The 2006 African Women's Handball Championship was the 17th edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held in Tunisia from 12 to 20 January 2006. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Tunisia |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Dates | 12–20 January |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Angola (8th title) |
| Runner-up | Tunisia |
| Third place |  Congo |
| Fourth place |  Ivory Coast |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 731 (52.21 per match) |
Preliminary round
editAll times are local (UTC+1).
Group A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congo
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 4 |
| Ivory Coast
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 1 |
 Cameroon
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 12 January 2006 16:30 |
Congo
|
31–18 | Cameroon
|
Arena Sport Center, Ariana |
| (11–9) | ||||
| 14 January 2006 16:30 |
Congo
|
28–23 | Ivory Coast
|
Arena Sport Center, Ariana |
| (16–11) | ||||
| 16 January 2006 16:30 |
Ivory Coast
|
27–27 | Cameroon
|
Arena Sport Center, Ariana |
| (15–14) | ||||
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 54 | +62 | 5 |
| Tunisia (H)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 50 | +36 | 5 |
 DR Congo
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 89 | −25 | 2 |
 Gabon
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 125 | −73 | 0 |
| 10 January 2006 16:30 |
Tunisia
|
39–17 | Gabon
|
Salle Omnisport de Rades, Radès |
| (19–7) | ||||
| 11 January 2006 14:30 |
Angola
|
55–12 | Gabon
|
Salle Omnisport de Rades, Radès |
| (28–7) | ||||
| 12 January 2006 16:30 |
Angola
|
40–21 | DR Congo
|
Salle Omnisport de Rades, Radès |
| (18–11) | ||||
| 14 January 2006 16:30 |
Tunisia
|
26–12 | DR Congo
|
Salle Omnisport de Rades, Radès |
| (16–5) | ||||
| 16 January 2006 16:30 |
Angola
|
21–21 | Tunisia
|
Salle Omnisport de Rades, Radès |
| (10–8) | ||||
| 16 January 2006 20:30 |
DR Congo
|
31–23 | Gabon
|
Salle Omnisport de Rades, Radès |
| (12–10) | ||||
Knockout stage
editBracket
edit| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Congo | 21 | |||||
| Tunisia | 24 | |||||
| Tunisia | 30 | |||||
| Angola | 32 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 28 | |||||
| Angola (OT) | 29 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Congo | 22 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 15 | |||||
Semifinals
edit| 18 January 2006 16:30 |
Tunisia
|
24–21 | Congo
|
Salle Omnisport de Rades, Radès |
| (11–11) | ||||
| 18 January 2006 16:30 |
Angola
|
29–28 (ET) | Ivory Coast
|
El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis |
|
FT: 20–20 ET: 5–5, 4–3 | ||||
Fifth place game
edit| 19 January 2006 14:30 |
Cameroon
|
31–27 | DR Congo
|
El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis |
| (12–13) | ||||
Third place game
edit| 19 January 2006 16:30 |
Congo
|
22–15 | Ivory Coast
|
El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis |
| (11–6) | ||||
Final
edit| 20 January 2006 18:30 |
Angola
|
32–30 | Tunisia
|
Salle Omnisport de Rades, Radès |
| (18–15) | ||||
Final ranking
edit| Qualified for the 2007 World Championship |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Angola
|
 |
Tunisia
|
 |
Congo
|
| 4 | Ivory Coast
|
| 5 | Cameroon
|
| 6 | DR Congo
|
| 7 | Gabon
|