# 2012 African Men's Junior Handball Championship

The 2012 African Men's Junior Handball Championship was the 18th edition of the tournament, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation and held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast from August 28 to September 2, 2012.
Tunisia was the champion and the tournament qualified the top five teams to the 2013 world championship.

## Draw

| Group A | Group B |
| Angola  Gabon  Ivory Coast  Mali  Tunisia | Algeria  Congo  Egypt  Guinea  Libya  Morocco |

## Preliminary round

11 teams were drawn into two groups of five and six, respectively, with the two top teams of each group playing for the title, the two second, playing for the bronze medal, the two third, playing for the 5th place, the two fourth for the 7th place and the two fifth teams playing for the 7th place.
All times are local (UTC+1).

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Tunisia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 58 | +76 | 9 |
| Angola | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 118 | 88 | +30 | 7 |
| Gabon | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 106 | −6 | 6 |
| Mali | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 123 | −56 | 4 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 114 | −44 | 4 |
| 28 August 2012 11:00 | Mali | 08 – 43 | Tunisia | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
| 28 August 2012 11:00 | n/a | (05–21) | n/a | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
| 18:00 | Ivory Coast | 12 – 24 | Gabon | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Datongji, Hangbe (BEN) |
| 18:00 | Nguessan 4 | (02–09) | Aubiang, Ousman 5 | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Datongji, Hangbe (BEN) |
| 18:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Datongji, Hangbe (BEN) |
| 29 August 2012 16:00 | Angola | 37 – 28 | Gabon | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Diabate, Coulibaly (CIV) |
| 29 August 2012 16:00 | A.Lopes 9 | (16–16) | Nguema 6 | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Diabate, Coulibaly (CIV) |
| 29 August 2012 16:00 | 4× 7× 1× | Report | 2× 1× | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Diabate, Coulibaly (CIV) |
| 18:00 | Tunisia | 36 – 14 | Ivory Coast | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Camara, Diakite (GUI) |
| 18:00 | Frad, Soussi 6 | (19–06) | Traore 4 | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Camara, Diakite (GUI) |
| 18:00 | 1× | Report | 1× 3× | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Camara, Diakite (GUI) |
| 30 August 2012 10:00 | Angola | 33 – 17 | Mali | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Datongji, Hangbe (BEN) |
| 30 August 2012 10:00 | Amarelo 10 | (13–10) | Bamba, Doumbia 4 | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Datongji, Hangbe (BEN) |
| 30 August 2012 10:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× 10× 1× | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Datongji, Hangbe (BEN) |
| 14:00 | Tunisia | 32 – 15 | Gabon | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
| 14:00 | n/a | (18–08) | n/a | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
| 31 August 2012 10:00 | Gabon | 33 – 25 | Mali | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
| 31 August 2012 10:00 | n/a | (19–11) | n/a | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
| 18:00 | Angola | 27 – 20 | Ivory Coast | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Camara, Diakite (GUI) |
| 18:00 | Edgar 11 | (13–08) | three players 4 | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Camara, Diakite (GUI) |
| 18:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Camara, Diakite (GUI) |
| 1 September 2012 14:00 | Tunisia | 23 – 21 | Angola | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Coulibaly, Diabate (CIV) |
| 1 September 2012 14:00 | Mhadhbi 5 | (11–07) | Mário 8 | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Coulibaly, Diabate (CIV) |
| 1 September 2012 14:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 2× 6× | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Coulibaly, Diabate (CIV) |
| 18:00 | Mali | 27 – 24 | Ivory Coast | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 18:00 | Bamba 9 | (12–12) | Kouame 6 | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 18:00 | 3× 6× 1× | Report | 3× 8× 1× | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Congo | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 97 | +10 | 10 |
| Egypt | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177 | 110 | +67 | 8 |
| Algeria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 121 | +18 | 4 |
| Libya | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 115 | 119 | −4 | 4 |
| Morocco | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 114 | −3 | 4 |
| Guinea | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 96 | 184 | −88 | 0 |
| 28 August 2012 09:00 | Algeria | 35 – 22 | Guinea | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
| 28 August 2012 09:00 | n/a | (19–11) | n/a | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
| 13:00 | Egypt | 36 – 20 | Libya | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
| 13:00 | n/a | (17–07) | n/a | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
| 15:00 | Morocco | 20 – 15 | Congo | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
| 15:00 | n/a | (09–05) | n/a | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
| 29 August 2012 10:00 | Guinea | 14 – 34 | Morocco | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Angue, Gwangua (GAB) |
| 29 August 2012 10:00 | Bangoura 5 | (04–18) | Bouhaddioui 8 | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Angue, Gwangua (GAB) |
| 29 August 2012 10:00 | 4× 5× | Report | 3× 3× | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Angue, Gwangua (GAB) |
| 12:00 | Congo | 25 – 22 | Egypt | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Bonguino, Ndam (CMR) |
| 12:00 | Mobombo 8 | (14–13) | Alaa 5 | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Bonguino, Ndam (CMR) |
| 12:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 4× 4× | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Bonguino, Ndam (CMR) |
| 14:00 | Libya | 21 – 25 | Algeria | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Krichene, Makhlouf (TUN) |
| 14:00 | Krijntjes, Ali 6 | (11–11) | Daoud 8 | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Krichene, Makhlouf (TUN) |
| 14:00 | 2× 1× | Report | 4× 4× | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Krichene, Makhlouf (TUN) |
| 30 August 2012 12:00 | Egypt | 50 – 19 | Guinea | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
| 30 August 2012 12:00 | n/a | (24–09) | n/a | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
| 16:00 | Libya | 18 – 21 | Congo | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
| 16:00 | n/a | (12–11) | n/a | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
| 18:00 | Algeria | 27 – 20 | Morocco | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
| 18:00 | n/a | (13–11) | n/a | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
| 31 August 2012 12:00 | Guinea | 19 – 35 | Libya | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
| 31 August 2012 12:00 | n/a | (13–17) | n/a | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
| 14:00 | Algeria | 25 – 26 | Congo | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
| 14:00 | n/a | (15–11) | n/a | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
| 16:00 | Morocco | 19 – 37 | Egypt | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Krichene, Makhlouf (TUN) |
| 16:00 | Bentaleb, Bouhaddioui 7 | (09–16) | Tamer 10 | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Krichene, Makhlouf (TUN) |
| 16:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 3× | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Krichene, Makhlouf (TUN) |
| 1 September 2012 10:00 | Morocco | 18 – 21 | Libya | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
| 1 September 2012 10:00 | n/a | (07–09) | n/a | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
| 12:00 | Congo | 30 – 22 | Guinea | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Adje, Daple (CIV) |
| 12:00 | Mobombo 11 | (14–10) | Bangoura 6 | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Adje, Daple (CIV) |
| 12:00 | 4× 6× 1× | Report | 4× 9× | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Adje, Daple (CIV) |
| 16:00 | Egypt | 32 – 27 | Algeria | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Krichene, Makhlouf (TUN) |
| 16:00 | Osama 10 | (14–15) | Djellabi 8 | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Krichene, Makhlouf (TUN) |
| 16:00 | 3× | Report | 3× 1× | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Krichene, Makhlouf (TUN) |

