2018 African Women's Handball Champions League

2018 African Women's Handball Champions League
Tournament details
Host country	Ivory Coast
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Dates	19–28 October 2018
Teams	9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	1º de Agosto (5th title)
Runners-up	Petro Atlético
Third place	ABO Sport
Fourth place	FAP Yaoundé
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28

The 2018 African Women's Handball Champions League was the 40th edition, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held from October 19–28, 2018 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, contested by 9 teams and won by Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto of Angola.^[1]

Draw

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Group A	Group B
ABO Sport Bandama Dynamique HC Héritage Petro Atlético	Africa Sports FAP Yaoundé HC Vainqueur Primeiro de Agosto

Preliminary round

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Times given below are in CET UTC+1.

Group A


Fri, 19 Oct 2018
Bandama	19 (08:13) 27	Dynamique
HC Héritage	23 (09:13) 25	ABO Sport
Sat, 20 Oct 2018
Petro Atlético	31 (16:11) 22	HC Héritage
ABO Sport	24 (12:13) 21	Dynamique
Sun, 21 Oct 2018
Dynamique	16 (09:10) 27	Petro Atlético
Bandama	20 (10:09) 21	ABO Sport
Mon, 22 Oct 2018
HC Héritage	21 (11:14) 26	Dynamique
Petro Atlético	29 (15:09) 23	Bandama
Wed, 24 Oct 2018
Bandama	25 (11:11) 26	HC Héritage
ABO Sport	15 (09:14) 29	Petro Atlético

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Pts
Petro Atlético	4	4	0	116	76	+40	8
ABO Sport	4	3	1	85	93	−8	6
Dynamique	4	2	2	90	91	−1	4
HC Héritage	4	1	3	92	107	−15	2
Bandama	4	0	4	87	103	−16	0

* Note: Advance to quarter-finals

Group B


Sat, 20 Oct 2018
1º de Agosto	27 (14:08) 16	FAP Yaoundé
Africa Sports	29 (14:11) 22	HC Vainqueur
Mon, 22 Oct 2018
HC Vainqueur	12 (05:21) 33	1º de Agosto
FAP Yaoundé	30 (16:09) 20	Africa Sports
Wed, 24 Oct 2018
1º de Agosto	34 (16:07) 16	Africa Sports
FAP Yaoundé	35 (16:09) 19	HC Vainqueur

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Pts
1º de Agosto	3	3	0	94	44	+50	6
FAP Yaoundé	3	2	1	81	66	+15	4
Africa Sports	3	1	2	65	68	−3	2
HC Vainqueur	3	0	3	53	97	−44	0

* Note: Advance to quarter-finals

Knockout stage

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Championship bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

Thu 25 Oct 2018 – 15:00

1º de Agosto	35
		Fri 26 Oct 2018 – 18:00
HC Héritage	17
		1º de Agosto	22
Thu 25 Oct 2018 – 17:00
		ABO Sport	13
ABO Sport	24
				Sun 28 Oct 2018 – 14:00
Africa Sports	21
				1º de Agosto	25
Thu 25 Oct 2018 – 11:00
				Petro Atlético	21
Petro Atlético	33
		Fri 26 Oct 2018 – 15:30
HC Vainqueur	16
		Petro Atlético	24
Thu 25 Oct 2018 – 13:00
		FAP Yaoundé	16	Third place
FAP Yaoundé	28
				Sun 28 Oct 2018 – 10:00
Dynamique	25
				ABO Sport	27

				FAP Yaoundé	22

5-8th bracket

Semifinals		Fifth place

Fri 26 Oct 2018 – 13:00

HC Vainqueur	20
		Sat 27 Oct 2018 – 17:00
Dynamique	28
		Africa Sports	24
Fri 26 Oct 2018 – 13:00
		Dynamique	23
Africa Sports	24

HC Héritage	21
		Seventh place

		Sat 27 Oct 2018 – 15:30

		HC Vainqueur	31

		HC Héritage	24

Quarter-finals


Thu, 25 Oct 2018
Petro Atlético	33 (15:05) 16	HC Vainqueur
1º de Agosto	35 (18:10) 17	HC Héritage
FAP Yaoundé	28 (17:09) 25	Dynamique
ABO Sport	24 (15:11) 21	Africa Sports

5–8th classification


Fri, 26 Oct 2018
HC Vainqueur	20 (08:13) 28	Dynamique
Africa Sports	24 (13:10) 21	HC Héritage

Semi-finals


Fri, 26 Oct 2018
Petro Atlético	24 (14:06) 16	FAP Yaoundé
ABO Sport	13 (10:11) 22	1º de Agosto

7th place


Sat, 27 Oct 2018
HC Héritage	24 (–:–) 31	HC Vainqueur

5th place


Sat, 27 Oct 2018
Africa Sports	24 (–:–) 23	Dynamique

3rd place


Sun, 28 Oct 2018
FAP Yaoundé	22 (13:14) 27	ABO Sport

Final


Sun, 28 Oct 2018
1º de Agosto	25 (17:12) 21	Petro Atlético

Final ranking

Rank	Team	Record
	Primeiro de Agosto	6–0
	Petro Atlético	6–1
	ABO Sport	5–2
4	FAP Yaoundé	3–3
5	Africa Sports	3–3
6	Dynamique	3–4
7	HC Vainqueur	1–5
8	HC Héritage	1–6
9	Bandama	0–4

2018 Africa Women's Handball Champions Cup winner
Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto 5th title

Squad: Cristina Branco, Helena Sousa, Swelly Simão (GK) Christianne Mwasesa, Dalva Peres, Juliana Machado, Lurdes Monteiro, Teresa Leite (B) Carolina Morais, Elizabeth Cailo, Iracelma Silva, Joelma Viegas (W) Albertina Kassoma, Elizabeth Viegas, Liliana Venâncio (P) Morten Soubak (Head Coach)

References

^ "Handball: 1º de Agosto team win African title". ANGOP Angolan News Agency. 29 Oct 2018. Retrieved 14 Dec 2018.
^ "Tirage au sort du 40eme Championnat d'Afrique des Clubs Champions – Abidjan 2018" (in French). CAHBOnline.com. Retrieved 28 Sep 2018.
^ "Primeiro and Zamalek repeat African Champion Clubs title victory". IHF.info. 30 Oct 2018.
^ "African Women Handball Champions League - Abidjan 2018 Groups". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 14 Dec 2018.

External links

Official website

[1] "Handball: 1º de Agosto team win African title". ANGOP Angolan News Agency. 29 Oct 2018. Retrieved 14 Dec 2018.

[2] "Tirage au sort du 40eme Championnat d'Afrique des Clubs Champions – Abidjan 2018" (in French). CAHBOnline.com. Retrieved 28 Sep 2018.

[3] "Primeiro and Zamalek repeat African Champion Clubs title victory". IHF.info. 30 Oct 2018.

[4] "African Women Handball Champions League - Abidjan 2018 Groups". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 14 Dec 2018.

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