# 2014 African Women's Handball Championship

The 2014 African Women's Handball Championship was the 21st edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held in Algiers and Chéraga, Algeria, from 16 to 25 January 2014. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship in Denmark.

## Venues

| Algiers | Algiers | AlgiersChéraga |
| AlgiersChéraga ||
| Algiers | Chéraga | AlgiersChéraga |
| Salle OMS Capacity: 15,000 | Salle Chéraga Capacity: 5,000 | AlgiersChéraga |

## Qualification

| Country | Previous appearances in tournament |
| Algeria | 14 (1976, 1979, 1981,1983, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
| Angola | 17 (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
| Cameroon | 13 (1979, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
| Congo | 19 (1976, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
| DR Congo | 7 (1992, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
| Guinea | 0 |
| Senegal | 6 (1974, 1976, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2012) |
| Tunisia | 16 (1974, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italics indicates host.

## Draw

The draw was held on 9 October 2013.
| Group A | Group B |
| Algeria (squad)  DR Congo (squad)  Cameroon (squad)  Senegal (squad) | Angola (squad)  Tunisia (squad)  Congo (squad)  Guinea (squad) |

## Preliminary round

Times are local (UTC+1).

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Algeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 68 | +12 | 5 |
| DR Congo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 67 | +2 | 4 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 72 | −1 | 3 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 75 | −13 | 0 |
| 16 January 2014 14:30 | Senegal | 27–27 | Algeria | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Akpatsa, Assignon (TOG) |
| 16 January 2014 14:30 | Sankare 7 | (15–12) | Tizi 6 | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Akpatsa, Assignon (TOG) |
| 16 January 2014 14:30 | 3× 6× | Report | 2× 3× 1× | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Akpatsa, Assignon (TOG) |
| 16 January 2014 14:30 | Cameroon | 20–25 | DR Congo | Salle Chéraga, Chéraga Referees: Benfetima, Benfetima (ALG) |
| 16 January 2014 14:30 | Ngo Nleng 5 | (10–14) | Mwasesa 7 | Salle Chéraga, Chéraga Referees: Benfetima, Benfetima (ALG) |
| 16 January 2014 14:30 | 3× 7× | Report | 2× 5× | Salle Chéraga, Chéraga Referees: Benfetima, Benfetima (ALG) |
| 17 January 2014 13:30 | Algeria | 26–21 | Cameroon | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Allade, Dagba (BEN) |
| 17 January 2014 13:30 | Tizi 10 | (13–8) | Ngo Nleng 5 | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Allade, Dagba (BEN) |
| 17 January 2014 13:30 | 4× 5× | Report | 2× 4× | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Allade, Dagba (BEN) |
| 17 January 2014 15:00 | DR Congo | 24–20 | Senegal | Salle Chéraga, Chéraga Referees: Boualloucha, Khenissir (TUN) |
| 17 January 2014 15:00 | Okoko 7 | (12–7) | Cissé 6 | Salle Chéraga, Chéraga Referees: Boualloucha, Khenissir (TUN) |
| 17 January 2014 15:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Salle Chéraga, Chéraga Referees: Boualloucha, Khenissir (TUN) |
| 20 January 2014 13:30 | Algeria | 27–20 | DR Congo | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Camara, Diakite (GUI) |
| 20 January 2014 13:30 | Tizi 7 | (12–10) | Mwasesa 6 | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Camara, Diakite (GUI) |
| 20 January 2014 13:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 1× | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Camara, Diakite (GUI) |
| 20 January 2014 15:00 | Cameroon | 21–24 | Senegal | Salle Chéraga, Chéraga Referees: Deche, Ghouarda (ALG) |
| 20 January 2014 15:00 | Chouapouognigni, Ngo 5 | (11–11) | Beng, Gomis 4 | Salle Chéraga, Chéraga Referees: Deche, Ghouarda (ALG) |
