# Handball at the 2015 African Games – Men's tournament

The 2015 edition of the Men's Handball Tournament of the African Games was the 11th, organized by the African Handball Confederation and played under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held from 10 to 19 September 2015 at the Palais des Sports Kintélé in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, contested by 10 national teams and won by Egypt.

## Format

* The 10 teams were divided into four groups (Groups A+B+C+D) for the preliminary round.
* Round robin for the preliminary round; the top two teams of each group advanced to the quarterfinals.
* From there on a knockout system was used until the final.

## Draw

| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Libya  Senegal | Angola  Kenya  Nigeria | Congo  Ivory Coast | DR Congo  Egypt  Gabon |

## Group stage

    Times given below are in UTC+1.

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Libya | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 4 |
| Senegal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 0 |
| 11 September 2015 14:00 | Senegal | 24–28 | Libya | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Alaine Massimina (CGO) |
| 11 September 2015 14:00 | Ndiaye 3 | (13–15) | Galmouz 7 | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Alaine Massimina (CGO) |
| 11 September 2015 14:00 | 5× | Report | 3× 4× | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Alaine Massimina (CGO) |
| 13 September 2015 16:00 | Libya | 20–16 | Senegal | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Yalatima Coulibaly, Mamoudou Diabate (CIV) |
| 13 September 2015 16:00 | Amoura 5 | (06–09) | Ndiaye 6 | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Yalatima Coulibaly, Mamoudou Diabate (CIV) |
| 13 September 2015 16:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 4× 7× | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Yalatima Coulibaly, Mamoudou Diabate (CIV) |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Nigeria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 4 |
| Angola | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 2 |
| Kenya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 63 | −35 | 0 |
| 11 September 2015 16:00 | Angola | 36–09 | Kenya | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Sonia Beloum, Ida Zoehinga (BUR) |
| 11 September 2015 16:00 | Hebo 9 | (19–03) | Koga 3 | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Sonia Beloum, Ida Zoehinga (BUR) |
| 11 September 2015 16:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 4× | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Sonia Beloum, Ida Zoehinga (BUR) |
| 13 September 2015 12:00 | Kenya | 19–27 | Nigeria | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Alaine Massimina, Sylvain Ogango (CGO) |
| 13 September 2015 12:00 | Bryan 5 | (06–11) | Shehu 8 | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Alaine Massimina, Sylvain Ogango (CGO) |
| 13 September 2015 12:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Alaine Massimina, Sylvain Ogango (CGO) |
| 15 September 2015 16:00 | Nigeria | 23–21 | Angola | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Alaine Massimina, Sylvain Ogango (CGO) |
| 15 September 2015 16:00 | Philip 9 | (10–09) | four players 3 | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Alaine Massimina, Sylvain Ogango (CGO) |
| 15 September 2015 16:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 4× | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Alaine Massimina, Sylvain Ogango (CGO) |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Congo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 3 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 1 |
| 13 September 2015 18:00 | Congo | 26–26 | Ivory Coast | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Yawo Akpatsa, Agbeko Assignon (TOG) |
| 13 September 2015 18:00 | Costodes 6 | (16–11) | Kanate 8 | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Yawo Akpatsa, Agbeko Assignon (TOG) |
| 13 September 2015 18:00 | | Report | 4× 4× | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Yawo Akpatsa, Agbeko Assignon (TOG) |
| 15 September 2015 18:00 | Ivory Coast | 26–29 | Congo | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Heidy Elsaied, Yasmina Elsaied (EGY) |
| 15 September 2015 18:00 | Kanate 9 | (13–14) | Kelantima, Angao 7 | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Heidy Elsaied, Yasmina Elsaied (EGY) |
| 15 September 2015 18:00 | 2× 8× | Report | 5× | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Heidy Elsaied, Yasmina Elsaied (EGY) |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Egypt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 4 |
| Gabon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 1 |
| DR Congo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 1 |
| 11 September 2015 18:00 | Egypt | 31–25 | Gabon | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville |
| 11 September 2015 18:00 | Mostafa 7 | (17–09) | Leckibi, Milama 7 | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville |
| 11 September 2015 18:00 | 3× 6× | Report | 1× 3× | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville |
| 13 September 2015 14:00 | DR Congo | 30–30 | Gabon | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Felly Amba, Arsène Datondji (COD) |
| 13 September 2015 14:00 | Jamal 10 | (15–16) | Mamadou 5 | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Felly Amba, Arsène Datondji (COD) |
| 13 September 2015 14:00 | 3× 5× 1× | Report | 3× 7× | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Felly Amba, Arsène Datondji (COD) |
| 15 September 2015 14:00 | DR Congo | 20–26 | Egypt | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Yalatima Coulibaly, Mamoudou Diabate (CIV) |
| 15 September 2015 14:00 | Ike 6 | (10–18) | Moustafa, Fouad 4 | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Yalatima Coulibaly, Mamoudou Diabate (CIV) |
| 15 September 2015 14:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 2× 6× | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Yalatima Coulibaly, Mamoudou Diabate (CIV) |

