1987 African Men's Handball Championship

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)
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
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
Rank Team
 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.