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The 2026 African Beach Handball Championship is the inaugural edition of the continental tournament organized by the Confederation of African Handball. It is held in Lomé from 24 to 27 April 2026.

The tournament also serves as a qualification event for the 2026 IHF Men's and Women's Beach Handball World Championships, scheduled to take place in Zagreb, with the winners of both the men's and women's competitions earning qualification.

Six national teams participate in the men's tournament: Tunisia, Benin, Togo, Ivory Coast, Mali, and Kenya. The women's competition features four teams: Benin, Togo, Mali, and Kenya.

The competition format consists of a single round-robin group stage. In the men's tournament, each team plays the others once, while in the women's tournament, teams play each other twice. The top two teams in each competition advance to the semi-finals, followed by the final to determine the champions.

This edition marks the first standalone African championship for beach handball and aims to promote the development of the sport across the continent while strengthening its presence in international competitions.

Draw

The tournament was held in Lomé, Togo from 24 to 27 April 2026, under the supervision of the Confederation of African Handball (CAHB).

Men's Championship

Teams
Tunisia
Benin
Togo
Ivory Coast
Mali
Kenya

Women's Championship

Teams
Benin
Togo
Mali
Kenya

Men's tournament

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Tunisia	4	4	0	8	8	0	MAX	162	96	1.688	Semifinals
2	Togo (H)	4	3	1	6	6	2	3.000	140	79	1.772
3	Benin	4	2	2	4	4	4	1.000	118	116	1.017
4	Mali	4	1	3	2	2	6	0.333	64	106	0.604
5	Ivory Coast	4	0	4	0	0	8	0.000	60	147	0.408

Source: CAHB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.
(H) Host

24 April 2026 08:30	Tunisia	2–0	Benin
	(14–10, 24–13)

24 April 2026 10:10	Togo	2–0	Ivory Coast
	(22–3, 26–8)

24 April 2026 15:00	Tunisia	2–0	Ivory Coast
	(20–6, 16–9)

24 April 2026 15:50	Mali	0–2 (w/o)	Togo
	(0–10, 0–10)

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25 April 2026 09:30	Tunisia	2–0	Mali
	(22–9, 20–13)

25 April 2026 10:20	Ivory Coast	0–2	Benin
	(11–19, 10–23)

25 April 2026 15:00	Mali	2–0	Ivory Coast
	(12–7, 9–6)

25 April 2026 15:50	Togo	2–0	Benin
	(18–13, 18–9)

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26 April 2026 09:30	Mali	0–2	Benin
	(9–16, 12–15)

26 April 2026 10:20	Togo	0–2	Tunisia
	(16–22, 20–24)

Semifinals

26 April 2026 16:05	Tunisia	2–0	Mali
	(11–5, 23–12)

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26 April 2026 16:55	Togo	2–0	Benin
	(20–10, 13–12)

Third place game

27 April 2026 14:30	Benin	1–2	Mali
	(12–4, 8–9, 2–6)

Final

27 April 2026 16:40	Tunisia	2–0	Togo
	(19–18, 18–16)

Women's tournament

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Togo (H)	4	3	1	6	6	2	3.000	80	62	1.290	Final
2	Benin	4	2	2	4	5	4	1.250	82	71	1.155
3	Mali	4	1	3	2	2	7	0.286	59	88	0.670

Source: CAHB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head set difference; 4) Head-to-head points won; 5) Set difference; 6) Points won; 7) Draw.
(H) Host

24 April 2026 11:00	Togo	2–0	Mali
	(8–2, 12–8)

24 April 2026 16:40	Togo	0–2	Benin
	(10–12, 2–6)

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25 April 2026 11:10	Benin	1–2	Mali
	(8–6, 6–8, 4–6)

25 April 2026 16:40	Mali	0–2	Togo
	(8–12, 8–10)

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26 April 2026 11:10	Mali	0–2	Benin
	(10–11, 3–17)

26 April 2026 15:15	Benin	0–2	Togo
	(6–13, 12–13)

Final

27 April 2026 15:20	Togo	1–2	Benin
	(15–11, 10–14, 5–6)