# 2018 African Women's Handball Championship

The 2018 African Women's Handball Championship was the 23rd edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, which took place from 2 to 12 December 2018 in Brazzaville, Congo. The tournament was held under the aegis of African Handball Confederation and acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship.
Angola defeated Senegal in the final to win their second straight and 13th overall title.

## Venue

| Brazzaville | Brazzaville | Brazzaville |
| Brazzaville ||

## Draw

The draw was held on 11 August 2018.
| Group A | Group B |
| Tunisia  Cameroon  Ivory Coast  Senegal  Algeria | Angola  DR Congo  Congo  Guinea  Morocco |

## Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 19 November 2018.
All times are local (UTC+1).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Senegal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 83 | +33 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Cameroon | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 109 | 91 | +18 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Tunisia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 105 | 103 | +2 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Algeria | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 91 | 116 | −25 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Ivory Coast | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 128 | −28 | 0 | |
| 2 December 2018 09:00 | Senegal | 23–18 | Cameroon | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 2 December 2018 09:00 | | (14–11) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 2 December 2018 11:00 | Algeria | 27–25 | Ivory Coast | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 2 December 2018 11:00 | | (14–12) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 3 December 2018 13:00 | Tunisia | 21–26 | Senegal | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 3 December 2018 13:00 | | (12–13) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 3 December 2018 15:00 | Cameroon | 32–18 | Algeria | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 3 December 2018 15:00 | | (12–8) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 4 December 2018 13:00 | Cameroon | 34–25 | Ivory Coast | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 4 December 2018 13:00 | | (17–11) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 4 December 2018 17:00 | Algeria | 24–24 | Tunisia | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 4 December 2018 17:00 | | (12–14) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 6 December 2018 13:00 | Senegal | 35–22 | Algeria | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 6 December 2018 13:00 | | (18–7) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 6 December 2018 19:00 | Ivory Coast | 28–35 | Tunisia | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 6 December 2018 19:00 | | (10–21) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 7 December 2018 15:00 | Ivory Coast | 22–32 | Senegal | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 7 December 2018 15:00 | | (4–16) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 7 December 2018 17:00 | Tunisia | 25–25 | Cameroon | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 7 December 2018 17:00 | | (10–15) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Angola | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 74 | +81 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | DR Congo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 123 | 103 | +20 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Congo (H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 121 | 104 | +17 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Guinea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 134 | −37 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Morocco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 163 | −81 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Congo 29–29 DR Congo
| 2 December 2018 13:00 | Angola | 40–17 | Guinea | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 2 December 2018 13:00 | | (24–7) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 2 December 2018 17:30 | Congo | 36–23 | Morocco | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 2 December 2018 17:30 | | (15–11) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 3 December 2018 17:00 | Morocco | 23–35 | DR Congo | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 3 December 2018 17:00 | | (9–20) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 3 December 2018 19:00 | Guinea | 20–37 | Congo | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 3 December 2018 19:00 | | (12–16) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 4 December 2018 15:00 | Morocco | 14–50 | Angola | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 4 December 2018 15:00 | | (4–26) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 4 December 2018 19:00 | Congo | 29–29 | DR Congo | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 4 December 2018 19:00 | | (13–19) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 6 December 2018 15:00 | Guinea | 42–22 | Morocco | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 6 December 2018 15:00 | | (21–10) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 6 December 2018 17:00 | DR Congo | 24–33 | Angola | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 6 December 2018 17:00 | | (14–19) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 7 December 2018 13:00 | DR Congo | 35–18 | Guinea | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 7 December 2018 13:00 | | (16–8) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 7 December 2018 19:00 | Angola | 32–19 | Congo | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 7 December 2018 19:00 | | (18–9) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 9 December | 9 December | | | |
| Senegal | 23 | | | |
| Senegal | 23 | 10 December | 10 December | | |
| Guinea | 16 | 10 December | 10 December | |
| Guinea | 16 | Senegal | 22 | |
| 9 December | 9 December | | Senegal | 22 | |
| 9 December | 9 December | DR Congo | 21 | |
| DR Congo | 37 | DR Congo | 21 | |
| DR Congo | 37 | | | | 12 December | 12 December |
| Tunisia | 30 | | | | 12 December | 12 December |
| Tunisia | 30 | | | | Senegal | 14 |
| 9 December | 9 December | | | | | Senegal | 14 |
| 9 December | 9 December | | | | Angola | 19 |
| Cameroon | 22 | | | | Angola | 19 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 10 December | 10 December | | | |
| Congo | 21 | 10 December | 10 December | | | |
| Congo | 21 | Cameroon | 16 | | | |
| 9 December | 9 December | | Cameroon | 16 | | | |
| 9 December | 9 December | Angola | 25 | | Third place | Third place |
| Angola | 41 | Angola | 25 | | Third place | Third place |
| Angola | 41 | | | | 12 December | 12 December |
| Algeria | 17 | | | | 12 December | 12 December |
| Algeria | 17 | | | | DR Congo | 33 |
| | | | | | Cameroon | 22 |

