2008 African Men's Handball Championship
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Dates | 8–17 January |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches | 40 |
Goals scored | 2326 (58.15 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player | ![]() |
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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]
Egypt win their fifth title beating Tunisia in the final game 27–25.
Venues[]
Luanda | Cabinda |
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Pavilhão da Cidadela | Pavilhão do Tafe |
Capacity: 6,873 | Capacity: 2,000 |
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Lubango | |
Pavilhão Nossa Senhora do Monte | |
Capacity: 2,000 | |
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Qualified teams[]
Group stage[]
All times are local (UTC+1).
Team advance to the knockout stage |
Group A[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 68 | +27 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 83 | −2 | 2 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 87 | −5 | 2 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 103 | −20 | 2 |
Source:[citation needed]
(H) Host
(H) Host
10 January 2008 16:00 |
Tunisia ![]() |
29–24 | ![]() |
Pavilhão do Tafe, Cabinda |
(14–14) | ||||
10 January 2008 18:00 |
Angola ![]() |
30–33 | ![]() |
Pavilhão do Tafe, Cabinda |
(14–14) | ||||
11 January 2008 16:00 |
Cameroon ![]() |
31–27 | ![]() |
Pavilhão do Tafe, Cabinda |
(17–13) | ||||
11 January 2008 18:00 |
Tunisia ![]() |
24–20 | ![]() |
Pavilhão do Tafe, Cabinda |
(13–10) | ||||
12 January 2008 16:00 |
Tunisia ![]() |
42–23 | ![]() |
Pavilhão do Tafe, Cabinda |
(22–12) | ||||
12 January 2008 16:00 |
Angola ![]() |
31–26 | ![]() |
Pavilhão do Tafe, Cabinda |
(14–10) | ||||
Group B[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 65 | +25 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 65 | +10 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 82 | −11 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 89 | −24 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
10 January 2008 16:00 |
Egypt ![]() |
26–23 | ![]() |
Pavilhão Nossa Senhora do Monte, Lubango |
(14–13) | ||||
10 January 2008 18:00 |
Morocco ![]() |
30–25 | ![]() |
Pavilhão Nossa Senhora do Monte, Lubango |
(18–10) | ||||
11 January 2008 16:00 |
Egypt ![]() |
31–22 | ![]() |
Pavilhão Nossa Senhora do Monte, Lubango |
(15–10) | ||||
11 January 2008 18:00 |
Algeria ![]() |
26–20 | ![]() |
Pavilhão Nossa Senhora do Monte, Lubango |
(14–9) | ||||
12 January 2008 16:00 |
Egypt ![]() |
33–20 | ![]() |
Pavilhão Nossa Senhora do Monte, Lubango |
(12–10) | ||||
12 January 2008 18:00 |
Algeria ![]() |
26–19 | ![]() |
Pavilhão Nossa Senhora do Monte, Lubango |
(17–9) | ||||
Knockout stage[]
Semifinals | Final | |||||
15 January – Luanda | ||||||
![]() | 35 | |||||
17 January – Luanda | ||||||
![]() | 27 | |||||
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15 January – Luanda | ||||||
![]() | 25 | |||||
![]() | 41 | |||||
![]() | 25 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
17 January – Luanda | ||||||
![]() | 20 | |||||
![]() | 23 |
- 5–8 place bracket
Semifinals | Final | |||||
14 January – Cabinda | ||||||
![]() | 30 | |||||
15 January – Cabinda | ||||||
![]() | 28 | |||||
![]() | 31 | |||||
14 January – Cabinda | ||||||
![]() | 30 | |||||
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![]() | 36 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
15 January – Cabinda | ||||||
![]() | 23 | |||||
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5–8th place bracket[]
14 January 2008 17:00 |
DR Congo ![]() |
30–28 | ![]() |
Pavilhão do Tafe, Cabinda |
(16–11) | ||||
February 19 19:30 UTC+2 |
Nigeria ![]() |
37–36 (ET) | ![]() |
Pavilhão do Tafe, Cabinda |
(15–18) | ||||
FT: 31–31 ET: 2–2, 4–3 |
Semifinals[]
15 January 2008 14:00 |
Tunisia ![]() |
41–25 | ![]() |
Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda |
(17–11) | ||||
15 January 2008 18:00 |
Egypt ![]() |
35–28 | ![]() |
Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda |
(19–14) | ||||
Seventh place game[]
15 January 2008 15:00 |
Morocco ![]() |
32–23 | ![]() |
Pavilhão do Tafe, Cabinda |
(20–11) | ||||
Fifth place game[]
15 January 2008 17:00 |
DR Congo ![]() |
31–30 | ![]() |
Pavilhão do Tafe, Cabinda |
(14–15) | ||||
Third place game[]
16 January 2008 18:00 |
Algeria ![]() |
23–20 | ![]() |
Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda |
(11–11) | ||||
Final[]
17 January 2008 20:00 |
Egypt ![]() |
27–25 | ![]() |
Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda |
(12–16) | ||||
Final ranking[]
Qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics & the 2009 World Championship | |
Qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics Qualifier & the 2009 World Championship |
Rank | Team |
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6 | ![]() |
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8 | ![]() |
References[]
- ^ "Men Handball XVIII Africa Championship 2008 – Angola". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. 26 November 2016.
Categories:
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