African Handball Champions League
| Founded | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Country | Africa |
| Confederation | CAHB members |
| Most recent champion | Al Ahly SC (8th) |
| Most titles | Zamalek SC (12 titles) |
| 2025 African Handball Champions League | |
African Handball Champions League is an annual international club handball competition run by the African Handball Confederation. The top club sides from Africa's handball leagues are invited to participate in the tournament, which serves as a qualifying tournament for the IHF Super Globe.
Summary
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Second place | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |||||
| 1979 Details |
Cairo |
Zamalek SC |
23–16 | ASFOSA |
ASC Diaraf |
– | ||||
| 1980 Details |
Bouaké |
Zamalek SC |
20–19 | DNC Alger |
– | |||||
| 1981 Details |
Dakar |
Zamalek SC |
34–26 | ASC Diaraf |
Club of Shebeen for Spinning |
– | ||||
| 1982 Details |
Bouake |
Nadit Alger |
18–14 | Inter Club Brazzaville |
– | |||||
| 1983 Details |
Brazzaville |
MP Alger |
33–32 (ET) | Inter Club Brazzaville |
Nadit Alger |
– | Primeiro de Agosto | |||
| 1984 Details |
Dakar |
Inter Club Brazzaville |
15–11 | IRB Alger |
Zamalek SC |
– | Niger United | |||
| 1985 Details |
Rabat |
Al Ahly SC |
18–18 (7–6 p) |
MP Alger |
AS Biao |
23–22 | Primeiro de Agosto | |||
| 1986 Details |
Libreville |
Zamalek SC |
19–17 | Inter Club Brazzaville |
Primeiro de Agosto |
31–22 | Al Ahly SC | |||
| 1987 Details |
Owerri |
IMO Lions |
22–18 | Niger United |
IR Binaa Alger |
21–19 | Inter Club Brazzaville | |||
| 1988 Details |
Cotonou |
IMO Lions |
27–24 | Rail HC |
Niger United |
– | ||||
| 1989 Details |
Abidjan / Bouake |
OMNESS Dabou |
– | Niger United |
Munisport |
– | ||||
| 1990 Details |
Brazzaville |
Port Said SC |
– | Avenir du Rail |
Munisport |
– | ||||
| 1991 Details |
Kano |
Zamalek SC |
– | RC Abidjan |
Kano Pyramids |
– | ||||
| 1992 Details |
Yamoussoukro |
FAP Yaoundé |
– | RC Abidjan |
Zamalek SC |
– | ||||
| 1993 Details |
Tunis |
Al Ahly SC |
25–24 | Espérance de Tunis |
Primeiro de Agosto |
– | ÉS Sahel H.C | |||
| 1994 Details |
Cotonou |
Al Ahly SC |
32–23 | Petro Sport |
Niger United |
– | ||||
| 1995 Details |
Cotonou |
MM Batna |
24 – 14 | FAP Yaoundé |
Primeiro de Agosto |
– | ||||
| 1996 Details |
Cotonou |
FAP Yaoundé |
– | Sokota Rima |
MM Batna |
– | ||||
| 1997 Details |
Niamey |
MC Alger |
30–16 | FAP Yaoundé |
Minuh Yaoundé |
– | ||||
| 1998 Details |
Cotonou |
MC Alger |
30–24 | Pelican Cotonou |
FAP Yaoundé |
28–25 | Minuh Yaoundé | |||
| 1999 Details |
Niamey |
MC Alger |
– | FAP Yaoundé |
Minuh Yaoundé |
– | ||||
| 2000 Details |
Cotonou |
MC Alger |
– | Kano Pyramids |
Étoile du Congo |
– | ||||
| 2001 Details |
Benin City |
Zamalek SC |
26–14 | Niger United |
Minuh Yaoundé |
– | ||||
| 2002 Details |
Libreville |
Zamalek SC |
37–28 | Sporting de Luanda |
ASC Diaraf |
– | ||||
| 2003 Details |
Cotonou |
MC Alger |
– | Minuh Yaoundé |
Al Ahly SC |
– | ||||
| 2004 Details |
Casablanca |
MC Alger |
– | Minuh Yaoundé |
US Biskra |
– | AS Casablanca | |||
| 2005 Details |
Abidjan |
MC Alger |
23–22 | Espérance de Tunis |
Primeiro de Agosto |
27–19 | Red Star OJA | |||
| 2006 Details |
Abidjan |
MC Alger |
32–22 | GD da Banca |
Minuh Yaoundé |
– | ||||
| 2007 Details |
Cotonou |
Primeiro de Agosto |
28–18 | Minuh Yaoundé |
MC Alger |
– | ||||
| 2008 Details |
Casablanca |
MC Alger |
22–20 | AS Casablanca |
Minuh Yaoundé |
– | Primeiro de Agosto | |||
| 2009 Details |
Yaoundé |
MC Alger |
27–22 | Minuh Yaoundé |
Primeiro de Agosto |
34–30 | Munisport | |||
| 2010 Details |
Casablanca |
ÉS Sahel H.C |
26–22 | MC Alger |
JSE Skikda |
35–30 | AS Casablanca | |||
| 2011 Details |
Kaduna |
Zamalek SC |
27–24 | ÉS Sahel H.C |
Primeiro de Agosto |
26–20 | JSE Skikda | |||
| 2012 Details |
Tangier |
Al Ahly SC |
21–17 | Zamalek SC |
Espérance de Tunis |
32–23 | JSE Skikda | |||
| 2013 Details |
Marrakech |
Espérance de Tunis |
31–24 | Al Ahly SC |
Club Africain |
31–28 | FAP Yaoundé | |||
| 2014 Details |
Tunis |
Club Africain |
24–18 | Al Ahly SC |
Espérance de Tunis |
31–30 | Alexandria Sporting Club | |||
| 2015 Details |
Nador |
Zamalek SC |
35–22 | Club Africain |
Alexandria Sporting Club |
24–23 | Espérance de Tunis | |||
| 2016 Details |
Ouagadougou |
Al Ahly SC |
26–23 | Espérance de Tunis |
Zamalek SC |
30–24 | Widad Smara | |||
| 2017 Details |
Hammamet |
Zamalek SC |
31–29 (ET) | Espérance de Tunis |
Al Ahly SC |
23–21 | AS Hammamet | |||
| 2018 Details |
Abidjan |
Zamalek SC |
27–25 | Al Ahly SC |
MC Alger |
33–31 | JS Kinshasa | |||
| 2019 Details |
Praia |
Zamalek SC |
33–31 (ET) | Alexandria Sporting Club |
Interclube |
24–21 | JS Kinshasa | |||
| 2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||
| 2021 | Canceled due to lack of host country[1] | |||||||||
| 2022 Details |
Hammamet |