## Classification matches
### Ninth place game

| 2 September 2012 09:00 | Ivory Coast | 19 – 25 | Morocco | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
| 2 September 2012 09:00 | n/a | (11–15) | n/a | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |

### Seventh place game

| 2 September 2012 11:00 | Libya | 28 – 19 | Mali | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
| 2 September 2012 11:00 | n/a | (12–07) | n/a | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |

### Fifth place game

| 2 September 2012 13:00 | Gabon | 25 – 33 | Algeria | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Adje, Daple (CIV) |
| 2 September 2012 13:00 | Polman 6 | (10–14) | Dias 8 | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Adje, Daple (CIV) |
| 2 September 2012 13:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 5× 1× | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Adje, Daple (CIV) |

### Third place game

| 2 September 2012 15:00 | Angola | 22 – 27 | Egypt | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Krichene, Makhlouf (TUN) |
| 2 September 2012 15:00 | Amarelo 7 | (11–13) | Osama 7 | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Krichene, Makhlouf (TUN) |
| 2 September 2012 15:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 4× 8× | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Krichene, Makhlouf (TUN) |

### Final

| 2 September 2012 17:30 | Tunisia | 41 – 25 | Congo | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Coulibaly, Diabate (CIV) |
| 2 September 2012 17:30 | Fathallah, Trabelsi 5 | (22–10) | Mobombo 11 | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Coulibaly, Diabate (CIV) |
| 2 September 2012 17:30 | 4× 7× | Report | 3× 3× | Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan Referees: Coulibaly, Diabate (CIV) |

## Final standings

* Qualified for the 2013 World Championship
| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Tunisia | 5–1–0 |
| | Congo | 5–0–1 |
| | Egypt | 5–0–1 |
| 4 | Angola | 3–1–2 |
| 5 | Algeria | 3–0–3 |
| 6 | Gabon | 3–0–3 |
| 7 | Libya | 3–0–3 |
| 8 | Mali | 2–0–4 |
| 9 | Morocco | 3–0–3 |
| 10 | Ivory Coast | 2–0–4 |
| 11 | Guinea | 0–0–5 |

## Awards

* 2012 African Men's Junior Handball Championship
* Tunisia 3rd title