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Handball at the 2023 African Games – Men's tournament

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Men's handball
at the 2023 African Games
Tournament details
Host country Ghana
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates13–22 March 2024
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Egypt (8th title)
Runner-up DR Congo
Third place Nigeria
Fourth place Benin
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored1,072 (59.56 per match)
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The men's handball tournament at the 2023 African Games was held from 13 to 22 March 2024 at the Borteyman Sports Complex in Accra.[1]

Draw

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The draw was held on 24 February 2024 at the Borteyman Sports Complex in Accra.[2][3]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Egypt
 DR Congo
 Nigeria
 Kenya
 Benin
 Mali
 Togo
 Ghana

Group stage

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All times are local (UTC±0).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 3 3 0 0 130 62 +68 6 Semifinals
2  Nigeria 3 2 0 1 92 64 +28 4
3  Mali 3 1 0 2 65 104 −39 2 Fifth place game
4  Togo 3 0 0 3 66 123 −57 0 Seventh place game
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
13 March 2024
12:00
Egypt  49–16  Mali Borteyman Sports Complex
(23–7)
13 March 2024
16:00
Nigeria  38–19  Togo Borteyman Sports Complex
(20–7)

15 March 2024
12:00
Togo  22–54  Egypt Borteyman Sports Complex
15 March 2024
18:00
Mali  18–30  Nigeria Borteyman Sports Complex

17 March 2024
14:00
Mali  31–25  Togo Borteyman Sports Complex
17 March 2024
16:00
Egypt  27–24  Nigeria Borteyman Sports Complex

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  DR Congo 3 3 0 0 115 83 +32 6 Semifinals
2  Benin 3 2 0 1 87 87 0 4
3  Kenya 3 1 0 2 83 94 −11 2 Fifth place game
4  Ghana (H) 3 0 0 3 68 89 −21 0 Seventh place game
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
13 March 2024
14:00
DR Congo  37–31  Benin Borteyman Sports Complex
(17–15)
13 March 2024
18:00
Kenya  27–22  Ghana Borteyman Sports Complex
(12–11)

15 March 2024
14:00
Ghana  21–33  DR Congo Borteyman Sports Complex
15 March 2024
16:00
Benin  27–25  Kenya Borteyman Sports Complex

17 March 2024
12:00
Benin  29–25  Ghana Borteyman Sports Complex
17 March 2024
18:00
DR Congo  45–31  Kenya Borteyman Sports Complex

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
20 March
 
 
 Egypt38
 
22 March
 
 Benin27
 
 Egypt33
 
20 March
 
 DR Congo32
 
 DR Congo29
 
 
 Nigeria20
 
Third place
 
 
22 March
 
 
 Benin20
 
 
 Nigeria38

Semifinals

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20 March 2024
14:00
Egypt  38–27  Benin Borteyman Sports Complex
(21–16)

20 March 2024
18:00
DR Congo  29–20  Nigeria Borteyman Sports Complex
(15–8)

Seventh place game

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21 March 2024
12:00
Togo  27–34  Ghana Borteyman Sports Complex

Fifth place game

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21 March 2024
16:00
Mali  33–35  Kenya Borteyman Sports Complex
(15–15)

Third place game

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22 March 2024
14:00
Benin  20–38  Nigeria Borteyman Sports Complex
(7–17)

Final

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22 March 2024
18:30
Egypt  33–32  DR Congo Borteyman Sports Complex
(19–14)

Final standing

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Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Egypt
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  DR Congo
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Nigeria
4  Benin
5  Kenya
6  Mali
7  Ghana
8  Togo

References

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  1. ^ "Handball – Event Overview – Men's". results.accra2023ag.com. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Jour de tirage au sort des 13e Jeux Africains à Accra" (in French). CAHB. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Résultats des tirages au sort des 13es Jeux Africains d'Accra 2024" (in French). CAHB. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.