# 2016 African Men's Handball Championship

The 2016 African Men's Handball Championship was the 22nd edition of the African Men's Handball Championship and held in Egypt from 21 to 30 January 2016. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.
Egypt won their sixth title after defeating Tunisia 21–19, while Angola defeated Algeria 25–19 to capture the bronze medal.
The win qualified Egypt for the Olympics, while runner-up Tunisia received a place in the Olympic Qualification Tournament.

## Qualified teams

| Country | Previous appearances in tournament |
| Algeria | 20 (1976, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Angola | 13 (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Cameroon | 12 (1974, 1976, 1979, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Congo | 17 (1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| DR Congo | 9 (1992, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Egypt | 19 (1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Gabon | 6 (2000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Kenya | 1 (2004) |
| Libya | 3 (2004, 2010, 2014) |
| Morocco | 16 (1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Nigeria | 9 (1979, 1981, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014) |
| Tunisia | 21 (1974, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italics indicates host.

## Venues

| Cairo | Cairo | Cairo | Cairo |
| Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex ||
| Cairo | Cairo | Hall 1 | Hall 2 |
| Cairo | Cairo | Capacity: 16,900 | Capacity: 1,620 |

## Referees

7 couples were announced for the competition.
| Country | Referees |
| Benin | Jonas Alyidi Arseny Datundji |
| Benin | Akpasta Yao Ajpeco Asinon |
| DR Congo | Sunguay Mobaity Moya Koyachilis |
| Egypt | Mostefa Maamaly Sami Abdelaziz |
| Ivory Coast | Mamado Diabite Yalatema Coulibaly |
| Senegal | Abdallah Faye Fadhel Diop |
| Tunisia | Ramzi Khenissi Ismail Boualloucha |

