Abidjan

Angola
No playoffs
Egypt

Ivory Coast
No playoffs
Cape Verde
2019
Details
Niger
Niamey

Tunisia
26–25
Angola

Guinea
37–25
DR Congo
2022
Details
Guinea
Conakry

Angola
18–17
Egypt

Tunisia
30–27
Guinea
2023
Details
Tunisia
Monastir

Angola
30–26
Egypt

Guinea
36–31
Tunisia
2025
Details
Algeria
Oran

Egypt
25–22
Guinea

Angola
26–22
Tunisia

Medal count

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Angola114318
2 Nigeria3227
3 Ivory Coast3025
4 Congo2226
5 Tunisia15410
6 Algeria1337
7 Egypt1315
8 Guinea0123
9 DR Congo0112
Totals (9 entries)22212063

Participation details

Nation Nigeria
1980
Benin
1982
Nigeria
1984
Algeria
1986
Tunisia
1988
Egypt
1990
Tunisia
1992
Egypt
1996
Ivory Coast
1998
Tunisia
2000
Benin
2002
Ivory Coast
2004
Ivory Coast
2006
Ivory Coast
2009
Burkina Faso
2011
Republic of the Congo
2013
Kenya
2015
Ivory Coast
2017
Niger
2019
Guinea
2022
Tunisia
2023
Algeria
2025
Years
 Algeria 5th 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 3rd 3rd 2nd 7th 4th 5th 6th 7th 5th 5th 5th 16
 Angola 4th 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 18
 Benin 5th 8 2
 Burkina Faso 4th 8th 7th 7th 4
 Cameroon 4th 1
 Cape Verde 4th 1
 Congo 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd 5th 1st 4th 6th 9
 DR Congo DSQ 3rd 5th 2nd 6th 5th 4th 9th 9th 9
 Egypt 4th 4th Q 6th 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 9
 Ghana 6th 1
 Guinea DSQ 5th 3rd 4th 3rd 2nd 5
 Ivory Coast 1st 1st 1st 5th Q 3rd 4th 4th 6th 7th 3rd 6th 6th 13
 Kenya 4th 7th 8th 3
 Madagascar 10th 1
 Mali 7th 7th 8th 10th 4
 Morocco WD 0
 Niger 9th 1
 Nigeria 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 1st 3rd 6th 8
 Réunion WD 0
 Rwanda 6th 1
 Senegal 5th 5th 2
 South Africa 4th 1
 Tunisia 3rd 6th 4th 2nd Q 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd 4th 4th 15
 Zambia 8th 11th 2
Teams 6 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 8 6 7 7 6 7 9 8 10 11

See also

References

  1. ^ "14ème EDITION / 14th EDITION: 2006 ABIDJAN (COTE D'IVOIRE)" (PDF). CAHBonline.info. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 19 Jul 2015.
  2. ^ "16ème EDITION / 16TH EDITION: 2009 ABIDJAN (COTE D'IVOIRE)" (PDF). CAHBonline.info. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 19 Jul 2015.
  3. ^ "17ème Championnat d'Afrique des Nations Juniors Féminins" (PDF). CAHBonline.info. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 19 Jul 2015.
  4. ^ "19EME CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE DES NATIONS JUNIORS FILLES" (PDF). CAHBonline.info. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 19 Jul 2015.