2024 African Women's Handball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | DR Congo |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 27 November – 7 December |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Angola (16th title) |
| Runners-up | Senegal |
| Third place | Tunisia |
| Fourth place | Egypt |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 46 |
| Goals scored | 2,335 (50.76 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Laeticia Ateba (36 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Fanta Diagouraga |
The 2024 African Women's Handball Championship was the 26th edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held from 27 November to 7 December 2024 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship, with the top four nations qualifying.[2]
Angola defeated Senegal in the final to win their fifth consecutive and 16th overall title.[3]
Qualified teams
The following countries registered for the competition:[4]
Draw
The draw took place on 19 September 2024 in Kinshasa, DR Congo.[4][5]
Seeding
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola Congo |
DR Congo Senegal |
Egypt Tunisia |
Algeria Guinea |
Cameroon Cape Verde |
Kenya Uganda |
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+1).[6]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congo | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 102 | +32 | 8[a] | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Egypt | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 104 | +39 | 8[a] | |
| 3 | Senegal | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 88 | +49 | 8[a] | |
| 4 | Algeria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | Cape Verde | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 117 | 135 | −18 | 2 | Presidents Cup |
| 6 | Kenya | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 84 | 186 | −102 | 0 |
Source: CAN
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.
Notes:
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.
Notes:
| 27 November 2024 08:00 |
Senegal | 39–9 | Kenya | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Sagna 8 | (22–3) | Muyekho 5 | ||
| 2× 1× | 7× |
| 27 November 2024 10:00 |
Algeria | 20–16 | Cape Verde | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Makhloufi 4 | (11–6) | Veiga 4 | ||
| 3× | 5× 1× |
| 27 November 2024 16:00 |
Congo | 23–27 | Egypt | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Divoko 7 | (13–14) | Omar 9 | ||
| 3× 3× | 3× |
| 28 November 2024 13:00 |
Kenya | 20–37 | Congo | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa |
| Muyekho 5 | (5–11) | Domingos 6 | ||
| 5× 1× | 4× |
| 28 November 2024 16:00 |
Senegal | 37–22 | Cape Verde | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Cissokho 5 | (17–11) | Veiga 6 | ||
| 1× 5× | 1× |
| 28 November 2024 17:00 |
Egypt | 28–19 | Algeria | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa |
| Abdelmalek 12 | (14–11) | Makhloufi 8 | ||
| 3× 1× | 6× 1× |
| 30 November 2024 14:00 |
Algeria | 17–24 | Congo | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Betzer 4 | (9–12) | Diagouraga 6 | ||
| 1× 3× | 4× 1× |
| 30 November 2024 15:00 |
Cape Verde | 34–26 | Kenya | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa |
| Veiga 11 | (18–13) | Machuma 8 | ||
| 7× | 6× |
| 30 November 2024 16:00 |
Egypt | 16–21 | Senegal | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Omar, Rady 4 | (8–10) | Sagna 6 | ||
| 1× | 1× 2× |
| 1 December 2024 14:00 |
Congo | 25–21 | Cape Verde | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Yimga 5 | (13–8) | Veiga 6 | ||
| 5× 2× | 1× 5× |
| 1 December 2024 15:00 |
Egypt | 45–17 | Kenya | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa |
| Khaled 9 | (24–6) | Achieng, Muyoka 3 | ||
| 1× 1× | 2× |
| 1 December 2024 17:00 |
Senegal | 23–16 | Algeria | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa |
| Dapina 7 | (13–9) | Derradj 6 | ||
| 5× | 4× |
| 3 December 2024 15:00 |
Cape Verde | 24–27 | Egypt | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa |
| Carvalho 5 | (11–16) | Omar 7 | ||
| 1× | 3× |
| 3 December 2024 16:00 |
