2008 African Women's Handball Championship
The 2008 African Women's Handball Championship was the 18th edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held in Angola from 8 to 17 January 2008. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship and the 2008 Summer Olympics.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Angola |
| Dates | 8–16 January |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Angola (9th title) |
| Runner-up |  Ivory Coast |
| Third place |  Congo |
| Fourth place |  Tunisia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches | 20 |
| Goals scored | 1,060 (53 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Mambo Elodie (39 goals) |
| Best player | Nair Almeida |
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Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+1).
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 63 | +47 | 6 |
| Congo |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 74 | +14 | 4 |
 Algeria |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 90 | −20 | 2 |
 Gabon |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 84 | −41 | 0 |
Source:
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
| 8 January 2008 10:00 |
Congo |
30–14 | Gabon |
Pavilhão Multiusos, Luanda |
| (18–5) | ||||
| 8 January 2008 20:30 |
Angola |
42–24 | Algeria |
Pavilhão Multiusos, Luanda |
| (20–11) | ||||
| 11 January 2008 16:00 |
Algeria |
21–20 | Gabon |
Acácias Rubras, Benguela |
| (14–9) | ||||
| 11 January 2008 18:00 |
Angola |
35–30 | Congo |
Acácias Rubras, Benguela |
| (16–17) | ||||
| 12 January 2008 16:00 |
Angola |
33–9 | Gabon |
Acácias Rubras, Benguela |
| (16–3) | ||||
| 12 January 2008 18:00 |
Congo |
28–25 | Algeria |
Acácias Rubras, Benguela |
| (11–15) | ||||
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 55 | +22 | 5 |
| Tunisia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 72 | +15 | 4 |
 DR Congo |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 90 | −20 | 2 |
 Cameroon |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 79 | −17 | 1 |
Source:
| 10 January 2008 16:00 |
Ivory Coast |
26–16 | DR Congo |
Serra Van-Dúnem, Huambo |
| (14–7) | ||||
| 10 January 2008 18:00 |
Tunisia |
23–23 | Cameroon |
Serra Van-Dúnem, Huambo |
| (12–11) | ||||
| 11 January 2008 16:00 |
Ivory Coast |
24–24 | Tunisia |
Serra Van-Dúnem, Huambo |
| (14–11) | ||||
| 11 January 2008 18:00 |
DR Congo |
29–24 | Cameroon |
Serra Van-Dúnem, Huambo |
| (16–9) | ||||
| 12 January 2008 16:00 |
Tunisia |
40–25 | DR Congo |
Serra Van-Dúnem, Huambo |
| (20–8) | ||||
| 12 January 2008 18:00 |
Ivory Coast |
27–15 | Cameroon |
Serra Van-Dúnem, Huambo |
| (10–5) | ||||
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Angola | 44 | |||||
| Tunisia | 26 | |||||
| Angola | 39 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 27 | |||||
| Congo | 28 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 29 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Tunisia | 25 | |||||
| Congo | 30 | |||||
- 5–8th place bracket
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| Algeria | 34 | |||||
| Cameroon | 32 | |||||
| Algeria | 28 | |||||
| DR Congo | 32 | |||||
| Gabon | 11 | |||||
| DR Congo | 21 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Cameroon | 25 | |||||
| Gabon | 22 | |||||
5–8th place semifinals
| 14 January 2008 15:00 |
DR Congo |
21–11 | Gabon |
Acácias Rubras, Benguela |
| (7–6) | ||||
| 14 January 2008 17:00 |
Algeria |
34–32 | Cameroon |
Acácias Rubras, Benguela |
| (17–18) | ||||
Semifinals
| 15 January 2008 16:00 |
Ivory Coast |
29–28 | Congo |
Pavilhão Multiusos, Luanda |
| (13–13) | ||||
| 15 January 2008 20:00 |
Angola |
44–26 | Tunisia |
Pavilhão Multiusos, Luanda |
| (19–9) | ||||
Seventh place game
| 15 January 2008 15:00 |
Cameroon |
25–22 | Gabon |
Acácias Rubras, Benguela |
| (12–14) | ||||
Fifth place game
| 15 January 2008 17:00 |
DR Congo |
32–28 | Algeria |
Acácias Rubras, Benguela |
| (14–16) | ||||
Third place game
| 16 January 2008 16:00 |
Congo |
30–25 | Tunisia |
Pavilhão Multiusos, Luanda |
| (14–15) | ||||
Final
| 16 January 2008 18:00 |
Angola |
39–27 | Ivory Coast |
Pavilhão Multiusos, Luanda |
| (18–13) | ||||
Final ranking
Angola qualified also for the 2008 Summer Olympics and the Ivory Coast and Congo participated at a 2008 Summer Olympics qualification tournament.
| Qualified for the 2009 World Championship |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Angola |
 | Ivory Coast |
 | Congo |
| 4 | Tunisia |
| 5 | DR Congo |
| 6 | Algeria |
| 7 | Cameroon |
| 8 | Gabon |
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Nair Almeida (ANG)
- Top scorer: N'Cho Elodie Mambo (CIV), 39 goals
- All-star team
- Maria Pedro (ANG)
- Nair Almeida (ANG)
- Marcelina Kiala (ANG)
- Isabel Fernandes (ANG)
- Ndona Bassarila (CGO)
- Chantal Okoye (CGO)
- Hela Msaad (TUN)
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