The 2021 African Women's Handball Championship was the 24th edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, which was originally scheduled to take place from 2 to 12 December 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was rescheduled to 8 to 18 June 2021 in Yaoundé, Cameroon.^[1][2][3] The tournament was held under the aegis of African Handball Confederation and acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship.^[4]

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2021 African Women's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Cameroon
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	8–18 June 2021
Teams	11 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Angola (14th title)
Runner-up	Cameroon
Third place	Tunisia
Fourth place	Congo
Tournament statistics
Matches played	30
Goals scored	1,507 (50.23 per match)
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Angola won their third straight and 14th overall title after defeating Cameroon in the final.^[5]

The draw was made on 1 April 2021.^[6]

All times are local (UTC+1).^[7]

Group A

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tunisia	3	3	0	0	104	56	+48	6	Quarterfinals
2	Senegal	3	2	0	1	87	66	+21	4
3	Guinea	3	1	0	2	82	78	+4	2
4	Madagascar	3	0	0	3	48	121	−73	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.

9 June 2021 14:00	Senegal	42–16	Madagascar	Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
		(20–9)

9 June 2021 18:00	Tunisia	30–27	Guinea	Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
		(15–12)

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11 June 2021 14:00	Madagascar	16–44	Tunisia	Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
		(10–21)

11 June 2021 18:00	Guinea	20–32	Senegal	Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
		(11–16)

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13 June 2021 14:00	Guinea	35–16	Madagascar	Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé Referees: Depesquidoux, Ndemdou (CMR)
		(19–10)

13 June 2021 16:00	Senegal	13–30	Tunisia	Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
		(7–16)

Group B

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cameroon	3	3	0	0	97	56	+41	6	Quarterfinals
2	DR Congo	3	2	0	1	98	58	+40	4
3	Nigeria	3	1	0	2	61	87	−26	2
4	Kenya	3	0	0	3	53	108	−55	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.

8 June 2021 14:00	Nigeria	16–35	DR Congo	Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
		(3–18)

8 June 2021 18:00	Cameroon	40–16	Kenya	Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN)
		(21–8)

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10 June 2021 16:00	DR Congo	42–16	Kenya	Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
		(21–4)

10 June 2021 18:00	Cameroon	31–19	Nigeria	Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
		(14–13)

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12 June 2021 16:00	Nigeria	26–21	Kenya	Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
		(12–11)

12 June 2021 18:00	DR Congo	21–26	Cameroon	Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
		(10–10)

Group C

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Angola	2	2	0	0	68	38	+30	4	Quarterfinals
2	Congo	2	1	0	1	58	52	+6	2
3	Cape Verde	2	0	0	2	37	73	−36	0
4	Algeria[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

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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.
Notes:

1. Algeria withdrew before the tournament, arguing they had not enough time to prepare for the tournament after nearly two years of hibernation.^[8]

9 June 2021 16:00	Angola	39–14	Cape Verde	Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
	Bernado 7	(16–5)	three players 3
	1×	Report	1× 7× 1×

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11 June 2021 16:00	Cape Verde	23–34	Congo	Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé Referees: Faye, Diop (SEN)
	Almeida 9	(13–21)	Dorson 7
	4×	Report	1× 6×

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13 June 2021 18:00	Angola	29–24	Congo	Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé
		(16–11)

Ranking of third-placed teams

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Guinea	2	0	0	2	47	62	−15	0	Quarterfinals
2	Nigeria	2	0	0	2	35	66	−31	0
3	Cape Verde	2	0	0	2	37	73	−36	0

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Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals for.