# 2010 African Men's Handball Championship

The 2010 African Men's Handball Championship was the 19th edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, organized by the African Handball Confederation, which acted as the qualification process for the 2011 World Men's Handball Championship. It was held in Cairo and Suez Egypt between 10 and 21 February 2010.

## Teams

| Group A | Group B | Group C |
| Tunisia  DR Congo  Nigeria  Libya | Egypt  Angola  Gabon  Cameroon | Algeria  Morocco  Congo  Ivory Coast |

## Venues

Cairo :
| Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex ||
| Grand Hall | Middle Hall |
| Capacity: 16,900 | Capacity: 1,620 |
| Suez | CairoSuez |
| Nasr Hall | CairoSuez |
| Capacity: 2,300 | CairoSuez |

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Tunisia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 66 | +46 | 6 |
| DR Congo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 81 | −6 | 3 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 87 | −10 | 3 |
| Libya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 99 | −30 | 0 |
| 11 February 2010 15:00 | DR Congo | 27–27 | Nigeria | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 11 February 2010 15:00 | | (12–11) | | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 11 February 2010 15:00 | | Report | | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 11 February 2010 17:00 | Tunisia | 43–24 | Libya | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 11 February 2010 17:00 | | (24–12) | | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 11 February 2010 17:00 | | Report | | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 12 February 2010 14:00 | Libya | 27–30 | Nigeria | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 12 February 2010 14:00 | | (11–12) | | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 12 February 2010 14:00 | | Report | | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 12 February 2010 20:00 | DR Congo | 22–36 | Tunisia | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 12 February 2010 20:00 | | (8–19) | | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 12 February 2010 20:00 | | Report | | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 13 February 2010 14:00 | Libya | 18–26 | DR Congo | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 13 February 2010 14:00 | | (10–14) | | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 13 February 2010 14:00 | | Report | | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 13 February 2010 20:00 | Nigeria | 20–33 | Tunisia | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 13 February 2010 20:00 | | (10–15) | | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 13 February 2010 20:00 | | Report | | Nasr Hall, Suez |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Egypt (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 58 | +27 | 6 |
| Angola | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 75 | −3 | 4 |
| Gabon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 79 | 87 | −8 | 1 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 72 | 88 | −16 | 1 |
| 11 February 2010 14:00 | Angola | 25–22 | Cameroon | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 11 February 2010 14:00 | | (11–8) | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 11 February 2010 14:00 | | Report | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 11 February 2010 20:00 | Egypt | 27–21 | Gabon | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 11 February 2010 20:00 | | (12–12) | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 11 February 2010 20:00 | | Report | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 12 February 2010 18:00 | Gabon | 25–27 | Angola | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 12 February 2010 18:00 | | (10–13) | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 12 February 2010 18:00 | | Report | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 12 February 2010 20:00 | Cameroon | 17–30 | Egypt | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 12 February 2010 20:00 | | (10–19) | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 12 February 2010 20:00 | | Report | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 13 February 2010 18:00 | Cameroon | 33–33 | Gabon | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 13 February 2010 18:00 | | (17–17) | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 13 February 2010 18:00 | | Report | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 13 February 2010 20:00 | Egypt | 28–20 | Angola | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 13 February 2010 20:00 | | (13–11) | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 13 February 2010 20:00 | | Report | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Algeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 40 | +55 | 6 |
| Morocco | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 82 | −7 | 4 |
| Congo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 78 | −19 | 2 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 83 | −29 | 0 |
| 11 February 2010 15:00 | Ivory Coast | 11–29 | Algeria | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |
| 11 February 2010 15:00 | | (4–17) | | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |
| 11 February 2010 15:00 | | Report | | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |
| 11 February 2010 16:00 | Congo | 24–27 | Morocco | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |
| 11 February 2010 16:00 | | (11–14) | | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |
| 11 February 2010 16:00 | | Report | | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |
| 12 February 2010 14:00 | Congo | 13–31 | Algeria | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |
| 12 February 2010 14:00 | | (5–17) | | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |
| 12 February 2010 14:00 | | Report | | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |
| 12 February 2010 18:00 | Ivory Coast | 23–32 | Morocco | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |
| 12 February 2010 18:00 | | (12–18) | | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |
| 12 February 2010 18:00 | | Report | | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |
| 13 February 2010 16:00 | Morocco | 16–35 | Algeria | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |
| 13 February 2010 16:00 | | (10–15) | | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |
| 13 February 2010 16:00 | | Report | | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |
| 13 February 2010 18:00 | Ivory Coast | 20–22 | Congo | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |
| 13 February 2010 18:00 | | (11–10) | | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |
| 13 February 2010 18:00 | | Report | | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |

