African Handball Champions League

African Handball Champions League is an annual international club handball competition run by the African Handball Confederation. The top club sides from Africa's handball leagues are invited to participate in the tournament, which serves as a qualifying tournament for the IHF Super Globe.

African Handball Champions League
Founded1979
CountryAfrica
ConfederationCAHB members
Most recent
champion(s)
Egypt Al Ahly SC (6th)
Most titlesEgypt Zamalek SC (12 titles)
Current sports event 2024 African Handball Champions League

Since 2013, Algeria has decided not to participate in any continental competition due to the participation of clubs from Western Sahara under the flag of Morocco as Algeria recognizes Western Sahara as a state.

Summary edit

Year Host Final Third place match
Champion Score Second place Third place Score Fourth place
1979
Details
 
Cairo
 
Zamalek SC
23–16  
ASFOSA
 
ASC Diaraf
1980
Details
 
Bouaké
 
Zamalek SC
20–19  
DNC Alger
1981
Details
 
Dakar
 
Zamalek SC
34–26  
ASC Diaraf
 
Club of Shebeen for Spinning
1982
Details
 
Bouake
 
Nadit Alger
18–14  
Inter Club Brazzaville
1983
Details
 
Brazzaville
 
MP Alger
33–32 (ET)  
Inter Club Brazzaville
 
Nadit Alger
 
Primeiro de Agosto
1984
Details
 
Dakar
 
Inter Club Brazzaville
15–11  
IRB Alger
 
Zamalek SC
 
Niger United
1985
Details
 
Rabat
 
Al Ahly SC
18–18
(7–6 p)
 