## Preliminary round

The draw was held on 23 October 2015.
All times are local (UTC+2).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Egypt (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 87 | +61 | 10 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
| 2 | Algeria | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 118 | +27 | 8 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
| 3 | Morocco | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 125 | −10 | 6 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Cameroon | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 128 | −8 | 4 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
| 5 | Nigeria | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 110 | 144 | −34 | 2 | Advanced to 9–12th place semifinals |
| 6 | Gabon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 115 | 151 | −36 | 0 | Advanced to 9–12th place semifinals |
| 21 January 2016 10:00 | Cameroon | 24–16 | Nigeria | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 21 January 2016 10:00 | | (15–8) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 21 January 2016 14:00 | Gabon | 23–29 | Morocco | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 21 January 2016 14:00 | | (14–15) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 21 January 2016 20:30 | Algeria | 18–22 | Egypt | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 21 January 2016 20:30 | | (7–11) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 22 January 2016 15:00 | Gabon | 24–35 | Algeria | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 22 January 2016 15:00 | Yannick 5 | (14–19) | Hamoud 7 | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 22 January 2016 15:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 3× 5× 1× | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 22 January 2016 18:00 | Morocco | 26–24 | Cameroon | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 22 January 2016 18:00 | Idir, Ouksir 7 | (12–12) | Chuala 7 | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 22 January 2016 18:00 | 4× 8× 1× | Report | 1× 8× | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 22 January 2016 19:00 | Nigeria | 20–34 | Egypt | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 22 January 2016 19:00 | Aminu 5 | (9–16) | Abouebaid 6 | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 22 January 2016 19:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 2× 4× | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 23 January 2016 16:00 | Nigeria | 31–30 | Gabon | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 23 January 2016 16:00 | Talle 7 | (16–13) | Cherubin 7 | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 23 January 2016 16:00 | 2× 6× | Report | 3× 4× | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 23 January 2016 17:00 | Algeria | 27–22 | Morocco | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 23 January 2016 17:00 | Daoud, Abdi 6 | (15–10) | Idir 8 | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 23 January 2016 17:00 | 4× 7× | Report | 4× 4× | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 23 January 2016 19:00 | Egypt | 30–20 | Cameroon | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 23 January 2016 19:00 | Abdelrahman 4 | (17–10) | Ebanga 4 | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 23 January 2016 19:00 | 4× 6× 1× | Report | 3× 8× | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 25 January 2016 13:00 | Cameroon | 27–34 | Algeria | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 25 January 2016 13:00 | | (11–16) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 25 January 2016 18:00 | Morocco | 25–20 | Nigeria | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 25 January 2016 18:00 | | (14–10) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 25 January 2016 19:00 | Egypt | 31–16 | Gabon | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 25 January 2016 19:00 | | (13–7) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 26 January 2016 13:00 | Algeria | 31–23 | Nigeria | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 26 January 2016 13:00 | | (11–12) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 26 January 2016 15:00 | Cameroon | 25–22 | Gabon | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 26 January 2016 15:00 | | (10–10) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 26 January 2016 19:00 | Egypt | 31–13 | Morocco | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 26 January 2016 19:00 | | (19–7) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tunisia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 96 | +91 | 10 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
| 2 | Angola | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 148 | 104 | +44 | 8 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
| 3 | DR Congo | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 143 | −12 | 6 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Congo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 130 | 142 | −12 | 3 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
| 5 | Libya | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 103 | 122 | −19 | 3 | Advanced to 9–12th place semifinals |
| 6 | Kenya | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 102 | 194 | −92 | 0 | Advanced to 9–12th place semifinals |
* 1 2 Congo 21–21 Libya
| 21 January 2016 09:00 | Angola | 42–16 | Kenya | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 21 January 2016 09:00 | | (20–6) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 21 January 2016 11:00 | Tunisia | 30–18 | Libya | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 21 January 2016 11:00 | | (16–7) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 21 January 2016 12:00 | Congo | 29–30 | DR Congo | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 21 January 2016 12:00 | | (14–15) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 22 January 2016 13:00 | Libya | 15–29 | Angola | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 22 January 2016 13:00 | El Badri, Shafu 3 | (8–12) | Liandro 7 | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 22 January 2016 13:00 | 3× 6× | Report | 2× 3× | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 22 January 2016 16:00 | Kenya | 19–34 | Congo | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 22 January 2016 16:00 | three players 3 | (9–17) | Ephrem 7 | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 22 January 2016 16:00 | 2× 1× | Report | 3× 7× | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 22 January 2016 17:00 | DR Congo | 22–37 | Tunisia | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 22 January 2016 17:00 | Eyanga, Tchitombi 4 | (14–15) | Amri 8 | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 22 January 2016 17:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 2× 5× 1× | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 23 January 2016 13:00 | Tunisia | 53–15 | Kenya | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 23 January 2016 13:00 | Bhar 16 | (24–8) | Mathew, Ondara 3 | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 23 January 2016 13:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 1× 2× | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 23 January 2016 15:00 | Angola | 28–26 | Congo | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 23 January 2016 15:00 | | (15–9) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 23 January 2016 18:00 | Libya | 19–20 | DR Congo | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 23 January 2016 18:00 | four players 4 | (11–10) | Kiangebeni 6 | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 23 January 2016 18:00 | 4× 12× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 25 January 2016 15:00 | Angola | 28–24 | DR Congo | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 25 January 2016 15:00 | | (20–13) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 25 January 2016 16:00 | Kenya | 22–30 | Libya | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 25 January 2016 16:00 | | (11–19) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 25 January 2016 17:00 | Congo | 20–44 | Tunisia | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 25 January 2016 17:00 | | (8–23) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 26 January 2016 16:00 | Congo | 21–21 | Libya | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 26 January 2016 16:00 | | (6–11) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 26 January 2016 17:00 | Tunisia | 23–21 | Angola | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 26 January 2016 17:00 | | (10–13) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 26 January 2016 18:00 | DR Congo | 35–30 | Kenya | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 26 January 2016 18:00 | | (15–12) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |

## Knockout stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 27 January | 27 January | | | |
| Egypt | 39 | | | |
| Egypt | 39 | 29 January | 29 January | | |
| Congo | 18 | 29 January | 29 January | |
| Congo | 18 | Egypt | 25 | |
| 27 January | 27 January | | Egypt | 25 | |
| 27 January | 27 January | Angola | 15 | |
| Angola | 22 | Angola | 15 | |
| Angola | 22 | | | | 30 January | 30 January |
| Morocco | 21 | | | | 30 January | 30 January |
| Morocco | 21 | | | | Egypt | 21 |
| 27 January | 27 January | | | | | Egypt | 21 |
| 27 January | 27 January | | | | Tunisia | 19 |
| Algeria | 34 | | | | Tunisia | 19 |
| Algeria | 34 | 29 January | 29 January | | | |
| DR Congo | 25 | 29 January | 29 January | | | |
| DR Congo | 25 | Algeria | 18 | | | |
| 27 January | 27 January | | Algeria | 18 | | | |
| 27 January | 27 January | Tunisia | 27 | | Third place | Third place |
| Tunisia | 24 | Tunisia | 27 | | Third place | Third place |
| Tunisia | 24 | | | | 30 January | 30 January |
| Cameroon | 20 | | | | 30 January | 30 January |
| Cameroon | 20 | | | | Angola | 24 |
| | | | | | Algeria | 19 |

