African Men's Junior Handball Championship

For the women's tournament, see African Women's Junior Handball Championship.

African Men's Junior Handball Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2024 African Men's Junior Handball Championship
Sport	Handball
First season	1980
Continent	Africa (CAHB)
Most recent champion(s)	Egypt (2022)
Most titles	Egypt (13 titles)

The African Handball Junior Nations Championship is the official competition for junior men's national handball teams of Africa, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the African champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Junior Handball Championship.

Medal summary

#	Year	Host		Final				Third place match (or third place)
				Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
I	1980 Details	Lagos		Nigeria	13 – 11	Tunisia		Algeria	18 – 14	Egypt
II	1982 Details	Cotonou		Egypt	12 – 11	Algeria		Nigeria
III	1984 Details	Bauchi		Egypt	18 – 15	Nigeria		?
iV	1986 Details	Algiers		Algeria	17 – 15	Egypt		Tunisia	23 – 22	Nigeria
V	1988 Details	Tunis		Algeria	No playoffs	Egypt		Tunisia	No playoffs	Nigeria
VI	1990 Details	Cairo		Egypt	No playoffs	Algeria		Tunisia	No playoffs	Morocco
VII	1992 Details	Tunis		Egypt	No playoffs	Algeria		Tunisia	No playoffs	no 4th, only 3 teams
VIII	1994 Details	Cairo		Cancelled due to insufficient number of participants				Cancelled due to insufficient number of participants
IX	1996 Details	Cairo		Egypt	No playoffs	Algeria		Tunisia	No playoffs	Guinea
X	1998 Details	Abidjan		Egypt	32 – 25	Tunisia		Angola		Ivory Coast
XI	2000 Details	Tunis		Egypt		Tunisia		Algeria		South Africa
XII	2002 Details	Cotonou		Tunisia	22 – 21	Egypt		Algeria	round robin	Congo
XIII	2004 Details	Abidjan		Egypt	28 – 19	Tunisia		Congo		Ivory Coast
XIV	2006 Details	Abidjan		Egypt	26 – 25	Tunisia		Angola	36 – 32	Algeria
XV	2008 Details	Tripoli		Tunisia	26 – 19	Libya		Morocco	34 – 28	Algeria
XVII	2010 Details	Libreville		Egypt	38 – 31	Tunisia		Algeria	32 – 24	Benin
XIX	2012 Details	Abidjan		Tunisia	41 – 25	Congo		Egypt	27 – 22	Angola
XXI	2014 Details	Nairobi		Egypt	25 – 23	Tunisia		Angola	29 – 25	Algeria
XXIII	2016 Details	Bamako		Tunisia	No playoffs	Egypt		Algeria	No playoffs	Burkina Faso
XXV	2018 Details	Marrakesh		Egypt	No playoffs	Tunisia		Nigeria	No playoffs	Morocco
XXVII	2020	Casablanca		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
XXVIII	2022 Details	Kigali		Egypt	35 – 15	Algeria		Tunisia	24 – 22	Angola
XXIV	2024 Details	...			–				–

Medal count

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Egypt	13	4	1	18
2	Tunisia	4	8	6	18
3	Algeria	2	5	5	12
4	Nigeria	1	1	2	4
5	Congo	0	1	1	2
6	Libya	0	1	0	1
7	Angola	0	0	3	3
8	Morocco	0	0	1	1
–	Unknown (1984)	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)		20	20	20	60

Participation details

Nation
	1980	1982	1984	1986	1988	1990	1992	1996	1998	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2022
	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	6	6	9	8	13	11	10	6	7	8
Algeria									⋅			⋅	4	4		5	4		5		17
Angola	⋅	⋅	7	⋅	⋅	5	⋅	⋅		⋅	5	5		6	5	4		⋅	6	4	12
Benin	⋅	4+	5	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	6	⋅	⋅	⋅	4	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	3
Burkina Faso	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	7	⋅	9	4	⋅	⋅	3
Cameroon	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	5	9	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	2
Central African Rep.	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	DSQ	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	1
Congo	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	4		⋅	⋅	5		⋅	⋅	⋅	7	5
DR Congo	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	9	8	8	⋅	7	⋅	⋅	⋅	4
Egypt	4													⋅							19
Gabon	⋅	⋅	8	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	6	6	6	⋅	⋅	⋅	4
Ghana	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	8	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	1
Guinea	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	4	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	11	DSQ	⋅	7	⋅	3
Ivory Coast	5+	4+	4	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	4	⋅	⋅	4	7	7	⋅	10	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	6
Kenya	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	8	⋅	⋅	⋅	1
Libya	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	6		⋅	7	5	⋅	⋅	6	5
Mali	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	11	8	⋅	6	⋅	⋅	3
Mauritius	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	6	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	1
Morocco	⋅	⋅	9	⋅	⋅	4	⋅	⋅	5	⋅	⋅	⋅	5		10	9	⋅	5	4	5	10
Nigeria				⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅		⋅	3
Rwanda	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	8	1
Senegal	⋅	4+	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	1
South Africa	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	4	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	1
Togo	⋅	⋅	6	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	1
Tunisia		⋅	⋅																		18
# Participating teams	4+	7	8	7	6	5	6	4			6	6	9	8	13	11	10	6	7	8

See also

• African Men's Handball Championship
• African Men's Youth Handball Championship

External links

• African Junior Men's Championship history - cahbonline
• Equipes nationale de Handball