1987 African Men's Handball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Morocco |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 3–12 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Algeria (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Egypt |
| Third place | Tunisia |
| Fourth place | Congo |
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]
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
(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
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| July – Rabat | ||||||
| Algeria | 16 | |||||
| 12 July – Rabat | ||||||
| Tunisia | 15 | |||||
| Algeria | 22 | |||||
| July – Rabat | ||||||
| Egypt | 16 | |||||
| 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 |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| Algeria | |
| Egypt | |
| Tunisia | |
| 4 | Congo |
| 5 | Angola |
| 6 | Ivory Coast |
| 7 | Senegal |
| 8 | Morocco |
References
- ^ "Men Handball VII Africa Championship 1987 Morocco". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. 26 November 2016.