The African Women's Youth Handball Championship is the official competition for youth women's national handball teams of Africa, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the supervision of the International Handball Federation and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the African champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Youth World Championship.
Current season, competition or edition: 2023 African Women's Youth Handball Championship | |
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| First season | 2000 |
| Continent | Africa (CAHB) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Egypt (5th title) |
| Most titles | Egypt (5 titles) |
Summary edit
| # | Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |||||
| I | 2000 Details |
 Abidjan |
 Ivory Coast |
– |  Nigeria |
– | ||||
| IV | 2009 Details |
Abidjan |
 Angola |
29–17 | Ivory Coast |
 DR Congo |
– | |||
| VI | 2011 Details |
 Ouagadougou |
Angola |
19–16 | DR Congo |
 Tunisia |
19–17 |  Congo | ||
| VIII | 2013 Details |
 Oyo |
Angola |
29–18 | Tunisia |
Congo |
21–18 |  Senegal | ||
| XI | 2015 Details |
 Nairobi |
 Egypt |
No playoffs | Angola |
DR Congo |
No playoffs |  Kenya | ||
| XIII | 2017 Details |
Abidjan |
Egypt |
No playoffs | Tunisia |
Angola |
No playoffs | Senegal | ||
| XV | 2019 Details |
 Niamey |
Egypt |
No playoffs | Angola |
Tunisia |
No playoffs |  Guinea | ||
| XVII | 2022 Details |
 Conakry |
Egypt |
No playoffs | Guinea |
 Algeria |
No playoffs |  Gambia | ||
| XIX | 2023 Details |
 Monastir |
Egypt |
29–16 | Guinea |
Nigeria |
28–24 | Angola | ||
Most successful national teams edit
| Rank | Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt
|
5 (2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023) | – | – | – |
| 2 |  Angola
|
3 (2009, 2011, 2013) | 2 (2015, 2019) | 1 (2017) | 1 (2023) |
| 3 | Ivory Coast
|
1 (2000) | 1 (2009) | – | – |
| 4 | Tunisia
|
– | 2 (2013, 2017) | 2 (2011, 2019) | – |
| 5 | Guinea
|
– | 2 (2022, 2023) | – | 1 (2019) |
| 6 |  DR Congo
|
– | 1 (2011) | 2 (2009, 2015) | – |
| 7 |  Nigeria
|
– | 1 (2000) | 1 (2023) | – |
| 8 | Congo
|
– | – | 1 (2013) | 1 (2011) |
| 9 |  Algeria
|
– | – | 1 (2022) | – |
| 10 |  Senegal
|
– | – | – | 2 (2013, 2017) |
| 11 | Kenya
|
– | – | – | 1 (2015) |
| 12 |  Gambia
|
– | – | – | 1 (2022) |
Participating nations edit
| Nation | 2000 |
2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria |
7th | 5th | 3rd | 7th | 4 | |||||
| Angola |
1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 7 | ||
| Burkina Faso |
5th | 1 | ||||||||
| Congo |
4th | 3rd | 2 | |||||||
| DR Congo |
3rd | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 8th | 7 | ||
| Egypt |
1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5 | ||||
| Gambia |
4th | 1 | ||||||||
| Guinea |
6th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 4 | |||||
 Guinea-Bissau |
6th | 1 | ||||||||
| Ivory Coast |
1st | 2nd | 6th | 3 | ||||||
| Kenya |
4th | 1 | ||||||||
 Mali |
6th | 1 | ||||||||
 Morocco |
6th | 1 | ||||||||
| Niger |
7th | 1 | ||||||||
| Nigeria |
2nd | 3rd | 2 | |||||||
| Senegal |
4th | 4th | 2 | |||||||
 Sierra Leone |
5th | 1 | ||||||||
| Tunisia |
3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 5 | ||||
 Zambia |
7th | 1 | ||||||||
| # Teams | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
See also edit
External links edit
- African Youth Handball Championship - news.abidjan.net