2022 African Men's Junior Handball Championship

The 2022 African Men's Junior Handball Championship was held in Kigali, Rwanda from 20 to 27 August 2022.[1] It also acted as a qualification tournament for the 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship.[2]

2022 African Men's Junior Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Rwanda
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates20–27 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Egypt (13th title)
Runner-up Algeria
Third place Tunisia
Fourth place Angola
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored1,050 (58.33 per match)
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Egypt won its 13th title after beating Algeria 35–15, while Tunisia captured the bronze medal with a 24–22 win over Angola.

Draw

The draw was held on 22 July 2022 at the head office of the African Handball Confederation in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.[3]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Tunisia33009966+336Semifinals
2  Angola32019771+264
3  Morocco31028385−22Fifth place game
4  Rwanda (H)300368125−570Seventh place game
Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2022. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
20 August 2022
18:00
Rwanda  20–43  AngolaBK Arena, Kigali
(8–19)

22 August 2022
13:00
Tunisia  25–22  AngolaBK Arena, Kigali
(12–9)
22 August 2022
19:00
Morocco  39–22  RwandaBK Arena, Kigali
(21–8)

24 August 2022
17:00
Morocco  26–32  AngolaBK Arena, Kigali
(12–15)
24 August 2022
19:00
Tunisia  43–26  RwandaBK Arena, Kigali
(21–14)

25 August 2022
19:00
Tunisia  31–18  MoroccoBK Arena, Kigali
(18–7)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Egypt330011973+466Semifinals
2  Algeria32019692+44
3  Libya31026999−302Fifth place game
4  Congo30037494−200Seventh place game
Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2022. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
21 August 2022
16:00
Egypt  40–23  LibyaBK Arena, Kigali
(19–14)
21 August 2022
18:00
Algeria  31–30  CongoBK Arena, Kigali
(12–14)

22 August 2022
15:00
Libya  23–38  AlgeriaBK Arena, Kigali
(12–23)
22 August 2022
17:00
Egypt  40–23  CongoBK Arena, Kigali
(21–9)

24 August 2022
13:00
Congo  21–23  LibyaBK Arena, Kigali
(9–11)
24 August 2022
15:00
Algeria  27–39  EgyptBK Arena, Kigali
(10–17)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
26 August
 
 
 Tunisia25
 
27 August
 
 Algeria29
 
 Algeria15
 
26 August
 
 Egypt35
 
 Egypt33
 
 
 Angola24
 
Third place
 
 
27 August
 
 
 Tunisia24
 
 
 Angola22

Semifinals

26 August 2022
17:00
Tunisia  25–29  AlgeriaBK Arena, Kigali
(16–13)
26 August 2022
19:00
Egypt  33–24  AngolaBK Arena, Kigali
(17–12)

Seventh place game

26 August 2022
13:00
Rwanda  34–35  CongoBK Arena, Kigali
(15–19)

Fifth place game

26 August 2022
15:00
Morocco  35–34  LibyaBK Arena, Kigali
(17–17)

FT: 31–31 Pen: 4–3

Third place game

27 August 2022
17:00
Tunisia  24–22  AngolaBK Arena, Kigali
(11–10)

Final

27 August 2022
19:00
Algeria  15–35  EgyptBK Arena, Kigali
(6–16)

Final standings

RankTeam
 Egypt
 Algeria
 Tunisia
4  Angola
5  Morocco
6  Libya
7  Congo
8  Rwanda
Team qualified for the 2023 Junior World Championship

References