## Main round
### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 3 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 3 |
| Angola | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 0 |
| 15 February 2010 18:00 | Tunisia | 33–21 | Angola | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 15 February 2010 18:00 | | (15–9) | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 15 February 2010 18:00 | | Report | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 16 February 2010 16:00 | Angola | 19–26 | Algeria | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |
| 16 February 2010 16:00 | | (11–12) | | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |
| 16 February 2010 16:00 | | Report | | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |
| 17 February 2010 18:30 | Algeria | 21–21 | Tunisia | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |
| 17 February 2010 18:30 | | (7–11) | | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |
| 17 February 2010 18:30 | | Report | | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |

### Group E

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Egypt (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 38 | +38 | 4 |
| DR Congo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 2 |
| Morocco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 74 | −25 | 0 |
| 15 February 2010 20:00 | DR Congo | 17–32 | Egypt | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 15 February 2010 20:00 | | (9–17) | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 15 February 2010 20:00 | | Report | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 16 February 2010 20:00 | Egypt | 44–21 | Morocco | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 16 February 2010 20:00 | | (23–8) | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 16 February 2010 20:00 | | Report | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 17 February 2010 16:30 | Morocco | 28–30 | DR Congo | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 17 February 2010 16:30 | | (11–14) | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 17 February 2010 16:30 | | Report | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |

## Ranking round
### Group F

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 2 |
| Congo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 62 | −1 | 2 |
| Gabon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 64 | −7 | 2 |
| 15 February 2010 17:00 | Nigeria | 30–31 | Congo | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 15 February 2010 17:00 | | (17–13) | | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 15 February 2010 17:00 | | Report | | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 16 February 2010 17:00 | Gabon | 32–30 | Congo | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 16 February 2010 17:00 | | (15–11) | | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 16 February 2010 17:00 | | Report | | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 17 February 2010 17:00 | Nigeria | 34–25 | Gabon | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 17 February 2010 17:00 | | (21–12) | | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 17 February 2010 17:00 | | Report | | Nasr Hall, Suez |

### Group G

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Cameroon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 4 |
| Libya | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 2 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 0 |
| 15 February 2010 15:00 | Libya | 27–22 | Ivory Coast | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 15 February 2010 15:00 | | (10–10) | | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 15 February 2010 15:00 | | Report | | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 16 February 2010 15:00 | Cameroon | 30–22 | Ivory Coast | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 16 February 2010 15:00 | | (15–6) | | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 16 February 2010 15:00 | | Report | | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 17 February 2010 15:00 | Libya | 26–28 | Cameroon | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 17 February 2010 15:00 | | (13–10) | | Nasr Hall, Suez |
| 17 February 2010 15:00 | | Report | | Nasr Hall, Suez |

## Final round

| Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| February 19 – Cairo | February 19 – Cairo |
| Tunisia | 37 |
| Tunisia | 37 | February 20 – Cairo | February 20 – Cairo |
| DR Congo | 22 | February 20 – Cairo | February 20 – Cairo |
| DR Congo | 22 | Tunisia | 24 |
| February 19 – Cairo | February 19 – Cairo | | Tunisia | 24 |
| February 19 – Cairo | February 19 – Cairo | Egypt | 21 |
| Algeria | 24 | Egypt | 21 |
| Egypt | 26 | | |
| Egypt | 26 | Third place | Third place |
| | | February 20 – Cairo | February 20 – Cairo |
| | | DR Congo | 22 |
| | | Algeria | 30 |

### Semifinals

| 19 February 2010 17:00 | Tunisia | 37–22 | DR Congo | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 19 February 2010 17:00 | | (20–8) | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 19 February 2010 17:00 | | Report | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 19 February 2010 19:30 | Algeria | 24–26 | Egypt | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 19 February 2010 19:30 | | (13–11) | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 19 February 2010 19:30 | | Report | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |

### Fifth place game

| 19 February 2010 14:30 | Angola | 30–24 | Morocco | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |
| 19 February 2010 14:30 | | (17–10) | | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |
| 19 February 2010 14:30 | | Report | | Indoor Middle Hall, Cairo |

### Third place game

| 20 February 2010 14:30 | DR Congo | 22–30 | Algeria | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 20 February 2010 14:30 | | (10–15) | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 20 February 2010 14:30 | | Report | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |

### Final

| 20 February 2010 19:30 | Tunisia | 24–21 | Egypt | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 20 February 2010 19:30 | | (14–12) | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |
| 20 February 2010 19:30 | | Report | | Indoor Grand Hall, Cairo |

## Final standings

* Qualified for the 2011 World Championship
| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Tunisia | 6–1–0 |
| | Egypt | 6–0–1 |
| | Algeria | 5–1–1 |
| 4 | DR Congo | 2–1–4 |
| 5 | Angola | 3–0–4 |
| 6 | Morocco | 3–0–4 |
| 7 | Nigeria | 2–1–2 |
| 8 | Congo | 2–0–3 |
| 9 | Gabon | 1–1–3 |
| 10 | Cameroon | 2–1–2 |
| 11 | Libya | 1–0–4 |
| 12 | Ivory Coast | 0–0–5 |

## Awards

* 2010 African Handball Championship
* Tunisia 8th title
* Best Player
* Ahmed El-Ahmar