1976 African Men's Handball Championship
The 1976 African Men's Handball Championship was the second edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Algiers, Algeria, from 10 to 18 April 1976. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Algeria |
| Dates | 10–18 April |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tunisia (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Algeria |
| Third place |  Cameroon |
| Fourth place |  Togo |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches | 12 |
| Goals scored | 424 (35 per match) |
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In the final, Tunisia won their second title to beat Egypt, however Egypt was disqualified and the hosts Algeria took second place.
Venue
| Algiers | |
|---|---|
| Harcha Arena Capacity: 5,000 |
Group stage
All times are local (UTC+1).
| Team advance to the final | |
| Team advance to the third place game |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 6 |
| Algeria (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 56 | +16 | 4 |
| Togo |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 2 |
 Ivory Coast |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 0 |
Source:
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
| 10 April 1976 17:00 |
Togo |
16–13 | Ivory Coast |
Harcha Arena, Algiers |
| 10 April 1976 19:30 |
Algeria |
12–14 | Tunisia |
Harcha Arena, Algiers |
| 12 April 1976 18:00 |
Togo |
11–13 | Tunisia |
Harcha Arena, Algiers |
| 12 April 1976 20:30 |
Algeria |
29–18 | Ivory Coast |
Harcha Arena, Algiers |
| 14 April 1976 18:00 |
Tunisia |
20–11 | Ivory Coast |
Harcha Arena, Algiers |
| 14 April 1976 20:30 |
Algeria |
31–24 | Togo |
Harcha Arena, Algiers |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Egypt |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 4 |
| Cameroon |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 2 |
 Senegal |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 0 |
 Morocco (W) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source:
(W) Withdrew
(W) Withdrew
| 11 April 1976 18:00 |
Egypt |
18–12 | Cameroon |
Harcha Arena, Algiers |
| 13 April 1976 19:00 |
Egypt |
23–17 | Senegal |
Harcha Arena, Algiers |
| 15 April 1976 19:00 |
Senegal |
16–23 | Cameroon |
Harcha Arena, Algiers |
Knockout stage
Fifth place game
| 18 April 1976 15:00 |
Senegal |
19–14 | Togo |
Harcha Arena, Algiers |
Third place game
| 18 April 1976 17:00 |
Algeria |
24–17 | Cameroon |
Harcha Arena, Algiers |
Final
| 18 April 1976 19:00 |
Tunisia |
15–14 | Egypt |
Harcha Arena, Algiers |
Final ranking
Egypt finished 2nd however it was disqualified. So Algeria third finished 2nd and Cameroon 3rd.
| Team qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Tunisia |
| - | Egypt (disqualified) |
 | Algeria |
 | Cameroon |
| 4 | Senegal |
| 5 | Togo |
| 6 | Ivory Coast |
References
- "Men Handball II Africa Championship 1976 Algeria". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. 26 November 2016.
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