African Men's Handball Cup Winners' Cup

African Men's Handball Cup Winners' Cup
Founded1985
CountryAfrica
ConfederationCAHB members
Most recent
champion(s)
Al Ahly (5th title)
Most titles MC Alger (9 titles)
2025 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup

African Men's Handball Championship for Clubs Winner's Cup is an annual international club handball competition run by the African Handball Confederation. The cup winners from Africa's national handball leagues are invited to participate in this competition.

Summary

# Year Host Final Third place match
Champion Score Second place Third place Score Fourth place
1 1985
Details

Cairo

Zamalek
Round-robin
Al Ahly

Niger United
2 1986
Details

Cotonou

Niger United

Port Said SC

Zamalek
21–19
Nadit Alger
3 1987
Details

Cairo

MP Oran
Round-robin
Zamalek

Port Said SC
Round-robin
Niger United
4 1988
Details

Oran

MC Alger
Round-robin
MC Oran

Club Africain
Round-robin
SO Armée
5 1989
Details

Cairo

JSB ERCA Alger
19–18
MC Alger

Club Africain
25–21
Al Ahly
6 1990
Details

Rabat

JSB ERCA Alger
21–20
MC Alger

Zamalek
25–22
COD Meknès
7 1991
Details

Algiers

MC Alger
Round-robin
JSB ERCA Alger

Port Said SC
Round-robin
EM Mahdia
8 1992
Details

Bauchi

MC Alger

FAP Yaoundé

Benue Buffaloes

Pelican Cotonou
9 1993
Details

Cairo

MC Alger
20–17
Port Said SC

Zamalek
21–16
JSB ERCA Alger
10 1994
Details

Rabat

MC Alger
Round-robin
JSB ERCA Alger

EM Mahdia
Round-robin
COS MUV
11 1995
Details

Niamey

MC Alger
Round-robin
FAP Yaoundé

Primeiro de Agosto
Round-robin
AS SONIDEP
12 1996
Details

Meknes

KAC Marrakech
24–19
MC Alger

COD Meknès

GD da Banca
13 1997
Details

Kano

MC Alger
25–15
Abuja Unity Boys

Kano Pyramid

FAP Yaoundé
14 1998
Details

Bauchi

MC Alger
26–20
FAP Yaoundé

Étoile du Congo

Customs Kings
15 1999
Details

Algiers

MC Alger
25–23
OC Alger

KBM Handball
31–22
Minuh Yaoundé
16 2000
Details

Bauchi

FAP Yaoundé

Yankari Bulls

Minuh Yaoundé

SO Armée
17 2001
Details

Meknes

Club Africain

Al Ahly

OC Alger

COD Meknes
18 2002
Details

Yamoussoukro

Minuh Yaoundé
Round-robin
Pelican Cotonou

SO Armée
Round-robin
Red Star Oja
19 2003
Details

Tunis

ES Tunis

AS Hammamet

SR Annaba

Minuh Yaoundé
20 2004
Details

Tunis

Club Africain
27–21
ES Tunis

Minuh Yaoundé

HC BCC Kinshasa
21 2005
Details

Fes

Club Africain

MAS Fez

Red Star Oja

Diables Noires
22 2006
Details

Abidjan

Minuh Yaoundé

Red Star Oja

SO Armée

Patronage Sainte-Anne
23 2007
Details

Mahdia

Club Africain

EM Mahdia

Zamalek
41–39 (ET)
Minuh Yaoundé
24 2008
Details

Meknes

Club Africain
33–31 (ET)
MC Saïda

JSE Skikda
39–32
COD Meknès
25 2009
Details

Cotonou

Zamalek
31–28
Minuh Yaoundé

Inter Club Brazzaville

Red Star Oja
26 2010
Details

Ouagadougou

Zamalek
28–26
GD Interclube

Minuh Yaoundé
31–28
JSE Skikda
27 2011
Details

Yaoundé

Zamalek
27–21
FAP Yaoundé

Munisport Pointe-Noire
36–29
Wydad Smara
28 2012
Details

Tunis

ES Sahel
23–18
Zamalek

Club Africain
33–23
RS Berkane
29 2013
Details

Hammamet

Al Ahly
31–18
AS Hammamet

ES Sahel
33–24
Niger United
30 2014
Details

Oyo

ES Tunis
26–24
Al Ahly

Salinas HC
Round-robin
Patronage Sainte-Anne
31 2015
Details

Libreville

ES Tunis
27–26
Al Ahly

Club Africain
33–25
Stade Mandji
32 2016
Details

Laayoune

Zamalek
26–25
ES Tunis

AS Hammamet
32–31
Heliopolis SC
33 2017
Details

Agadir

Al Ahly
31–22
AS Hammamet

Wydad Smara
26–20
Raja d'Agadir
34 2018
Details

Cairo

Al Ahly
25–12
Al-Ittihad Tripoli

Wydad Smara
24–23
JS Kinshasa
35 2019
Details

Oujda

ES Sahel
28–24
Al Ahly

ES Tunis
36–26
MC Oujda
- 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
36 2021
Details