MP Alger
 
AS Biao
23–22  
Primeiro de Agosto
1986
Details
 
Libreville
 
Zamalek SC
19–17  
Inter Club Brazzaville
 
Primeiro de Agosto
31–22  
Al Ahly SC
1987
Details
 
Owerri
 
IMO Lions
22–18  
Niger United
 
IR Binaa Alger
21–19  
Inter Club Brazzaville
1988
Details
 
Cotonou
 
IMO Lions
27–24  
Rail HC
 
Niger United
1989
Details
 
Abidjan / Bouake
 
OMNESS Dabou
 
Niger United
 
Munisport
1990
Details
 
Brazzaville
 
Port Said SC
 
Avenir du Rail
 
Munisport
1991
Details
 
Kano
 
Zamalek SC
 
RC Abidjan
 
Kano Pyramids
1992
Details
 
Yamoussoukro
 
FAP Yaoundé
 
RC Abidjan
 
Zamalek SC
1993
Details
 
Tunis
 
Al Ahly SC
25–24  
Espérance de Tunis
 
Primeiro de Agosto
 
ÉS Sahel H.C
1994
Details
 
Cotonou
 
Al Ahly SC
32–23  
Petro Sport
 
Niger United
1995
Details
 
Cotonou
 
MM Batna
24 – 14  
FAP Yaoundé
 
Primeiro de Agosto
1996
Details
 
Cotonou
 
FAP Yaoundé
 
Sokota Rima
 
MM Batna
1997
Details
 
Niamey
 
MC Alger
30–16  
FAP Yaoundé
 
Minuh Yaoundé
1998
Details
 
Cotonou
 
MC Alger
30–24  
Pelican Cotonou
 
FAP Yaoundé
28–25  
Minuh Yaoundé
1999
Details
 
Niamey
 
MC Alger
 
FAP Yaoundé
 
Minuh Yaoundé
2000
Details
 
Cotonou
 
MC Alger
 
Kano Pyramids
 
Étoile du Congo
2001
Details
 
Benin City
 
Zamalek SC
26–14  
Niger United
 
Minuh Yaoundé
2002
Details
 
Libreville
 
Zamalek SC
37–28  
Sporting de Luanda
 
ASC Diaraf
2003
Details
 
Cotonou
 
MC Alger
 
Minuh Yaoundé
 
Al Ahly SC
2004
Details
 
Casablanca
 
MC Alger
 
Minuh Yaoundé
 
US Biskra
 
AS Casablanca
2005
Details
 
Abidjan
 
MC Alger
23–22  
Espérance de Tunis
 
Primeiro de Agosto
27–19  
Red Star OJA
2006
Details
 
Abidjan
 
MC Alger
32–22  
GD da Banca
 
Minuh Yaoundé
2007
Details
 
Cotonou
 
Primeiro de Agosto
28–18  
Minuh Yaoundé
 
MC Alger
2008
Details
 
Casablanca
 
MC Alger
22–20  
AS Casablanca
 
Minuh Yaoundé
 
Primeiro de Agosto
2009
Details
 
Yaoundé
 
MC Alger
27–22  
Minuh Yaoundé
 
Primeiro de Agosto
34–30  
Munisport
2010
Details
 
Casablanca
 
ÉS Sahel H.C
26–22  
MC Alger
 
JSE Skikda
35–30  
AS Casablanca
2011
Details
 
Kaduna
 
Zamalek SC
27–24  
ÉS Sahel H.C
 
Primeiro de Agosto
26–20  
JSE Skikda
2012
Details
 
Tangier
 
Al Ahly SC
21–17  
Zamalek SC
 
Espérance de Tunis
32–23  
JSE Skikda
2013
Details
 
Marrakech
 
Espérance de Tunis
31–24  
Al Ahly SC
 
Club Africain
31–28  
FAP Yaoundé
2014
Details
 
Tunis
 
Club Africain
24–18  
Al Ahly SC
 
Espérance de Tunis
31–30  
Alexandria Sporting Club
2015
Details
 
Nador
 
Zamalek SC
35–22  
Club Africain
 
Alexandria Sporting Club
24–23  
Espérance de Tunis
2016
Details
 
Ouagadougou
 
Al Ahly SC
26–23  
Espérance de Tunis
 
Zamalek SC
30–24  
Widad Smara
2017
Details
 
Hammamet
 
Zamalek SC
31–29 (ET)  
Espérance de Tunis
 
Al Ahly SC
23–21  
AS Hammamet
2018
Details
 
Abidjan
 
Zamalek SC
27–25  
Al Ahly SC
 
MC Alger
33–31  
JS Kinshasa
2019
Details
 
Praia
 
Zamalek SC
33–31 (ET)  
Alexandria Sporting Club
 
Interclube
24–21  
JS Kinshasa
2020 Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Canceled due to lack of host country[1]
2022
Details
 
Hammamet
 
Espérance de Tunis
28–24  
Zamalek SC
 
Al Ahly SC
30–22  
Club Africain
2023
Details
 
Brazzaville
 
Al Ahly SC
37–27  
JS Kinshasa
 
BMC
24–23  
FAP Yaoundé
2024
Details
 
Yaoundé

^1 A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Winners by club edit

# Clubs Gold Silver Bronze Total
1   Zamalek SC 12 2 3 17
2   MC Alger 11 2 2 15
3   Al Ahly SC 6 3 3 12
4   Espérance de Tunis 2 4 2 8
5   FAP Yaoundé 2 3 1 6
6   IMO Lions 2 0 0 2
7   Inter Club 1 3 0 4
8   Nadit Alger 1 1 1 3
9   Club Africain 1 1 1 3
10   ÉS Sahel H.C 1 1 0 2
11   Primeiro de Agosto 1 0 6 7
12   MM Batna 1 0 1 2
13   Port Said SC 1 0 0 1
14   OMNESS Dabou 1 0 0 1
15   Minuh Yaoundé 0 4 5 9
16   Niger United 0 3 2 5
17   IRB Alger 0 2 1 3
18   RC Abidjan 0 2 0 2
19   ASC Diaraf 0 1 2 3
20   Kano Pyramids 0 1 1 2
21   Alexandria Sporting Club 0 1 1 2
22   AS Casablanca 0 1 0 1
23   ASFOSA 0 1 0 1
24   Avenir du Rail 0 1 0 1
25   GD da Banca 0 1 0 1
26   Rail HC 0 1 0 1
27   Pelican Cotonou 0 1 0 1
28   Petro Sport 0 1 0 1
29   Sokota Rima 0 1 0 1
30   Sporting de Luanda 0 1 0 1
31   Munisport 0 0 2 2
32   Club of Shebeen for Spinning 0 0 1 1
33   AS Biao 0 0 1 1
34   Étoile du Congo 0 0 1 1
35   JSE Skikda 0 0 1 1
36   US Biskra 0 0 1 1
37   Interclube 0 0 1 1
Total 41 41 39 120
  • Rq:
GS Pétroliers (ex. MC Alger & MP Alger)
OC Alger (ex. DNC Alger & IRB Alger)

Winners by country edit

# Nation Winners Runners-up Thirds Total
1   Egypt 19 6 8 32
2   Algeria 13 4 7 24
3   Tunisia 4 6 3 13
4   Cameroon 2 8 6 16
5   Nigeria 2 5 3 10
6   Congo 1 4 3 8
7   Angola 1 2 7 10
8   Ivory Coast 1 2 1 4
2nd & Third Placed Nations
# Nation Winners Runners-up Thirds Total
9   Senegal 0 1 2 3
10   Benin 0 1 0 1
  Gabon 0 1 0 1
  Morocco 0 1 0 1
  Togo 0 1 0 1
Total 42 42 39 123

IHF Super Globe record edit

Pos  
1997
 
2002
 
2007
 
2010
 
2011
 
2012
 
2013
 
2014
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
2019
 
2020
 
2021
 
2022
1
2   AHLY
3   MCA   ZAM
4   FAP   ZAM   ZAM   ESS   AHLY
5   EST   AHLY   EST   ZAM   ZAM   EST
6   EST   HAM
7   MCA   CA
8   KACM
Total 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 - 1 2

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Handball : La ligue africaine des champions annulée". Africa Foot United. Juste Hungla. 15 September 2021. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

External links edit