#### 5th place bracket

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 10 December | 10 December |
| Guinea | 26 |
| Guinea | 26 | 11 December | 11 December |
| Tunisia | 30 | 11 December | 11 December |
| Tunisia | 30 | Tunisia | 23 |
| 10 December | 10 December | | Tunisia | 23 |
| 10 December | 10 December | Congo | 31 |
| Congo | 24 | Congo | 31 |
| Algeria | 22 | | |
| Algeria | 22 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 11 December | 11 December |
| | | Guinea | 34 |
| | | Algeria | 22 |

### Quarterfinals

| 9 December 2018 11:30 | Senegal | 23–16 | Guinea | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 9 December 2018 11:30 | | (12–7) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 9 December 2018 14:00 | DR Congo | 37–30 | Tunisia | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 9 December 2018 14:00 | | (20–11) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 9 December 2018 16:30 | Algeria | 17–41 | Angola | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 9 December 2018 16:30 | | (6–21) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 9 December 2018 19:00 | Cameroon | 22–21 | Congo | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 9 December 2018 19:00 | | (12–10) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |

### 5–8th place semifinals

| 10 December 2018 13:00 | Guinea | 26–30 | Tunisia | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 10 December 2018 13:00 | | (16–15) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 10 December 2018 15:00 | Congo | 24–22 | Algeria | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 10 December 2018 15:00 | | (16–14) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |

### Semifinals

| 10 December 2018 17:00 | Senegal | 22–21 | DR Congo | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 10 December 2018 17:00 | | (11–9) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 10 December 2018 19:00 | Cameroon | 16–25 | Angola | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 10 December 2018 19:00 | | (8–15) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |

### Ninth place game

| 10 December 2018 11:00 | Ivory Coast | 38–31 | Morocco | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 10 December 2018 11:00 | | (18–12) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |

### Seventh place game

| 11 December 2018 15:00 | Guinea | 34–22 | Algeria | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |

### Fifth place game

| 11 December 2018 17:00 | Tunisia | 23–31 | Congo | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 11 December 2018 17:00 | | (13–13) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |

### Third place game

| 12 December 2018 13:30 | DR Congo | 33–22 | Cameroon | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 12 December 2018 13:30 | | (16–10) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |

### Final

| 12 December 2018 16:00 | Senegal | 14–19 | Angola | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |
| 12 December 2018 16:00 | | (10–7) | | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Angola |
| | Senegal |
| | DR Congo |
| 4 | Cameroon |
| 5 | Congo |
| 6 | Tunisia |
| 7 | Guinea |
| 8 | Algeria |
| 9 | Ivory Coast |
| 10 | Morocco |
* Team qualified for the 2019 World Championship and the African Olympic Qualification Tournament
* Team qualified for the African Olympic Qualification Tournament

## Awards

* 2018 African Women's Handball Championship
* Angola 13th title
* Most valuable player
* Albertina Kassoma

### All-Tournament Team

| Position | Player |
| GK | Hatadou Sako |
| RW | Amal Hamrouni |
| RB | Azenaide Carlos |
| CB | Isabel Guialo |
| LB | Christianne Mwasesa |
| LW | Awa Fall-Diop |
| P | Albertina Kassoma |