The 1998 African Women's Handball Championship was the 13th edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held in South Africa from 18 to 28 October 1998. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1999 World Women's Handball Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  South Africa |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 18–28 October |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Angola (4th title) |
| Runner-up |  Congo |
| Third place |  Ivory Coast |
| Fourth place |  Cameroon |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 544 (49.45 per match) |
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Angola
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 36 | +34 | 3 |
| Ivory Coast
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 3 |
 Mozambique
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 90 | −57 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 19 October 1998 | Angola
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53–19 | Mozambique
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| Ivory Coast
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37–14 | Mozambique
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| Angola
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17–17 | Ivory Coast
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Group B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congo
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 23 | +45 | 4 |
| Cameroon
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 2 |
| South Africa (H)
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 91 | −75 | 0 |
| Congo
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46–5 | South Africa
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| Cameroon
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45–11 | South Africa
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| Congo
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22–18 | Cameroon
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Knockout stage edit
Bracket edit
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Mon, 26 Oct 1998 | ||||||
| Angola | 26 | |||||
| Wed, 28 Oct 1998 | ||||||
| Cameroon | 21 | |||||
| Angola | 31 | |||||
| Mon, 26 Oct 1998 | ||||||
| Congo | 23 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 14 | |||||
| Congo | 18 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Wed, 28 Oct 1998 | ||||||
| Cameroon | 30 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 28 | |||||
Semifinals edit
| 26 October 1998 | Angola
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26–21 | Cameroon
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| Congo
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18–14 | Ivory Coast
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Fifth place game edit
| Mozambique
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32–17 | South Africa
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Third place game edit
| 28 October 1998 | Ivory Coast
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30–28 | Cameroon
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Final edit
| 28 October 1998 | Angola
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31–23 | Congo
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| (19–15) | ||||
Final ranking edit
| Qualified for the 1999 World Championship |
| Rank | Team |
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Angola
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Congo
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Ivory Coast
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| 4 | Cameroon
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| 5 | Mozambique
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| 6 | South Africa
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