The 2016 African Men's Youth Handball Championship was the 7th edition of the tournament, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation and held at the Palais des Sports de l'ACI 2000 in Bamako, Mali from September 2 to 9, 2016.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Mali |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | September 2–9, 2016 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tunisia (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Egypt |
| Third place |  Algeria |
| Fourth place |  DR Congo |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 1,299 (54.13 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Rahmani Youcef (38) |
Tunisia was the champion and qualified, alongside the three remaining top teams. to the 2017 world championship.[1]
Draw edit
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary round edit
All times are local (UTC+0).
Group A edit
| 2 Sep, 2016 | ||||
| 13:00 | Algeria |
33 (20:06) 22 |  Morocco |
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| 16:00 | Mali |
20 (07:19) 39 |  Guinea |
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| 3 Sep, 2016 | ||||
| 15:00 | Morocco |
24 (12:10) 28 | Guinea |
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| 19:00 | Algeria |
46 (21:09) 16 | Mali |
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| 4 Sep, 2016 | ||||
| 17:00 | Guinea |
27 (14:15) 32 | Algeria |
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| 19:00 | Mali |
11 (06:15) 36 | Morocco |
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 65 | +46 | 6 | Advance to the quarter-finals |
| Guinea
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 76 | +18 | 4 | |
| Morocco
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 72 | +10 | 2 | |
| Mali (H)
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 121 | −74 | 0 |
Group B edit
| 2 Sep, 2016 | ||||
| 10:00 | DR Congo |
45 (22:07) 15 |  Rwanda |
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| 15:00 | Egypt |
34 (16:15) 27 | Tunisia |
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| 3 Sep, 2016 | ||||
| 13:00 | Rwanda |
12 (05:31) 56 | Egypt |
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| 17:00 | Tunisia |
27 (12:11) 20 | DR Congo |
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| 4 Sep, 2016 | ||||
| 13:00 | Egypt |
33 (16:11) 22 | DR Congo |
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| 15:00 | Tunisia |
40 (20:03) 7 | Rwanda |
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 61 | +62 | 6 | Advance to the quarter-finals |
| Tunisia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 61 | +33 | 4 | |
| DR Congo
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 75 | +12 | 2 | |
| Rwanda
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 141 | −107 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Knockout stage edit
- Championship bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Tue 6 Sep 2016 – 15:00 | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 35 | |||||||||
| Wed 7 Sep 2016 – 17:00 | ||||||||||
| Morocco | 21 | |||||||||
| Algeria | 23 | |||||||||
| Tue 6 Sep 2016 – 13:00 | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 27 | |||||||||
| Algeria | 45 | |||||||||
| Fri 9 Sep 2016 – 16:00 | ||||||||||
| Rwanda | 10 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 26 | |||||||||
| Tue 6 Sep 2016 – 17:00 | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 25 | |||||||||
| Guinea | 25 | |||||||||
| Wed 7 Sep 2016 – 19:00 | ||||||||||
| DR Congo | 31 | |||||||||
| DR Congo | 15 | |||||||||
| Tue 6 Sep 2016 – 19:00 | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 35 | Third place | ||||||||
| Mali | 12 | |||||||||
| Fri 9 Sep 2016 – 14:00 | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 46 | |||||||||
| Algeria | 22 | |||||||||
| DR Congo | 15 | |||||||||
- 5-8th bracket
| Semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| Wed 7 Sep 2016 – 13:00 | ||||||
| Rwanda | 21 | |||||
| Thu 8 Sep 2016 – 16:00 | ||||||
| Morocco | 29 | |||||
| Morocco | 21 | |||||
| Wed 7 Sep 2016 – 15:00 | ||||||
| Guinea | 19 | |||||
| Guinea | 45 | |||||
| Mali | 20 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Thu 8 Sep 2016 – 14:00 | ||||||
| Rwanda | 30 | |||||
| Mali | 29 | |||||
Final standings edit
| Qualified for the 2017 World Championship |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
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Tunisia |
5–1 |
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Egypt |
5–1 |
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Algeria |
5–1 |
| 4 | DR Congo |
2–4 |
| 5 | Morocco |
3–3 |
| 6 | Guinea |
3–3 |
| 7 | Rwanda |
1–5 |
| 8 | Mali |
0–6 |
Awards edit
| 2016 African Men's Youth Handball Championship winner |
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 Tunisia 4th title |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "CAN cadet 2016 : La Tunisie met fin au règne de l'Egypte". handball.tn. Retrieved 17 Apr 2017.
- ^ "CAN Cadets 2016". CAHB. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2021.