2024 African Women's Handball Championship

2024 African Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country DR Congo
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates27 November – 7 December
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Angola (16th title)
Runners-up Senegal
Third place Tunisia
Fourth place Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played46
Goals scored2,335 (50.76 per match)
Top scorer(s)Cameroon Laeticia Ateba
(36 goals)
Awards
Best playerRepublic of the Congo Fanta Diagouraga

The 2024 African Women's Handball Championship was the 26th edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held from 27 November to 7 December 2024 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship, with the top four nations qualifying.[2]

Angola defeated Senegal in the final to win their fifth consecutive and 16th overall title.[3]

Qualified teams

The following countries registered for the competition:[4]

Draw

The draw took place on 19 September 2024 in Kinshasa, DR Congo.[4][5]

Seeding

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6
 Angola
 Congo 		 DR Congo
 Senegal 		 Egypt
 Tunisia 		 Algeria
 Guinea 		 Cameroon
 Cape Verde 		 Kenya
 Uganda

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).[6]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Congo 5 4 0 1 134 102 +32 8[a] Quarterfinals
2  Egypt 5 4 0 1 143 104 +39 8[a]
3  Senegal 5 4 0 1 137 88 +49 8[a]
4  Algeria 5 2 0 3 103 103 0 4
5  Cape Verde 5 1 0 4 117 135 −18 2 Presidents Cup
6  Kenya 5 0 0 5 84 186 −102 0
Source: CAN
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Congo 2 Pts, +4 GD; Egypt 2 Pts, −1 GD; Senegal 2 Pts, −3 GD.
27 November 2024
08:00 		Senegal  39–9  Kenya Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Sagna 8 (22–3) Muyekho 5
2×Yellow card 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square  7×number 2 in light blue rounded square
27 November 2024
10:00 		Algeria  20–16  Cape Verde Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Makhloufi 4 (11–6) Veiga 4
 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square  5×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card
27 November 2024
16:00 		Congo  23–27  Egypt Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Divoko 7 (13–14) Omar 9
3×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square  3×number 2 in light blue rounded square
28 November 2024
13:00 		Kenya  20–37  Congo Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
Muyekho 5 (5–11) Domingos 6
 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card  4×number 2 in light blue rounded square
28 November 2024
16:00 		Senegal  37–22  Cape Verde Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Cissokho 5 (17–11) Veiga 6
1×Yellow card 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square  1×number 2 in light blue rounded square
28 November 2024
17:00 		Egypt  28–19  Algeria Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
Abdelmalek 12 (14–11) Makhloufi 8
 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card  6×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card
30 November 2024
14:00 		Algeria  17–24  Congo Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Betzer 4 (9–12) Diagouraga 6
1×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square  4×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card
30 November 2024
15:00 		Cape Verde  34–26  Kenya Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
Veiga 11 (18–13) Machuma 8
 7×number 2 in light blue rounded square  6×number 2 in light blue rounded square
30 November 2024
16:00 		Egypt  16–21  Senegal Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Omar, Rady 4 (8–10) Sagna 6
 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square
1 December 2024
14:00 		Congo  25–21  Cape Verde Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Yimga 5 (13–8) Veiga 6
 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square 2×Red card 1×Yellow card 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square
1 December 2024
15:00 		Egypt  45–17  Kenya Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
Khaled 9 (24–6) Achieng, Muyoka 3
1×Yellow card 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square  2×number 2 in light blue rounded square
1 December 2024
17:00 		Senegal  23–16  Algeria Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