Congo | 25–17 | Senegal | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Diagouraga 7 | (13–8) | Sagna 4 | ||
| 3× | 1× |
| 3 December 2024 17:00 |
Algeria | 31–12 | Kenya | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa |
| Selmani 7 | (17–7) | Muyekho 3 | ||
| 1× | 5× |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 85 | +103 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Cameroon | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 116 | +12 | 8 | |
| 3 | DR Congo (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 123 | +10 | 6 | |
| 4 | Tunisia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 141 | 128 | +13 | 3[a] | |
| 5 | Guinea | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 148 | 149 | −1 | 3[a] | Presidents Cup |
| 6 | Uganda | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 78 | 215 | −137 | 0 |
Source: CAN
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
Notes:
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
Notes:
| 27 November 2024 12:00 |
Guinea | 26–32 | Cameroon | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Fofana, Kanté 6 | (15–12) | Ateba 12 | ||
| 1× 1× | 1× 5× |
| 27 November 2024 14:00 |
Angola | 36–23 | Tunisia | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Nenganga 10 | (18–7) | Aouij 5 | ||
| 1× 4× | 3× |
| 27 November 2024 19:30 |
DR Congo | 38–11 | Uganda | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Kieny 8 | (17–3) | three players 2 | ||
| 4× | 4× |
| 28 November 2024 14:00 |
Tunisia | 28–28 | Guinea | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Belhadj 6 | (14–14) | Guirassy 7 | ||
| 4× | 1× 4× |
| 28 November 2024 15:00 |
Uganda | 11–46 | Angola | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa |
| Akongo 4 | (1–31) | Quizelete 12 | ||
| 5× | 2× |
| 28 November 2024 18:00 |
DR Congo | 23–25 | Cameroon | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Mwadi-Kabamba 5 | (13–12) | Ateba 13 | ||
| 1× 4× | 1× 2× |
| 30 November 2024 13:00 |
Cameroon | 36–16 | Uganda | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa |
| Magba 6 | (17–6) | Nakamya 7 | ||
| 7× | 1× 3× |
| 30 November 2024 17:00 |
Angola | 35–22 | Guinea | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa |
| Cazanga 6 | (21–12) | Guirassy 8 | ||
| 1× 2× | 3× |
| 30 November 2024 18:00 |
Tunisia | 23–25 | DR Congo | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Hamrouni 6 | (8–11) | Mwasesa 8 | ||
| 1× 3× | 1× 6× |
| 1 December 2024 13:00 |
Uganda | 18–47 | Tunisia | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa |
| (6–26) | ||||
| 1 December 2024 16:00 |
Cameroon | 14–31 | Angola | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Ebanga 5 | (9–17) | Fonseca 7 | ||
| 2× | 1× |
| 1 December 2024 18:00 |
Guinea | 24–32 | DR Congo | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Guirassy 5 | (12–16) | Mwasesa 8 | ||
| 2× 6× | 3× |
| 3 December 2024 13:00 |
Guinea | 48–22 | Uganda | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa |
| S. Camara 9 | (22–11) | Aber 6 | ||
| 1× 4× | 7× 1× |
| 3 December 2024 14:00 |
Tunisia | 20–21 | Cameroon | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Belhadj 7 | (13–12) | Ebanga 5 | ||
| 1× 4× | 4× |
| 3 December 2024 18:00 |
DR Congo | 15–40 | Angola | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Mwasesa 4 | (9–21) | Kassoma 6 | ||
| 3× |
Presidents Cup
Bracket
| 9–12th place semifinals | Ninth place game | |||||
| 4 December | ||||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||
| 6 December | ||||||
| Guinea | 34 | |||||
| Guinea | 31 | |||||
| 4 December | ||||||
| Cape Verde | 17 | |||||
| Cape Verde | 34 | |||||
| Uganda | 32 | |||||
| Eleventh place game | ||||||
| 5 December | ||||||
| Kenya | 25 | |||||
| Uganda | 34 | |||||
9–12th place semifinals
| 4 December 2024 12:00 |
Kenya | 12–34 | Guinea | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa |
| Lutengeya 5 | (5–22) | M. Camara 9 | ||
| 6× | 3× |
| 4 December 2024 14:00 |
Cape Verde | 34–32 | Uganda | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa |
| Almeida 8 | (14–17) | Nakamya 14 | ||
| 1× | 5× |
Eleventh place game
| 5 December 2024 16:00 |