### 5th place bracket

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 29 January | 29 January |
| Congo | 28 |
| Congo | 28 | 30 January | 30 January |
| Morocco | 36 | 30 January | 30 January |
| Morocco | 36 | Morocco | 29 |
| 29 January | 29 January | | Morocco | 29 |
| 29 January | 29 January | Cameroon | 30 |
| DR Congo | 27 | Cameroon | 30 |
| Cameroon | 36 | | |
| Cameroon | 36 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 30 January | 30 January |
| | | Congo | 25 |
| | | DR Congo | 26 |

### 9th place bracket

| 9–12th place semifinals | 9–12th place semifinals | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| 27 January | 27 January |
| Nigeria | 32 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 29 January | 29 January |
| Kenya | 23 | 29 January | 29 January |
| Kenya | 23 | Nigeria | 26 |
| 27 January | 27 January | | Nigeria | 26 |
| 27 January | 27 January | Libya | 28 |
| Libya | 29 | Libya | 28 |
| Gabon | 26 | | |
| Gabon | 26 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | 29 January | 29 January |
| | | Kenya | 19 |
| | | Gabon | 38 |

### Quarterfinals

| 27 January 2016 13:00 | Angola | 22–21 | Morocco | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 27 January 2016 13:00 | | (9–9) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 27 January 2016 15:00 | Tunisia | 24–20 | Cameroon | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 27 January 2016 15:00 | | (11–10) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 27 January 2016 17:00 | Algeria | 34–25 | DR Congo | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 27 January 2016 17:00 | | (16–13) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 27 January 2016 19:00 | Egypt | 39–18 | Congo | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 27 January 2016 19:00 | | (19–6) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |

### 9–12th place semifinals

| 27 January 2016 16:00 | Libya | 29–26 | Gabon | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 27 January 2016 16:00 | | (12–12) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 27 January 2016 18:00 | Nigeria | 32–23 | Kenya | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 27 January 2016 18:00 | | (16–11) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |

### 5–8th place semifinals

| 29 January 2016 16:00 | Congo | 28–36 | Morocco | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 29 January 2016 16:00 | | (12–15) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 29 January 2016 18:00 | DR Congo | 27–36 | Cameroon | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 29 January 2016 18:00 | | (15–18) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |

### Semifinals

| 29 January 2016 17:30 | Algeria | 18–27 | Tunisia | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 29 January 2016 17:30 | | (9–13) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 29 January 2016 20:00 | Egypt | 25–15 | Angola | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 29 January 2016 20:00 | | (12–8) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |

### Eleventh place game

| 29 January 2016 13:00 | Kenya | 19–38 | Gabon | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |

### Ninth place game

| 29 January 2016 14:00 | Nigeria | 26–28 | Libya | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |

### Seventh place game

| 30 January 2016 12:00 | Congo | 25–26 | DR Congo | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |

### Fifth place game

| 30 January 2016 14:00 | Morocco | 29–30 | Cameroon | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |
| 30 January 2016 14:00 | | (13–17) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 2, Cairo |

### Third place game

| 30 January 2016 17:30 | Angola | 24–19 | Algeria | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 30 January 2016 17:30 | | (10–8) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |

### Final

| 30 January 2016 20:00 | Egypt | 21–19 | Tunisia | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |
| 30 January 2016 20:00 | | (9–10) | | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo |

## Final ranking

* Legend for qualification type
* Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2017 World Championship
* Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics Qualification and the 2017 World Championship
* Qualified for the 2017 World Championship
| Rank | Team |
| | Egypt |
| | Tunisia |
| | Angola |
| 4 | Algeria |
| 5 | Cameroon |
| 6 | Morocco |
| 7 | DR Congo |
| 8 | Congo |
| 9 | Libya |
| 10 | Nigeria |
| 11 | Gabon |
| 12 | Kenya |