# 2017 African Women's Junior Handball Championship

The 2017 African Women's Junior Handball Championship was the 24th edition of the championship organised by the Ivory Coast Handball Federation under the auspices of the African Handball Confederation. It was held in Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan (Ivory Coast) from 4 to 10 September 2017. It was played in under-19 years category. It was the fifth time that Ivory Coast staged the competition. It also acts as qualification tournament for the IHF Women's Junior World Handball Championship. Top three teams i.e. Angola, Egypt and the hosts Ivory Coast qualified for the 2018 Women's Junior World Handball Championship to be held in Hungary.

## Participating teams

* Algeria
* Angola (Defending Champion)
* Cape Verde
* DR Congo
* Egypt
* Ivory Coast (Host)
* Mali

## Round-robin

All teams played in a round robin system.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| | Angola | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 117 | +94 | 12 | 2018 Women's Junior World Handball Championship |
| | Egypt | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 146 | +24 | 10 | 2018 Women's Junior World Handball Championship |
| | Ivory Coast (H) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 159 | 168 | −9 | 4 | 2018 Women's Junior World Handball Championship |
| 4 | Cape Verde | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 140 | 165 | −25 | 4 | |
| 5 | DR Congo | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 142 | 154 | −12 | 4 | |
| 6 | Algeria | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 131 | 151 | −20 | 4 | |
| 7 | Mali | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 135 | 187 | −52 | 4 | |
* 1 2 3 4 5 Ivory Coast 4 Pts, +5 GD; Cape Verde 4 Pts, +3 GD; DR Congo 4 Pts, +1 GD; Algeria 4 Pts, –1 GD; Mali 4 Pts, –8 GD.

## Match results

All times are local (UTC+0).

### Day 1

| 4 September 2017 14:00 | Cape Verde | 21–23 | DR Congo | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 4 September 2017 14:00 | | (13–10) | | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 4 September 2017 16:00 | Mali | 17–50 | Angola | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 4 September 2017 16:00 | | (9–24) | | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 4 September 2017 18:00 | Ivory Coast | 33–35 | Egypt | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 4 September 2017 18:00 | | (12–19) | | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |

### Day 2

| 5 September 2017 14:00 | Cape Verde | 20–37 | Angola | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 5 September 2017 14:00 | | (10–18) | | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 5 September 2017 16:00 | DR Congo | 23–27 | Mali | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 5 September 2017 16:00 | | (12–13) | | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 5 September 2017 18:00 | Algeria | 24–25 | Ivory Coast | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 5 September 2017 18:00 | | (13–11) | | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |

### Day 3

| 6 September 2017 14:00 | Mali | 21–28 | Cape Verde | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 6 September 2017 14:00 | | (9–16) | | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 6 September 2017 16:00 | Egypt | 28–20 | Algeria | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 6 September 2017 16:00 | | (13–9) | | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 6 September 2017 18:00 | DR Congo | 30–26 | Ivory Coast | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 6 September 2017 18:00 | | (13–11) | | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |

### Day 4

| 7 September 2017 14:00 | Algeria | 25–29 | Mali | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 7 September 2017 14:00 | | (16–16) | | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 7 September 2017 16:00 | Egypt | 33–22 | Cape Verde | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 7 September 2017 16:00 | | (21–8) | | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 7 September 2017 18:00 | Angola | 29–17 | Ivory Coast | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 7 September 2017 18:00 | | (15–11) | | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |

### Day 5

| 8 September 2017 14:00 | Egypt | 22–20 | DR Congo | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 8 September 2017 14:00 | | (7–8) | | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 8 September 2017 16:00 | Ivory Coast | 30–31 | Cape Verde | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 8 September 2017 16:00 | | (16–12) | | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 8 September 2017 18:00 | Angola | 30–19 | Algeria | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 8 September 2017 18:00 | | (17–6) | | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |

### Day 6

| 9 September 2017 14:00 | Mali | 22–33 | Egypt | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 9 September 2017 14:00 | | (11–13) | | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 9 September 2017 16:00 | DR Congo | 25–36 | Angola | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 9 September 2017 16:00 | | (11–16) | | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 9 September 2017 18:00 | Cape Verde | 18–21 | Algeria | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 9 September 2017 18:00 | | (–) | | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |

### Day 7

| 10 September 2017 14:00 | Ivory Coast | 28–19 | Mali | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 10 September 2017 14:00 | | (15–11) | | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 10 September 2017 16:00 | Algeria | 22–21 | DR Congo | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 10 September 2017 16:00 | | (8–10) | | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 10 September 2017 18:00 | Angola | 29–19 | Egypt | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |
| 10 September 2017 18:00 | | (16–8) | | Palais des Sports, Abidjan |

## Awards

* 2017 African Women's Junior Handball Championship winner
* Angola 9th title
* Best Player