# 2012 African Men's Handball Championship

The 2012 African Men's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, organized by the African Handball Confederation, which acted as the qualification process for the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held in Rabat and Salé, Morocco between 11 and 20 January 2012. The winner qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

## Teams

| Group A | Group B |
| Tunisia  DR Congo  Morocco  Gabon  Congo  Senegal | Egypt  Algeria  Angola  Cameroon  Ivory Coast  Burkina Faso |

## Venues

Rabat :
| Salle Moulay Abdellah | Salle Ibn Yassine |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 5,000 |
| Salé | RabatSalé |
| Hall Fathallah El Bouazzaoui | RabatSalé |
| Capacity: 2,000 | RabatSalé |

## Preliminary round

The draw was held on 24 September 2011 at Casablanca, Morocco.
All times are local (UTC±0).

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Tunisia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 92 | +63 | 10 |
| Morocco (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 117 | +11 | 8 |
| DR Congo | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 123 | 129 | −6 | 6 |
| Senegal | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 134 | 132 | +2 | 4 |
| Congo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 110 | 148 | −38 | 2 |
| Gabon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 108 | 140 | −32 | 0 |
| 11 January 2012 11:00 | DR Congo | 26–21 | Senegal | Salle Moulay Abdellah, Rabat |
| 11 January 2012 11:00 | | (9–13) | | Salle Moulay Abdellah, Rabat |
| 11 January 2012 17:00 | Tunisia | 35–18 | Gabon | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Colibaly, Nanga (CIV) |
| 11 January 2012 17:00 | Ayed 6 | (18–9) | Ostinda 8 | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Colibaly, Nanga (CIV) |
| 11 January 2012 17:00 | 3× 5× | | 2× 2× | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Colibaly, Nanga (CIV) |
| 11 January 2012 20:30 | Morocco | 28–24 | Congo | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 11 January 2012 20:30 | | (15–10) | | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 12 January 2012 15:00 | Gabon | 20–25 | DR Congo | Salle Moulay Abdellah, Rabat |
| 12 January 2012 15:00 | | (14–11) | | Salle Moulay Abdellah, Rabat |
| 12 January 2012 17:00 | Senegal | 26–31 | Morocco | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 12 January 2012 17:00 | | (12–12) | | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 12 January 2012 20:00 | Congo | 15–32 | Tunisia | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Abdelaziz, Mohammed Samy (EGY) |
| 12 January 2012 20:00 | five players 2 | (5–17) | four players 4 | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Abdelaziz, Mohammed Samy (EGY) |
| 12 January 2012 20:00 | 3× 3× | | 3× 3× | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Abdelaziz, Mohammed Samy (EGY) |
| 13 January 2012 15:00 | Gabon | 20–21 | Congo | Salle Moulay Abdellah, Rabat |
| 13 January 2012 15:00 | | (9–9) | | Salle Moulay Abdellah, Rabat |
| 13 January 2012 17:00 | Tunisia | 30–21 | Senegal | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Nasse, Bouchaid (MAR) |
| 13 January 2012 17:00 | Sanai 7 | (16–9) | Ibrahima 5 | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Nasse, Bouchaid (MAR) |
| 13 January 2012 17:00 | 1× 4× | | 2× 5× | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Nasse, Bouchaid (MAR) |
| 13 January 2012 20:00 | DR Congo | 17–25 | Morocco | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 13 January 2012 20:00 | | (5–9) | | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 15 January 2012 11:00 | DR Congo | 35–31 | Congo | Salle Moulay Abdellah, Rabat |
| 15 January 2012 11:00 | | (19–11) | | Salle Moulay Abdellah, Rabat |
| 15 January 2012 13:00 | Senegal | 33–26 | Gabon | Salle Moulay Abdellah, Rabat |
| 15 January 2012 13:00 | | (16–14) | | Salle Moulay Abdellah, Rabat |
| 15 January 2012 20:00 | Morocco | 18–26 | Tunisia | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Akptasta, Yawo Mawusse (TOG) |
| 15 January 2012 20:00 | Sayad 5 | (12–13) | Bannour 6 | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Akptasta, Yawo Mawusse (TOG) |
| 15 January 2012 20:00 | 3× 5× | | 3× 4× | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Akptasta, Yawo Mawusse (TOG) |
| 16 January 2012 11:00 | Congo | 19–33 | Senegal | Salle Moulay Abdellah, Rabat |
| 16 January 2012 11:00 | | (9–19) | | Salle Moulay Abdellah, Rabat |
| 16 January 2012 15:00 | Morocco | 26–24 | Gabon | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 16 January 2012 15:00 | | (17–11) | | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 16 January 2012 17:00 | Tunisia | 32–20 | DR Congo | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Badura, Michal (SVK) |
| 16 January 2012 17:00 | Sanai 7 | (17–11) | Kiangebeni 7 | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Badura, Michal (SVK) |
