2022 African Women's Handball Championship

The 2022 African Women's Handball Championship was the 25th edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, which took place from 9 to 19 November 2022, in Dakar, Senegal.[1][2] The tournament was held under the aegis of African Handball Confederation and acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship, with the top four teams qualifying.

2022 African Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Senegal
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates9–19 November
Teams13 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Angola (15th title)
Runner-up Cameroon
Third place Congo
Fourth place Senegal
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored2,023 (50.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)Egypt Mariam Omar Ibrahim
(45 goals)
Best playerAngola Helena Paulo
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Angola won their 15th title after defeating Cameroon in the final.[3]

Draw

The draw took place on 28 September 2022 in Dakar, Senegal.[4][5]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC±0).[6][7]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Angola330010254+486Quarterfinals
2  DR Congo32018177+44
3  Algeria31027691−152Presidents Cup
4  Cape Verde300364101−370
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
10 November 2022
16:00
DR Congo  27–19  Cape VerdeDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: S. Haggui, R. Haggui (TUN)
Mwamba 7(13–8)Correia 4
 5× Report 2×
10 November 2022
18:00
Angola  29–17  AlgeriaDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY)
Cazanga 6(13–5)Djabour 5
 4× Report  4×

13 November 2022
14:00
Algeria  23–32  DR CongoDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Faye, Diop (SEN)
Bouguerch, Smail 3(10–16)Pina 8
 2× Report  2×
13 November 2022
16:00
Cape Verde  15–38  AngolaDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Almeida 3(9–18)Santos 12
 7× Report 5×

14 November 2022
14:00
Cape Verde  30–36  AlgeriaDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY)
Coelho 9(11–19)Zazai 14
 3× Report  4×
14 November 2022
18:00
Angola  35–22  DR CongoDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Odou, Namadjia (GAB)
Cazanga 7(17–14)Mwamba 8
 5× Report 3×

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Congo440010988+218Quarterfinals
2  Egypt43019984+156
3  Tunisia420211295+174
4  Guinea410394110−162Presidents Cup
5  Morocco400492129−370
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
9 November 2022
11:00
Morocco  25–35  TunisiaDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Faye, Diop (SEN)
Fehri, Malandran 5(14–18)Ben Abdalah 7
 4× Report  2×
9 November 2022
13:00
Congo  25–21  GuineaDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Lowi, Stancu (ROU)
Nguekwian 6(12–7)Tandjan 6
 5× Report  2×

10 November 2022
12:00
Egypt  20–21  CongoDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Faye, Diop (SEN)
Omar, Yahya 4(9–11)Zoubabela 6
 3× Report  2×
10 November 2022
14:00
Tunisia  36–23  GuineaDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Odou, Namadjia (GAB)
Hachana 8(16–9)Fofana 8
 7×  1× Report 5×  1×

11 November 2022
14:00
Guinea  28–20  MoroccoDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY)
Kanté 8(13–8)Ben Chayhab 4
 7× Report 3×
11 November 2022
16:00
Egypt  22–21  TunisiaDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Omar 5(11–9)Hachana 5
 2× Report  2×

13 November 2022
12:00
Morocco  20–28  EgyptDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Odou, Namadjia (GAB)
Fehri 6(4–13)Omar 11
 4× Report 4×
13 November 2022
18:00
Tunisia  20–25  CongoDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Faye, Diop (SEN)
Hachana 6(9–14)Yimga 7
 1× Report  7×

14 November 2022
12:00
Guinea  22–29  EgyptDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Tandjan 8(10–12)Omar 8
 2× Report  1×
14 November 2022
16:00
Congo  38–27  MoroccoDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Faye, Diop (SEN)
Dorson 9(17–15)three players 6
 6× Report  1×

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Cameroon33009852+466Quarterfinals
2  Senegal (H)32019852+464
3  Ivory Coast31027173−22
4  Madagascar300332122−900Presidents Cup
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
9 November 2022
15:00
Cameroon  28–16  Ivory CoastDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Ekoh 5(12–7)three players 3
 4× Report 3×
9 November 2022
20:30
Senegal  40–9  MadagascarDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY)
Sy 7(25–5)Ratovomahenina 3
Report 4×

11 November 2022
12:00
Madagascar  9–42  CameroonDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Lovib, Stancu (ROU)
Raoelimalala 3(5–23)Ateba 9
 2× Report 1×
11 November 2022
18:00
Ivory Coast  15–31  SenegalDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Kouakou 6(2–14)Sagna 5
 3× Report  4×

14 November 2022
10:00
Madagascar  14–40  Ivory CoastDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: S. Haggui, R. Haggui (TUN)
Randrianarison 7(7–20)N. Traoré 13
 6× Report  2×
14 November 2022
20:00
Cameroon  28–27  SenegalDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Touba 6(18–16)Sagna 6
 2× Report 2×

Ranking of third-placed teams

In Group B, the result against the last-placed team was omitted.

