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1983 African Men's Handball Championship

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1983 African Men's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Egypt
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates22–31 July
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Algeria (2nd title)
Runner-up Congo
Third place Tunisia
Fourth place Egypt
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The 1983 African Men's Handball Championship was the fifth edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held from 22 to 31 July 1983 at the Cairo International Stadium and the Police Arena in Cairo, Egypt.

It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1]

In the final, Algeria win their second consecutive title beating Congo in the final game.

Qualified teams

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Draw

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Group A Group B

 Algeria
 Egypt
 Morocco
 Nigeria
 Senegal

 Angola
 Cameroon
 Congo
 Ivory Coast
 Tunisia

Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria (A) 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 8
 Egypt (A, H) 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 6
 Senegal 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 4
 Morocco 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 2
 Nigeria 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
(A) Advanced to semi-finals; (H) Hosts
22 July 1983 Egypt  24–23  Morocco

23 July 1983 Morocco  v  Nigeria
23 July 1983 Algeria  17–14  Senegal

24 July 1983 Algeria  18–14  Morocco
24 July 1983 Egypt  v  Senegal

26 July 1983 Senegal  21–18  Morocco
(10–12)
26 July 1983 Egypt  20–16  Nigeria
(9–8)

27 July 1983 Algeria  29–23  Nigeria
(17–11)

28 July 1983 Senegal  32–23  Nigeria
(15–13)
28 July 1983 Algeria  25–23  Egypt
(11–8)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Congo (A) 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 7
 Tunisia (A) 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 6
 Cameroon 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 4
 Ivory Coast 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 2
 Angola 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 1
Source: [citation needed]
(A) Advance to semi-finals
23 July 1983 Cameroon  22–20  Angola
(11–9)
23 July 1983 Congo  v  Ivory Coast

24 July 1983 Cameroon  v  Ivory Coast
24 July 1983 Congo  v  Tunisia

26 July 1983 Congo  23–16  Cameroon
(8–9)
26 July 1983 Tunisia  22–20  Angola
(10–10)

27 July 1983 Tunisia  21–17  Cameroon
(11–10)
27 July 1983 Ivory Coast  27–25  Angola
(11–10)

28 July 1983 Congo  17–17  Angola
(12–10)
28 July 1983 Tunisia  28–18  Ivory Coast
(10–9)

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Algeria19
 
 
 
 Tunisia17
 
 Algeria25
 
 
 
 Congo24
 
 Congo14
 
 
 Egypt13
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Tunisia29
 
 
 Egypt24

Semi-finals

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29 July 1983 Algeria  19–17  Tunisia

29 July 1983 Congo  14-13  Egypt

Third place game

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30 July 1983 Tunisia  29–24  Egypt Cairo

Final

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31 July 1983 Algeria  25–24  Congo Cairo

Final ranking

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Team qualified for the 1984 Summer Olympics
Team qualified for the 1985 World Men's Handball Championship Group B
Rank Team
 Algeria
 Congo
 Tunisia
4  Egypt
5  Cameroon
6  Senegal

References

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  1. ^ "Men Handball V Africa Championship 1981 Egypt". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. 26 November 2016.