| 16 January 2012 17:00 | 2× 2× | | 3× 5× | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Badura, Michal (SVK) |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Egypt | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 154 | 101 | +53 | 9 |
| Algeria | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 149 | 103 | +46 | 9 |
| Angola | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 93 | +25 | 6 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 119 | 118 | +1 | 4 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 112 | 146 | −34 | 2 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 160 | −91 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC±0).
| 11 January 2012 13:00 | Egypt | 25–14 | Cameroon | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 11 January 2012 13:00 | | (13–8) | | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 11 January 2012 15:00 | Angola | 27–17 | Ivory Coast | Hall Fathallah El Bouazzaoui, Salé |
| 11 January 2012 15:00 | | (11–6) | | Hall Fathallah El Bouazzaoui, Salé |
| 11 January 2012 15:00 | Algeria | 33–16 | Burkina Faso | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 11 January 2012 15:00 | | (18–10) | | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 12 January 2012 13:00 | Ivory Coast | 21–40 | Egypt | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 12 January 2012 13:00 | | (12–19) | | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 12 January 2012 13:00 | Burkina Faso | 7–30 | Angola | Salle Moulay Abdellah, Rabat |
| 12 January 2012 13:00 | | (2–15) | | Salle Moulay Abdellah, Rabat |
| 12 January 2012 15:00 | Cameroon | 18–27 | Algeria | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 12 January 2012 15:00 | | (8–14) | | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 13 January 2012 11:00 | Cameroon | 32–19 | Ivory Coast | Salle Moulay Abdellah, Rabat |
| 13 January 2012 11:00 | | (17–9) | | Salle Moulay Abdellah, Rabat |
| 13 January 2012 13:00 | Egypt | 32–18 | Burkina Faso | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 13 January 2012 13:00 | | (12–8) | | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 13 January 2012 15:00 | Algeria | 21–15 | Angola | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 13 January 2012 15:00 | | (11–6) | | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 15 January 2012 11:00 | Burkina Faso | 15–30 | Cameroon | Hall Fathallah El Bouazzaoui, Salé |
| 15 January 2012 11:00 | | (7–19) | | Hall Fathallah El Bouazzaoui, Salé |
| 15 January 2012 15:00 | Algeria | 34–20 | Ivory Coast | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 15 January 2012 15:00 | | (19–9) | | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 15 January 2012 17:00 | Angola | 14–23 | Egypt | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 15 January 2012 17:00 | | (8–10) | | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 16 January 2012 15:00 | Angola | 32–25 | Cameroon | Hall Fathallah El Bouazzaoui, Salé |
| 16 January 2012 15:00 | | (21–16) | | Hall Fathallah El Bouazzaoui, Salé |
| 16 January 2012 19:00 | Ivory Coast | 35–13 | Burkina Faso | Salle Moulay Abdellah, Rabat |
| 16 January 2012 19:00 | | (16–6) | | Salle Moulay Abdellah, Rabat |
| 16 January 2012 20:00 | Egypt | 34–34 | Algeria | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 16 January 2012 20:00 | | (20–16) | | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 17 January | 17 January | | | |
| Tunisia | 26 | | | |
| Tunisia | 26 | 19 January | 19 January | | |
| Cameroon | 17 | 19 January | 19 January | |
| Cameroon | 17 | Tunisia | 28 | |
| 17 January | 17 January | | Tunisia | 28 | |
| 17 January | 17 January | Morocco | 16 | |
| Morocco | 24 | Morocco | 16 | |
| Morocco | 24 | | | | 20 January | 20 January |
| Angola | 22 | | | | 20 January | 20 January |
| Angola | 22 | | | | Tunisia | 23 |
| 17 January | 17 January | | | | | Tunisia | 23 |
| 17 January | 17 January | | | | Algeria | 20 |
| Algeria | 33 | | | | Algeria | 20 |
| Algeria | 33 | 19 January | 19 January | | | |
| DR Congo | 31 | 19 January | 19 January | | | |
| DR Congo | 31 | Algeria | 26 | | | |
| 17 January | 17 January | | Algeria | 26 | | | |
| 17 January | 17 January | Egypt | 25 | | Third place | Third place |
| Senegal | 19 | Egypt | 25 | | Third place | Third place |
| Senegal | 19 | | | | 20 January | 20 January |
| Egypt | 31 | | | | 20 January | 20 January |
| Egypt | 31 | | | | Morocco | 15 |
| | | | | | Egypt | 29 |

#### 5–8th bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 18 January | 18 January |
| Cameroon | 23 |
| Cameroon | 23 | 19 January | 19 January |
| Angola | 24 | 19 January | 19 January |
| Angola | 24 | Angola | 27 |
| 18 January | 18 January | | Angola | 27 |
| 18 January | 18 January | Senegal (Pen.) | 28 |
| DR Congo | 32 | Senegal (Pen.) | 28 |
| Senegal | 33 | | |
| Senegal | 33 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 19 January | 19 January |
| | | Cameroon | 29 |
| | | DR Congo | 25 |
All times are local (UTC±0).