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1B  Tunisia31027770+72Quarterfinals
2C  Ivory Coast31027173−22
3A  Algeria31027691−152Presidents Cup
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

Presidents Cup

9–13th place semifinals

16 November 2022
09:00
Algeria  25–23  MoroccoDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: S. Haggui, R. Haggui (TUN)
Makhloufi 6(13–15)El Ouaddaf, Zouiguira 5
 4× Report 1×

Round-robin

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Guinea22007034+364Ninth place game
2  Cape Verde21015542+132Eleventh place game
3  Madagascar20023079−49013th place
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
16 November 2022
10:45
Cape Verde  20–26  GuineaDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Faye, Diop (SEN)
Rodrigues 7(12–14)Tandjan 7
 5× Report  4×

17 November 2022
11:00
Madagascar  14–44  GuineaDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Odou, Namadjia (GAB)
Ratovomahenina 8(5–21)Macire 8
 6× Report

18 November 2022
14:00
Madagascar  16–35  Cape VerdeDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: S. Haggui, R. Haggui (TUN)
Raoelimalala 6(3–15)Carvalho, Coelho 7
 1× Report

Bracket

 
9–13th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
      
 
 
 
 
19 November
 
 
 Algeria26
 
16 November
 
 Guinea29
 
 Algeria25
 
 
 Morocco23
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
19 November
 
 
 Morocco29
 
 
 Cape Verde24

Eleventh place game

19 November 2022
12:00
Morocco  29–24  Cape VerdeDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Faye, Diop (SEN)
Zouiguira 7(19–10)Tavares 8
 1× Report 3×

Ninth place game

19 November 2022
14:00
Algeria  26–29  GuineaDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Zazai 6(14–17)Tandjan 8
 6× Report  4×

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
16 November
 
 
 Angola29
 
17 November
 
 Tunisia24
 
 Angola (ET)24
 
16 November
 
 Senegal21
 
 Egypt19
 
19 November
 
 Senegal21
 
 Angola29
 
16 November
 
 Cameroon19
 
 Ivory Coast21
 
17 November
 
 Congo35
 
 Congo25
 
16 November
 
 Cameroon27Third place
 
 Cameroon23
 
19 November
 
 DR Congo22
 
 Senegal19
 
 
 Congo20
 
5–8th place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
17 November
 
 
 Tunisia (Pen.)21 (3)
 
18 November
 
 Egypt21 (1)
 
 Tunisia28
 
17 November
 
 DR Congo24
 
 Ivory Coast26
 
 
 DR Congo31
 
Seventh place game
 
 
18 November
 
 
 Egypt24
 
 
 Ivory Coast27

Quarterfinals

16 November 2022
12:45
Angola  29–24  TunisiaDakar Arena, Dakar
(16–12)

16 November 2022
15:00
Ivory Coast  21–35  CongoDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Odou, Namadjia (GAB)
Koffi 5(13–16)Jappont, Yimga 6
 11× Report  6×

16 November 2022
17:15
Cameroon  23–22  DR CongoDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY)
Eyenga 5(15–11)Mwamba 8
 5× Report  4×

16 November 2022
19:30
Egypt  19–21  SenegalDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Yahya 4(7–9)Keïta 5
 2× Report 3×

5–8th place semifinals

17 November 2022
13:00
Tunisia  24–22  EgyptDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Faye, Diop (SEN)
Gmar 6(11–9)Omar 8
 1×  1× Report  2×

FT: 21–21 Pen: 3–1


17 November 2022
15:00
Ivory Coast  26–31  DR CongoDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: S. Haggui, R. Haggui (TUN)
Koffi 7(11–15)Kabamba 8
 4× Report  3×

Semifinals

17 November 2022
17:00
Congo  25–27  CameroonDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Yimga 5(14–12)Ebanga 10
 1× Report  5×

17 November 2022
19:30
Angola  24–21 (ET)  SenegalDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Venâncio 6(12–10)Sagna 9
 2× Report  1×

FT: 20–20 ET: 4–1

Seventh place game

18 November 2022
16:00
Egypt  24–27  Ivory CoastDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Chouraki, Hamidi (ALG)
Omar 7(12–17)Koffi 7
Report 2×

Fifth place game

18 November 2022
18:00
Tunisia  28–24  DR CongoDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Faye, Diop (SEN)
Aouij 9(13–10)Pina 6
 2× Report

Third place game

19 November 2022
16:30
Congo  20–19  SenegalDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Odou, Namadjia (GAB)
Diagouraga 5(12–10)Dapina 4
 4× Report  2×

Final

19 November 2022
19:00
Cameroon  19–29  AngolaDakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY)
Ebanga 6(10–13)Santos 11
 5×  1× Report 3×

Final standing

RankTeam
 Angola
 Cameroon
 Congo
4  Senegal
5  Tunisia
6  DR Congo
7  Ivory Coast
8  Egypt
9  Guinea
10  Algeria
11  Morocco
12  Cape Verde
13  Madagascar
Team qualified for the 2023 World Championship

All-Star team

The All-star team was announced on 21 November 2022.[8]

PositionPlayer
Goalkeeper Noelle Mben
Right wing Juliana Machado
Right back Paola Ebanga Baboga
Centre back Soukeina Sagna
Left back Karichma Ekoh
Left wing Natália Bernardo
Pivot Liliana Venâncio
MVP Helena Paulo

References