1996_African_Men's_Handball_Championship
The 1996 African Men's Handball Championship was the twelfth edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Cotonou, Benin, from 18 to 27 October 1996. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1997 World Championship in Japan.[1]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Benin |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 18–27 October |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Algeria (6th title) |
| Runner-up |  Tunisia |
| Third place |  Egypt |
| Fourth place |  Morocco |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 1,176 (43.56 per match) |
Close
Algeria win their sixth title beating Tunisia in the final game 21–19 after the first extra time of the history in the finals of the competition.
| Team advance to the knockout stage |
Group A
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 79 | +18 | 8 |
| Morocco |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 84 | +5 | 6 |
 Nigeria |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 89 | +10 | 4 |
 Ivory Coast |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 2 |
 Togo |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 99 | −33 | 0 |
Close
| 18 October 1996 | Nigeria |
30–27 | Ivory Coast |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (15–11) | ||||
| 18 October 1996 | Tunisia |
22–18 | Togo |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (17–8) | ||||
| 19 October 1996 | Morocco |
22–17 | Togo |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (10–6) | ||||
| 19 October 1996 | Tunisia |
23–22 | Nigeria |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (10–9) | ||||
| 20 October 1996 | Tunisia |
30–21 | Ivory Coast |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (13–11) | ||||
| 20 October 1996 | Morocco |
22–21 | Nigeria |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (11–8) | ||||
| 21 October 1996 | Nigeria |
26–17 | Togo |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (12–5) | ||||
| 21 October 1996 | Morocco |
27–24 | Ivory Coast |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (14–15) | ||||
| 23 October 1996 | Tunisia |
22–18 | Morocco |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (12–6) | ||||
| 23 October 1996 | Ivory Coast |
29–14 | Togo |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (16–5) | ||||
Group B
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 61 | +34 | 8 |
| Egypt |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 73 | +29 | 6 |
 Congo |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 80 | −19 | 3 |
 Cameroon |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 86 | 91 | −5 | 2 |
| Benin (H) |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 63 | 102 | −39 | 1 |
Close
| 18 October 1996 | Egypt |
30–18 | Benin |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (17–10) | ||||
| 18 October 1996 | Algeria |
18–9 | Congo |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (7–6) | ||||
| 19 October 1996 | Benin |
16–16 | Congo |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (7–7) | ||||
| 19 October 1996 | Algeria |
23–19 | Cameroon |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (10–9) | ||||
| 20 October 1996 | Egypt |
23–20 | Cameroon |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (10–10) | ||||
| 20 October 1996 | Algeria |
29–10 | Benin |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (13–6) | ||||
| 21 October 1996 | Egypt |
26–10 | Congo |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (13–4) | ||||
| 21 October 1996 | Congo |
26–20 | Cameroon |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (16–11) | ||||
| 23 October 1996 | Algeria |
25–23 | Egypt |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (12–17) | ||||
| 23 October 1996 | Cameroon |
27–19 | Benin |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (12–11) | ||||
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 25 October – Cotonou | ||||||
| Tunisia | 18 | |||||
| 27 October – Cotonou | ||||||
| Egypt | 16 | |||||
| Tunisia | 19 | |||||
| 25 October – Cotonou | ||||||
| Algeria (ET) | 21 | |||||
| Algeria | 24 | |||||
| Morocco | 16 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 27 October – Cotonou | ||||||
| Morocco | 21 | |||||
| Egypt | 28 | |||||
Semifinals
| 25 October 1996 | Tunisia  |
18–16 | Egypt |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (9–9) | ||||
| 25 October 1996 | Algeria |
24–16 | Morocco |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (11–6) | ||||
Ninth place game
| 26 October 1996 | Benin |
26–25 | Togo |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (11–13) | ||||
Seventh place game
| 26 October 1996 | Cameroon |
28–27 | Ivory Coast |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (11–15) | ||||
Fifth place game
| 26 October 1996 | Nigeria |
26–22 | Congo |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (12–9) | ||||
Third place game
| 27 October 1996 | Morocco |
21–28 | Egypt |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (13–18) | ||||
Final
| 27 October 1996 | Tunisia |
19–21 (ET) | Algeria |
Palais des Sports, Cotonou |
| (7–8) | ||||
|
FT: 17–17 ET: 2–4 | ||||
| Team qualified for the 1997 World Championship |
- "Men Handball XII Africa Championship – 1996 Benin". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. 26 November 2016.