| 20 January 2014 15:00 | 4× 9× | Report | 3× 7× | Salle Chéraga, Chéraga Referees: Deche, Ghouarda (ALG) |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Angola | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 51 | +51 | 6 |
| Tunisia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 71 | +12 | 4 |
| Congo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 83 | −2 | 2 |
| Guinea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 109 | −61 | 0 |
| 16 January 2014 10:00 | Tunisia | 32–16 | Guinea | Salle OMS, Algiers Referees: Amba, Tsihlanda (COD) |
| 16 January 2014 10:00 | Daoula 7 | (14–10) | Bangoura 4 | Salle OMS, Algiers Referees: Amba, Tsihlanda (COD) |
| 16 January 2014 10:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 5× | Salle OMS, Algiers Referees: Amba, Tsihlanda (COD) |
| 16 January 2014 14:30 | Angola | 33–18 | Congo | Salle OMS, Algiers Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN) |
| 16 January 2014 14:30 | Morais, Guialo 5 | (15–10) | Mambou 4 | Salle OMS, Algiers Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN) |
| 16 January 2014 14:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 5× | Salle OMS, Algiers Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN) |
| 18 January 2014 13:30 | Congo | 30–32 | Tunisia | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Akpatsa, Assignon (TOG) |
| 18 January 2014 13:30 | Itoua 8 | (12–16) | Chebbah 9 | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Akpatsa, Assignon (TOG) |
| 18 January 2014 13:30 | 2× | Report | 3× 4× | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Akpatsa, Assignon (TOG) |
| 18 January 2014 15:00 | Guinea | 14–44 | Angola | Salle Chéraga, Chéraga Referees: Amba, Tshilanda (CGO) |
| 18 January 2014 15:00 | Diaby 5 | (7–23) | Morais, Monteiro 6 | Salle Chéraga, Chéraga Referees: Amba, Tshilanda (CGO) |
| 18 January 2014 15:00 | 2× 7× 1× | Report | 3× 2× | Salle Chéraga, Chéraga Referees: Amba, Tshilanda (CGO) |
| 21 January 2014 14:00 | Angola | 25–19 | Tunisia | Salle OMS, Algiers Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN) |
| 21 January 2014 14:00 | three players 4 | (12–12) | Elghaoui 5 | Salle OMS, Algiers Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN) |
| 21 January 2014 14:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 4× 4× | Salle OMS, Algiers Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN) |
| 21 January 2014 15:00 | Congo | 33–18 | Guinea | Salle Chéraga, Chéraga Referees: Deche, Ghouarda (ALG) |
| 21 January 2014 15:00 | | (16–13) | | Salle Chéraga, Chéraga Referees: Deche, Ghouarda (ALG) |
| 21 January 2014 15:00 | | Report | | Salle Chéraga, Chéraga Referees: Deche, Ghouarda (ALG) |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Algeria | 25 | | | | | | |
| B4 | Guinea | 17 | | | | | | |
| B4 | Guinea | 17 | A1 | Algeria | 23 | | | |
| | | | A2 | DR Congo | 28 | | | |
| A2 | DR Congo | 27 | A2 | DR Congo | 28 | | | |
| B3 | Congo | 22 | | | | | | |
| B3 | Congo | 22 | | | | A2 | DR Congo | 20 |
| | | | | | | B2 | Tunisia | 23 |
| B2 | Tunisia | 31 | | | | | | | B2 | Tunisia | 23 |
| A3 | Senegal | 27 | | | |
| A3 | Senegal | 27 | B2 | Tunisia (OT) | 31 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | B1 | Angola | 30 |
| B1 | Angola | 28 | B1 | Angola | 30 | A1 | Algeria | 22 |
| A4 | Cameroon | 23 | | | | B1 | Angola | 30 |

#### 5–8th place bracket

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | Fifth place game |
| 23 January | 23 January |
| Guinea | 19 |
| Guinea | 19 | 24 January | 24 January |
| Congo | 40 | 24 January | 24 January |
| Congo | 40 | Congo | 30 |
| 23 January | 23 January | | Congo | 30 |
| 23 January | 23 January | Senegal | 29 |
| Senegal | 25 | Senegal | 29 |
| Cameroon | 21 | | |
| Cameroon | 21 | Seventh place game | Seventh place game |
| | | 24 January | 24 January |
| | | Guinea | 18 |
| | | Cameroon | 42 |