### Quarterfinals

| 17 January 2012 12:00 | Egypt | 31–19 | Senegal | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 17 January 2012 12:00 | | (15–8) | | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 17 January 2012 14:30 | DR Congo | 31–33 | Algeria | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 17 January 2012 14:30 | | (15–14) | | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 17 January 2012 17:00 | Tunisia | 26–17 | Cameroon | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Massimina, Alain Fortuné (CGO) |
| 17 January 2012 17:00 | Bannour 7 | (11–7) | Fankoua 10 | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Massimina, Alain Fortuné (CGO) |
| 17 January 2012 17:00 | 3× 3× | | 3× 5× 1× | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Massimina, Alain Fortuné (CGO) |
| 17 January 2012 20:00 | Angola | 22–24 | Morocco | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 17 January 2012 20:00 | | (11–11) | | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |

### 5–8th semifinals

| 18 January 2012 09:00 | Cameroon | 23–24 | Angola | Hall Fathallah El Bouazzaoui, Salé |
| 18 January 2012 09:00 | | (8–13) | | Hall Fathallah El Bouazzaoui, Salé |
| 18 January 2012 11:00 | DR Congo | 32–33 | Senegal | Hall Fathallah El Bouazzaoui, Salé |
| 18 January 2012 11:00 | | (15–14) | | Hall Fathallah El Bouazzaoui, Salé |

### Semifinals

| 19 January 2012 17:00 | Egypt | 25–26 | Algeria | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 19 January 2012 17:00 | | (14–12) | | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat |
| 19 January 2012 20:00 | Tunisia | 28–16 | Morocco | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Charlotte et Julie Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 19 January 2012 20:00 | three players 4 | (15–7) | Koasai 3 | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Charlotte et Julie Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 19 January 2012 20:00 | 3× 2× | | 3× 2× | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Charlotte et Julie Bonaventura (FRA) |

### Eleventh place game

| 17 January 2012 11:00 | Gabon | 26–20 | Burkina Faso | Hall Fathallah El Bouazzaoui, Salé |
| 17 January 2012 11:00 | | (13–5) | | Hall Fathallah El Bouazzaoui, Salé |

### Ninth place game

| 17 January 2012 13:00 | Congo | 31–20 | Ivory Coast | Hall Fathallah El Bouazzaoui, Salé |
| 17 January 2012 13:00 | | (18–10) | | Hall Fathallah El Bouazzaoui, Salé |

### Seventh place game

| 19 January 2012 13:00 | Cameroon | 29–25 | DR Congo | Hall Fathallah El Bouazzaoui, Salé |
| 19 January 2012 13:00 | | (13–15) | | Hall Fathallah El Bouazzaoui, Salé |

### Fifth place game

| 19 January 2012 17:00 | Angola | 27–28 | Senegal | Hall Fathallah El Bouazzaoui, Salé |
| 19 January 2012 17:00 | | (1–10) | | Hall Fathallah El Bouazzaoui, Salé |
| Hall Fathallah El Bouazzaoui, Salé |||

### Bronze medal game

| 20 January 2012 17:00 | Egypt | 29–15 | Morocco | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Akptasta, Yawo Mawusse (TOG) |
| 20 January 2012 17:00 | Zaky 9 | (16–5) | Hammadi 4 | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Akptasta, Yawo Mawusse (TOG) |
| 20 January 2012 17:00 | 3× 4× | | 3× 4× | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Akptasta, Yawo Mawusse (TOG) |

### Final

| 20 January 2012 20:00 | Algeria | 20–23 | Tunisia | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Badura, Michal (SVK) |
| 20 January 2012 20:00 | Chahbour, Rahim 4 | (6–12) | Megannem 6 | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Badura, Michal (SVK) |
| 20 January 2012 20:00 | 2× 4× | | 3× 3× | Salle Ibn Yassine, Rabat Referees: Badura, Michal (SVK) |

## Final standings

* Qualified for the 2013 World Championship
| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Tunisia | 8–0–0 |
| | Algeria | 6–1–1 |
| | Egypt | 6–1–1 |
| 4 | Morocco | 5–0–3 |
| 5 | Senegal | 4–0–4 |
| 6 | Angola | 4–0–4 |
| 7 | Cameroon | 3–0–5 |
| 8 | DR Congo | 3–0–5 |
| 9 | Congo | 2–0–4 |
| 10 | Ivory Coast | 1–0–5 |
| 11 | Gabon | 1–0–5 |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 0–0–6 |

## Awards

* 2012 African Handball Championship
* Tunisia 9th title
* Best Player
* Soufyan Sayad

### All-Tournament Team

All-star team was:
| GK | Yassine Idrissi |
| RW | Abouelfetoh Abdelrazek |
| RB | Amine Bannour |
| CB | Heykel Megannem |
| LB | Saci Boultif |
| LW | Riad Chahbour |
| P | Issam Tej |