Handball at the 1973 All-Africa Games

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Handball at the 1973 All-Africa Games
Tournament details
Host country Nigeria
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
DatesJanuary 1973
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Algeria (1st title)
Runner-up Egypt
Third place Senegal
Fourth place Ivory Coast
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored509 (31.81 per match)
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The Handball events at the 1973 All-Africa Games were held in Lagos, Nigeria in January 1973. The competition included only men's event.[1]

Qualified teams[edit]

Zone Team
Hosts  Nigeria
Zone I  Algeria
Zone II  Senegal
Zone III  Ivory Coast
Zone IV  Togo
Zone V  Cameroon
Zone VI  Egypt
Zone VII  Madagascar

Squads[edit]

Main article: Handball at the 1973 All-Africa Games squads

Group stage[edit]

All times are local (UTC+1).

     Team advance to the knockout stage

Group A[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 3 2 0 1 50 46 +4 4
 Algeria 3 2 0 1 45 41 +4 4
 Cameroon 3 1 0 2 50 45 +5 2
 Togo 3 1 0 2 41 54 −13 2
Source: [citation needed]
... January 1973 Cameroon  23–13  Egypt Lagos
... January 1973 Algeria  17–14  Togo Lagos
... January 1973 Egypt  22–11  Togo Lagos
... January 1973 Algeria  16–12  Cameroon Lagos
... January 1973 Togo  16–15  Cameroon Lagos
... January 1973 Egypt  15–12  Algeria Lagos

Group B[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Senegal 3 3 0 0 62 39 +23 6
 Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 66 45 +21 4
 Madagascar 3 1 0 2 48 64 −16 2
 Nigeria 3 0 0 3 38 67 −29 0
Source: [citation needed]
... January 1973 Senegal  18–13  Ivory Coast Lagos
... January 1973 Madagascar  17–16  Nigeria Lagos
... January 1973 Senegal  21–15  Madagascar Lagos
... January 1973 Ivory Coast  27–11  Nigeria Lagos
... January 1973 Senegal  23–11  Nigeria Lagos
... January 1973 Ivory Coast  26–16  Madagascar Lagos

Knockout stage[edit]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
.. January – Lagos
 
 
 Egypt15
 
14 January – Lagos
 
 Ivory Coast13
 
 Egypt12
 
.. January – Lagos
 
 Algeria14
 
 Senegal14
 
 
 Algeria17
 
Third place
 
 
14 January – Lagos
 
 
 Ivory Coast7
 
 
 Senegal17

Semifinals[edit]

... January 1973 Egypt  15–13  Ivory Coast Lagos
... January 1973 Senegal  14–17  Algeria Lagos

Third place match[edit]

14 January 1973 Ivory Coast  7–17  Senegal Lagos

Final[edit]

14 January 1973 Egypt  12–14  Algeria Lagos

Final standing[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts
 Algeria 5 4 0 1 8
 Egypt 5 3 0 2 6
 Senegal 5 4 0 1 8
4  Ivory Coast 5 2 0 3 4
5  Cameroon 3 1 0 2 2
6  Madagascar 3 1 0 2 2
7  Togo 3 1 0 2 2
8  Nigeria 3 0 0 3 0
Source: [citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Men Handball II All Africa Games - 1973 Lagos". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. September 21, 2017.
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