The 1983 African Women's Handball Championship was the fifth edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held from 23 to 30 July 1983 at the Cairo International Stadium and the Police Arena in Cairo, Egypt.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Egypt |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 23–31 July |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Congo (3rd title) |
| Runner-up |  Nigeria |
| Third place |  Cameroon |
| Fourth place |  Ivory Coast |
Draw
edit| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary round
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 6 |
| Congo |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 47 | +19 | 4 |
 Angola |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 60 | -15 | 2 |
| Egypt |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 69 | -21 | 0 |
* Note: Advance to semi-finals
| 23 July 1983 | Congo
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22–12 | Angola
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| 24 July 1983 | Ivory Coast
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19–13 | Angola
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| 26 July 1983 | Ivory Coast
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23–16 | Egypt
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| 27 July 1983 | Congo
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26–13 | Egypt
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| 28 July 1983 | Ivory Coast
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22–18 | Congo
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| 28 July 1983 | Angola
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20–19 | Egypt
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Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Nigeria |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
 Tunisia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Algeria |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Gabon |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Note: Advance to semi-finals
| 23 July 1983 | Algeria
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v | Gabon
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| 23 July 1983 | Cameroon
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20–19 | Tunisia
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| 24 July 1983 | Tunisia
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v | Gabon
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| 24 July 1983 | Cameroon
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18–18 | Nigeria
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| 26 July 1983 | Nigeria
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16–11 | Algeria
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| (8–6) | ||||
| 26 July 1983 | Cameroon
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26–8 | Gabon
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| (10–5) | ||||
| 27 July 1983 | Nigeria
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18–11 | Gabon
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| (10–5) | ||||
| 27 July 1983 | Tunisia
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18–13 | Algeria
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| (8–9) | ||||
| 28 July 1983 | Cameroon
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23–16 | Algeria
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| (9–8) | ||||
| 28 July 1983 | Nigeria
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17–14 | Tunisia
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| (7–7) | ||||
Knockout stage
editBracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Congo | ||||||
| Cameroon | ||||||
| Congo | 27 | |||||
| Nigeria | 14 | |||||
| Nigeria | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Cameroon | 25 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 13 | |||||
Third place game
edit| 31 July 1983 | Cameroon
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27–14 | Ivory Coast
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Final
edit| 31 July 1983 | Congo
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25–13 | Nigeria
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Final ranking
edit| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Congo
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Nigeria
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Cameroon
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| 4 | Ivory Coast
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| 5 | Tunisia
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| 6 | Angola
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| 7 | Algeria
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| 8 | Egypt
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| 9 | Gabon
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