Handball at the 2023 African Games – Women's tournament

The women's handball tournament at the 2023 African Games was held from 14 to 22 March 2024 at the Borteyman Sports Complex in Accra.[1]

Women's handball
at the 2023 African Games
Tournament details
Host country Ghana
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates14–22 March 2024
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions  Angola (8th title)
Runner-up DR Congo
Third place Cameroon
Fourth place Algeria
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored964 (53.56 per match)
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Draw

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The draw was held on 24 February 2024 at the Borteyman Sports Complex in Accra.[2][3]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  Angola
  Cameroon
  Algeria
  DR Congo
  Burkina Faso
  Uganda
  Mali
  Ghana

Group stage

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All times are local (UTC±0).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Angola 3 3 0 0 120 44 +76 6 Semifinals
2   Algeria 3 2 0 1 64 73 −9 4
3   Ghana (H) 3 1 0 2 49 78 −29 2 Fifth place game
4   Burkina Faso 3 0 0 3 55 93 −38 0 Seventh place game
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
14 March 2024
12:00
Angola   47–13   Burkina Faso Borteyman Sports Complex
(24–7)
14 March 2024
16:00
Algeria   22–14   Ghana Borteyman Sports Complex
(11–7)

16 March 2024
12:00
Ghana   13–35   Angola Borteyman Sports Complex
(5–14)
16 March 2024
18:00
Burkina Faso   21–24   Algeria Borteyman Sports Complex
(15–12)

18 March 2024
14:00
Burkina Faso   21–22   Ghana Borteyman Sports Complex
(7–6)
18 March 2024
16:00
Angola   38–18   Algeria Borteyman Sports Complex

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   DR Congo 3 2 1 0 95 66 +29 5 Semifinals
2   Cameroon 3 2 0 1 104 65 +39 4
3   Uganda 3 1 1 1 96 97 −1 3 Fifth place game
4   Mali 3 0 0 3 50 117 −67 0 Seventh place game
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
14 March 2024
14:00
Cameroon   38–27   Uganda Borteyman Sports Complex
(17–12)
14 March 2024
18:00
DR Congo   38–10   Mali Borteyman Sports Complex
(20–6)

16 March 2024
14:00
Mali   13–42   Cameroon Borteyman Sports Complex
(4–29)
16 March 2024
16:00
Uganda   32–32   DR Congo Borteyman Sports Complex
(15–16)

18 March 2024
12:00
Uganda   37–27   Mali Borteyman Sports Complex
(20–10)
18 March 2024
18:00
Cameroon   24–25   DR Congo Borteyman Sports Complex

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
20 March
 
 
  Angola35
 
22 March
 
  Cameroon16
 
  Angola33
 
20 March
 
  DR Congo15
 
  DR Congo29
 
 
  Algeria25
 
Third place
 
 
22 March
 
 
  Cameroon29
 
 
  Algeria21

Semifinals

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20 March 2024
12:00
Angola   35–16   Cameroon Borteyman Sports Complex
(16–11)

20 March 2024
16:00
DR Congo   29–25   Algeria Borteyman Sports Complex
(12–15)

Seventh place game

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21 March 2024
14:00
Burkina Faso   38–32   Mali Borteyman Sports Complex
(16–12)

Fifth place game

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21 March 2024
18:00
Ghana   28–30   Uganda Borteyman Sports Complex
(13–15)

Third place game

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22 March 2024
12:00
Cameroon   29–21   Algeria Borteyman Sports Complex
(18–11)

Final

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22 March 2024
16:00
Angola   33–15   DR Congo Borteyman Sports Complex
(15–7)

Final standing

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Rank Team
    Angola
    DR Congo
    Cameroon
4   Algeria
5   Uganda
6   Ghana
7   Burkina Faso
8   Mali

References

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  1. ^ "Handball – Event Overview – Women's". results.accra2023ag.com. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Jour de tirage au sort des 13e Jeux Africains à Accra" (in French). CAHB. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Résultats des tirages au sort des 13es Jeux Africains d'Accra 2024" (in French). CAHB. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.