Kenya | 25–34 | Uganda | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa |
| Katheu 8 | (13–12) | Aber, Nakamya 7 | ||
| 3× | 3× |
Ninth place game
| 6 December 2024 13:30 |
Guinea | 31–17 | Cape Verde | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Sankhon 6 | (19–8) | Veiga 4 | ||
| 3× | 7× |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 4 December | ||||||||||
| Congo | 24 | |||||||||
| 6 December | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 28 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 18 | |||||||||
| 4 December | ||||||||||
| Senegal | 26 | |||||||||
| Cameroon | 19 | |||||||||
| 7 December | ||||||||||
| Senegal | 26 | |||||||||
| Senegal | 18 | |||||||||
| 4 December | ||||||||||
| Angola | 27 | |||||||||
| Egypt | 23 | |||||||||
| 6 December | ||||||||||
| DR Congo | 22 | |||||||||
| Egypt | 22 | |||||||||
| 4 December | ||||||||||
| Angola | 36 | Third place | ||||||||
| Angola | 34 | |||||||||
| 7 December | ||||||||||
| Algeria | 15 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 25 | |||||||||
| Egypt | 22 | |||||||||
Fifth place bracket
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
| 5 December | ||||||
| Congo | 19 | |||||
| 6 December | ||||||
| Cameroon | 17 | |||||
| Congo | 28 | |||||
| 5 December | ||||||
| DR Congo | 30 | |||||
| DR Congo | 33 | |||||
| Algeria | 17 | |||||
| Seventh place game | ||||||
| 6 December | ||||||
| Cameroon | 29 | |||||
| Algeria | 24 | |||||
Quarterfinals
| 4 December 2024 11:00 |
Congo | 24–28 | Tunisia | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Diagouraga 6 | (11–13) | Hachana 8 | ||
| 1× 2× | 1× 2× 1× |
| 4 December 2024 13:30 |
Angola | 34–15 | Algeria | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| four players 5 | (19–8) | Curabec 5 | ||
| 2× | 2× |
| 4 December 2024 16:00 |
Cameroon | 19–26 | Senegal | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Ateba 6 | (9–12) | Sagna 7 | ||
| 1× | 2× |
| 4 December 2024 18:30 |
Egypt | 23–22 | DR Congo | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| four players 4 | (11–11) | Mwasesa 5 | ||
| 1× | 2× |
5–8th place semifinals
| 5 December 2024 16:00 |
Congo | 19–17 | Cameroon | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Ngombele 8 | (10–9) | Ebanga, Yuoh 3 | ||
| 1× 3× |
| 5 December 2024 18:00 |
DR Congo | 33–17 | Algeria | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Mwasesa 6 | (14–7) | Makhloufi 7 | ||
| 2× | 1× 3× |
Semifinals
| 6 December 2024 15:30 |
Tunisia | 18–26 | Senegal | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Ben Abdallah 5 | (9–13) | Sagna 9 | ||
| 1× 2× | 3× |
| 6 December 2024 18:00 |
Egypt | 22–36 | Angola | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Ayman 5 | (11–17) | Paulo 7 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Seventh place game
| 6 December 2024 09:30 |
Cameroon | 29–24 | Algeria | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Nnomo 8 | (16–11) | Makhloufi 9 | ||
| 2× | 2× |
Fifth place game
| 6 December 2024 11:30 |
Congo | 28–30 | DR Congo | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Ngombele 7 | (15–16) | six players 4 | ||
| 1× 5× | 2× |
Third place game
| 7 December 2024 16:30 |
Tunisia | 25–22 | Egypt | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Aouij 8 | (9–6) | Rady, Osama 6 | ||
| 1× 5× | 1× 2× |
Final
| 7 December 2024 19:00 |
Senegal | 18–27 | Angola | Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa |
| Sagna 6 | (8–13) | Kassoma, Paulo 6 | ||
| 1× 2× | 2× |
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| Angola | |
| Senegal | |
| Tunisia | |
| 4 | Egypt |
| 5 | DR Congo |
| 6 | Congo |
| 7 | Cameroon |
| 8 | Algeria |
| 9 | Guinea |
| 10 | Cape Verde |
| 11 | Uganda |
| 12 | Kenya |
| Team qualified for the 2025 World Championship |
All-Star Team
The All-star team was announced on 9 December 2024.[7]
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Mai Aly |
| Right wing | Natalia Fonseca |
| Right back | Alexandra Shunu |
| Centre back | Fanta Diagouraga |
| Left back | Soukeina Sagna |
| Left wing | Laugane Pina |
| Pivot | Albertina Kassoma |
| MVP | Fanta Diagouraga |
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