1998 African Men's Handball Championship

The 1998 African Men's Handball Championship was the 13th edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 19 to 28 October 1998. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1999 World Championship in Egypt.[1]

1998 African Men's Championship
Tournament details
Host country South Africa
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates19–28 October
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Tunisia (5th title)
Runner-up Algeria
Third place Egypt
Fourth place Nigeria
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored1,176 (43.56 per match)
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Tunisia win their fifth title beating Algeria in the final game 22–19.

Qualified teams

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Venue

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Johannesburg
Ellis Park Arena
Capacity: 6,300
 

Group stage

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     Team advance to the knockout stage

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Egypt 4 4 0 0 152 65 +87 8
  Algeria 4 3 0 1 124 70 +54 6
  Congo 4 2 0 2 90 102 −12 4
  Ivory Coast 4 1 0 3 86 110 −24 2
  South Africa (H) 4 0 0 4 57 162 −105 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
19 October 1998 Congo   34–14   South Africa Johannesburg

20 October 1998 Algeria   31–14   Ivory Coast Johannesburg
20 October 1998 Egypt   34–11   Congo Johannesburg

21 October 1998 Ivory Coast   34–20   South Africa Johannesburg
21 October 1998 Algeria   31–21   Congo Johannesburg

22 October 1998 Egypt   57–14   South Africa Johannesburg

23 October 1998 Algeria   37–9   South Africa Johannesburg
23 October 1998 Egypt   35–15   Ivory Coast Johannesburg

24 October 1998 Egypt   26–25   Algeria Johannesburg
24 October 1998 Congo   24–23   Ivory Coast Johannesburg

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Nigeria 4 3 1 0 88 73 +15 7
  Tunisia 4 3 0 1 100 80 +20 6
  Morocco 4 2 0 2 83 88 −5 4
  Angola 4 0 2 2 90 99 −9 2
  Cameroon 4 0 1 3 61 82 −21 1
Source: [citation needed]
18 October 1998 Morocco   20–18   Angola Johannesburg

19 October 1998 Nigeria   10–0   Cameroon Johannesburg

Cameroon arrived late.


20 October 1998 Nigeria   28–24   Tunisia Johannesburg
(14–11)
20 October 1998 Angola   23–23   Cameroon Johannesburg

22 October 1998 Nigeria   22–21   Morocco Johannesburg
22 October 1998 Tunisia   24–14   Cameroon Johannesburg

23 October 1998 Tunisia   28–21   Angola Johannesburg
23 October 1998 Morocco   25–24   Cameroon Johannesburg

24 October 1998 Tunisia   24–17   Morocco Johannesburg
24 October 1998 Nigeria   28–28   Angola Johannesburg

Knockout stage

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
26 October – Johannesburg
 
 
  Egypt23
 
28 October – Johannesburg
 
  Tunisia26
 
  Tunisia22
 
26 October – Johannesburg
 
  Algeria17
 
  Nigeria21
 
 
  Algeria32
 
Third place
 
 
27 October – Johannesburg
 
 
  Egypt35
 
 
  Nigeria26

Semifinals

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26 October 1998 Egypt   23–26   Tunisia Johannesburg

26 October 1998 Nigeria   21–32   Algeria Johannesburg

Ninth place game

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25 October 1998 South Africa   18–41   Cameroon Johannesburg

Seventh place game

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25 October 1998 Ivory Coast   27–21   Angola Johannesburg

Fifth place game

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25 October 1998 Morocco   25–23   Congo Johannesburg

Third place game

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27 October 1998 Egypt   35–26   Nigeria Johannesburg

Final

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28 October 1998 Tunisia   22–17   Algeria Johannesburg

Final ranking

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Team qualified for the 1999 World Championship
Team qualified for the 1999 World Championship as hosts
Rank Team
    Tunisia
    Algeria
    Egypt
4   Nigeria
5   Morocco
6   Congo
7   Ivory Coast
8   Angola
9   Cameroon
10   South Africa

References

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  1. ^ "Men Handball XIII Africa Championship – 1998 South Africa". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. 26 November 2016.