1987 African Men's Handball Championship

The 1987 African Men's Handball Championship was the seventh edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Rabat, Morocco, from 3 to 12 July 1987. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1]

1987 African Men's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Morocco
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates3–12 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Algeria (4th title)
Runner-up Egypt
Third place Tunisia
Fourth place Congo

In the final, Algeria win their fourth consecutive title beating Egypt in the final game.

Qualified teams

Group stage
     Team advance to the knockout stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 3 3 0 0 78 55 +23 6
 Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Ivory Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Morocco (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
(H) Hosts
3 July 1987 Algeria  23–16  Morocco Rabat
(11–7)
5 July 1987 Algeria  22–12  Egypt Rabat
7 July 1987 Algeria  33–27  Ivory Coast Rabat

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Congo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Senegal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:

Knockout stage
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 July – Rabat
 
 
 Algeria16
 
 12 July – Rabat
 
 Tunisia15
 
 Algeria22
 
 July – Rabat
 
 Egypt16
 
 Congo
 
 
 Egypt
 
Third place
 
 
 July – Rabat
 
 
 Tunisia
 
 
 Congo

Semifinals
Algeria  16–15  Tunisia Rabat
Congo  –  Egypt Rabat

Third place game
Tunisia  –  Congo Rabat

Final
12 July 1987 Algeria  22–16  Egypt Rabat

Final ranking
Team qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics
Team qualified for the 1989 World Men's Handball Championship Group B
RankTeam
 Algeria
 Egypt
 Tunisia
4 Congo
5 Angola
6 Ivory Coast
7 Senegal
8 Morocco

References
  1. "Men Handball VII Africa Championship 1987 Morocco". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. 26 November 2016.
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