The 2018 African Men's Handball Championship was the 23rd edition of the African Men's Handball Championship and held from 17 to 27 January 2018 in Gabon. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship.^[1]

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2018 African Men's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Gabon
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	17–27 January
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Tunisia (10th title)
Runner-up	Egypt
Third place	Angola
Fourth place	Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches played	33
Goals scored	1,740 (52.73 per match)
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Tunisia won their tenth title after beating Egypt 26–24 in the final.^[2][3]

More information Country, Previous appearances in tournament1 ...

Country	Previous appearances in tournament1
Algeria	21 (1976, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Angola	14 (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Cameroon	13 (1974, 1976, 1979, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Congo	18 (1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
DR Congo	10 (1992, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Egypt	20 (1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Gabon	7 (2000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Morocco	17 (1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Nigeria	10 (1979, 1981, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016)
Tunisia	22 (1974, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)

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¹ Bold indicates champion for that year

² Italic indicates host country for that year

The draw was held on 3 November 2017 in Libreville.^[4]

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tunisia	4	3	1	0	120	89	+31	7	Quarterfinals
2	Gabon (H)	4	2	1	1	97	103	−6	5[lower-alpha 1]
3	Algeria	4	2	1	1	114	105	+9	5[lower-alpha 1]
4	Congo	4	1	0	3	105	118	−13	2
5	Cameroon	4	0	1	3	100	121	−21	1

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Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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:

1. Algeria 25–26 Gabon

17 January 2018 11:00	Algeria	31–23	Cameroon	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(18–13)

17 January 2018 18:30	Gabon	27–22	Congo	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(14–12)

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18 January 2018 13:00	Cameroon	26–32	Tunisia	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(14–15)

18 January 2018 19:00	Algeria	25–26	Gabon	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(12–16)

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19 January 2018 15:00	Congo	31–33	Algeria	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(14–19)

19 January 2018 19:00	Gabon	15–27	Tunisia	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(6–11)

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21 January 2018 15:00	Cameroon	22–29	Congo	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(10–11)

21 January 2018 17:00	Tunisia	25–25	Algeria	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(13–11)

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22 January 2018 13:00	Tunisia	36–23	Congo	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(19–8)

22 January 2018 19:00	Cameroon	29–29	Gabon	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(15–16)

Group B

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	4	4	0	0	121	97	+24	8	Quarterfinals
2	Angola	4	3	0	1	109	85	+24	6
3	Morocco	4	2	0	2	106	116	−10	4
4	DR Congo	4	1	0	3	106	118	−12	2
5	Nigeria	4	0	0	4	82	108	−26	0

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Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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.

17 January 2018 09:00	Angola	29–16	Nigeria	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(13–5)

17 January 2018 13:00	Morocco	28–33	Egypt	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(15–17)

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18 January 2018 15:00	DR Congo	23–28	Angola	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(8–13)

18 January 2018 17:00	Nigeria	22–27	Egypt	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(10–12)

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19 January 2018 13:00	DR Congo	28–21	Nigeria	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(13–11)

19 January 2018 17:00	Angola	32–21	Morocco	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(14–12)

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21 January 2018 13:00	Morocco	33–28	DR Congo	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(18–13)

21 January 2018 19:00	Egypt	25–20	Angola	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(13–9)

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22 January 2018 15:00	Morocco	24–23	Nigeria	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(7–13)

22 January 2018 17:00	Egypt	36–27	DR Congo	Palais des Sports de Libreville, Libreville
		(19–7)