## Knockout stage

    All matches were played in: Palais des sports Kintélé, Brazzaville
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 17 September 2015 | 17 September 2015 | | | |
| Libya | 18 | | | |
| Libya | 18 | 18 September 2015 | 18 September 2015 | | |
| Angola | 30 | 18 September 2015 | 18 September 2015 | |
| Angola | 30 | Nigeria | 13 | |
| 17 September 2015 | 17 September 2015 | | Nigeria | 13 | |
| 17 September 2015 | 17 September 2015 | Angola | 19 | |
| Nigeria | 29 | Angola | 19 | |
| Nigeria | 29 | | | | 19 September 2015 | 19 September 2015 |
| Senegal | 18 | | | | 19 September 2015 | 19 September 2015 |
| Senegal | 18 | | | | Egypt | 25 |
| 17 September 2015 | 17 September 2015 | | | | | Egypt | 25 |
| 17 September 2015 | 17 September 2015 | | | | Angola | 23 |
| Ivory Coast | 17 | | | | Angola | 23 |
| Ivory Coast | 17 | 18 September 2015 | 18 September 2015 | | | |
| Egypt | 27 | 18 September 2015 | 18 September 2015 | | | |
| Egypt | 27 | Congo | 15 | | | |
| 17 September 2015 | 17 September 2015 | | Congo | 15 | | | |
| 17 September 2015 | 17 September 2015 | Egypt | 35 | | Third place | Third place |
| Gabon | 24 | Egypt | 35 | | Third place | Third place |
| Gabon | 24 | | | | 19 September 2015 | 19 September 2015 |
| Congo | 25 | | | | 19 September 2015 | 19 September 2015 |
| Congo | 25 | | | | Congo | 32 |
| | | | | | Nigeria | 29 |

### Quarter-finals

| 17 September 2015 12:00 | Libya | 18–30 | Angola | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Jonas Allade, Arsène Datondji (BEN) |
| 17 September 2015 12:00 | Galmouz 7 | (11–18) | Moreno 8 | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Jonas Allade, Arsène Datondji (BEN) |
| 17 September 2015 12:00 | 3× 7× | Report | 3× 6× | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Jonas Allade, Arsène Datondji (BEN) |
| 17 September 2015 14:00 | Nigeria | 29–18 | Senegal | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Heidy Elsaied, Yasmina Elsaied (EGY) |
| 17 September 2015 14:00 | Shehu 9 | (14–06) | Gueye 4 | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Heidy Elsaied, Yasmina Elsaied (EGY) |
| 17 September 2015 14:00 | 2× 1× | Report | 1× 7× | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Heidy Elsaied, Yasmina Elsaied (EGY) |
| 17 September 2015 16:00 | Ivory Coast | 17–27 | Egypt | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Sonia Beloum, Ida Zoehinga (BUR) |
| 17 September 2015 16:00 | Hossam, Tamer | (09–15) | Morou, Vanie | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Sonia Beloum, Ida Zoehinga (BUR) |
| 17 September 2015 16:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Sonia Beloum, Ida Zoehinga (BUR) |
| 17 September 2015 18:00 | Gabon | 24–25 | Congo | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Yawo Akpatsa, Agbeko Assignon (TOG) |
| 17 September 2015 18:00 | Nzamba, Nze Mba 4 | (09–13) | Angao 8 | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Yawo Akpatsa, Agbeko Assignon (TOG) |
| 17 September 2015 18:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 5× | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Yawo Akpatsa, Agbeko Assignon (TOG) |

### Semi-finals

| 18 September 2015 17:00 | Nigeria | 13–19 | Angola | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Yawo Akpatsa, Agbeko Assignon (TOG) |
| 18 September 2015 17:00 | Philip 5 | (04–11) | Moreno 7 | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Yawo Akpatsa, Agbeko Assignon (TOG) |
| 18 September 2015 17:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 7× | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Yawo Akpatsa, Agbeko Assignon (TOG) |
| 18 September 2015 19:30 | Congo | 15–35 | Egypt | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Yalatima Coulibaly, Mamoudou Diabate (CIV) |
| 18 September 2015 19:30 | Angao 7 | (09–21) | Nasr 8 | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Yalatima Coulibaly, Mamoudou Diabate (CIV) |
| 18 September 2015 19:30 | 2× 2× | Report | 3× 1× | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Yalatima Coulibaly, Mamoudou Diabate (CIV) |

### Bronze medal match

| 19 September 2015 08:00 | Congo | 32–29 | Nigeria | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville |
| 19 September 2015 08:00 | Mopiti 5 | (16–17) | Adamu 4 | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville |
| 19 September 2015 08:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 5× 3× | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville |

### Gold medal match

| 19 September 2015 12:00 | Egypt | 25–23 (ET) | Angola | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Yawo Akpatsa, Agbeko Assignon (TOG) |
| 19 September 2015 12:00 | Nasr 6 | (12–13) | Moreno 6 | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Yawo Akpatsa, Agbeko Assignon (TOG) |
| 19 September 2015 12:00 | 2× 8× | Report | 2× 8× | Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Yawo Akpatsa, Agbeko Assignon (TOG) |
| Palais des Sports (Kintélé), Brazzaville Referees: Yawo Akpatsa, Agbeko Assignon (TOG) |||

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Egypt | 5–0–0 |
| | Angola | 3–0–2 |
| | Congo | 3–1–1 |
| 4 | Nigeria | 3–0–2 |
| 5 | Libya | 2–0–1 |
| 6 | Gabon | 0–1–2 |
| 7 | Ivory Coast | 0–1–2 |
| 8 | Senegal | 0–0–3 |
| 9 | DR Congo | 0–1–1 |
| 10 | Kenya | 0–0–2 |
* 2015 African Games Men's Handball winner
* Egypt 7th title