1981 African Men's Handball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Tunisia |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 18 July – 1 August |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Algeria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Ivory Coast |
| Third place | Tunisia |
| Fourth place |  Egypt |
The 1981 African Men's Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Tunis, Tunisia, from 18 July to 1 August 1981. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1982 World Championship in West Germany.[1]
In the final, Algeria won their first title beating Ivory Coast in the final game.
Qualified teams
[edit]Venue
[edit]Draw
[edit]| Group A | Group B | Group C |
|---|---|---|
Group stage
[edit]| Team advance to the knockout stage |
Group A
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tunisia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Angola |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Guinea |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tunisia |
– | Angola |
Tunis | |
| Tunisia |
– | Guinea |
Tunis | |
Group B
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Knockout stage
[edit]Semifinals
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Third place game
[edit]| 31 July 1981 | Tunisia |
– | Egypt |
Tunis |
Final
[edit]| 1 August 1981 | Algeria |
30–25 | Ivory Coast |
Tunis |
Final ranking
[edit]| Team qualified for the 1982 World Championship |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Algeria |
 | Ivory Coast |
 | Tunisia |
| 4 | Egypt |
| 5 | Angola |
| 6 |  Nigeria |
| 7 |  Congo |
| 8 | Guinea |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Men Handball IV Africa Championship 1981 Tunisia". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. 26 November 2016.