Espérance de Tunis |
28–24 | Zamalek SC |
Al Ahly SC |
30–22 | Club Africain | |||
| 2023 Details |
Brazzaville |
Al Ahly SC |
37–27 | JS Kinshasa |
BMC |
24–23 | FAP Yaoundé | |||
| 2024 Details |
Laayoune |
43–22 | Flowers SC |
Zamalek SC |
35–25 | Montada Derb Sultan | ||||
| 2025 Details |
Casablanca |
Al Ahly SC |
31–20 | 24–21 | ||||||
^1 A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
Winners by club
| # | Clubs | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zamalek SC | 12 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 2 | MC Alger | 11 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | Al Ahly SC | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Espérance de Tunis | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | FAP Yaoundé | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | IMO Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Inter Club | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Nadit Alger | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Club Africain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | ÉS Sahel H.C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Primeiro de Agosto | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | MM Batna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Port Said SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | OMNESS Dabou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Minuh Yaoundé | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 16 | Niger United | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | IRB Alger | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | RC Abidjan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | ASC Diaraf | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Kano Pyramids | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Alexandria Sporting Club | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | AS Casablanca | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | ASFOSA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Avenir du Rail | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | GD da Banca | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Rail HC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Pelican Cotonou | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Petro Sport | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Sokota Rima | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Sporting de Luanda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Montada Derb Sultan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Munisport | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Club of Shebeen for Spinning | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | AS Biao | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Étoile du Congo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | JSE Skikda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | US Biskra | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Interclube | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 45 | 45 | 43 | 133 | |
- Rq:
- GS Pétroliers (ex. MC Alger & MP Alger)
- OC Alger (ex. DNC Alger & IRB Alger)
Winners by country
| # | Nation | Winners | Runners-up | Thirds | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 21 | 6 | 9 | 35 |
| 2 | Algeria | 13 | 4 | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Cameroon | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 | Nigeria | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Congo | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Angola | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | Ivory Coast | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2nd & Third Placed Nations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Nation | Winners | Runners-up | Thirds | Total |
| 9 | Morocco | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Senegal | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Benin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gabon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Togo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 45 | 45 | 43 | 133 | |
IHF Super Globe record
| Pos | 1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2021 |
2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | AHLY | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | MCA | ZAM | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | FAP | ZAM | ZAM | ESS | AHLY | |||||||||||
| 5 | EST | AHLY | EST | ZAM | ZAM | EST | ||||||||||
| 6 | EST | HAM | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | MCA | CA | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | KACM | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
See also
References
- ^ "Handball : La ligue africaine des champions annulée". Africa Foot United. Juste Hungla. 15 September 2021. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.