Meknes

Al Ahly
29–24
Wydad Smara

GD Interclube
29–28
JS Kinshasa
37 2022
Details

Niamey

Zamalek
29–28
Al Ahly

FAP Yaoundé
29–28
SC Don Bosco
38 2023
Details

Cairo

Zamalek
26–25
Al Ahly

Alexandria SC
34–17
Raja Agadir
39 2024
Details

Oran

ES Tunis
30–25
Zamalek

Al Ahly
37–28
JSE Skikda
40 2025
Details

Cairo

Al Ahly
31–28
Zamalek

ES Tunis
43–25
Montada Derb Sultan

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Winners by club

# Club Winners Runners up Third Total
1 MC Alger 9 3 0 12
2 Zamalek 7 3 4 14
3 Al Ahly 5 7 1 12
4 Club Africain 5 0 3 9
5 ES Tunis 4 2 1 7
6 OC Alger 2 3 1 6
7 Minuh Yaoundé 2 1 3 6
8 ES Sahel 2 0 1 3
9 FAP Yaoundé 1 4 1 6
10 MC Oran 1 1 0 2
11 Niger United 1 0 1 2
12 KAC Marrakech 1 0 0 1
2nd & Third Placed Clubs
# Club Winners Runners up Third Total
13 AS Hammamet 0 3 1 4
14 Port Said SC 0 2 2 4
15 Widad Smara 0 1 2 3
16 Red Star Oja 0 1 1 2
GD Interclube 0 1 1 2
EM Mahdia 0 1 1 2
19 MC Saïda 0 1 0 1
Pelican Cotonou 0 1 0 1
Al-Ittihad Tripoli 0 1 0 1
MAS Fez 0 1 0 1
Abuja Unity Boys 0 1 0 1
Yankari Bulls 0 1 0 1
24 SO Armée 0 0 2 2
25 JSE Skikda 0 0 1 1
SR Annaba 0 0 1 1
Primeiro de Agosto 0 0 1 1
Étoile du Congo 0 0 1 1
Inter Club Brazzaville 0 0 1 1
Munisport Pointe-Noire 0 0 1 1
Alexandria SC 0 0 1 1
Salinas HC 0 0 1 1
COD Meknès 0 0 1 1
KBM Handball 0 0 1 1
Benue Buffaloes 0 0 1 1
Kano Pyramid 0 0 1 1
Total 38 38 38 114
  • Rq:
GS Pétroliers (ex. MP Alger & MC Alger)
OC Alger (ex. IRB Alger & JSB ERCA Alger)
MC Oran (ex. MP Oran)

Winners by country

# Nation Winners Runners up Thirds Total Finals
1  Egypt 12 13 8 33
2  Algeria 12 8 3 23
3  Tunisia 11 6 9 25
4  Cameroon 3 5 3 11
5  Morocco 1 2 4 7
6  Nigeria 1 2 2 5
2nd & Third Placed Nations
# Nation Winners Runners up Thirds Total Finals
7  Ivory Coast 0 1 3 4
8  Angola 0 1 1 2
9  Benin 0 1 0 1
10 Congo 0 0 3 3
11  Gabon 0 0 1 1
Total 38 38 38 114

Medals (1985/2025)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Egypt1213833
2 Algeria128323
3 Tunisia116926
4 Cameroon35412
5 Morocco1247
6 Nigeria1236
7 Ivory Coast0134
8 Angola0123
9 Benin0101
 Libya0101
11 Congo0033
12 Gabon0011
Totals (12 entries)404040120

Participation details

Nat
Club
1985–1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
X X X X X X X X x x 16 8 13 13 7 12 11 10 14 12
Abuja Unity Boys - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
AC Scorpion
Al Ahly - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - -  
Al-Nasr Benghazi
Al-Hilal Benghazi
Al-Ittihad Tripoli
Alexandria SC
Aljazeera SC
Amin Elam
AS Hammamet
AS Sonabel
ASPA Cotonou
BCC Kinshasa
Benue Buffaloes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
Blessing du Katanga
AS Caïman
Club Africain - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
COD Meknès - 4 - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - -  
Curiaces de Lomé
Diables Noires
Eclair d'Eseka
EM Mahdia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
ES Tunis
Étoile du Congo - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
ES Sahel
FAP Yaoundé - - - - - - - - - - 10 8 7 5 8 8 7 -  
Fanz
Heliopolis SC
Inter Club Brazzaville
GD Interclube
Intwari HC
JS Kinshasa
JS Lubumbashi
JS Mouila
JSE Skikda
KAC Marrakech - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
Kano Pillars
Kano Pyramid - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - - - - -  
KBM Handball - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
Kembata Durame
Kirkos Subcity
MAS Fez
MC Alger - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
MC Oran - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
MC Saïda
Minuh Yaoundé
Munisport Pointe-Noire
Niger United - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - -  
OC Alger - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
Patronage Sainte-Anne
Pelican Cotonou
Phoenix Gabon
Port Said SC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
Primeiro de Agosto - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
Raja Agadir
Red Star
RC Flowers
RS Berkane
AS Saint-Michel
Salinas HC
SOA
SR Annaba
Stade Mandji
US Gorée
US Guinée
USFA
Volcan de Yaoundé
Widad Smara
Yankari Bulls
Zamalek - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
# Teams x x x x x x x x x x 16 8 13 13 7 12 11 10 14 12

See also