African Women's Youth Handball Championship

African Women's Youth Handball Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
2023 African Women's Youth Handball Championship
SportHandball
Founded2000
First season2000
ContinentAfrica (CAHB)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Egypt (5th title)
Most titles Egypt (5 titles)

The African Women's Youth Handball Championship is the official competition for youth women's national handball teams of Africa, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the supervision of the International Handball Federation and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the African champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Youth World Championship.

Summary

# Year Host Final Third place match
Champion Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
I 2000
Details

Abidjan

Ivory Coast

Nigeria
IV 2009
Details

Abidjan

Angola
29–17
Ivory Coast

DR Congo
VI 2011
Details

Ouagadougou

Angola
19–16
DR Congo

Tunisia
19–17
Congo
VIII 2013
Details

Oyo

Angola
29–18
Tunisia

Congo
21–18
Senegal
XI 2015
Details

Nairobi

Egypt
No playoffs
Angola

DR Congo
No playoffs
Kenya
XIII 2017
Details

Abidjan

Egypt
No playoffs
Tunisia

Angola
No playoffs
Senegal
XV 2019
Details

Niamey

Egypt
No playoffs
Angola

Tunisia
No playoffs
Guinea
XVII 2022
Details

Conakry

Egypt
No playoffs
Guinea

Algeria
No playoffs
Gambia
XIX 2023
Details

Monastir

Egypt
29–16
Guinea

Nigeria
28–24
Angola

Most successful national teams

Rank Team Champions Runners-up Third-place Fourth-place
1  Egypt 5 (2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023)
2  Angola 3 (2009, 2011, 2013) 2 (2015, 2019) 1 (2017) 1 (2023)
3  Ivory Coast 1 (2000) 1 (2009)
4  Tunisia 2 (2013, 2017) 2 (2011, 2019)
5  Guinea 2 (2022, 2023) 1 (2019)
6  DR Congo 1 (2011) 2 (2009, 2015)
7  Nigeria 1 (2000) 1 (2023)
8  Congo 1 (2013) 1 (2011)
9  Algeria 1 (2022)
10  Senegal 2 (2013, 2017)
11  Kenya 1 (2015)
12  Gambia 1 (2022)

Participating nations

Nation
2000

2009

2011

2013

2015

2017

2019

2022

2023
Years
 Algeria 7th 5th 3rd 7th 4
 Angola 1st 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd 4th 7
 Burkina Faso 5th 1
 Congo 4th 3rd 2
 DR Congo 3rd 2nd 5th 3rd 5th 6th 8th 7
 Egypt 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 5
 Gambia 4th 1
 Guinea 6th 4th 2nd 2nd 4
 Guinea-Bissau 6th 1
 Ivory Coast 1st 2nd 6th 3
 Kenya 4th 1
 Mali 6th 1
 Morocco 6th 1
 Niger 7th 1
 Nigeria 2nd 3rd 2
 Senegal 4th 4th 2
 Sierra Leone 5th 1
 Tunisia 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd 5th 5
 Zambia 7th 1
# Teams 2 3 6 7 4 7 7 6 8

See also