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The 1979 African Men's Handball Championship was the third edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Brazzaville, People's Republic of the Congo, from 20 to 31 July 1979. The competition is held every two years. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1]
Marien N'Gouabi Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Congo |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 20–31 July |
Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Tunisia (3rd title) |
Runner-up | Egypt |
Third place | Algeria |
Fourth place | Congo |
In the final, Tunisia win their third title to beat Egypt in the final game.
Qualified teams edit
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Group stage edit
All times are local (UTC+1).
Team advance to the knockout stage |
Group A edit
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Algeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Angola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Togo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Algeria | 43–15 | Angola | Brazzaville | |
Algeria | 31–24 | Cameroon | Brazzaville | |
Algeria | 29–22 | Togo | Brazzaville | |
Group B edit
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Congo (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Madagascar (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Knockout stage edit
Semifinals | Final | |||||
29 July – Brazzaville | ||||||
Egypt | ||||||
31 July – Brazzaville | ||||||
Congo | ||||||
Egypt | 15 | |||||
29 July – Brazzaville | ||||||
Tunisia | 21 | |||||
Tunisia | 23 | |||||
Algeria | 18 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
30 July – Brazzaville | ||||||
Congo | 24 | |||||
Algeria | 26 |
Semifinals edit
29 July 1979 | Egypt | – | Congo | Brazzaville |
29 July 1979 | Tunisia | 23–18 | Algeria | Brazzaville |
Third place game edit
30 July 1979 | Congo | 24–26 | Algeria | Brazzaville |
Final edit
30 July 1979 | Egypt | 15–21 | Tunisia | Brazzaville |
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Final ranking edit
Tunisia qualified for Olympic tournament 1980 but refused to play, Egypt apparently too. So Algeria took their place.
Team qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics |
Rank | Team |
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Tunisia | |
Egypt | |
Algeria | |
4 | Congo |
5 | Cameroon |
6 | Togo |
7 | Ivory Coast |
8 | Nigeria |
9 | Angola |
References edit
- ^ "Men Handball III Africa Championship 1979 Congo". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. 26 November 2016.