Dapina 7 (13–9) Derradj 6
 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square  4×number 2 in light blue rounded square
3 December 2024
15:00 		Cape Verde  24–27  Egypt Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
Carvalho 5 (11–16) Omar 7
 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square  3×number 2 in light blue rounded square
3 December 2024
16:00 		Congo  25–17  Senegal Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Diagouraga 7 (13–8) Sagna 4
 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square  1×number 2 in light blue rounded square
3 December 2024
17:00 		Algeria  31–12  Kenya Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
Selmani 7 (17–7) Muyekho 3
 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square  5×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Angola 5 5 0 0 188 85 +103 10 Quarterfinals
2  Cameroon 5 4 0 1 128 116 +12 8
3  DR Congo (H) 5 3 0 2 133 123 +10 6
4  Tunisia 5 1 1 3 141 128 +13 3[a]
5  Guinea 5 1 1 3 148 149 −1 3[a] Presidents Cup
6  Uganda 5 0 0 5 78 215 −137 0
Source: CAN
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tunisia 28–28 Guinea
27 November 2024
12:00 		Guinea  26–32  Cameroon Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Fofana, Kanté 6 (15–12) Ateba 12
1×Yellow card 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Yellow card 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square
27 November 2024
14:00 		Angola  36–23  Tunisia Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Nenganga 10 (18–7) Aouij 5
1×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square  3×number 2 in light blue rounded square
27 November 2024
19:30 		DR Congo  38–11  Uganda Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Kieny 8 (17–3) three players 2
 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square  4×number 2 in light blue rounded square
28 November 2024
14:00 		Tunisia  28–28  Guinea Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Belhadj 6 (14–14) Guirassy 7
 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square
28 November 2024
15:00 		Uganda  11–46  Angola Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
Akongo 4 (1–31) Quizelete 12
 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square  2×number 2 in light blue rounded square
28 November 2024
18:00 		DR Congo  23–25  Cameroon Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Mwadi-Kabamba 5 (13–12) Ateba 13
1×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square
30 November 2024
13:00 		Cameroon  36–16  Uganda Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
Magba 6 (17–6) Nakamya 7
 7×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square
30 November 2024
17:00 		Angola  35–22  Guinea Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
Cazanga 6 (21–12) Guirassy 8
1×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square  3×number 2 in light blue rounded square
30 November 2024
18:00 		Tunisia  23–25  DR Congo Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Hamrouni 6 (8–11) Mwasesa 8
1×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Yellow card 6×number 2 in light blue rounded square
1 December 2024
13:00 		Uganda  18–47  Tunisia Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
(6–26)
1 December 2024
16:00 		Cameroon  14–31  Angola Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Ebanga 5 (9–17) Fonseca 7
 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square  1×number 2 in light blue rounded square
1 December 2024
18:00 		Guinea  24–32  DR Congo Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Guirassy 5 (12–16) Mwasesa 8
2×Yellow card 6×number 2 in light blue rounded square  3×number 2 in light blue rounded square
3 December 2024
13:00 		Guinea  48–22  Uganda Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
S. Camara 9 (22–11) Aber 6
1×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square  7×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card
3 December 2024
14:00 		Tunisia  20–21  Cameroon Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Belhadj 7 (13–12) Ebanga 5
1×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square  4×number 2 in light blue rounded square
3 December 2024
18:00 		DR Congo  15–40  Angola Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Mwasesa 4 (9–21) Kassoma 6
 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Presidents Cup