### Quarterfinals

| 22 January 2014 13:45 | Algeria | 25–17 | Guinea | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN) |
| 22 January 2014 13:45 | Tizi 7 | (14–8) | Keita, Delpine 5 | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN) |
| 22 January 2014 13:45 | 2× 4× | Report | 1× 6× | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN) |
| 22 January 2014 14:30 | DR Congo | 27–22 | Congo | Salle OMS, Algiers Referees: Camara, Diakite (GUI) |
| 22 January 2014 14:30 | Mwasesa 8 | (13–13) | Mavoungou 5 | Salle OMS, Algiers Referees: Camara, Diakite (GUI) |
| 22 January 2014 14:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 1× | Salle OMS, Algiers Referees: Camara, Diakite (GUI) |
| 22 January 2014 16:00 | Angola | 28–23 | Cameroon | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Benfetima, Benfetima (ALG) |
| 22 January 2014 16:00 | Pedro 7 | (17–11) | Melingui, Ngo 4 | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Benfetima, Benfetima (ALG) |
| 22 January 2014 16:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 6× | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Benfetima, Benfetima (ALG) |
| 22 January 2014 16:45 | Tunisia | 31–27 | Senegal | Salle OMS, Algiers Referees: Amba, Tsihlanda (COD) |
| 22 January 2014 16:45 | | (17–13) | | Salle OMS, Algiers Referees: Amba, Tsihlanda (COD) |
| 22 January 2014 16:45 | | Report | | Salle OMS, Algiers Referees: Amba, Tsihlanda (COD) |

### 5–8th place semifinals

| 23 January 2014 15:00 | Senegal | 25–21 | Cameroon | Salle OMS, Algiers |
| 23 January 2014 15:00 | | (13–8) | | Salle OMS, Algiers |
| 23 January 2014 17:15 | Guinea | 19–40 | Congo | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Bouallouchia, Khenissi (TUN) |
| 23 January 2014 17:15 | Delpine 7 | (9–15) | Zoubabela 8 | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Bouallouchia, Khenissi (TUN) |
| 23 January 2014 17:15 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 1× | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Bouallouchia, Khenissi (TUN) |

### Semifinals

| 24 January 2014 11:30 | Angola | 30–31 (ET) | Tunisia | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Coulibaly, Diabate (CIV) |
| 24 January 2014 11:30 | M. Kiala 12 | (12–14) | Chebbah 9 | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Coulibaly, Diabate (CIV) |
| 24 January 2014 11:30 | 3× 5× | Report | 2× 6× | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Coulibaly, Diabate (CIV) |
| Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Coulibaly, Diabate (CIV) |||
| 24 January 2014 13:45 | Algeria | 23–28 | DR Congo | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Allade, Dagba (BEN) |
| 24 January 2014 13:45 | Tizi 9 | (10–12) | Mwasesa 8 | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Allade, Dagba (BEN) |
| 24 January 2014 13:45 | 3× 8× | Report | 2× 4× | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Allade, Dagba (BEN) |

### Seventh place game

| 24 January 2014 09:00 | Guinea | 18–42 | Cameroon | Salle OMS, Algiers Referees: Amba, Tshilanda (COD) |
| 24 January 2014 09:00 | Delpine 8 | (11–22) | Eyanga 11 | Salle OMS, Algiers Referees: Amba, Tshilanda (COD) |
| 24 January 2014 09:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 2× 4× | Salle OMS, Algiers Referees: Amba, Tshilanda (COD) |

### Fifth place

| 24 January 2014 13:00 | Congo | 30–29 | Senegal | Salle OMS, Algiers |
| 24 January 2014 13:00 | | (16–13) | | Salle OMS, Algiers |

### Third place game

| 25 January 2014 11:30 | Algeria | 22–30 | Angola | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Mohamed, Tamer (EGY) |
| 25 January 2014 11:30 | Belakhdar 6 | (10–18) | Cazanga 10 | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Mohamed, Tamer (EGY) |
| 25 January 2014 11:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 6× | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Mohamed, Tamer (EGY) |

### Final

| 25 January 2014 16:00 | DR Congo | 20–23 | Tunisia | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN) |
| 25 January 2014 16:00 | Mwasesa 9 | (11–10) | Toumi, Marzouk 5 | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN) |
| 25 January 2014 16:00 | 2× 6× | Report | 4× 6× | Salle Harcha, Algiers Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN) |

## Final ranking

* Qualified for the 2015 World Championship
| Rank | Team |
| | Tunisia |
| | DR Congo |
| | Angola |
| 4 | Algeria |
| 5 | Congo |
| 6 | Senegal |
| 7 | Cameroon |
| 8 | Guinea |