Bracket

 
9–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
      
 
4 December
 
 
 Kenya12
 
6 December
 
 Guinea34
 
 Guinea31
 
4 December
 
 Cape Verde17
 
 Cape Verde34
 
 
 Uganda32
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
5 December
 
 
 Kenya25
 
 
 Uganda34

9–12th place semifinals

4 December 2024
12:00 		Kenya  12–34  Guinea Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
Lutengeya 5 (5–22) M. Camara 9
 6×number 2 in light blue rounded square  3×number 2 in light blue rounded square
4 December 2024
14:00 		Cape Verde  34–32  Uganda Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
Almeida 8 (14–17) Nakamya 14
 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square  5×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Eleventh place game

5 December 2024
16:00 		Kenya  25–34  Uganda Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
Katheu 8 (13–12) Aber, Nakamya 7
 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square  3×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Ninth place game

6 December 2024
13:30 		Guinea  31–17  Cape Verde Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Sankhon 6 (19–8) Veiga 4
 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square  7×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
4 December
 
 
 Congo24
 
6 December
 
 Tunisia28
 
 Tunisia18
 
4 December
 
 Senegal26
 
 Cameroon19
 
7 December
 
 Senegal26
 
 Senegal18
 
4 December
 
 Angola27
 
 Egypt23
 
6 December
 
 DR Congo22
 
 Egypt22
 
4 December
 
 Angola36 Third place
 
 Angola34
 
7 December
 
 Algeria15
 
 Tunisia25
 
 
 Egypt22
 

Fifth place bracket

 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
5 December
 
 
 Congo19
 
6 December
 
 Cameroon17
 
 Congo28
 
5 December
 
 DR Congo30
 
 DR Congo33
 
 
 Algeria17
 
Seventh place game
 
 
6 December
 
 
 Cameroon29
 
 
 Algeria24

Quarterfinals

4 December 2024
11:00 		Congo  24–28  Tunisia Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Diagouraga 6 (11–13) Hachana 8
1×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card
4 December 2024
13:30 		Angola  34–15  Algeria Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
four players 5 (19–8) Curabec 5
 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square  2×number 2 in light blue rounded square
4 December 2024
16:00 		Cameroon  19–26  Senegal Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Ateba 6 (9–12) Sagna 7
 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square  2×number 2 in light blue rounded square
4 December 2024
18:30 		Egypt  23–22  DR Congo Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
four players 4 (11–11) Mwasesa 5
 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square  2×number 2 in light blue rounded square

5–8th place semifinals

5 December 2024
16:00 		Congo  19–17  Cameroon Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Ngombele 8 (10–9) Ebanga, Yuoh 3
1×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square
5 December 2024
18:00 		DR Congo  33–17  Algeria Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Mwasesa 6 (14–7) Makhloufi 7
 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Semifinals

6 December 2024
15:30 		Tunisia  18–26  Senegal Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Ben Abdallah 5 (9–13) Sagna 9
1×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square  3×number 2 in light blue rounded square
6 December 2024
18:00 		Egypt  22–36  Angola Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Ayman 5 (11–17) Paulo 7
1×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Seventh place game

6 December 2024
09:30 		Cameroon  29–24  Algeria Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Nnomo 8 (16–11) Makhloufi 9
 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square  2×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Fifth place game

6 December 2024
11:30 		Congo  28–30  DR Congo Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Ngombele 7 (15–16) six players 4
1×Yellow card 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square  2×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Third place game

7 December 2024
16:30 		Tunisia  25–22  Egypt Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Aouij 8 (9–6) Rady, Osama 6
1×Yellow card 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Final

7 December 2024
19:00 		Senegal  18–27  Angola Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
Sagna 6 (8–13) Kassoma, Paulo 6
1×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square  2×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Final standing

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Angola
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Senegal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Tunisia
4  Egypt
5  DR Congo
6  Congo
7  Cameroon
8  Algeria
9  Guinea
10  Cape Verde
11  Uganda
12  Kenya
Team qualified for the 2025 World Championship

All-Star Team

The All-star team was announced on 9 December 2024.[7]

Position Player
Goalkeeper Egypt Mai Aly
Right wing Angola Natalia Fonseca
Right back Democratic Republic of the Congo Alexandra Shunu
Centre back Republic of the Congo Fanta Diagouraga
Left back Senegal Soukeina Sagna
Left wing Democratic Republic of the Congo Laugane Pina
Pivot Angola Albertina Kassoma
MVP Republic of the Congo Fanta Diagouraga

References

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  2. ^ "26e CAN Seniors Dames, RDC 2024 : signature du protocole d'accord entre la CAHB et la Fédération de Handball du Congo". cahbonline.info (in French). 5 March 2024.
  3. ^ "l'Angola sue le toit de l'Afrique". sportculturenews.tg (in French). 8 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b "26th Senior Women's Africa Cup of Nations, Kinshasa 2024: the date of the draw known". CAHB - Confédération Africaine de HandBall. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  5. ^ "CAN-Handball (D) : la RDC dans le groupe B avec l'Angola, la Tunisie, le Cameroun, la Guinée et l'Ouganda". radiookapi.net. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Handball-26e Coupe d'Afrique des Nations Seniors Dames (RD Congo 2024) : le calendrier de la compétition dévoilé, les Lionnes débuteront face au Kenya le mercredi 27 novembre". xalimasn.com. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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